Orfevre, The Seventh Triple Crown Horse
Oct 24th 2011 01:00
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Orfevre
He has already won both the Japan 2000 Guinea, Satuki Sho (Grade 1, turf, 2,000m), at the Tokyo Racecourse on April 24th and the Japan Derby (Grade 1, turf, 2,400m) in Tokyo on May 29th.
So he became the first Japanese Triple Crown Winner in six years after Deep Impact.
The Kikka Sho was held with a field of 18 colts at the Kyoto Racecourse.
He had an easy win over the other horses.
His contender Win Variation who placed second in the Japan Derby also placed second.
Orfevre was so excited that he threw off his jockey, Kenichi Ikezoe, soon after finishing.
This video is announced in English.
He is sired by Stay Gold who didn't win any domestic Grade 1 races.
He placed second place four times, so he was called "Stay Silver."
However, he did win a retirement race, the Hong Kong Vase (Grade 1, turf, 2,400m), so he became the first overseas Grade 1 race winner bred from Japanese Farms.
Orfevre's blood mare sire is called Mejiro McQueen who was good at long distance races and won the Kikkasho, Takaraduka Grand Prix (Grade 1, turf, 2,200m) and the Spring Emperor Cups (Grade 1, turf, 3,200m) for the second year in a row.
This is the video of the second Spring Emperor Cup that he won.
McQeen's father, Mejiro Titan, also won the Emperor Cup (turf, 3,200m) as well as his paternal grandfather, Mejiro Asama.
Obviously McQueen inherited tremendous stamina and so did Orfevre.
Yasutoshi Ikee who has trained Orfevre became the Triple Crown Trainer.
He is the son of the previous Triple Crown Trainer, Yasuo Ikee, who trained Deep Impact, Stay Gold and Mejiro McQueen.
Horseraces are indeed a "Bloody sport."
I won the bet, but that doesn't matter.
Orfevre can be evenly matched with strong foreign rival horses.
If he isn't tired, he will start the 31st Japan Cup (Grade 1, turf, 2,400m) at the Tokyo Racecource on November 27th.
Danedream, who won the 90th Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (Grade 1, turf, 2,400m) at Longchamp this year, and Snow Fairy, who was placed third and won the Elzabeth Queen Cup (Grade 1, turf, 2,200m), are also going to start.
I'm looking forward to seeing the Japan Cup.
This is the video of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in French.
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The Kikka Sho was held with an 18-horse chariot at the Kyoto Racecourse.
He had an easy win over the other horses, including Win Variation who was placed second here as well as at the Japan Derby.
Orfevre was so excited that he bucked his jockey, Kenichi Ikezoe, soon after finishing.
However, he won the Hong Kong Vase (Grade 1, turf, 2,400m), becoming the first overseas Grade 1 race winner bred by Japanese farms.
Obviously McQueen inherited tremendous stamina and so did Orfevre.
He is the son of the previous Triple Crown Trainer, Yasuo Ikee, who trained Deep Impact, Stay Gold and Mejiro McQueen.
Danedream, who won the 90th Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (Grade 1, turf, 2,400m) at Longchamp this year, and Snow Fairy, who was placed third, are also going to start.
I appreciate your help.
He has already won both the Japan 2000 Guinea, Satuki Sho (Grade 1, turf, 2,000m), at the Tokyo Racecourse on April 24th and the Japan Derby (Grade 1, turf, 2,400m) at in Tokyo on May 29th.
He had an easy win over the other horses, including Win Variation who was placed second as well as that of in the Japan Derby.
Orfevre was so excited that he cast threw off his jockey, Kenichi Ikezoe, soon after finishing.
His sire is He was sired by Stay Gold who couldn't win any domestic Grade 1 races.
Really, Horseraces are indeed "blood sports."
I won the betting, but that doesn't matter.
You look familiar with the Kansai district.
Have you been to the Kyoto or Hanshin horse race track?
Leger, the 72nd Kikka Sho (Grade 1, turf, 3,000m) , which is the last leg of the Japanese Triple Crown Race for 3-year-old colts and fillies today. Comment: To avoid confusion with the US Triple Crown, it would be better to say this at the first mention of the contest.
So he became the first Japanese Triple Crown Horse Winner/Champion in six years after Deep Impact. Comment: Technically, any horse who ran in all three races could be called a Triple Crown Horse. The other work choices make things perfectly clear. Besides, the words are more impressive ^_^
The Kikka Sho was held with the 18-horse chariot at the Kyoto Racecourse. Comment: As in war vehicle?
He had an easy win over the other horses, including Win Variation who was (placed / finished second) as well as that of the Japan Derby. Comment: In the US, the first three positions are "win," "place," and "show." Also, I'm not sure what you mean in the red part
Orfevre was so excited that he cast threw his jockey, Kenichi Ikezoe, soon after finishing.
His sire was Stay Gold who couldn't didn't win any domestic Grade 1 races.
He had (placed / finished) second place four times, so he was called "Stay Silver."
In Japanese, we say 菊花賞は18頭立てのレースとして、京都競馬場で開かれた。/催された。
Here, we'd say, "A field of 18."
Leger, the 72nd Kikka Sho (Grade 1, turf, 3,000m) , which is the last leg of the Japanese Triple Crown Race for 3-year-old colts and fillies today. Comment: To avoid confusion with the US Triple Crown, it would be better to say this at the first mention of the contest.
So he became the first Japanese Triple Crown Horse Winner/Champion in six years after Deep Impact. Comment: Technically, any horse who ran in all three races could be called a Triple Crown Horse. The other work choices make things perfectly clear. Besides, the words are more impressive ^_^
The Kikka Sho was held with the 18-horse chariot at the Kyoto Racecourse. Comment: As in war vehicle?
He had an easy win over the other horses, including Win Variation who was (placed / finished second) as well as that of the Japan Derby. Comment: In the US, the first three positions are "win," "place," and "show." Also, I'm not sure what you mean in the red part
Orfevre was so excited that he cast threw his jockey, Kenichi Ikezoe, soon after finishing.
His sire was Stay Gold who couldn't didn't win any domestic Grade 1 races.
He had (placed / finished) second place four times, so he was called "Stay Silver."
I lost a trifecta, so I earned a little. :(
He is sired by Stay Gold who didn't win any domestic Grade 1 races.
However, he did win a retirement race, the Hong Kong Vase (Grade 1, turf, 2,400m), and so he became the first overseas Grade 1 race winner from Japanese Farms.
Orfevre's blood mare sire is called Mejiro McQueen, who was good at long distance races and won the Kikkasho, Takaraduka Grand Prix (Grade 1, turf, 2,200m) and the Spring Emperor Cups (Grade 1, turf, 3,200m) for the second year in a row.
Horseraces are indeed a "Bloody sports."
Orfevre can be evenly matched with strong foreign rival horses.
So he became the first Japanese Triple Crown Winner since Deep Impact won it six years ago. ("First xxx in yyy years" would be natural without specifying the previous winner, but following it with "after" feels off to me.)
He had an easy win over the other horses, including second place(?) Win Variation, who had also placed second in the Japan Derby.
He wis sired by Stay Gold who didn't win any domestic Grade 1 races.