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CHRISTOPHE LEMAIRE

Rated the No. 1 racehorse in the world, Equinox is an eight-time winner in 10 career starts.
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Nov 30, 2023
World's top-rated thoroughbred Equinox to retire
Rated the No. 1 racehorse in the world, the four-year-old is an eight-time winner in 10 career starts.
Christophe Lemaire rides Equinox to victory on Sunday in the Japan Cup at Tokyo Racecourse.
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Nov 26, 2023
Equinox captures Japan Cup for sixth straight G1 race
The win by the 4-year-old Equinox, ridden by Frenchman Christophe Lemaire, was worth ¥500 million.
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Nov 21, 2021
Gran Alegria defends Mile Championship title before retiring
After getting off to a slow start, jockey Christophe Lemaire took Gran Alegria to the outside down the stretch at Hanshin Racecourse and battled his way to the lead over the last 300 meters.
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Nov 29, 2020
Almond Eye goes into retirement as Japan Cup champion
Ridden by veteran jockey Christophe Lemaire, the 5-year-old mare won by over a length on Sunday at Tokyo Racecourse.
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Nov 22, 2020
Gran Alegria wins Mile Championship for third straight G1 victory
Gran Alegria made a stunning late dash to capture the 37th running of the Mile Championship at Hanshin Racecourse on Sunday and claim her third straight Grade 1 victory.
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May 17, 2020
Almond Eye wins Victoria Mile for seventh G1 title
Heavy favorite Almond Eye won the 15th running of the Victoria Mile on Sunday to tie the all-time record for most Grade 1 victories by a Japanese racehorse on turf.
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Nov 22, 2019
Prolific winner Christophe Lemaire gears up for Japan Cup
Christophe Lemaire started his career as a horse racing jockey in 1999 in France, his home country.
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Nov 22, 2019
Japan Cup provides annual celebration of horse racing
When the entrance gates open at Tokyo Racecourse on Sunday, another chapter in the history of one of the world's most prestigious horse races will also open, and those passing through the gates on Sunday will experience the unique atmosphere that accompanies the running of the Japan Cup.
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Oct 27, 2019
Almond Eye wins Tenno-sho in return to racing
Racing for the first time since June, Almond Eye regained G1 dominance on Sunday as the four-year-old filly won a three-length victory at the autumn Tenno-sho.
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Sep 29, 2019
Tower of London wins 1st G1 title at Sprinters Stakes
Second-favorite Tower of London won his first Grade 1 title after darting past the pack at Nakayama Racecourse on Sunday to claim the Sprinters Stakes as G1 action resumed after the summer break.
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Apr 28, 2019
Fierement goes the distance to claim spring Tenno-sho
Race-favorite Fierement claimed the spring Tenno-sho by a neck on Sunday as French jockey Christophe Lemaire picked up his third straight Grade 1 victory in Japan.
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Apr 14, 2019
Saturnalia wins Satsuki-sho
No. 1 favorite Saturnalia pulled away from a tight pack of contenders to win the Satsuki-sho, the last Japanese Classic of the Heisei Era, on Sunday.
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Apr 7, 2019
Gran Alegria earns first G1 win in record time
Gran Alegria was the uncontested winner of the Oka Sho on Sunday, claiming her first Grade 1 victory in record time.
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Dec 28, 2018
Christophe Lemaire breaks JRA's single-season win record
Jockey Christophe Lemaire picked up two wins on Friday to set a single-season Japan Racing Association record with 213 wins.
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Nov 25, 2018
Almond Eye claims fourth G1 victory with Japan Cup win
Top pick Almond Eye, who completed the Japanese fillies' Triple Crown last month, won the Japan Cup for her fourth Grade One victory on Sunday.
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Oct 28, 2018
Rey de Oro's final sprint gives Lemaire third straight win
Rey de Oro thundered down the final stretch to win the Autumn Tenno-Sho at Tokyo Racecourse on Sunday.
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May 28, 2017
Lemaire, Fujisawa taste Japanese Derby glory with Rey de Oro
Christophe Lemaire and Kazuo Fujisawa struck gold for the second straight weekend on Sunday, with the jockey and trainer this time teaming up to win their first Japanese Derby with Rey de Oro.
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May 21, 2017
Soul Stirring triumphs in Japanese Oaks
Frankel-sired Soul Stirring captured the second jewel in the filly's Triple Crown on Sunday, comfortably winning the Japanese Oaks at Tokyo Racecourse.
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Feb 5, 2015
Jockeys Demuro, Lemaire qualify for JRA's full-time riding license
Mirco Demuro of Italy and Christophe Lemaire of France became the first foreigners to qualify for a full-time riding license by passing the Japan Racing Association's current exam on Thursday.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan's former PM Aso meets Trump for talks on security and economy
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Taro Aso, vice president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in New York on Tuesday. The Japanese government’s top spokesman on Wednesday played down the meeting as one conducted "in the capacity of one lawmaker" and “without the government’s involvement.”
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tsukiji 2030s: A stadium, culinary center and transportation hub
A computer-generated image shows redevelopment plans for the former site of the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.

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