LAND OF THE RISING FILLIES JAPAN INFLUENCE EVIDENT.Byline: KEVIN MODESTI HORSE RACING horse racing, trials of speed involving two or more horses. It includes races among harnessed horses with one of two particular gaits, among saddled Thoroughbreds (or, less frequently, quarterhorses) on a flat track, or among saddled horses over a turf course with INGLEWOOD - Four years after Hollywood Park Hollywood Park may be several places:
It was the map of Japan. Now bettors must figure out if Cesario's four-length victory -- the first in a major U.S. stakes by a horse bred and trained in Japan -- was a one-time phenomenon or the start of Japan's ascent in international thoroughbred racing. The field of seven 3-year-old fillies for the $750,000 American Oaks at 1 1/4 miles on turf Sunday includes Asahi Rising, a Japanese-bred granddaughter of Sunday Silence Sunday Silence (1986-2002) was an American thoroughbred race horse. He was foaled in 1986 Sired by Halo out of Wishing Well. Though he was registered as a dark bay/brown, he was in fact a true black. who recently led the Japanese Oaks to the final furlong  This article or section contains information about an unreleased video game.The content may change substantially as more information becomes available. . Is Asahi Rising another Cesario? ``I think so,'' trainer Masaaki Koga said Thursday after post positions for the American Oaks and Saturday's $750,000 CashCall Mile were set in a ceremony at Mastro's Steakhouse in Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. . ``That's why I brought her to America.'' Koga, 41, paused and smiled. ``Actually,'' he said, ``she brought me.'' On July 3, 2005, Cesario came to the American Oaks after winning the Japanese Oaks to put her career earnings over $2 million in a four-race career blemished blem·ish tr.v. blem·ished, blem·ish·ing, blem·ish·es To mar or impair by a flaw. n. An imperfection that mars or impairs; a flaw or defect. only by a photo-finish loss in the Japanese 1000 Guineas. She, too, was a granddaughter of Sunday Silence. Unsure how good Cesario might be, because horses in Japan race almost exclusively against other Japan-breds and earn inflated purses, bettors here sent her and jockey Yuichi Fukunaga away at odds of nearly 9-2 and made New York-based Melhor Ainda the favorite at 6-5. Cesario sat close to the lead before taking charge on the far turn and was never threatened in the stretch. Melhor Ainda finished second. Cesario became the first horse from Japan ever to win a North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Grade I race, and was believed to have become the first to win any U.S. race since Hakuchikara upset Round Table in a $60,400 event at Santa Anita in 1959. Perhaps the closest Japan had come since then had been Dance in the Mood's second-place finish to Ticker Tape Ticker Tape A computerized device that relays financial information to investors around the world, including the stock symbol, the latest price, and volume on securities as they are traded. in the 2004 American Oaks, largely blamed on traffic trouble. Coincidentally, Dance in the Mood is back this week to run in the CashCall Mile. Said Cesario's jockey in a Hollywood Park winner's circle crowded with Japanese reporters: ``I hope she sets the trend, and others follow her.'' Enter Asahi Rising, a filly with front-running ability who will be ridden by Hollywood Park-based Victor Espinoza in the fifth American Oaks. ``I feel this filly fits the American style of race,'' said Koga, until recently an assistant to Dance in the Mood trainer Kazuo Fujisawa. ``She has good speed.'' Since the American Oaks is 1 1/4 miles and the Japanese Oaks at Tokyo racecourse is 1 1/2, maybe Asahi Rising's third-place finish by a length to Kawakami Princess can be excused. Also, this year's Japanese Oaks was 2 3/5 seconds faster than last year's. But Asahi Rising's overall record, 3 for 9 with $861,000 earned, does not compare to Cesario's. Local horsemen in the American Oaks expressed respect but no awe for the new Japanese starlet star·let n. 1. A small star. 2. A young film actress publicized as a future star. starlet Noun a young actress who has the potential to become a star Noun 1. . ``She's a nice filly,'' Don Van Kempen, owner of Sol Mi Fa, said of Asahi Rising. ``I don't think she's Cesario, but she's a nice filly.'' Asahi Rising drew post 1 and is the 5-1 third choice on the morning line. The rest of the field, from the rail out: Sol Mi Fa (Patrick Valenzuela), 8-1; Arravale (Corey Nakatani), 8-1; Galileo's Star (Norberto Arroyo), 20-1; Attima (David Flores Flores, town, Guatemala Flores (flōrəs), town (1990 est. pop. 2,200), capital of Petén department, N Guatemala. Flores was built on an island in the southern part of Lake Petén Itzá and on the site of the ), 2-1; Foxysox (Alex Bisono), 6-1; Wait a While (Garrett Gomez), 5-2, and Proxenia (Alex Solis), 20-1. Julio Canani-trained Attima will be tested for stamina after capitalizing on an easy lead in the 1 1/8-mile Honeymoon Handicap. Also this weekend: Saturday's CashCall Mile is named for the consumer- loans company whose sponsorship has bumped up the purse for the fillies-and-mares turf race formerly known as the Royal Heroine Stakes. The field of nine: Cambiocorsa (Jon Court), 5-1; Toupie (Tyler Baze), 1 5-1; Shining Energy (Nakatani), 5-2; Dancing Edie (Valenzuela), 10-1; Sweet Talker (Ramon Dominguez), 3-1; Flying Glitter (Solis), 20-1; Luas Line (Aaron Gryder), 8-1; Hollywood Story (Flores), 20-1, and Dance in the Mood (Espinoza), 7-2. CashCall founder J. Paul Reddam John Paul Reddam B.A. M.A. Ph.D. (born July 28, 1955 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada) is a former professor of philosophy at California State University, Los Angeles and a businessman and Thoroughbred racehorse owner. Known by his middle name, J. co-owns Dancing Edie, so he has a chance to win back some of the sponsor's money. Not to overlook: Hollywood Park will have eight stakes with purses totaling $2.8 million during the unusual racing week that began Thursday and includes Monday and the Fourth of July Fourth of July, Independence Day, or July Fourth, U.S. holiday, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Celebration of it began during the American Revolution. . (No racing next Wednesday and Thursday.) Sunday's card includes three invitationals -- the Vanity Handicap for fillies and mares, including Star Parade, Proposed and Healthy Addiction; the American Handicap on turf, with 2002 winner The Tin Man running at age 8; and the Triple Bend Handicap sprint, topped by Siren Lure. heymodesti(AT_SIGN)aol.com (818) 713-3616 CAPTION(S): box Box: OUT OF THE GATE - Kevin Modesti |
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