Full Result 6.25 Nakayama (JPN) | 23 November 2002

Japan Cup Dirt (Grade 1)

(3yo+) 1m1f Standard

1st £700,933 2nd £283,192 3rd £178,295 4th £104,855 5th £68,156 6th £54,524

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	9. Eagle Cafe (USA) 198/10 Frankie Dettori Futoshi Kojima	Frankie Dettori Futoshi Kojima	5	90	–	–	–	–
b h Gulch (USA) - Net Dancer (USA) (Nureyev)
Held up in mid-division, headway on inside from over 4f out to share 3rd entering straight, ridden to lead through gap on rail final 100yds, ran on well

2⁽³⁾ 1	3. Regent Bluff (JPN) 124/1 Yutaka Yoshida Yokichi Okubo	Yutaka Yoshida Yokichi Okubo	6	90	–	–	–	–
b h Park Regent (CAN) - Sally Belle (JPN) (Goodly)
Held up in rear, 10th straight, good headway from over 1f out to take 2nd on line

3⁽²⁾ nk [1¼]	2. Admire Don (JPN) 6/5F Shinji Fujita Hiroyoshi Matsuda	Shinji Fujita Hiroyoshi Matsuda	3	810	–	–	–	–
b c Timber Country (USA) - Vega (JPN) (Tony Bin)
Raced in 5th on rail, headway to go 3rd over 4f out, sharing 3rd on outside straight, went 2nd 1f out, kept on under pressure, caught for 2nd on line

4⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [2½]	1. Preeminence (JPN) 243/10 Yoshitomi Shibata Kyoichi Ito	Yoshitomi Shibata Kyoichi Ito	5	810	–	–	–	–
b m Afleet (CAN) - Agitation (USA) (Caerleon)
Held up in mid-division, not clear run over 4f out, 7th on outside straight, kept on final furlong

5⁽⁸⁾ nk [2¾]	8. Gold Allure (JPN) 8/5 Yutaka Take Yasuo Ikee	Yutaka Take Yasuo Ikee	3	810	–	–	–	–
ch c Sunday Silence (USA) - Nikiya (USA) (Nureyev)
Tracked leaders on outside, led over 3f out until headed final 100yds, no extra

6⁽⁴⁾ ½ [3¼]	4. Toho Emperor (JPN) 87/10 Isao Sugawara Yotsumi Chiba	Isao Sugawara Yotsumi Chiba	6	90	–	–	–	–
bl h Brian's Time (USA) - Rainbow Blue (JPN) (No Lute)
Mid-division on rail, headway from over 3f out to go 5th on inside straight, one pace

7⁽¹⁵⁾ 3 [6¼]	15. Smart Boy (JPN) 93/1 N Ito Kyoichi Ito	N Ito Kyoichi Ito	7	90	–	–	–	–
b h Assatis (USA) - Unravel (JPN) (No Lute)
Slowly away, last until over 3f out, stayed on at one pace from straight

8⁽¹⁴⁾ ½ [6¾]	14. Hagino High Grade (JPN) 12/1 Olivier Peslier Kunihide Matsuda	Olivier Peslier Kunihide Matsuda	6	90	–	–	–	–
br h Commander In Chief - Russian Party (JPN) (Russian Roubles)
Mid-division on wide outside, 9th straight, one pace

9⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [8½]	7. Reba's Gold (USA) 65/1 David Romero Flores Dan L Hendricks	David Romero Flores Dan L Hendricks	5	90 b	–	–	–	–
b h Slew O'Gold (USA) - Lovely Reba (USA) (Herat)
Prominent early, settled in mid-division on wide outside, 6th straight, weakened final furlong

10⁽¹⁶⁾ 1¾ [10¼]	16. Be My Nakayama (JPN) 194/1 Y Shikato Keiji Takaichi	Y Shikato Keiji Takaichi	8	90	–	–	–	–
b h Ebros (USA) - Be My Fire (IRE) (Be My Guest)
Held up in rear, never a threat

11⁽⁵⁾ nk [10¾]	5. Kanetsu Fleuve (JPN) 38/1 Mikio Matsunaga S Yamamoto	Mikio Matsunaga S Yamamoto	5	90	–	–	–	–
br h Paradise Creek (USA) - Rosita (JPN) (Mill George)
In touch on rail, no impression final 2f

12⁽¹¹⁾ 3½ [14¼]	11. Abreeze (USA) 55/1 R Migliore Kiaran McLaughlin	R Migliore Kiaran McLaughlin	7	90	–	–	–	–
b h Danzig (USA) - Priceless Pearl (USA) (Alydar)
Tracked leader, led from over 4f out until over 3f out, 2nd straight, weakened

13⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [14½]	10. Double Happiness (JPN) 28/1 H Kawachi Mitsuharu Shibata	H Kawachi Mitsuharu Shibata	5	90	–	–	–	–
gr h Royal Academy (USA) - Angel Cross (JPN) (C B Cross)
Always towards rear

14⁽⁶⁾ dist [44½]	6. Red Sun (ARG) 46/1 F Coetzee A S Cruz	F Coetzee A S Cruz	6	90	–	–	–	–
gr h Equalize (USA) - Ultima (ARG) (Lyphmas)
Held up in mid-division, in rear final 2f

15⁽¹²⁾ dist [74½]	12. Ar Alan (JPN) 204/1 Masashige Honda Mitsugu Kon	Masashige Honda Mitsugu Kon	6	90 b	–	–	–	–
ch h Arcangues (USA) - Yuwa Joyner (JPN) (Mill George)
Led, headed over 4f out, weakened

16⁽¹³⁾ 6 [80½]	13. Pappus (GER) 178/1 Andreas Suborics Mario Hofer	Andreas Suborics Mario Hofer	5	90 b	–	–	–	–
b h Acatenango (GER) - Pariana (USA) (Bering)
Held up towards rear, never a factor

16 ran Winning time: 1m 52.20s Total SP: 126%
1st owner: Kyoko Nishikawa (Eagle Cafe) 1st breeder: E J Hudson Jr Irrevocable Trust & W S Kilroy
2nd owner: A Ohara (Regent Bluff)
3rd owner: Riichi Kondo (Admire Don)

6:25 Nakayama (JPN) 23 Nov 2002

Japan Cup Dirt (Grade 1)