Tokyo Race 3 - Tokyo 3r
WIDE VALOR (14) First race appearance 2yo by Yaupon for Hideaki Fujiwara. Watch the market moves. TAIZANFUKUN (8) Initial appearance 2yo by Nadal for trainer Ryou Takei. Jockey Christophe Patrice Lemaire rates highly aboard. Watch for a sign in the market. G T KAGURA (1) 2yo by Le Vent Se Leve having first race appearance for trainer Toru Kurita and has drawn the rails. Watch the market moves. SARASA HAYABUSA (11) Issei Murata 2yo by Sinister Minister on debut. Follow the money.
Jockey: Yasunari Iwata
Weight: 56kgs
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Debuts from barrier 1 for Toru Kurita, whose first-starter record is sound enough at 6 wins and 13 placings from 40 runners. The Le Vent Se Leve stable combination reads particularly well, with 4 wins and 9 placings from 16, and Y Iwata takes the ride as his only mount of the day. That profile gives this colt a genuine winning platform at his first public outing.
Jockey: Yutaro Nonaka
Weight: 56kgs
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Begins from barrier 2 for Hiroyasu Tanaka, a Group 1-winning trainer whose debut runners have placed 14 times from 28 starts. By Mikki Isle from Dyna Stone, he has a neat draw and a stable profile that points more to a competitive debut than a dominant one. A clean first experience can put him into the minor money.
Jockey: Miyabi Mutou
Weight: 56kgs
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Makes his first appearance for N Takagi, who brings Group 1-winning credentials and a 14% debut strike rate from the supplied sample. The inside half of the draw helps, but this colt has fewer standout profile markers than the better-fancied newcomers. He can run respectably, though others bring stronger winning credentials.
Jockey: Ryuto Yokoyama
Weight: 56kgs
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Steps out from a family with useful dirt references, including O K Mahina and Moruchan among the city-winning relatives. O K Mahina was also second on debut over 1600m at Tokyo Dirt, which gives the page some relevance. The counter is I Aizawa's modest 1 win from 20 debut runners, so he looks more a rough improver than a leading chance.
Jockey: Takurou Ishida
Weight: 54kgs
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Debuts for Koichi Shinkai with barrier 5 and 54kg, both practical starting points for a two-year-old newcomer. His half-brother Captain Duke has won twice, so there is some racehorse in the family, and the trainer has 2 debut wins from 14 starters. Even so, the overall profile looks thinner than the main chances and he will have to show sharp race sense immediately.
Jockey: Naota Uezato
Weight: 53kgs
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Debuts as an 8.8 million yen yearling purchase by Chuwa Wizard from Personal Belief and gets in with 53kg. K Seishi is a Group 1-winning trainer and has only one runner on the card, although the supplied debut record is 0 from 26. The pedigree and weight keep him firmly in the winning discussion, and he shapes as one of the better newcomers.
Jockey: Koo Nagahama
Weight: 55kgs
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Starts from barrier 7 for Tsuyoshi Tanaka, whose debut and Mind Your Biscuits figures are both on the quiet side in the supplied data. The family offers some substance through Caldwell, a five-time winner and Kokura Dirt 1700m scorer, but this colt lacks the same depth of debut indicators as the leading chances. A forward showing would be a positive surprise.
Jockey: Christophe Patrice Lemaire
Weight: 56kgs
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Makes his debut with Christophe Lemaire booked, a major positive given he is the leading and top Group 1-ranked jockey in the supplied data. Ryo Takei has produced 3 winners and 10 placings from 20 first-starters, giving this Nadal colt a strong base for a 2yo newcomer. With the leading rider and a proven debut yard, he sets the benchmark.
Jockey: Akihide Tsumura
Weight: 56kgs
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Begins for Takayuki Kato, whose debut record is 3 wins from 25, with Akihide Tsumura taking the ride. By Le Vent Se Leve, he has a useful family pointer through Achiever, a Nakayama Dirt 1800m winner, while the trainer-sire figures show one win from eight. He may not have the standout jockey angle of Taizanfukun, but there is enough substance to be a live threat.
Jockey: Kazuki Kikuzawa
Weight: 56kgs
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Debuts as a 38.5 million yen American Pharoah colt from the T Iwato stable, which has Group 1-winning credentials. The trainer's debut sample is 2 wins and 4 placings from 25, so the purchase price is stronger than the first-starter statistics. Barrier 10 asks him to do things professionally, but the profile is good enough to keep him in the place mix.
Jockey: Norihiro Yokoyama
Weight: 55kgs
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Comes from a strong Sinister Minister family, headed by full brother Hayabusa Maca O, a Listed winner, and Truchot, a multiple Tokyo Dirt 1600m winner. The page also contains debut performers, including Hayabusa Maca O and Sarasa How Pretty, so there is early ability in the bloodline. The trainer-sire record is the query, but she has a genuine placing profile.
Jockey: Takuya Kowata
Weight: 55kgs
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Debuts for Kiyoshi Muroi, whose small first-starter sample reads well with 2 wins from 8. By Sinister Minister, she has a sire line that fits dirt racing, and the stable sends only one runner today. The wider draw is not ideal for an inexperienced filly, yet the trainer debut strike rate gives her a realistic minor-money chance.
Jockey: Takuya Ono
Weight: 56kgs
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Starts as a 28.6 million yen Majestic Warrior colt, so the sale profile commands some respect. The challenge is that M Kikukawa is 0 from 23 with debut runners in the supplied data, and the trainer-sire combination is also 0 from 9. Barrier 13 adds another layer for a first starter, leaving him with ground to make up on the better-credentialed newcomers.
Jockey: Keita Tosaki
Weight: 56kgs
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Arrives as a USA-bred Yaupon colt with a strong commercial and family page, having sold for US$450,000 at Keeneland. Half-sibling Look Forward won a G2 and was G1 placed, while Amidst Waves also earned black-type form. H Fujiwara's debut strike rate of 19% is solid, and Keita Tosaki adds further confidence, making him a legitimate place chance despite the wide draw.
Jockey: Kiwamu Ogino
Weight: 56kgs
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Debuts from a wide barrier, but there are some positives in the profile. Kiwamu Ogino is listed as a leading Group 1-winning jockey, and Yukio Inagaki's Mind Your Biscuits combination has 5 wins and 14 placings from 28 runners. The broader debut record is only 1 win from 30, so he sits behind the main hopes despite a few encouraging angles.
Jockey: Daisuke Sasaki
Weight: 56kgs
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Starts from the outside draw for Mizuki Takayanagi, whose debut runners have won once from 31 in the supplied data. The family has produced plenty of winners, including Misurina and Czerny, and Misurina won on debut over 1400m at Chukyo. That gives him some background interest, but barrier 16 and the stable debut record make this a demanding assignment.