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Kikuka-shō
The is a Japanese Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 3,000 metres (approximately 1 7/8 miles) at the Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture in October. It was first run in 1938 and is the Japanese equivalent of the English St. Leger Stakes. Winners since 1990 The 2021 and 2022 editions were contested at Hanshin Racecourse, due to construction at Kyoto Racecourse. Earlier winners * 1938 - Tetsumon * 1939 - Marutake * 1940 - Tetsuzakura * 1941 - St Lite * 1942 - Hayatake * 1943 - Kurifuji * 1944 - ''no race'' * 1945 - ''no race'' * 1946 - Azumarai * 1947 - Browny * 1948 - Newford * 1949 - Tosa Midori * 1950 - High Record * 1951 - Track O * 1952 - Saint O * 1953 - Hakuryo * 1954 - Dainana Hoshu * 1955 - Meiji Hikari * 1956 - Kitano O * 1957 - Rhapsody * 1958 - Koma Hikari * 1959 - Hakukurama * 1960 - Kitano Oza * 1961 - Azuma Tenran * 1962 - Hirokimi * 1963 - Great Yoruka * 1964 - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance In The Dark (horse)
Dance in the Dark (ダンスインザダーク, June 5, 1993 – January 2, 2020) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse. He was sired by Sunday Silence with the dam Dancing Key (sire Nijinsky II). Career Racing as a three-year-old, he defeated Fusaichi Concorde (winner of Japanese Derby) by Kikuka Sho (JPN Domestic GI, Japanese St. Leger), and was second in the Tokyo Yushun (JPN Domestic GI, Japanese Derby). Champion 3yo colt in Japan, 1996. Sire career Dance in the Dark was a successful sire in Japan. * #1 - First season sire (2000) * Leading Sire (JRA) - #13 (2001) → #9 (2002) → #3 (2003) → #2 (2004) → #4 (2005) → #4 (2006) → #3 (2007) → #3 (2008) → #3 (2009) Stud career Dance in the Dark's descendants include: ''c = colt, f = filly A filly is a female horse that is too young to be called a mare. There are two specific definitions in use: *In most cases, a ''filly'' is a female horse under four years old. *In some nations, such as the United Kingdom a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rice Shower
Rice Shower (in Japanese: ライスシャワー, March 5, 1989 − June 4, 1995) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse who won the multiple Group 1 titles. History His name refers to the tradition of throwing rice at weddings for good luck. Rice Shower's first race was on September 21, 1991, when he won the 1991 Fuyo Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse. On November 8, 1992, Rice Shower captured the first major win of his career by winning the 1992 Kikuka-shō. This was the horse's only win of 1992, though he came in second at the 1992 Tokyo Yūshun. Rice Shower had a strong 1993 season. He captured the Nikkei Sho on March 21st, then followed it up by winning the April 23rd, Tenno Sho, which are both Group 1 titles. He was winless in 1994, but in 1995, he captured the Tenno Sho for a second time on April 23rd. Rice Shower died on June 4, 1995. He fell during a race at the 1995 Takarazuka Kinen and was euthanized. He was 6 years old at the time. Pedigree Japanese Wiki https:/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deep Impact (horse)
Deep Impact (Japanese language, Japanese : ディープインパクト, March 25, 2002 – July 30, 2019) was a champion Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing#Japan, Japanese Triple Crown in 2005 and the Japan Cup in 2006, as well as three other Japan Graded stakes race, Grade One races. Background Deep Impact's sire Sunday Silence took over from perennial Japanese leading sire Northern Taste (10 time leading sire in Japan) and was leading sire in Japan 12 times. His dam, Wind In Her Hair, a Group One winner, finished second in Epsom Oaks, The Oaks to super-filly Balanchine and was out of Burghclere, a daughter of dual-Classic winner Highclere (horse), Highclere, who was owned and bred by Elizabeth II, Queen Elizabeth II. Burghclere in turn was a three-quarters sister to top filly Height Of Fashion, sold by the Queen to Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and subsequently the dam of Epsom Derby winner Nashwan, leading sire Unfuwain and multiple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katsuhiko Sumii
(born 28 March 1964, Kanazawa, Ishikawa) is a Japanese horse trainer. He trained the first and second placing horses in the 2006 Melbourne Cup, Delta Blues and Pop Rock. Other notable horses Sumii has trained include Kane Hekili, Vodka, Victoire Pisa, and Epiphaneia. Sumii retired on February 2021 to succeed his mother's work as an active member of the Tenrikyo. Major Wins Japan * Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Legers) - (3) - ''Delta Blues (2004), Epiphaneia (2013), Kiseki (2017)'' * Yushun Himba - (2) - ''Cesario (2005), Tall Poppy (2008)'' * Japan Dirt Derby - (2) - ''Kane Hekili (2005), Friendship (2006)'' * Derby Grand Prix - (1) - ''Kane Hekili (2005)'' * Mile Championship - (1) - ''Hat Trick (2005)'' * Japan Cup Dirt - (2) - ''Kane Hekili (2005, 2008)'' * February Stakes - (1) - ''Kane Hekili (2006)'' * Teio Sho - (1) - ''Kane Hekili (2006)'' * Hanshin Juvenile Fillies - (2) - ''Vodka (2006), Tall Poppy (2007)'' * Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) - (2) - ''Vodka (2007), Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yutaka Take
(born March 15, 1969 in Kyoto, Kyoto) is a Japanese jockey. A legend in Japan, Yutaka Take made his riding debut in 1987 and currently holds seven all-time records in his native country. Take has won at least one Grade 1 races for 23 straight years until 2010 and a graded stakes race for 36 consecutive years. Take has also shown his abilities abroad. He has 114 wins to his credit in eight countries, including Australia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and the United States. A sampling of his international victories includes Group 1 wins in the Prix d'Ispahan (France) and Hong Kong Cup (Hong Kong), two races timed by Longines, the July Cup (England) and Dubai Duty Free Stakes (UAE). Early life Yutaka was born in Kyoto on March 15, 1969 to Kunihiko and Yoko Take. Kunihiko was also a notable jockey nicknamed "The wizard of the turf" during his prime. Take would ultimately follow his father's footsteps, and make his debut as a jockey in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasuo Ikee
Yasuo is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yasuo can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: *安雄, "tranquil, male" *安男, "tranquil, man" *安夫, "tranquil, husband" *安生, "tranquil; life" *保夫, "preserve, husband" *康郎, "healthy, son" *靖男, "peaceful, man" *泰雄, "peaceful, male" *八洲夫, "eight, continent, husband." The name can also be written in hiragana やすお or katakana ヤスオ. People with the name * Yasuo Aiuchi (相内 康夫, born 1971), Japanese snowboarder * Yasuo Fukuda (福田 康夫, born 1936), the 58th Prime Minister of Japan, serving from 2007 to 2008 *Yasuo Furuhata (降旗 康男, born 1934), Japanese film director *Yasuo Hamanaka (浜中 泰男, born 1950), formerly the chief copper trader at Sumitomo Corporation * Yasuo Ichikawa (一川 保夫, born 1942), Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan *Yasuo Iwata (岩田 安生, 1942–2009), Japanese vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunday Racing Co
Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. In most Western countries, Sunday is a day of rest and a part of the weekend. It is often considered the first day of the week. For most observant adherents of Christianity, Sunday is generally observed as a day of worship and rest, recognising it as the ''Lord's Day'' and the day of Christ's resurrection; in the United States, Canada, Japan, the Philippines as well as in most of South America, Sunday is the first day of the week. According to the Hebrew calendar and traditional calendars (including Christian calendars) Sunday is the first day of the week; Quaker Christians call Sunday the "first day" in accordance with their testimony of simplicity. The International Organization for Standardization ISO 8601, which is based in Switzerland, calls Sunday the seventh day of the week. Etymology The name "Sunday", the day of the Sun, is derived from Hellenistic astrology, where the seven planets, known in English as Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasunari Iwata
(born March 12, 1974; from Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture) is a Japanese jockey who rode the winner of the 2006 Melbourne Cup, Delta Blues. It was Iwata's first race outside Japan. He debuted in the Hyōgo Keiba, one of the racing organizations in National Association of Racing(NAR). He started riding on selected events in Japan Racing Association(JRA) since 2002. In 2005, Iwata won the 19th World Super Jockey Seriehttp://www.diviplus.com/racing-news/iwata-wins-world-super-jockey-series/]. Despite he had not passed the written test in the past, he was allowed to transfer to JRA in the following year due to "Ankatsu's Rule".A NAR jockey will be exempted from written test if they got at least 20 JRA wins in for at least 3 years in recent 5 years (The regulation was changed again in 2011, which riding test was exempted instead, and 20 JRA wins in 2 out of 3 years is required).It was named "Ankatsu's Rule" mainly referring the case of Katsumi Ando, which he failed to enter JRA in 2001 du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delta Blues (horse)
Delta Blues (デルタブルース, born 3 May 2001) is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2006 Melbourne Cup. He was the first Japanese horse to win the Cup. In doing so he defeated Pop Rock, another Japanese horse, also trained by Katsuhiko Sumii. Racing career Delta Blues was virtually unknown until he had his victory in the 2004 Kikuka Sho. He defeated Heart's Cry and Cosmo Bulk then. Delta Blues placed third in the Japan Cup in November 2004. Other runs by Delta Blues include wins in the Domestic Grade One Kikuka Sho (Japanese St Leger) in October 2004, the Domestic Grade Two Stayers Stakes in December 2005, a third in the Grade Two Hanshin Daishoten on 19 March 2006 fifth in the Arima Kinen, and 10th in the Domestic Grade One Tenno Sho (Spring) on 30 April 30. Delta Blues won the Best Horse by Home-Bred Sire JRA award in 2004. 2006 in Australia Taken to Australia, Delta Blues finished third in the 2006 Caulfield Cup after racing wide thro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kojiro Hashiguchi
Kojirō, Kojiro, Koujirou or Kohjiroh is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * (born 1977), Japanese footballer *, Japanese educationist *, Japanese scholar of Islam *Sasaki Kojirō (Ganryu Kojiro, c. 1585–1612), Japanese swordsman famous for his rivalry with Miyamoto Musashi *, Japanese actor *, Japanese sport wrestler Fictional characters *James (Pokémon) (''Kojiro Sasaki''), a member of Team Rocket from the Pokémon anime * Kojiro Hyuga, a character from ''Captain Tsubasa'' anime *Kojiro Murdoch, a character in ''Gundam SEED'' and ''Gundam SEED Destiny'' anime * Kojiro, a character in ''The Irresponsible Captain Tylor'' anime * Kojiro, a character in ''Brave Fencer Musashi'' video game, a fictional personification of Sasaki Kojiro * Kojiro Vance, identified as the master of the spaceship Kobayashi Maru in the movie '' Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan'' * Kojiro Kanemaki, a main character from the manga/anime, ''Orient'', by Shinobu Ohtaka. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katsumi Ando
is a common Japanese given name used by either sex. Possible writings Katsumi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: ;as a given name *克己, "overcome, self/oneself" *克巳, "overcome, sixth earthly branch" *克美, "overcome, beauty" *勝己, "win, self/oneself" *勝巳, "win, sixth earthly branch" *勝美, "win, beauty" *勝実, "win, substance (or fruit)" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. ;as a surname *勝見, "win, look" People with the name *, Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese art director *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese high jumper *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese film director *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese football player *, Japanese diplomat *, Japanese field hockey player *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese actor *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese cinematographer *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese rower *, Japanese video game designer *, Japanese footballer *Céline Tran (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That's The Plenty ''
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That's may refer to: * ''"That's"'', a brand name used on recordable media by Taiyo Yuden and its subsidiary ''That's Fukushima Co., Ltd.'' * Several English-language listings magazines in the People's Republic of China **''That's Beijing'' **''That's Shanghai'' **''That's PRD ''That's GBA'' is an English-language magazine published in Guangzhou and Shenzhen in the Greater Bay Area, Southern China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
