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The 2026 Shuka Sho (Race Preview)
Just as the sakuras hibernate until spring awakens, so emerges a hero as champions slumber.
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The 2026 Sprinters’ Stakes (Race Preview)
“This is the best performance of his career and I could feel him ready to unleash on the home turn. Maybe he knew it was his final race. Once the gates opened, his engine was just brilliant today.” – Yasunari Iwara, the main jockey of Lord Kanaloa on his final race in the 2013 G1…
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The 2026 Niigata Kinen (Race Preview)
Nearing the end of the summer season, a few more jewels await the runners in the lead-up to some of the biggest blockbusters of the year.
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The 2026 Takarazuka Kinen (Preview)
Upsets make tradition, miracles become commonplace, and romance writes history in the Takarazuka Kinen.
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The 2026 Yasuda Kinen (Preview)
Here is where redemptions are made and dreams are met, when potential soars once again as does the glory that chants the name.
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The 2026 Japanese Derby (Preview)
Up to 18 will enter the Japanese Derby. Only 1 will run out as a winner. The Derby is the ultimate exam on who is the best of their generation.
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The 2026 Japanese Oaks (Preview)
The premiere race for 3-year old fillies lies in wait for anyone to become one of the faces of Japanese horseracing in the years to come.
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The 2026 NHK Mile Cup (Preview)
The road to go from rags to riches, to go from an inch to the distance, to go from the underdog to the legend.