Screen Hero, a horse that had barely been in the picture before the race, managed to grab top billing Sunday with a half length win of the Japan Cup at Tokyo.
Coming in second in the JC 28th running was race favorite Deep Sky, with second pick Vodka in... ...full story at Japan Times
from Japan Times on Sun, Nov 30 2008
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| 02 Nov 08 |
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激闘天皇賞秋2008～ウオッカがハナ差制す »
YouTube video tube 2008.11.02 01 - tokyo horse race 11R turf 2000m Tennosho Emperor Emperor's Cup autumn 2008 Vodka win the race |
| 11 May 08 |
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Deep Sky dazzles in NHK Mile Cup victory »
Japan Times  Race favorite Deep Sky pocketed the first of the spring slew of Tokyo G1s Sunday at Fuchu as the Agnes Tachyon colt topped a full gate of 3-year-olds to win by a length-and-three-quarter margin over third choice Black Shell. Read the full story . . . |
| 18 Jul 07 |
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Soler hailed as hero after Alpine victory »
Japan Times  BOGOTA (AP) Juan Mauricio Soler was celebrated as a national hero in Colombia after the peasant-born cyclist won a tough Alpine stage in the Tour de France on Tuesday. Read more . . . |
| 21 May 07 |
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American-born filly wins Oaks » Japan Times Robe Decollete on Sunday became the first foreign-bred filly to win the Oaks as she picked off the favorite in the final stride, besting a field of 18 in the classic's 68th running at Tokyo Race... Read more . . . |
| 01 Jun 08 |
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Deep Sky wins Derby after powerful push » Japan Times When good things finally come your way they often just keep on coming. Such proved the case for jockey Hirofumi Shii Sunday at Tokyo Racecourse. The 35-year-old Shii, who, aboard Vodka, captured his first Derby on his 11th try last year, brought Deep... |
| 17 Feb 08 |
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Second-half surge leads Rothlin to win » Japan Times Switzerland's Viktor Rothlin won the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday, surging into the lead in the second half of the race. Read the full story . . . |
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