Takamatsunomiya Kinen

	Takamatsunomiya Kinen The is a Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for four-year-old and above thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 1,200 metres (approximately 6 furlongs) at Chukyo Racecourse in late March. The forerunner of this race was the . It was started as the when the victory cup was designed by Prince Takamatsu in 1971, and was given Domestic Grade 2 status when race grading was introduced to Japan in 1984. It was run over a distance of 2,000 metres. This was shortened to 1,200 metres and elevated to Domestic Grade 1 in 1996, and to its present level in 2006. Horses trained outside Japan have been eligible to run in the race since 2001. It was renamed the Takamatsunomiya Kinen in 1998 because the family of Prince Takamatsu stopped designing the victory cup. From 2011 The Takamatsunomiya Kinen has taken over from the Centaur Stakes as a Japanese leg of the Global Sprint Challenge Series it is the second leg of the series preceded by the Lightning Stakes and from 2012 followed by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Global Sprint Challenge The Global Sprint Challenge is a Thoroughbred horse racing series inaugurated in 2005 as a series of six sprint races run across three racing jurisdictions in Australia, England and Japan. In 2006 the series expanded to seven races across four racing jurisdictions with the inclusion of a race in Hong Kong. In 2008 the series expanded to eight races when an additional race in England became part of the series and in 2011 the series expands to nine races with the inclusion of a race in Singapore. The Champion Sprinter trophy is awarded to the connections of the horse that accumulates 42 points or more in a single season, and participates in challenge races in at least three countries. The Global Sprint Challenge Champion is eligible to win a $US1,000,000 bonus for connections, provided the champion wins a minimum of three Group 1 races in the series in three countries other than their own racing jurisdiction. Important changes to the series for 2009 will see the $US1,000,000 bonus b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Katsumi Yoshida 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]
	Masahiro Sakaguchi Masahiro is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: , Japanese councillor (''Rōjū'') , Japanese baseball player , Japanese footballer , Japanese ski jumper , Japanese artist , Japanese footballer , Japanese guitarist and composer , Japanese baseball player , American-Japanese wrestler , Japanese footballer , Japanese footballer , Japanese footballer , Japanese politician , Japanese footballer , Japanese racing driver , Japanese ice hockey player , Japanese footballer , Japanese politician * actor , Japanese politician , Japanese footballer , Japanese video game artist , Japanese footballer Masahiro Kamiya born 1963, Japanese actor , Japanese murderer Masahiro Kaneko (born 1991), Japanese footballer Masahiro Kano (born 1977), Japanese footballer , Japanese baseball player , Japanese musician and composer , Japanese footballer , Japanese watchmaker , Japanese actor and voice actor , Japanese film director , Japanese fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Yoshitomi Shibata (born July 30, 1966, in Tōhoku, Aomori) is a Japanese Horse racing jockey. He was a three-time champion jockey of Kantō, riding 2000 victories in his career. He comes from a racing family; most notably his uncle , who was a prolific jockey who won over 4,000 races during his career. He rode his first winner in 1985, on ''Izumi-Sanei'' at Nakayama. He was Japanese champion apprentice in 1985. He won his first grade race in 1988, riding ''Soushin-Houju'' in the Nakayama Himba Stakes. He earned his 2000th career victory at Nakayama while riding ''Nakayama Knight'', on 17 December 2011. On November 5, 2022, Shibata became the oldest JRA jockey to win a race after he winning a race at the Fukushima Race Course while riding ''Billecart'', a record he would break 2 weeks later at the Fukushima Min'yu Cup with ''Verdad Imeru''. That same year Shibata was awarded the Medal with Yellow Ribbon, becoming the first active JRA jockey to win a Medal. Major wins * Tenno Sho (Autumn) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	King Halo King Halo（, April 28, 1995 - March 19, 2019）was a Japanese thoroughbred race horse. King Halo won the GI 2000 Takamatsunomiya Kinen, as well as the GII 1999 Nakayama Kinen and the GIII 1997 Tokyo Sports Hai Sansai Stakes and 1999 Tokyo Shimbun Hai. The horse has also shown strength in other distances, as he had came in fifth in the 1998 Kikuka-shō. After retiring from racing the horse had a successful stud career. Racing career 1997: Two-year old season King Halo was sired by Dancing Brave, who was touted to be one of Europe's strongest horse in the 1980s, out of Goodbye Halo, who had won 7 GI races in the United States. According to King Halo's jockey, Yuichi Fukunaga, the horse was originally scheduled to be ridden by Yutaka Take. However, the schedule could not be kept as he decided to ride Genuine instead for the Mainichi Okan, which was held at a different race track. When Take called in to tell Masahiro Sakaguchi, King Halo's trainer, that he couldn't make t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Yutaka Masumoto Yutaka is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yutaka can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: 豊, "bountiful" 裕, "affluence" 穣, "fertile" 温, "warmth" The name can also be written in hiragana ゆたか or katakana ユタカ. Notable people with the name Yutaka Abe (阿部豊), former Japanese film director and actor , Japanese gymnast Yutaka Akita (秋田豊, born 1970), Japanese former football player Yutaka Aoyama (青山穣, born 1965), Japanese vocal actor Yutaka Banno (伴野豊, born 1961), Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan Yutaka Demachi (出町豊, born 1935), Japanese volleyball player , Japanese ice hockey player Yutaka Enatsu (江夏豊, born 1948), Japanese baseball pitcher * Rickie Fowler (リッキー・ユタカ・ファウラー, born 1988), Japanese-American Professional Golf Champion, named after maternal grandfather , Japanese basketball player Yutaka Fukufuji (福藤豊, born 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Shinji Fujita is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: Shinji Aoyama (真治), a Japanese film director Shinji Aramaki (伸志), a Japanese anime director and mechanical designer * Shinji Hashimoto, a Japanese game producer Shinji Harada, a Japanese pop music artist Shinji Higuchi (真嗣), a Japanese storyboard artist Shinji Hosoe (慎治), a Japanese composer Shinji Hosokawa (伸二), a Japanese judoka Shinji Inoue (信治), a Japanese politician Shinji Ishihira, a Japanese director Shinji Kagawa (真司), a Japanese football player Shinji Kajio (真治), a Japanese author of science fiction and fantasy Shinji Kawada (紳司), a Japanese voice actor Shinji Kazama, a Japanese motorcyclist , Japanese footballer and manager Shinji Maejima (信次), a Japanese Orientalist Shinji Maki (伸二), a Japanese comedian Shinji Mikami (真司), a Japanese video game designer Shinji Mizui, a Japanese musician Shinji Mizushima (新司), a Japanese man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Masa Lucky ''Masa'' (or ''masa de maíz'') (; ) is a maize dough that comes from ground nixtamalized corn. It is used for making corn tortillas, ''gorditas'', ''tamales'', ''pupusas'', and many other Latin American dishes. It is dried and powdered into a flour form called ''masa harina''. Masa is reconstituted from masa harina by mixing with water before use in cooking. In Spanish, ''masa harina'' translates to "dough flour", which can refer to many other types of dough. Preparation Field corn grain is dried and then treated by cooking the mature, hard grain in a diluted solution of slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) or wood ash, and then letting it soak for many hours. The soaked maize is then rinsed thoroughly to remove the unpalatable flavor of the alkali. This process is nixtamalization, and it produces hominy, which is ground into a relatively dry dough to create fresh masa. The fresh masa can be sold or used directly, or can be dehydrated and blended into a powder to create masa harin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hironori Kurita Hironori (written: 浩典, 浩徳, 浩得, 博紀, 宏範, 大徳, 宏典 or 弘則) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: , Japanese footballer , Japanese singer and idol , Japanese voice actor , Japanese footballer , Japanese footballer , Japanese kareteka , Japanese footballer , Japanese racing driver , Japanese sumo wrestler {{given name Japanese masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hirofumi Shii Hirofumi (written: , , , , , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: , Japanese actor , Japanese actor and singer , Japanese actor , Japanese historian , Japanese politician , Japanese actor , Japanese shogi player , Japanese judoka , Japanese golfer , American-born Japanese footballer , Japanese politician , Japanese voice actor , Japanese basketball player , Japanese speed skater , Japanese politician , Japanese racewalker , Japanese figure skater , Japanese economist , Japanese comedian , Japanese garden designer and landscape architect , Japanese footballer , Japanese ichthyologist and environmentalist , Japanese conductor , Japanese politician See also ''Hirobumi'' is an older pronunciation of modern ''Hirofumi'': * Hirobumi Itō * Hirobumi Watanabe {{given name Japanese masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Osamu Yasuda is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Osamu can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: 治 "reign" 修 "discipline" 理 "logic" 収 "obtain" 紀 "chronicle" 統 "rule" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People with the name , Japanese baseball player and coach , Japanese rower Osamu Adachi (理, born 1987), Japanese actor and a member of the acting group D-BOYS , Japanese manga artist Osamu Dazai (太宰治, 1909–1948), Japanese author Osamu Dezaki (統, 1943-2011), Japanese anime director Osamu Fukutani (修, born 1967), Japanese film director , Japanese television personality , Japanese long-distance runner Osamu Jinguuji (治), drummer of the Japanese band ''Remioromen'' , Japanese rower Osamu Matsuda or El Samurai (納, born 1966), a Japanese professional wrestler Osamu Mukai (理, born 1982), Japanese actor Osamu Muramatsu (修), Japanese astronomer, and a prolific discoverer of asteroids Osamu Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

	Takamatsunomiya Kinen The is a Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for four-year-old and above thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 1,200 metres (approximately 6 furlongs) at Chukyo Racecourse in late March. The forerunner of this race was the . It was started as the when the victory cup was designed by Prince Takamatsu in 1971, and was given Domestic Grade 2 status when race grading was introduced to Japan in 1984. It was run over a distance of 2,000 metres. This was shortened to 1,200 metres and elevated to Domestic Grade 1 in 1996, and to its present level in 2006. Horses trained outside Japan have been eligible to run in the race since 2001. It was renamed the Takamatsunomiya Kinen in 1998 because the family of Prince Takamatsu stopped designing the victory cup. From 2011 The Takamatsunomiya Kinen has taken over from the Centaur Stakes as a Japanese leg of the Global Sprint Challenge Series it is the second leg of the series preceded by the Lightning Stakes and from 2012 followed by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Global Sprint Challenge The Global Sprint Challenge is a Thoroughbred horse racing series inaugurated in 2005 as a series of six sprint races run across three racing jurisdictions in Australia, England and Japan. In 2006 the series expanded to seven races across four racing jurisdictions with the inclusion of a race in Hong Kong. In 2008 the series expanded to eight races when an additional race in England became part of the series and in 2011 the series expands to nine races with the inclusion of a race in Singapore. The Champion Sprinter trophy is awarded to the connections of the horse that accumulates 42 points or more in a single season, and participates in challenge races in at least three countries. The Global Sprint Challenge Champion is eligible to win a $US1,000,000 bonus for connections, provided the champion wins a minimum of three Group 1 races in the series in three countries other than their own racing jurisdiction. Important changes to the series for 2009 will see the $US1,000,000 bonus b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Katsumi Yoshida 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]
	Masahiro Sakaguchi Masahiro is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: , Japanese councillor (''Rōjū'') , Japanese baseball player , Japanese footballer , Japanese ski jumper , Japanese artist , Japanese footballer , Japanese guitarist and composer , Japanese baseball player , American-Japanese wrestler , Japanese footballer , Japanese footballer , Japanese footballer , Japanese politician , Japanese footballer , Japanese racing driver , Japanese ice hockey player , Japanese footballer , Japanese politician * actor , Japanese politician , Japanese footballer , Japanese video game artist , Japanese footballer Masahiro Kamiya born 1963, Japanese actor , Japanese murderer Masahiro Kaneko (born 1991), Japanese footballer Masahiro Kano (born 1977), Japanese footballer , Japanese baseball player , Japanese musician and composer , Japanese footballer , Japanese watchmaker , Japanese actor and voice actor , Japanese film director , Japanese fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Yoshitomi Shibata (born July 30, 1966, in Tōhoku, Aomori) is a Japanese Horse racing jockey. He was a three-time champion jockey of Kantō, riding 2000 victories in his career. He comes from a racing family; most notably his uncle , who was a prolific jockey who won over 4,000 races during his career. He rode his first winner in 1985, on ''Izumi-Sanei'' at Nakayama. He was Japanese champion apprentice in 1985. He won his first grade race in 1988, riding ''Soushin-Houju'' in the Nakayama Himba Stakes. He earned his 2000th career victory at Nakayama while riding ''Nakayama Knight'', on 17 December 2011. On November 5, 2022, Shibata became the oldest JRA jockey to win a race after he winning a race at the Fukushima Race Course while riding ''Billecart'', a record he would break 2 weeks later at the Fukushima Min'yu Cup with ''Verdad Imeru''. That same year Shibata was awarded the Medal with Yellow Ribbon, becoming the first active JRA jockey to win a Medal. Major wins * Tenno Sho (Autumn) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	King Halo King Halo（, April 28, 1995 - March 19, 2019）was a Japanese thoroughbred race horse. King Halo won the GI 2000 Takamatsunomiya Kinen, as well as the GII 1999 Nakayama Kinen and the GIII 1997 Tokyo Sports Hai Sansai Stakes and 1999 Tokyo Shimbun Hai. The horse has also shown strength in other distances, as he had came in fifth in the 1998 Kikuka-shō. After retiring from racing the horse had a successful stud career. Racing career 1997: Two-year old season King Halo was sired by Dancing Brave, who was touted to be one of Europe's strongest horse in the 1980s, out of Goodbye Halo, who had won 7 GI races in the United States. According to King Halo's jockey, Yuichi Fukunaga, the horse was originally scheduled to be ridden by Yutaka Take. However, the schedule could not be kept as he decided to ride Genuine instead for the Mainichi Okan, which was held at a different race track. When Take called in to tell Masahiro Sakaguchi, King Halo's trainer, that he couldn't make t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Yutaka Masumoto Yutaka is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yutaka can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: 豊, "bountiful" 裕, "affluence" 穣, "fertile" 温, "warmth" The name can also be written in hiragana ゆたか or katakana ユタカ. Notable people with the name Yutaka Abe (阿部豊), former Japanese film director and actor , Japanese gymnast Yutaka Akita (秋田豊, born 1970), Japanese former football player Yutaka Aoyama (青山穣, born 1965), Japanese vocal actor Yutaka Banno (伴野豊, born 1961), Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan Yutaka Demachi (出町豊, born 1935), Japanese volleyball player , Japanese ice hockey player Yutaka Enatsu (江夏豊, born 1948), Japanese baseball pitcher * Rickie Fowler (リッキー・ユタカ・ファウラー, born 1988), Japanese-American Professional Golf Champion, named after maternal grandfather , Japanese basketball player Yutaka Fukufuji (福藤豊, born 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Shinji Fujita is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: Shinji Aoyama (真治), a Japanese film director Shinji Aramaki (伸志), a Japanese anime director and mechanical designer * Shinji Hashimoto, a Japanese game producer Shinji Harada, a Japanese pop music artist Shinji Higuchi (真嗣), a Japanese storyboard artist Shinji Hosoe (慎治), a Japanese composer Shinji Hosokawa (伸二), a Japanese judoka Shinji Inoue (信治), a Japanese politician Shinji Ishihira, a Japanese director Shinji Kagawa (真司), a Japanese football player Shinji Kajio (真治), a Japanese author of science fiction and fantasy Shinji Kawada (紳司), a Japanese voice actor Shinji Kazama, a Japanese motorcyclist , Japanese footballer and manager Shinji Maejima (信次), a Japanese Orientalist Shinji Maki (伸二), a Japanese comedian Shinji Mikami (真司), a Japanese video game designer Shinji Mizui, a Japanese musician Shinji Mizushima (新司), a Japanese man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Masa Lucky ''Masa'' (or ''masa de maíz'') (; ) is a maize dough that comes from ground nixtamalized corn. It is used for making corn tortillas, ''gorditas'', ''tamales'', ''pupusas'', and many other Latin American dishes. It is dried and powdered into a flour form called ''masa harina''. Masa is reconstituted from masa harina by mixing with water before use in cooking. In Spanish, ''masa harina'' translates to "dough flour", which can refer to many other types of dough. Preparation Field corn grain is dried and then treated by cooking the mature, hard grain in a diluted solution of slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) or wood ash, and then letting it soak for many hours. The soaked maize is then rinsed thoroughly to remove the unpalatable flavor of the alkali. This process is nixtamalization, and it produces hominy, which is ground into a relatively dry dough to create fresh masa. The fresh masa can be sold or used directly, or can be dehydrated and blended into a powder to create masa harin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hironori Kurita Hironori (written: 浩典, 浩徳, 浩得, 博紀, 宏範, 大徳, 宏典 or 弘則) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: , Japanese footballer , Japanese singer and idol , Japanese voice actor , Japanese footballer , Japanese footballer , Japanese kareteka , Japanese footballer , Japanese racing driver , Japanese sumo wrestler {{given name Japanese masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hirofumi Shii Hirofumi (written: , , , , , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: , Japanese actor , Japanese actor and singer , Japanese actor , Japanese historian , Japanese politician , Japanese actor , Japanese shogi player , Japanese judoka , Japanese golfer , American-born Japanese footballer , Japanese politician , Japanese voice actor , Japanese basketball player , Japanese speed skater , Japanese politician , Japanese racewalker , Japanese figure skater , Japanese economist , Japanese comedian , Japanese garden designer and landscape architect , Japanese footballer , Japanese ichthyologist and environmentalist , Japanese conductor , Japanese politician See also ''Hirobumi'' is an older pronunciation of modern ''Hirofumi'': * Hirobumi Itō * Hirobumi Watanabe {{given name Japanese masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Osamu Yasuda is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Osamu can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: 治 "reign" 修 "discipline" 理 "logic" 収 "obtain" 紀 "chronicle" 統 "rule" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People with the name , Japanese baseball player and coach , Japanese rower Osamu Adachi (理, born 1987), Japanese actor and a member of the acting group D-BOYS , Japanese manga artist Osamu Dazai (太宰治, 1909–1948), Japanese author Osamu Dezaki (統, 1943-2011), Japanese anime director Osamu Fukutani (修, born 1967), Japanese film director , Japanese television personality , Japanese long-distance runner Osamu Jinguuji (治), drummer of the Japanese band ''Remioromen'' , Japanese rower Osamu Matsuda or El Samurai (納, born 1966), a Japanese professional wrestler Osamu Mukai (理, born 1982), Japanese actor Osamu Muramatsu (修), Japanese astronomer, and a prolific discoverer of asteroids Osamu Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]