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2012 Japan Cup (G1)

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Date/Track:
11/25/2012, Tokyo-JPN
Distance:
1 1/2m (Turf)
Age/Sex:
3+ M
Time:
2:23.10
*Rank is current Power Ranking among all active horses, based on highest HRN rating. Rating is based on HRN member voting.
FinSilksHorse / SireRatingTrainer / JockeyLast Start / Next Start
1st Gentildonna
Deep Impact
8.55
S. Ishizaka
Y. Iwata
2nd, 2013 Dubai Sheema Classic (G1) View Video
Nov 25 - Japan Cup (G1)
2nd Orfevre
Stay Gold
8.29
Y. Ikee
K. Ikezoe
1st, 2013 Sankei Osaka Hai (G2) View Video
Dec 25 - Arima Kinen (G1)
3rd Rulership
King Kamehameha
6.67
K. Sumii
C. Williams
3rd, 2012 Arima Kinen (G1) View Video
Mar 26 - Dubai Sheema Classic (G1)
4th Dark Shadow
Dance In The Dark
6.84
N. Hori
M. Demuro
5th, 2013 Sankei Osaka Hai (G2) View Video
Mar 31 - Dubai Duty Free (G1)
5th Fenomeno
Stay Gold
5.45
H. Toda
M. Ebina
1st, 2013 Tenno Sho (Spring) (G1) View Video
Nov 25 - Japan Cup (G1)
6th Tosen Jordan
Jungle Pocket
7.48
Y. Ikee
C. Soumillon
6th, 2012 Japan Cup (G1) View Video
Nov 27 - Japan Cup (G1)
7th Beat Black
Miscast
H. Nakamura
S. Ishibashi
4th, 2013 Kyoto Kinen (G2)
Nov 25 - Japan Cup (G1)
8th Red Cadeaux
Cadeaux Genereux
7.60
E. Dunlop
G. Mosse
3rd, 2013 Tenno Sho (Spring) (G1) View Video
Sep 10 - Irish St. Leger (G1)
9th Eishin Flash
King's Best
5.79
H. Fujiwara
C. Lemaire
3rd, 2013 Audemars Piguet QE II Cup (G1)
Oct 30 - Tenno Sho (Autumn) (G1)
10th Jaguar Mail
Jungle Pocket
6.12
N. Hori
W. Buick
6th, 2013 Tenno Sho (Spring) (G1) View Video
Oct 30 - Tenno Sho (Autumn) (G1)
11th Jakkalberry
Storming Home
6.07
M. Botti
C. O'Donoghue
1st, 2013 Dubai City of Gold (G2) View Video
Aug 17 - Juddmonte International (G1)
12th Mount Athos
Montjeu
L. Cumani
R. Moore
1st, 2013 Ormonde Stakes (G3) View Video
Jul 3 - Duplicate Race (G3)
13th Solemia
Poliglote
6.67
C. Laffon-Parias
O. Peslier
13th, 2012 Japan Cup (G1) View Video
Oct 7 - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1)
14th Oken Bruce Lee
Jungle Pocket
H. Otonashi
S. Hamanaka
14th, 2012 Arima Kinen (G1) View Video
Nov 27 - Japan Cup (G1)
15th Meisho Kampaku
Grass Wonder
Y. Arakawa
H. Uchida
14th, 2013 Tenno Sho (Spring) (G1) View Video
Nov 25 - Japan Cup (G1)
16th Rose Kingdom
King Kamehameha
5.45
K. Hashiguchi
Y. Take
11th, 2013 Niigata Daishoten (G3)
Oct 30 - Tenno Sho (Autumn) (G1)
17th Sri Putra
Oasis Dream
5.45
R. Varian
N. Callan
17th, 2012 Japan Cup (G1) View Video
Jun 15 - Prince of Wales's Stakes (G1)

What the Nation is saying about the 2012 Japan Cup (G1)...

Gentildonna is a superbly talented three-year-old filly, and with the victory she became the first sophomore female ever to win the Cup, but the decision seem less than just. Simply stated, Orfevre deserved to win the race, just as Buena Vista did two years ago. Perhaps the four-year-old son of Stay...Read More
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  • On The Gallop's · All nonsense. If they felt Orfevre would beat Gentildonna they would run him in the Sheema Classic. · 128 days ago ·
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  • On The Gallop's · Mike is 1000% correct. Orfevre did not run a straight line and the Filly simply muscled her way through. But hey you all above complaining can just simply not watch the race then :) · 128 days ago ·
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After seeing the head on replay a few times now, I have to say there was much more contact caused by Gentildonna in this race against Orfevre than Buena Vista caused with Rose Kingdom in the 2010 Japan Cup and she was taken down as the winner. A great run from this 3YO filly, and I really like her, but after seeing the replay a few times I'm fairly convinced that without the bumping she did against Orfevre it's doubtful she holds him off from crossing the wire 1st, IMO.
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  • cocoa2 · I read Hillenbrand's book which does mention it as far as I remember.. I read it in 4th grade so I continue to pick up on parts I missed · 163 days ago ·
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  • travel_vic · if this if that woulda shoulda if only....One has heard all this nonesense before and NO ONE has produced any evidence of it, BUT stablemates often do not try if one of theirs is ahead of them....Par for the course. · 163 days ago ·
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I went back a few minutes ago and watched both replays of the 2010 and 2012 Japan Cups and this is my take. In 2010, Buena Vista made brief, incidental contact with Rose Kingdom about mid-stretch, which Rose Kingdom's jockey tried to make look worse than it really was by checking Rose Kingdom off of Buena Vista's heels. But Buena Vista cruised on across the wire easily and won by some 2 or 3 lengths, much the best horse in the race, and the stewards at Tokyo take Buena Vista down as the winner? In this year's race, Gentildonna looked like she was playing roller derby with Orfevre in the final 200-250 meters of the race, bumping into him multiple times, which resulted in a win for her which was barely even a nose, and the stewards let that order of finish stand? I've always said I think the stewards in Japan are pretty quick to DQ horses in their races over there for making minimal contact. But since they are that way I have to ask, where's the fair play here? If Gentildonna was not taken down as the winner this year, there's no way Buena Vista should've been taken down in 2010, IMO. I half way wonder if the stewards at Tokyo let the finish stand the way it was for fear that a second DQ in three years might make owners of other international horses hesitant to send them over to Japan for any future running's of the race? JMO.
  • yukichan · I was thinking that perhaps they made no change because both horses are owned by same owner--Sunday Racing. In fact, Sunday Racing owns show horse, Rulership, as well. · 174 days ago ·
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  • mkstorm · If I recall, Buena Vista was disqualfied in 2010 because she cut off Rose Kingdom causing him to be checked and his momentum clearly slowed (although I don't believe he would have caught her anyway). In this year's race, Orfevre was bumped, but he was not checked and it was hard to determine if his momentum was noticeably slowed when he bumped with Gentidonna. Perhaps if Orfevre was running in a straight line and not coming in, then the filly would have been disqualifed for coming out and bumping him? I actually had a win bet on the filly and thought she was going to come down too so I still can't believe the results. · 173 days ago ·
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Any update on the stewards enquiry?
Checking it out on my xpressbet mobile, post time is less than one hour at 10:40pm (pst) to watch a special horse named Orfevre. I also like Rulership and Gentildonna.
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe second Orfevre will have a chance to exact revenge over his Longchamp conqueror Solemia when the two clash in the Japan Cup on November 25. Read More
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  • rafirox · Big like on the above comment ^^^^ · 186 days ago ·
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  • mkstorm · Still think Orfevre is the horse to beat in JC. Don't agree with the naysayers that this horse tired in the Arc. This horse has already proven that he can win at longer distances. I think his Arc loss was just a matter of the horse just letting up thinking the race was over. Can't really blame his French jockey who was urging him all the the way to the wire. Orfevre seems to be his own worst enemy. · 176 days ago ·
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