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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Star Anise emulated illustrious names such as Vodka (2006), Buena Vista (2010) and Liberty Island (2022) with a stylish success in Sunday's G1 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies, matching the race-record time of 1:32.60 for the end-of-season championship. Eighteen of Japan's leading two-year-old fillies went to post for the 1,600-metre contest, with His Masterpiece (Screen Hero) taking them along in the early stages ahead of the longshots From Raven (Tower of London) and Rose Charis (California Chrome). Race favourite Alankar (Epiphaneia), on the other hand, was anchored at the rear of the field, with Star Anise taking up a position in mid-division under regular rider Kohei Matsuyama. Swtiched out to ensure a clear path approaching the third corner, Star Anise circled wide into the straight and began to pick off rivals one by one as the early pacesetters tired. The daughter of Drefong assumed command entering the final furlong and from there she was always doing enough to resist the late challenge of Garavogue (Lord Kanaloa), ultimately winning by 1 1/4 lengths. Taisei Vogue (Indy Champ) also ran on stoutly in the closing stages to pass the post just a neck behind Garavogue in third, while Sweet Happiness (Real Impact) was fourth and Alankar fifth, the latter's effort flattening out in the final furlong after she'd raced widest on the track. “I am grateful to the connections for allowing me to have another shot with this strong filly at this big stage after being defeated in our last start,” Matsuyama said of the Tomokazu Takano-trained Star Anise, who was sent off second favourite after filling the runner-up spot in August's G3 Chukyo Nisai Stakes when last seen. “Although it was her first time at a mile distance, she gave me the impression that she'd be just fine after her last start over 1,400 metres. My main concern was the weather, but [after the rain on Saturday] it held up fine and luck was on our side. We were nearly stuck inside early in the race but, with a big stride like hers, I wanted her path to be clear and chose the outside route which worked out just as I had imagined. She responded beautifully and had enough in the tank to put in another effort in the end. The three-year-old Triple Crown awaits her next season. I just hope that she will arrive there safe and sound and it would be great if I can partner her again.” The first leg of the Japanese Triple Tiara, the Oka Sho (Japanese 1,000 Guineas), is scheduled for Sunday, April 12 in 2026. Last year's Hanshin Juvenile Fillies heroine, Arma Veloce (Harbinger), went on to finish second in that Classic, before occupying the same position in the Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks). In 2023, the aforementioned Liberty Island became the last filly to win all three legs of the Japanese Triple Tiara, which is completed by the Shuka Sho. Star Anise heads into winter quarters as the winner of two of her four starts, having kicked off her career with two runs over the six-furlong trip at Kokura, finishing fifth on debut and then registering an impressive victory over the same course and distance. Stepped up to seven furlongs for the Chukyo Nisai Stakes, she was beaten just a neck there by the colt Candide (Tosen Ra), with the first two pulling seven lengths clear of the remainder. Pedigree Notes Star Anise joins first-crop son Geoglyph as the only Group 1-winning progeny to date of Shadai Stallion Station's Drefong, who won three top-level races when trained by Bob Baffert, headlined by the 2016 Breeders' Cup Sprint, before being exported to Japan. Geoglyph, who won the G3 Sapporo Nisai Stakes when Drefong was crowned Japan's leading freshman sire in 2021, later enjoyed his finest hour when beating none other than Equinox to win the G1 Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2,000 Guineas). This filly is out of the Daiwa Major mare Epice Arome, who claimed a notable scalp of her own when defeating Lord Kanaloa to win the G2 Centaur Stakes in 2012. Previously, she too contested the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies, finishing eighth behind Joie De Vivre, after gaining her black-type breakthrough in the G3 Kokura Nisai Stakes. Epice Arome has produced three winners from as many runners thus far, with the others including the dual Listed winner Balsam Note (Maurice). She is a full-sister to the stakes performer Alla Salute, from the family of the Japanese Horse of the Year Sakura Laurel (Rainbow Quest). Sunday, Hanshin, Japan HANSHIN JUVENILE FILLIES-G1, ¥125,140,000, Hanshin, 12-14, 2yo, f, 1600mT, 1:32.60, fm. 1–STAR ANISE (JPN), 121, f, 2, by Drefong 1st Dam: Epice Arome (Jpn) (MGSW-Jpn, $2,456,295), by Daiwa Major (Jpn) 2nd Dam: Ratafia, by Cozzene 3rd Dam: Sakura Fabulous (GB), by Fabulous Dancer 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. 1ST GROUP WIN. 1ST GROUP 1 WIN. O-Katsumi Yoshida; B-Northern Farm; T-Tomokazu Takano; J-Kohei Matsuyama; ¥66,288,000. Lifetime Record: 4-2-1-0, ¥84,768,000. *1/2 to Balsam Note (Jpn) (Maurice {Jpn}), MSW-Jpn, $728,703. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Garavogue (Jpn), 121, f, 2, Lord Kanaloa (Jpn)–Lexie Lou, by Sligo Bay (Ire). 1ST BLACK TYPE. 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. 1ST GROUP 1 BLACK TYPE. O-Lord Horse Club; B-K. I. Farm; ¥26,368,000. 3–Taisei Vogue (Jpn), 121, f, 2, Indy Champ (Jpn)–Viyadana (Fr), by Azamour (Ire). 1ST GROUP 1 BLACK TYPE. O-Seiho Tanaka; B-Northern Farm; ¥16,184,000. Margins: 1 1/4, NK, NK. Odds: 4.00, 6.20, 10.50. Also Ran: Sweet Happiness (Jpn), Alankar (Jpn), Arbanne (Jpn), Shonan Charis (Jpn), Margot Love Me (Jpn), Lady Goal (Jpn), Inubono Utagoe (Jpn), Stunning Lady (Jpn), Mitsukane Venera (Jpn), Rose Charis (Jpn), Maple Happy (Jpn), His Masterpiece (Jpn), Lasting Snow (Jpn), From Raven (Jpn), Angelitas (Jpn). Click for the JRA chart & video. The post Hanshin Juvenile Fillies Dominated by Northern Farm Homebred Star Anise appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
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NYRA has canceled live racing Dec. 14 at Aqueduct Racetrack due to a winter storm impacting the New York City area. South Ozone Park remains under a winter weather advisory.View the full article -
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Romantic Warrior and Ka Ying Rising were expected to win the Hong Kong Cup (G1) and Hong Kong Sprint (G1) Dec. 14, but their performances exceeded expectations.View the full article -
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A powerful winner of his three most recent appearances against softer competition, Tomoya Ozasa's T O Elvis (Volatile) made the very most of his first crack at stakes level with a visually stunning, five-length victory in Sunday's G3 Capella Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse. Perhaps a half-step slowly to begin, the lanky dark bay took up an inside position behind midfield after departing gate four and traveled hard against the steel, with jockey Katsuma Sameshima doing his level best to harness the colt's energy. Held together for the run into the final 600 metres with Sameshima looking for the gaps to appear, T O Elvis split rivals decisively about six off the inside, descended on the leaders to wrest command with a furlong to race and powered clear to score as the 12-5 favourite. Three-times listed winner Yamanin Cerchi (Four Wheel Drive) was second ahead of Ecoro Azel (Shancelot) in third. Fourth home was the 4-year-old filly Gabby's Sister (Apollo Kingdom), who defeated Kurojishi Joe (Furioso) in this 12 months ago before going on to run third in the G2 Riyadh Dirt Sprint. T O Elvis could make his next appearance in the same event on Feb. 14 after securing an automatic bid on Sunday. Japanese gallopers have won three of the six runnings of that 1200-metre contest (Copano Kicking, 2021, Dancing Prince, 2022 and Remake, 2024). T O Elvis is the fifth stakes winner and fourth to score at graded level for his sire (by Medaglia d'Oro) and is one of three to salute from his dam, an eight-times stakes winner and victorious in nine of her 10 trips to the post overall. Stopshoppingdebbie is kin to five other winners out of the MSW Taste the Passion, who serves as the first or second dam of a further five stakes scorers, including her MSW daughters Shampoo (Gulch) and Smarty Deb (Smart Strike), both stakes producers. The yearling half-sister to T O Elvis, My Pal Al (Golden Pal), sold for $300,000 at this year's Keeneland September Sale and Stopshoppingdebbie was covered by Street Sense and his son Maxfield this season. Sunday, Nakayama, Japan CAPELLA S S.-G3, ¥72,830,000, Nakayama, 12-14, 3yo/up, 1200m, 1:08.60, gd. 1–T O ELVIS, 123, c, 3, by Volatile 1st Dam: Stopshoppingdebbie (MSW, $249,728), by Curlin 2nd Dam: Taste the Passion, by Wild Again 3rd Dam: Bisbee, by Believe It 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN, 1ST GROUP WIN. O-Tomoya Ozasa; B-Jeff & Melissa Prunzik (KY); T-Daisuke Takayanagi; J-Katsuma Sameshima; ¥38,581,000. Lifetime Record: 8-5-0-3, $619,060. *1/2 to Generous Tipper (Street Sense), SW & GISP, $367,945. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Yamanin Cerchi (Jpn), 128, c, 3, Four Wheel Drive–Yamanin Petitgateau (Jpn), by Yamanin Seraphim (Jpn). 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. O/B-Hajime Doi; T-Naoya Nakamura; J-Mirai Iwata; ¥15,166,000. 3–Ecoro Azel, 123, c, 3, Shancelot–Cicada's Song, by Twirling Candy. 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. ($17,000 Ylg '23 FTKOCT; $215,000 2yo '24 OBSMAR). O-Masatoshi Haramura; B-Crawford Farms (KY); T-Hideyuki Mori; J-Taisei Danno; ¥9,583,000. Margins: 5, 1, 3/4. Odds: 2.20, 3.90, 14.00. Also Ran: Gabby's Sister (Jpn), Nitto Basil (Jpn), Sunrise Amour (Jpn), Pod Vader (Jpn), Chikappa (Jpn), Jasper Gold, Kurojishi Joe (Jpn), Tagano Mist (Jpn), Candy Drive, Stapes Kaori (Jpn), A Tracks (Jpn), Don Amitie (Jpn), Culture Day (Jpn). Click for the JRA chart and VIDEO. WATCH: T O Elvis (#4) goes whoosh in the Capella S. The post Volatile’s T O Elvis ‘King’ Of the Capella Stakes appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) has canceled live racing at Aqueduct Racetrack on Sunday due to a winter storm impacting the New York City area, the track said in an early morning press release on Sunday. The message said that South Ozone Park remains under a winter weather advisory with forecasts calling for continued snow, low wind chill values and high winds. Aqueduct Racetrack will remain open for simulcasting, and online wagering is available via NYRABets.com. Live racing will resume following the holiday break on Friday, Dec. 26 at the Big A with a card highlighted by the Alex M. Robb Stakes. The post NYRA Cancels Sunday Racing At Aqueduct As Snow Moves In appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
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