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Horse racing: Redentor claims spring Tenno-sho

Jockey Damian Lane poses after riding first-favorite Redentor to victory in the spring Tenno-sho horse race at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto on May 4, 2025.

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Horse racing: Redentor claims spring Tenno-sho

Jockey Damian Lane waves after riding first-favorite Redentor to victory in the spring Tenno-sho horse race at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto on May 4, 2025.

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A Hong Kong student's journey in advocating drug education at UN Youth Forum

STORY: A Hong Kong student's journey in advocating drug education at UN Youth Forum SHOOTING TIME: April 30, 2024 DATELINE: May 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: EDUCATION/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jason Lee and the Hong Kong Jockey Club Drug InfoCentre 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Cantonese): JASON LEE, Hong Kong student 3. various of Jason Lee 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Cantonese): JASON LEE, Hong Kong student 5. various of Jason Lee STORYLINE: In a significant representation of Hong Kong's youth on the global stage, 20-year-old Jason Lee was recently selected to speak at the Youth Forum on the sidelines of the 67th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) held in Vienna. Lee, the first Hong Kong youth to address the forum, shared the experiences and strategies of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) in drug education and community anti-drug efforts with young people worldwide. Jason Lee, a student at the University of Hong Kong studying English, is a member of the fi

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Tanzanian young DJ performs on top of Mount Kilimanjaro to promote tourism

STORY: Tanzanian young DJ performs on top of Mount Kilimanjaro to promote tourism DATELINE: March 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:08 LOCATION: Dar es Salaam CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Mount Kilimanjaro 2. various of the DJ preparing his music equipment and playing music 3. SOUNDBITE (Swahili): JOSEPH SIMON MISA, Tanzanian DJ STORYLINE: A 26-year-old DJ (disc jockey) has spent 16 minutes in performance on top of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, also dubbed as Africa's rooftop. This was the first time that a Tanzanian DJ had performed on Africa's summit at freezing temperatures. DJ Joseph Simon Misa, famously known as DJ Joozey, caught the attention of Tanzania and the world when he played the east African nation's national anthem and Singeli, the country's new-generation local dance music. He played both in Swahili, the national language. The DJ said Tanzanian youths that are in the entertainment industry are better placed to be the country's ambassadors of tourism by promoting tourism

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Lord Kanaloa wins Takamatsunomiya Kinen

TOYOAKE, Japan - Lord Kanaloa (front), ridden by jockey Yasunari Iwata, gallops to victory in the Takamatsunomiya Kinen at Chukyo Racecourse in Aichi Prefecture on March 24, 2013. The overwhelming favorite, and Hong Kong Sprint and Sprinters Stakes champion, became the first Japanese horse to capture three Grade 1 sprint titles. To the right is Hakusan Moon, which finished third.

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Gold Ship wins Arima Kinen

FUNABASHI, Japan - Jockey Hiroyuki Uchida on Gold Ship acknowledges cheers from spectators after the horse won the 57th Arima Kinen, the final Grade 1 race of the year in Japanese horse racing, at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture on Dec. 23, 2012. First pick Gold Ship, a 3-year-old, crossed the line in 2 minutes, 31.9 seconds over the 2,500 meters, capturing his third Grade 1 title.

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Gold Ship wins Arima Kinen

FUNABASHI, Japan - Jockey Hiroyuki Uchida on Gold Ship celebrates after the horse won the 57th Arima Kinen, the final Grade 1 race of the year in Japanese horse racing, at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture on Dec. 23, 2012. First pick Gold Ship, a 3-year-old, crossed the line in 2 minutes, 31.9 seconds over the 2,500 meters, capturing his third Grade 1 title.

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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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Horse racing in Dubai

TOKYO, Japan - Italian jockey Mirco Demuro points to the mourning ribbon on his right arm for the victims of the March 11, 2011, massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan aboard Victoire Pisa in Dubai on March 26. Victoire Pisa, with Demuro in the irons, became the first Japanese horse to win the $10 million Dubai World Cup horse racing the same day.

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Snow Fairy wins Queen Elizabeth cup

KYOTO, Japan - Jockey Ryan Moore (L) celebrates near his mount Snow Fairy after winning the Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup at Kyoto Racecourse on Nov. 14, 2010. The winner of the English and Irish Oaks became the first foreign horse to win the Grade One race.

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Showa Modern posts upset at Yasuda Kinen

TOKYO, Japan - Jockey Hiroki Goto celebrates on his mount Showa Modern after winning the Yasuda Kinen at Tokyo Racecourse on June 6, 2010. Goto marked his second career victory while the 6-year-old long shot won his first Grade One race.

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Showa Modern posts upset at Yasuda Kinen

TOKYO, Japan - With Jockey Hiroki Goto, long shot Showa Modern competes to win the Yasuda Kinen at Tokyo Racecourse on June 6, 2010. The 6-year-old horse won his first Grade One race while Goto marked his second career victory.

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Danon Chantilly wins NHK Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran jockey Katsumi Ando celebrates after the victory of his mount Danon Chantilly in the NHK Mile Cup at Tokyo Racecourse on May 9, 2010. The 3-year-old colt pulled out a record-breaking run to win his first Grade One title in Japan.

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Danon Chantilly breaks record at NHK Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Favorite Danon Chantilly (C), ridden by jockey Katsumi Ando, races in the NHK Mile Cup at Tokyo Racecourse on May 9, 2010. The 3-year-old colt pulled out a record-breaking run to win his first Grade One title in Japan.

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Reginetta wins Oka-sho

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Twelfth pick Reginetta (number 15) produces an electrifying late burst on April 13 to win the Oka-sho -- the first leg of the triple crown series for 3-year-old fillies in Japan -- giving jockey Futoshi Komaki his first Grade One victory.

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Jockey Take reaches 3,000 career wins

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese jockey Yutaka Take marked an all-time career wins record of 3,000 in races organized by the Japan Racing Association on Nov. 3 when he and his mount Sky Beauty won the first of the 12 races at Kyoto Racecourse.

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Jockey Take reaches 3,000 career wins

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese jockey Yutaka Take stretched his all-time career wins record to 3,000 in races organized by the Japan Racing Association on Nov. 3. He marked the memorable win when he and his mount Sky Beauty (in this photo) won the first of 12 races scheduled for the same day at Kyoto Racecourse.

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Meisho Samson gets spring-autumn Tenno-sho double

TOKYO, Japan - Star jockey Yutaka Take gestures on top favorite Meisho Samson after winning the autumn Tenno-sho at Tokyo Racecourse on Oct. 28. Take marked his record-tying 10th Tenno-sho victory. He also moved within a win of becoming the first jockey to reach 3,000 career wins.

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Heart's Cry upsets Deep Impact at Arima Kinen

FUNABASHI, Japan - Heart's Cry (L) stole the show from triple crown winner Deep Impact (R) on Dec. 25 with a superb tactical ride by French jockey Christophe Lemaire, handing the overwhelming favorite his first defeat in eight career starts at the Arima Kinen at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture.

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Emperor, empress watch horse racing

FUCHU, Japan - Emperor Akihito (2nd from R) and Empress Michiko (R) meet star jockey Yutaka Take at Tokyo RaceCourse in Fuchu on Oct. 30 as they visit there to watch the autumn Tenno-sho horse racing. It was the first time that a Japanese emperor has attended a Tenno-sho (Emperor's Prize) race since its inception in 1937. (Pool photo)

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Deep Impact achieves triple crown with Kikka-sho win

KYOTO, Japan - File photo shows overwhelming favorite Deep Impact (L) outclasses the field to win the Kikka-sho at Kyoto Racecourse and became only the sixth triple crown winner and first in 11 years in Japanese horse racing. Steered by star jockey Yutaka Take, Deep Impact stormed past front-running Admire Japan (R) in the final furlong with his trademark homestretch run for a two-length victory that made the three-year colt the first unbeaten triple crown winner in 21 years. The photo was taken on Oct. 23, 2005.

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Deep Impact achieves triple crown with Kikka-sho win

KYOTO, Japan - Overwhelming favorite Deep Impact (far R) outclasses the field to win the Kikka-sho at Kyoto Racecourse and became only the sixth triple crown winner and first in 11 years in Japanese horse racing. Steered by star jockey Yutaka Take, Deep Impact stormed past front-running Admire Japan (L) in the final furlong with his trademark homestretch run for a two-length victory that made the three-year colt the first unbeaten triple crown winner in 21 years.

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Deep Impact achieves triple crown with Kikka-sho win

KYOTO, Japan - Overwhelming favorite Deep Impact (far L) outclasses the field to win the Kikka-sho at Kyoto Racecourse and became only the sixth triple crown winner and first in 11 years in Japanese horse racing. Steered by star jockey Yutaka Take, Deep Impact stormed past front-running Admire Japan (C) in the final furlong with his trademark homestretch run for a two-length victory that made the three-year colt the first unbeaten triple crown winner in 21 years.

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Okabe makes history with 2,900th win in JRA

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran Yukio Okabe (file photo) won a race in Fukushima on Pione on June 19 to become the first Japan Racing Association jockey in history to earn his 2,900th career victory.

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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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Top favorite Neo Universe wins Japan Derby

TOKYO, Japan - Top favorite Neo Universe wins the 70th running of the Japan Derby at Tokyo Racecourse on June 1, enabling Italian jockey Mirco Demuro to become the first foreigner to win a Japan Derby race.

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Kiwi Lockett becomes 1st woman jockey to win graded race

FUNABASHI, Japan - New Zealander Rochelle Lockett smiles with her cup in hands after becoming the first woman to ride a winner in a graded race in Japan when she guided Gilded Age to a comfortable victory in the Nakayama Grand Jump at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture on Dec. 21. Lockett cruised home several lengths clear in the jumping Grade One race on a cold and wet day.

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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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Long-shot Hishi Miracle edges pack at Kikka-sho

KYOTO, Japan - Tenth-pick Hishi Miracle (2) storms down the final stretch to edge Fast Tateyama (7) by a nose to claim his first Grade One victory in a wild Kikka-sho race at Kyoto Racecourse on Oct. 20. The race began with a bizarre accident when odds-on favorite No Reason stumbled at the start and threw jockey Yutaka Take on to the turf in driving rain.

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Tanino Gimlet, Take win Japan Derby

TOKYO, Japan - Top favorite Tanino Gimlet charges into the lead from the outside down the final stretch to win the 69th running of the Japan Derby at the Tokyo Racecourse on May 26, allowing Yutaka Take to become the first jockey to post his third victory in the Grade One race. Tanino Gimlet crossed the finish line in the 2,400-meter race on turf in 2 minutes, 26.2 seconds by a length ahead of U.S.-born Symboli Kris S (11) to claim the 150 million yen prize.

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Long-shot No Reason storms to victory in Satsuki-sho

FUNABASHI, Japan - Long-shot No Reason, with English jockey Brett Doyle aboard, storms to an easy victory in the 62nd running of the Satsuki-sho, the first leg of Japan's triple crown series for 3-year-old colts, at Nakayama Racecourse on April 14. No Reason paid out 11,590 yen to win on a 100 yen wager.

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Jockey Take returns to track after injury

RITTO, Japan - Star jockey Yutaka Take smiles during a training exercise at the Ritto Training Center in Shiga Prefecture on April 10. Take returned to the track for the first time since suffering a broken pelvis over a month ago when he fell off his horse.

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Jungle Pocket snatches victory in 68th Japan Derby

TOKYO, Japan - Top favorite Jungle Pocket (L) chased down Dantsu Flame (R) in the final stretch on May 27 as jockey Koichi Tsunoda notched his first-ever Japan Derby win over veteran Hiroshi Kawachi. Dantsu Flame had a clear lead going into the final furlong until Jungle Pocket thundered down the outside to claim victory by a half-length in the 68th Japan Derby with a time of 2 minutes, 27 seconds over the 2,400-meter turf test at Tokyo Racecourse.

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Fairy King Prawn wins Yasuda Memorial

TOKYO, Japan - Fairy King Prawn, with jockey Robert Fradd aboard, was the first horse from Hong Kong to win a race in Japan after overtaking the field on the outside at Tokyo Racecourse and winning the Yasuda Memorial on June 4 by 1-1/4 lengths.

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Agnes Flight nips Air Shakur by nose for Japan Derby

TOKYO, Japan - Third favorite Agnes Flight (front) edges top favorite Air Shakur (back) by a nose on May 28 at Tokyo Racecourse as 45-year-old jockey Hiroshi Kawachi rode his first winner in 17 tries at the Japan Derby. Agnes Flight reeled in Air Shakur over the final furlong to win with a time of 2 minutes, 26.2 seconds over the 2,400-meter test on turf and take home 132 million yen in first-prize money.

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Silk Prima Donna wins Oaks

TOKYO, Japan - Top favorite Silk Prima Donna (R) edged Cheers Grace to win the 61st running of the Oaks, the second leg of the triple crown series for 3-year-old fillies, at Tokyo Racecourse on May 21. Silk Prima Donna, ridden by jockey Shinji Fujita, won her first G-1 race and led a 1-2 finish for the stable of trainer Kenji Yamauchi.

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Horse racing: Miyashita Japan's first female jockey with 1,000 wins

Jockey Hitomi Miyashita (L) rides Real Speed en route to earning her 1,000th win at Nagoya Racecourse in central Japan on Nov. 18, 2021. The 44-year-old became the first female jockey from Japan to reach the career milestone.

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Horse racing: Miyashita Japan's first female jockey with 1,000 wins

Jockey Hitomi Miyashita poses at Nagoya Racecourse in central Japan on Nov. 18, 2021, after winning her 1,000th race aboard Real Speed earlier in the day. The 44-year-old became the first female jockey from Japan to reach the career milestone

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Horse racing: Miyashita Japan's first female jockey with 1,000 wins

Jockey Hitomi Miyashita poses at Nagoya Racecourse in central Japan on Nov. 18, 2021, after winning her 1,000th race aboard Real Speed earlier in the day. The 44-year-old became the first female jockey from Japan to reach the career milestone.

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Ex-star jockey Tabara pleads guilty to drug use

TOKYO, Japan - Seiki Tabara, a popular former jockey charged with using stimulant drugs, enters the Tokyo District Court building Dec. 10 for his first trial session. Tabara pleaded guilty to the charge and apologized in the court.

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Jockey Take returns to track after injury

RITTO, Japan - Star jockey Yutaka Take smiles during a training exercise at the Ritto Training Center in Shiga Prefecture on April 10. Take returned to the track for the first time since suffering a broken pelvis over a month ago when he fell off his horse.

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Take becomes 1st Japanese to win 100 races abroad

HONG KONG, China - Yutaka Take (top) became the first Japanese jockey to see his 100th victory in overseas races Dec. 8 when he won the Cathay Pacific International Jockeys' Championship in Hong Kong. (Kyodo)

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Deep Impact achieves triple crown with Kikka-sho win

KYOTO, Japan - Overwhelming favorite Deep Impact (far L) outclasses the field to win the Kikka-sho at Kyoto Racecourse and became only the sixth triple crown winner and first in 11 years in Japanese horse racing. Steered by star jockey Yutaka Take, Deep Impact stormed past front-running Admire Japan (C) in the final furlong with his trademark homestretch run for a two-length victory that made the three-year colt the first unbeaten triple crown winner in 21 years. (Kyodo)

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Deep Impact achieves triple crown with Kikka-sho win

KYOTO, Japan - Overwhelming favorite Deep Impact (far R) outclasses the field to win the Kikka-sho at Kyoto Racecourse and became only the sixth triple crown winner and first in 11 years in Japanese horse racing. Steered by star jockey Yutaka Take, Deep Impact stormed past front-running Admire Japan (L) in the final furlong with his trademark homestretch run for a two-length victory that made the three-year colt the first unbeaten triple crown winner in 21 years. (Kyodo)

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Heart's Cry upsets Deep Impact at Arima Kinen

FUNABASHI, Japan - Heart's Cry (L) stole the show from triple crown winner Deep Impact (R) on Dec. 25 with a superb tactical ride by French jockey Christophe Lemaire, handing the overwhelming favorite his first defeat in eight career starts at the Arima Kinen at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Meisho Samson gets spring-autumn Tenno-sho double

TOKYO, Japan - Star jockey Yutaka Take gestures on top favorite Meisho Samson after winning the autumn Tenno-sho at Tokyo Racecourse on Oct. 28. Take marked his record-tying 10th Tenno-sho victory. He also moved within a win of becoming the first jockey to reach 3,000 career wins. (Kyodo)

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Jockey Take reaches 3,000 career wins

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese jockey Yutaka Take stretched his all-time career wins record to 3,000 in races organized by the Japan Racing Association on Nov. 3. He marked the memorable win when he and his mount Sky Beauty (in this photo) won the first of 12 races scheduled for the same day at Kyoto Racecourse. (Kyodo)

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Jockey Take reaches 3,000 career wins

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese jockey Yutaka Take marked an all-time career wins record of 3,000 in races organized by the Japan Racing Association on Nov. 3 when he and his mount Sky Beauty won the first of the 12 races at Kyoto Racecourse. (Kyodo)

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Reginetta wins Oka-sho

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Twelfth pick Reginetta (number 15) produces an electrifying late burst on April 13 to win the Oka-sho -- the first leg of the triple crown series for 3-year-old fillies in Japan -- giving jockey Futoshi Komaki his first Grade One victory. (Kyodo)

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Tanino Gimlet, Take win Japan Derby

TOKYO, Japan - Top favorite Tanino Gimlet charges into the lead from the outside down the final stretch to win the 69th running of the Japan Derby at the Tokyo Racecourse on May 26, allowing Yutaka Take to become the first jockey to post his third victory in the Grade One race. Tanino Gimlet crossed the finish line in the 2,400-meter race on turf in 2 minutes, 26.2 seconds by a length ahead of U.S.-born Symboli Kris S (11) to claim the 150 million yen prize.