With just a single Japanese horse pre-entered for the Breeders’ Cup World Championship races, several of that country’s global star athletes are lining up as a replacement for Tenno Sho (Autumn, G1) on October 30 at Tokyo Circuit.
Features of the 2,000 meter event (about 1 1/4 miles) Shahryar , winners of this year’s Tokyo Yushun 2021 (Japan Derby, G1) and Longines Dubai Sheema Classic (G1). The Deep impact colt is fresh, has rested since finishing fourth in Prince of Wales’s Stakes (G1) at Royal Ascot.
Panthalassa a 5 year old child by Lord Kanaloa won the Dubai Turf sponsored by DP World (G1) in a match against Lord of the North in the same show at Meydan in March. Jack d’Or entered Tenno Sho as the winner of six of his last seven starts, including Sapporo Kinen (G2) on August 21, in which Panthalassa finished second.
Panthalassa (railway) and Lord North (centre) end in stalemate in Dubai Turf at Meydan
Uberlebena 4 year old child Golden train dubious, won the 2021 Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks, G1) and finished fifth behind Shahryar in the Sheema Classic.
The three-year-olds also pitted older company in Tenno Sho, foreshadowing defeats in several top-flight races in the final two months of Japan’s 2022 race calendar.
feces and Danon Beluga was runner-up and fourth at this year’s Tokyo Yushun. Geoglyphs won the Satsuki Sho (Two thousand Japanese Guineas, G1) before throwing in a clunker during the Derby.
Coach Hideaki Fujiwara said all looks good with Shahryar, who hasn’t run since Royal Ascot. The pony drew gate number 8 in a field of 15 and Cristian Demuro was booked for the ride.
“It’s been a while since he’s been racing, so he worked on the track on October 23, because the horse wasn’t focused enough on the flat court,” said Fujiwara. “He looked good and sharp on the finish line. Rider Yuichi Fukunaga rode him on the field on October 19, and both riders said the horse felt very good, both mentally and physically. substance, and very in sync with his body.
“Due to the considerable time between races, I worked for him with other horses to simulate a race. can handle 2,000 meters or 2,400 meters. I know he can.”
In contrast, coach Yoshito Yahagi said he had some difficulty keeping Panthalassa’s weight up while moving between his farm in Hokkaido and his Ritto training center.
Yahagi said: “We gained the weight back and he looked better. “This week, I want to give him normal training because we have a trip to Tokyo ahead of us.”
The contacts of all three 3-year-olds said their dues were due and filled over the summer and seemed ready to take on new challenges.
“Classic races are tough for this horse in the spring and it doesn’t get the necessary development until summer,” said Danon Beluga’s trainer Noriyuki Hori. “He has now been refreshed and prepared to be the best fit for this race.”
Coach Yuichi Fukunaga said the start will be important for Geoglyph with the outer barrier being a handicap at 2,400 meters Tokyo. His fear of that score subsided when Drefong colt has been assigned stall number 6.
The race started in front of the stands and was run on the left hand, on a clear day, with a view of Mount Fuji after the first turn. The horses face a difficult climb in the early stages of the long run.
