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Female jockey record holder Miyashita retires

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Hitomi Miyashita jockeying at Nagoya racecourse in Aichi Prefecture in July 2005. Miyashita, 34, who owns the Japanese record for the most victories by a female jockey, retired on Aug. 16, 2011, from professional horse racing.

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Bullish Luck cruises to Yasuda Kinen victory

TOKYO, Japan - Brett Prebble responds to the galleries after jockeying third favorite Bullish Luck of Hong Kong to a victory at the Yasuda Kinen, the race for top milers, at Tokyo Racecourse on June 4.

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(2)Cesario edges out Air Messiah at Oaks

TOKYO, Japan - Yuichi Fukunaga responds to fans after jockeying top favorite Cesario to win the Japanese Oaks at Tokyo Racecourse on May 22.

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(2)Suzuka Mambo claims surprise victory at Tenno-sho

KYOTO, Japan - Katsumi Ando responds to his fans after jockeying 13th-pick Suzuka Mambo to win the spring Tenno-sho at Kyoto Racecourse on May 1. ''He was relaxed running the course and tried moving out in front a little early so I had to have him hold back before he could go all out in the chase,'' Ando said of the four-year-old colt, whose victory was worth 132 million yen.

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Veteran jockey Okabe is set to retire

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Racing Association jockey Yukio Okabe, who has won a record 2,943 races, is set to announce his retirement, sources close to him said March 9. Photo shows Okabe jockeying Symbolirudolf (10) in the 51st Japan Derby at Tokyo Race Course in May 1984.

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(2)Symboli Kris S scores back-to-back Tenno-sho wins

TOKYO, Japan - Olivier Peslier swings his fist in celebration after jockeying top favorite Symboli Kris S to a 1-1/2 length victory at the Tenno-sho at Tokyo Racecourse on Nov. 2.

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(1)Hashimoto faction to field 1 challenger to Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - Takao Fujii, a former minister, speaks to reporters on Sept. 1 as the largest faction within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is set to field a single challenger against the premier in the Sept. 20 poll for the party presidency. Fujii emerged as the final choice after weeks of jockeying among possible challengers in the faction led by former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto.

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(2)Fine Motion gallops to glory at Queen Elizabeth Cup

KYOTO, Japan - Yutaka Take, jockeying top favorite Fine Motion, waves at fans after winning the Queen Elizabeth Cup at Kyoto Racecourse on Nov. 10.

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Veteran jockey Okabe is set to retire

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Racing Association jockey Yukio Okabe, who has won a record 2,943 races, is set to announce his retirement, sources close to him said March 9. Photo shows Okabe jockeying Symbolirudolf (10) in the 51st Japan Derby at Tokyo Race Course in May 1984. (Kyodo)

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(2)Cesario edges out Air Messiah at Oaks

TOKYO, Japan - Yuichi Fukunaga responds to fans after jockeying top favorite Cesario to win the Japanese Oaks at Tokyo Racecourse on May 22. (Kyodo)

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Bullish Luck cruises to Yasuda Kinen victory

TOKYO, Japan - Brett Prebble responds to the galleries after jockeying third favorite Bullish Luck of Hong Kong to a victory at the Yasuda Kinen, the race for top milers, at Tokyo Racecourse on June 4. (Kyodo)

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(2)Fine Motion gallops to glory at Queen Elizabeth Cup

KYOTO, Japan - Yutaka Take, jockeying top favorite Fine Motion, waves at fans after winning the Queen Elizabeth Cup at Kyoto Racecourse on Nov. 10. (Kyodo)

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(2)Suzuka Mambo claims surprise victory at Tenno-sho

KYOTO, Japan - Katsumi Ando responds to his fans after jockeying 13th-pick Suzuka Mambo to win the spring Tenno-sho at Kyoto Racecourse on May 1. ''He was relaxed running the course and tried moving out in front a little early so I had to have him hold back before he could go all out in the chase,'' Ando said of the four-year-old colt, whose victory was worth 132 million yen. (Kyodo)

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Female jockey record holder Miyashita retires

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Hitomi Miyashita jockeying at Nagoya racecourse in Aichi Prefecture in July 2005. Miyashita, 34, who owns the Japanese record for the most victories by a female jockey, retired on Aug. 16, 2011, from professional horse racing. (Kyodo)

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(2)Symboli Kris S scores back-to-back Tenno-sho wins

TOKYO, Japan - Olivier Peslier swings his fist in celebration after jockeying top favorite Symboli Kris S to a 1-1/2 length victory at the Tenno-sho at Tokyo Racecourse on Nov. 2. (Kyodo)

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(1)Hashimoto faction to field 1 challenger to Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - Takao Fujii, a former minister, speaks to reporters on Sept. 1 as the largest faction within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is set to field a single challenger against the premier in the Sept. 20 poll for the party presidency. Fujii emerged as the final choice after weeks of jockeying among possible challengers in the faction led by former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto. (Kyodo)