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Lemon Pop
Lemon Pop (Japanese: レモンポップ, foaled February 15, 2018) is an active Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse. His major wins include the February Stakes, Mile Championship Nambu Hai, and Champions Cup (horse race), Champions Cup. He was awarded the JRA Award for Best Dirt Horse for 2023. His name was derived from a Japanese beverage named "Lemon Squash" ( Japanese: レモンスカッシュ). Racing career 2020/2021: two/three-year old season Lemon Pop made his debut at the Tokyo Racecourse on November 7, 2020, in a two-year old newcomer race on dirt at the distance of 1,300 meters, and won the race while he was ridden by Keita Tosaki. Three weeks later, he won the Cattleya Stakes. In his three-year old season, he was pre-registered to the UAE Derby and the Kentucky Derby but was withdrawn and sent to graze. After a long rest, he finally returned on December 12, 2021, racing in Shukugawa Tokubetsu at Hanshin Racecourse. He was ridden by Cristian Demuro this time and lost t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Negishi Stakes
The Negishi Stakes (Japanese 根岸ステークス) is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged four and over, run in February over a distance of 1400 metres on dirt at Tokyo Racecourse. The Negishi Stakes was first run in 1987 and has held Grade 3 status ever since. The race was contested over 1200 metres from 1990 to 2000 and again in 2003. The 2003 edition was run at Nakayama Racecourse. The race is named in honour of Negishi Racecourse, a former horse racing venue in Yokohama. Winners since 2000 Earlier winners * 1987 - Grace Shiraoki * 1988 - Winning Smile * 1989 - Dyna Letter * 1990 - Eiko Trans * 1991 - Tomoe Regent * 1992 - Happy Guinness * 1993 - Prost Line * 1994 - Fujino Makken O * 1995 - Young Ebros * 1996 - Stone Stepper * 1997 - Washington Color * 1998 - Washington Color * 1999 - Select Green See also * Horse racing in Japan * List of Japanese flat horse races A list of notable flat horse races which take place annually in Japan. Except for the Tokyo D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Racehorse Lemon Pop 2023 Champions Cup
Horse racing is an equestrianism, equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic premise – to identify which of two or more horses is the fastest over a set course or distance – has been mostly unchanged since at least classical antiquity. Horse races vary widely in format, and many countries have developed their own particular traditions around the sport. Variations include restricting races to particular breeds, running over obstacles, running over different distances, running on different track surfaces, and running in different horse gait, gaits. In some races, horses are assigned different weights to carry to reflect differences in ability, a process known as handicapping. While horses are sometimes raced purely for sport, a major part of horse racing's interest and economic importance is in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
