Of sorts. Sunday was my first chance to see my dream job in action, heading across the East China Sea to Osaka’s Hanshin racecourse for the Takarazuka Kinen, Japan’s last Group One race until ...

Michael Chang Chun-wai is no stranger to flying close to the sun when it comes to the Jockey Club’s trainers’ benchmark, but ...

Royal Ascot had the king, the queen and Frankie, but Japanese fans had Equinox on Sunday in the Grade 1 Takarazuka Kinen at Hanshin Racecourse. And they reckoned that a fair enough trade.

Another gentle horse at the ranch is 26-year-old Meisho Doto, who won the renowned Takarazuka Kinen competition. The horse is so calm that he does not care when a cat named Meto rests on his back.

TAKARAZUKA, Hyogo Prefecture--The chairman of the Takarazuka Revue Co. has announced his resignation and apologized over the death of a 25-year-old member of the all-female troupe even though an ...

provided that he pulls up in good order following Sunday’s assignment. Both the G1 Yasuda Kinen over 1600m and the G1 Takarazuka Kinen over 2200m are possible options for him.

The Group 1 Takarazuka Kinen (2200m) in June at Hanshin is a fork in the road, with overseas plans likely to be reserved until July. T O Royal’s owner Kimiya Kozasa flagged Melbourne Cup ...

Jun Miho (Kurara)Norimasa Tomizuka (Mr. Aota)Kazuyo Ezaki (Reika)Akira Hanaue (Mr. Wakaba - Vice-principal Teacher)Toshiaki Minami (Mr. Iwashita - School Principal.)Mayo Miyamoto (Rei)Yoko ...

An impressive victory in the Grade One Takarazuka Kinen has heightened hopes of Arc glory, but having not raced outside of Japan, how will that form transfer across to the ParisLongchamp turf?

The Group 1 Takarazuka Kinen (2200m) in June at Hanshin is a fork in the road, with overseas plans likely to be reserved until July. T O Royal's owner Kimiya Kozasa flagged Melbourne Cup ambitions ...