Horse Racing May 31, 2020
The colt, ridden by jockey Yuichi Fukunaga, is now one win away from the Japanese triple crown.
More Sports / Horse Racing Dec 28, 2019
Contrail finishes strong to triumph in Hopeful Stakes, end year on a positive note
Jockey Yuichi Fukunaga steered Contrail to the horse's first Grade 1 victory on Saturday at the 36th running of the Hopeful Stakes, the final major race of the year. The top favorite finished the 2,000-meter turf race for 2-year-olds in 2 minutes, 1.4 seconds, beating ...
More Sports / Horse Racing Jun 2, 2019
Four-year-old colt Indy Champ won its Grade 1 debut on Sunday in the Yasuda Kinen, where overwhelming favorite Almond Eye turned on the jets too late and finished third. Indy Champ, ridden by Yuichi Fukunaga, overtook early pace setter and third-favorite Aerolithe at the wire ...
More Sports / Horse Racing May 27, 2018
Jockey Yuichi Fukunaga picked up his first Japanese Derby victory Sunday when he steered fifth-pick Wagnerian to victory in the second leg of the Japanese triple crown for the colt's first Grade One win. Wagnerian started behind the pack of three-year-old colts led by Epoca ...
More Sports Oct 27, 2013
Just a Way stole the show from favorite and reigning horse of the year Gentildonna with a phenomenal run to win the Tenno-sho on Sunday for his first Grade 1 title. The 4-year-old Just a Way, who went off as the fifth choice, lifted the ...
Editorials Jun 29, 2011
In the current session, the Diet has enacted a law to give legal backing to a forum in which the Cabinet members concerned and local government leaders exchange opinions on policy matters. The law is the result of the Democratic Party of Japan government's efforts ...