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Horse racing: Takarazuka Kinen

Japanese thoroughbred Equinox (5) with jockey Christophe Lemaire aboard races to victory in the Takarazuka Kinen at Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on June 25, 2023.

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Horse racing: Takarazuka Kinen

Jockey Christophe Lemaire celebrates after riding Japanese thoroughbred Equinox to victory in the Takarazuka Kinen at Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on June 25, 2023.

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Horse racing: Takarazuka Kinen

Jockey Christophe Lemaire reacts after riding Japanese thoroughbred Equinox to victory in the Takarazuka Kinen at Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on June 25, 2023.

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Horse racing: Takarazuka Kinen

Jockey Christophe Lemaire poses after riding Japanese thoroughbred Equinox to victory in the Takarazuka Kinen at Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on June 25, 2023.

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Horse racing: Takarazuka Kinen

Japanese thoroughbred Equinox (5) ridden by jockey Christophe Lemaire gallops en route to winning the Takarazuka Kinen at Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on June 25, 2023.

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Horse racing: Jack d'Or wins Osaka Hai

Jockey Yutaka Take (2nd from L) poses for a photo after riding Jack d'Or to victory in the 67th running of the Osaka Hai for his 80th G1 win at Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka, western Japan, on April 2, 2023. Take extended his own record for most G1 wins.

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Horse racing: Jack d'Or wins Osaka Hai

Jockey Yutaka Take is pictured after riding Jack d'Or to victory in the 67th running of the Osaka Hai for his 80th G1 win at Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka, western Japan, on April 2, 2023. Take extended his own record for most G1 wins.

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Horse racing: Jack d'Or wins Osaka Hai

Jockey Yutaka Take celebrates after riding Jack d'Or to victory in the 67th running of the Osaka Hai for his 80th G1 win at Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka, western Japan, on April 2, 2023. Take extended his own record for most G1 wins.

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Horse racing: Jack d'Or wins Osaka Hai

Jack d'Or (L) gallops en route to winning the 67th running of the Osaka Hai at Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka, western Japan, on April 2, 2023.

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Oka-sho horseracing

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Harp Star (R) wins the Oka-sho horseracing event at Hanshin Racecourse in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, to capture the first Classic race of the season on April 13, 2014. At left is Red Reveur (12).

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Belshazzar wins Japan Cup Dirt

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Belshazzar (C), ridden by Christophe Lemaire, gallops to victory in the Japan Cup Dirt at Hanshin Racecourse in Hyogo Prefecture on Dec. 1, 2013. Former turf runner and third choice Belshazzar won the last running of the Japan Cup Dirt for his first Grade 1 victory. Wonder Acute (R) and Hokko Tarumae (L) finished second and third respectively.

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Belshazzar wins Japan Cup Dirt

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Jockey Christophe Lemaire stands by Belshazzar after winning the Japan Cup Dirt at Hanshin Racecourse in Hyogo Prefecture on Dec. 1, 2013.

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Orfevre wins Takarazuka Kinen

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Jockey Kenichi Ikezoe strokes Orfevre after the horse won the 53rd Takarazuka Kinen at Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, on June 24, 2012. Orfevre went off as the favorite and ran home the winner in a time of 2 minutes, 10.9 seconds over the 2,200 meters for his fifth G1 title.

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Orfevre wins Takarazuka Kinen

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Orfevre (front) gallops to victory in the 53rd Takarazuka Kinen at Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, on June 24, 2012. Orfevre went off as the favorite and ran home the winner in a time of 2 minutes, 10.9 seconds over the 2,200 meters for his fifth G1 title. Second choice Rulership is seen in the back.

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Gentildonna wins Oka-sho

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Gentildonna (10) gallops to victory in the Oka-sho at Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 8, 2012. To the left is Verxina (15), who took second.

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Gentildonna wins Oka-sho

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Jockey Yasunari Iwata on Gentildonna celebrates after the horse won the Oka-sho at Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 8, 2012.

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Joie de Vivre wins Hanshin Juvenile Fillies

OSAKA, Japan - Fourth pick Joie de Vivre (13) wins a Grade 1 race in only her second career start at the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies, the race to decide the best 2-year-old filly, at Hanshin Racecourse in Hyogo Prefecture on Dec. 11, 2011.

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Transcend defends Japan Cup Dirt title

OSAKA, Japan - Transcend (L) gallops to victory at the Japan Cup Dirt at Hanshin Racecourse in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 4, 2011. The five-year-old Transcend defended his title with a comfortable victory.

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Earnestly wins Takarazuka horse race

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Jockey Tetsuzo Sato celebrates on Earnestly after winning the Takarazuka Kinen horse race at Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, on June 26, 2011. The sixth pick won his first Grade One race in a course record time.

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Transcend wins Japan Cup Dirt

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Jockey Shinji Fujita waves on his mount Transcend after winning the Japan Cup Dirt at Hanshin Racecourse on Dec. 5, 2010.

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Nakayama Festa wins Takarazuka Kinen

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Jockey Yoshitomi Shibata celebrates near his mount Nakayama Festa after winning the Takarazuka Kinen race at Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, on June 27, 2010.

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Nakayama Festa wins Takarazuka Kinen

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Nakayama Festa (17) wins the Takarazuka Kinen race at Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, on June 27, 2010.

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Jockey Take injured in fall

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Star jockey Yutaka Take is thrown off his horse The Taiki in a Grade Three race at Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, on March 27, 2010. Take was taken to a hospital with a suspected broken left shoulder and damaged joints in his right hand.

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Apapane wins Hanshin Juvenile Fillies

OSAKA, Japan - Second favorite Apapane (L) races for victory in the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies at Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, on Dec. 13, 2009, edging fifth favorite Animate Bio (C).

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Espoir City wins Japan Cup Dirt

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - With jockey Tetsuzo Sato, top favorite Espoir City races to win the Japan Cup Dirt at Hanshin Racecourse in Hyogo Prefecture on Dec. 6, 2009.

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Kane Hekili wins Japan Cup Dirt

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Fourth favorite Kane Hekili (L) wins the Japan Cup Dirt at Hanshin Racecourse on Dec. 7. At right is Meisho Tokon, the seventh pick, which came second a head behind the winner.

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Tall Poppy wins Hanshin Juvenile Fillies

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Third favorite Tall Poppy (L) claims the title of the best 2-year-old filly in Japanese horse racing after producing a devastating late burst to win the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies at Hanshin Racecourse on Dec. 2.

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Admire Moon victorious at Takarazuka Kinen

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Jockey Yasunari Iwata with the victorious Admire Moon, who edged Meisho Samson with a strong homestretch run to win the Takarazuka Kinen at the Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture on June 24.

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Daiwa Scarlet wins Oka-sho

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Third pick Daiwa Scarlet, jockeyed by Katsumi Ando, shakes off a last-gasp charge from pre-race favorite Vodka to claim a one and a half length victory in Oka-sho at Hanshin Racecourse on April 8.

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Rhein Kraft wins Oka-sho

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Second pick Rhein Kraft (L), jockeyed by Yuichi Fukunaga, holds off top favorite Cesario with a last-gasp burst to win the Oka-sho, the opening leg of the triple crown series for 3-year-old fillies at Hanshin Racecourse on April 10.

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Take eclipses own record with 205th win

OSAKA, Japan - Jockey Yutaka Take receives flowers from a fan at the Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, on Dec. 19 after breaking the single-season record with his 205th victory this season.

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Shonan Peintre gets sweet victory at Hanshin Juvenile

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Longshot Shonan Peintre (C) takes command of a tight race down the stretch to pull off a surprise victory at the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies at Hanshin Racecourse in Hyogo Prefecture on Dec. 5.

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(1)Tap Dance City charges to victory at Takarazuka Kinen

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Top favorite Tap Dance City, jockeyed by Tetsuzo Sato, charges home to victory in the 45th-running of the Takarazuka Kinen to win his career second Grade One race at Hanshin Racecourse in Hyogo Prefecture on June 27.

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(2)Horse racing: Tap Dance City charges to victory at Takarazuka Kinen

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Jockey Tetsuzo Sato flashes a victory sign after leading top favorite Tap Dance City to victory in the 45th-running of the Takarazuka Kinen at Hanshin Racecourse in Hyogo Prefecture on June 27.

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(1)Take wins record 200th race this year

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Japanese jockey Yutaka Take (6) places first on Win Progress on Dec. 27 at Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, in his 200th race this year. The races were hosted by the Japan Racing Association.

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6th favorite Hishi Miracle wins Takarazuka Kinen

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Sixth favorite Hishi Miracle (2nd from L) surges ahead in the final stretch to win the 44th Takarazuka Kinen at Hanshin Racecourse in Hyogo Prefecture on June 29, holding off Tsurumaru Boy's (R) late charge by a neck.

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Take wins 8 races for JRA single-day record

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Jockey Yutaka Take poses for a photograph after setting a Japan Racing Association (JRA) record by winning eight races in a single day on Dec. 7. Take, who took part in 10 of the day's 12 races in drizzly conditions at Hanshin Racecourse, won six of the first 10 to tie the previous record and went on to take the final two races.

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Peace of World storms to victory at Hanshin Juvenile Fillies

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Yuichi Fukunaga waves at fans after steering top favorite Peace of World to victory in the 54th Hanshin Juvenile Fillies at Hanshin Racecourse on Dec. 1. ''It was a very tough race. We got off to a bad start but she is a strong horse and I couldn't have asked for any more from her,'' Fukunaga said after the race.

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Top favorite T.M. Ocean wins Oka-sho race

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - T.M. Ocean (L) romps home to win the 61st Oka-sho, the opening leg of the triple-crown series for 3-year-old fillies at Hanshin Racecourse in Hyogo Prefecture on April 8.

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Horse racing: Titleholder wins Takarazuka Kinen

Jockey Kazuo Yokoyama, riding second-favorite Titleholder, celebrates after winning the 63rd running of the Takarazuka Kinen race at Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka, western Japan, on June 26, 2022.

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Horse racing: Titleholder wins Takarazuka Kinen

Second-favorite Titleholder, ridden by jockey Kazuo Yokoyama, wins the 63rd running of the Takarazuka Kinen race at Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka, western Japan, on June 26, 2022.

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Horse racing: Titleholder wins Takarazuka Kinen

Second-favorite Titleholder, ridden by jockey Kazuo Yokoyama, wins the 63rd running of the Takarazuka Kinen race at Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka, western Japan, on June 26, 2022.

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Unheralded Arrow Carry wins Oka-sho race

OSAKA, Japan - Unheralded Arrow Carry (R) pulls away from the field down the final stretch to win the 62nd running of the Oka-sho, the opening leg of the triple-crown series for 3-year-old fillies, at Hanshin Racecourse on April 7.

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Shonan Peintre gets sweet victory at Hanshin Juvenile

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Longshot Shonan Peintre (C) takes command of a tight race down the stretch to pull off a surprise victory at the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies at Hanshin Racecourse in Hyogo Prefecture on Dec. 5. (Kyodo)

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Take eclipses own record with 205th win

OSAKA, Japan - Jockey Yutaka Take receives flowers from a fan at the Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, on Dec. 19 after breaking the single-season record with his 205th victory this season. (Kyodo)

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Rhein Kraft wins Oka-sho

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Second pick Rhein Kraft (L), jockeyed by Yuichi Fukunaga, holds off top favorite Cesario with a last-gasp burst to win the Oka-sho, the opening leg of the triple crown series for 3-year-old fillies at Hanshin Racecourse on April 10. (Kyodo)

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Long-shot Sweep Tosho wins Takarazuka Kinen

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Long-shot Sweep Tosho (2nd from R) surprises the field with a strong homestretch run to win the 46th running of the Takarazuka Kinen at Hanshin Racecourse on June 26. (Kyodo)

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Daiwa Scarlet wins Oka-sho

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Third pick Daiwa Scarlet, jockeyed by Katsumi Ando, shakes off a last-gasp charge from pre-race favorite Vodka to claim a one and a half length victory in Oka-sho at Hanshin Racecourse on April 8. (Kyodo)

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Admire Moon victorious at Takarazuka Kinen

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Jockey Yasunari Iwata with the victorious Admire Moon, who edged Meisho Samson with a strong homestretch run to win the Takarazuka Kinen at the Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture on June 24. (Kyodo)

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Tall Poppy wins Hanshin Juvenile Fillies

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Third favorite Tall Poppy (L) claims the title of the best 2-year-old filly in Japanese horse racing after producing a devastating late burst to win the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies at Hanshin Racecourse on Dec. 2. (Kyodo)