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Thanks, call was OK by my standards.
The jock is actually known for his vigour so maybe he got caught by the winner. Casino Drive might go well in Dubai and fairly sure his US based rider will be in the saddle.

For those with an interest in Japanese racing I think the article by one of our forumites is a good read on the foreigners perspective of racing in the land of the rising sun.



http://japanracing.jp/journal/index.html

Ginolad arrives in Japan for G1 Nakayama Grand Jump and Pegasus Jump Stakes


Ginolad
(c)JRAAussie star jumper Ginolad safely touched down in Japan on Tuesday morning, March 17, for the upcoming Nakayama Grand Jump and the Pegasus Jump Stakes.

The 9-year-old Ginolad, only the fourth horse and the first in 27 years in Australian racing history to cap the Grand National Steeplechase and the Grand Annual Steeplechase double, arrived at Narita international airport after a 16-hour flight from Melbourne via Hong Kong.

Trainer Aaron Purcell’s gelding was then transported to the Shiroi Quarantine Center in Chiba Prefecture, an hour away from Narita. Purcell said the horse was in no different shape than when he left home on Monday.

“There are no problems, health wise,” he was quoted as saying by the Japan Racing Association Web site. “We intend to take it easy with him this week, maybe step it up a bit at the weekend. But he won’t be doing obstacles at Shiroi.

“I can’t say anything about he might do at the race yet, but he’s got a lot of stamina and we’re definitely looking forward to it.”

Ginolad is the only foreign horse registered for the 3,350-meter Pegasus Jump Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse on March 28, and one of three from abroad for the April 18th Nakayama Grand Jump—the world’s richest steeplechase race with a purse of more than 170 million yen also held at Nakayama over 4,250 meters. The winner takes home 80 million yen.

The other two horses set to race in the Nakayama Grand Jump are 10-year-olds Stan and Starzaan of England.

Ginolad was purchased for just $900 at a dispersal sale in Sydney, and since then, he has gone on to win $370,000. Jockey Craig Durden, who won the Grand Annual with Ginolad, will partner the horse for his two races in Japan.

SW, Casino Drive will be ridden by Ando in Dubai - reduces his chances by about 40%...

Does anyone have an opinion on Ginolad?

PEGASUS JUMP STAKES


March 28, 2009, 3350m, Jump
INT, Special Weight, 4-Year-Olds & Up, Open Class, Value of race: 34,630,000 Yen


 1st 2nd 3rd 4rd 5rd total
Added Money (Yen) 18,000,000 7,200,000 4,500,000 2,700,000 1,800,000 34,200,000
Stakes Money (Yen) 301,000 86,000 43,000 0 0 430,000
Total (Yen) 18,301,000 7,286,000 4,543,000 2,700,000 1,800,000 34,630,000

Bk Hs Horse Sex
Age Weight
(Kg) Sire
Dam Dam's sire
Dam's dam Jockey
Trainer Owner
Breeder
1 1 Eishin Peking(USA) H8 60.0 Affirmed
Eishin Tennessee Vice Regent
Castle Royale Makoto Nishitani
Masanori Sakaguchi Toyomitsu Hirai
Belvedere Farm Inc.
2 2 Taiki Dynasty(USA) H10 60.0 Kingmambo
Villa Rose Key to the Mint
Hatton's Rose Toru Munakata
Minoru Tsuchida U.Taiki Farm
Taiki Farm
3 3 Gran Turismo(JPN) G5 60.0 Tayasu Tsuyoshi
Purple Avenue Allez Milord
Kai Murasaki Yusuke Igarashi
Tatsuo Fujiwara M.Iida
Chiyoda Farm Shizunai
3 4 Hishi Battle(JPN) G7 60.0 King Halo
Hishi Wonder Northern Taste
Real Street Koshi Yamamoto
Michihiro Ogasa Masaichiro Abe
Masaichiro Abe
4 5 Forest Dance(JPN) H7 60.0 Marvelous Sunday
Pia Fire Fit to Fight
Periauger Daichi Shibata
Katsumi Suzuki Keiichi Maruoka
Nobuyoshi Nishitakatsuji
4 6 Blue Beretta(JPN) H7 60.0 Twining
Star Shine Maruzensky
Michinoku Ruby Kazuya Oba
Michihiro Ogasa Blue Management Co. Ltd.
Kano Bokujo
5 7 Crotalaria(JPN) M6 58.0 Dehere
Blue Blossom Unbridled
Tabolian Shinichi Ishigami
Yoichiro Asano Kanji Iguchi
Kawagoe Farm
5 8 Mejiro Rastaban(JPN) H5 60.0 Tanino Gimlet
Mejiro Ramonu Mogami
Mejiro Hiryu Norihisa Hamanoya
Noboru Takagi Mejiro B.
Mejiro Stud
6 9 Apollo No Satori(USA) H6 60.0 Cozzene
Mississippi Queen Dixieland Band
Fapany Kenji Hirasawa
Masahiro Horii Taiyo Sugawara
Robert Low & Lawana Low
6 10 Penetrator(JPN) H8 60.0 Opera House
Arpeggi Persian Boy
Ekaterina 2 Mitsuki Kaneko
Shinichi Ito Toshiaki Date
Hidekazu Date
7 11 Ginolad(AUS) G9 63.0 Perugino
High Royale King's High
Sculptor's Daughter Craig Durden
Aaron Purcell James Purcell
Mayfields Proprietors SA
7 12 Open Garden(JPN) H5 60.0 Gokai
Dance Fontaine Dance in the Dark
Suda Reef Yusuke Eda
Hiroyuki Gohara K.Yoshihashi
Kei Yosihasi
8 13 Silk Salamander(JPN) H6 60.0 Stay Gold
Towa Nagon Amber Shadai
Julie Mond Yasunori Minoshima
Yoshikatsu Sato Silk Co.Ltd
Murakami Bokujo
8 14 Croisade(JPN) H7 60.0 Tamamo Cross
Takeno Pansy Ibn Bey
Takeno Dancer Shinya Kitazawa
Seiji Sakuta K.Hidaka Breeders Union
Takeoka Bokujo

what do you like in todays race specialweek, who will be the 3 favourites ?

Sorry Vo just too busy and no time to log info this time, btw Ginolad finished 10th or so in the Pegasus but not too far from the winner, which was a good prep for the nakayama jump in April.

http://japanracing.jp/card/index.html

Race 11 today at Nakayama is the 1st leg of Triple Crown.

1.    1.8
2.    59.8
3.    150.2
4.    39.2
5.    50.0
6.    20.1
7.    21.9
8.    138.3
9.    126.9
10.  70.3
11.  48.4
12.  22.1
13.  106.5
14.  49.8
15.  20.9
16.  5.6
17.  121.5
18.  6.1

FWIW, I have 16 on top from 1, then 6,18,12 and 2 for exotics.

RACE	SATSUKI SHO [G1]
DATE	Sunday, 19th April,2009
COURSE	Nakayama
DISTANCE	2000m (9f 207y) Turf
PRIZE	rate: 2009/04/17 AU$ 1,350,035 CA$ 1,176,756 566,258,027 CLP 1,445,892 DM DKK 5,505,108 € 739,273 123,002,790 Pst 4,849,321 FF £ 652,189 HK$ 7,536,908 IE£ 582,225 1,430,678,466 Lira ¥ 97,000,000 NOK 6,510,067 NZ$ 1,695,508 3,183,376 ZL SEK 8,083,333 S$ 1,456,019 $ 972,626ex
AGE	3Years Old Colt & Filly

POST POSITION

NO HORSE NAME 1 Logi Universe 2006 Colt 125.7(57kg) S Neo Universe D Acoustics B Cape Cross 2 Request Song 2006 Colt 125.7(57kg) S Symboli Kris S D Happy Request B Tony Bin 3 Satono Romanee 2006 Colt 125.7(57kg) S Kurofune D Masako Chan B Sunday Silence 4 Triumph March 2006 Colt 125.7(57kg) S Special Week D Kyoei March B Dancing Brave 5 Mikki Petra 2006 Colt 125.7(57kg) S Symboli Kris S D Petra B Hector Protector 6 Best Member 2006 Colt 125.7(57kg) S Manhattan Cafe D Great Catty B Sakura Yutaka O 7 Nakayama Festa 2006 Colt 125.7(57kg) S Stay Gold D Dear Wink B Tight Spot 8 Meisho Dontaku 2006 Colt 125.7(57kg) S Manhattan Cafe D Mystic Light B Machiavellian 9 Executive 2006 Colt 125.7(57kg) S Chief Bearhart D Miho Grace B Aswan 10 Golden Ticket 2006 Colt 125.7(57kg) S King Kamehameha D Agnes Chocola B Sunday Silence 11 Early Robusto 2006 Colt 125.7(57kg) S Bubble Gum Fellow D Quiet Earth B Mazel Trick 12 Fifth Petal 2006 Colt 125.7(57kg) S King Kamehameha D Lilac Lane B Bahri 13 Moere Expert 2006 Colt 125.7(57kg) S Magic Miles D Azuma Tiger B Helissio 14 Antonio Barows 2006 Colt 125.7(57kg) S Manhattan Cafe D Little Arrow B Kingmambo 15 Seiun Wonder 2006 Colt 125.7(57kg) S Grass Wonder D Seiun Kunoichi B Sunday Silence 16 Unrivaled 2006 Colt 125.7(57kg) S Neo Universe D Ballet Queen B Sadler's Wells 17 Schon Wald 2006 Colt 125.7(57kg) S Jungle Pocket D Schoen Kleid B Helissio 18 Reach the Crown 2006 Colt 125.7(57kg) S Special Week D Crownpiece B Seattle Slew

©Japan Bloodstock Ltd.

16  UNRIVALED   8.20   2.40  

Nice work SW. 

http://japanracing.jp/card/index.html

I like Dream Journey, on top, from Asakusa Kings and Zenno Goodwood, add Jaguar Mail and Screen Hero for exotics.   12, 17, 10, 3, 16

1.    34.5
2.    43.8
3.    8.6
4.    6.6
5.    161.0
6.    51.4
7.    92.7
8.    62.1
9.    21.9
10.  24.3
11.  38.3
12.  7.9
13.  60.2
14.  112.6
15.  8.9
16.  6.2
17.  4.4
18.  16.3

Melbourne Cup 1,2 quinella would pay alot here............DB, PR.

 Harness - JAPAN (JPN)
Race 10 - 4:40 PM
THE TENNO SHO (SPRING) GRP1 HCP
Selections:
2 MEINER KITZ,
3 JAGUAR MAIL,
4 AL NASRAIN,
9 HOKUTO SULTAN,
16 SCREEN HERO,
18 HIKARU KAZABUE



Bet Type:  Trifecta 

Great call Special Week. 

Can you tell the director or the producer whoever is in charge to stop getting close ups and scaning through the field ? 

Are any of them likely to go for Ascot Gold Cup or The Melbourne Cup Special Week ?