Fairmount1 Wrote:
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> Japan at 20-1 earlier this evening with 75k in the
> pool and 2900 plus on Crown Pride.
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> BC, Saudi, Dubai has been quite a run for the
> Japanese. Some have said that the last 5 months
> of success is from solid breeding the last 2
> decades finally coming together. Imagine people
> actually believe that is what "suddenly" made them
> start winning worldwide after being plodders for 2
> decades everywhere but Japan LOLOLOL....
A Couple of ideas that you might factor in. Japanese Thoroughbred Racing is not spread out among many tracks and many races. Their racing is condensed into fewer races with more contenders per race. e.g. A significant maiden race will have a purse of approximately $200k and 15 or more runners.
Further, The Large Purses of Japanese races made it more attractive at home than traveling across the pacific to sprint on dirt when they are bred for endurance. Sort of the same phenomena that contributes to the Euros dominating turf races when they come across the Atlantic.
The major Japanese Stakes races are run between 1+1/2 and 2 miles. Their races are barely started by the time the Florida Derby contestants are exhausted and dragging their heads on the ground.
The racing conditions and business are just very different. The other side of the coin is I don't remember any U.S.-based horse going to the orient to get a share of any of the multimillion-dollar purses. A few try Ascot, The Arc? nobody is going to AUS but they are bringing the Aussie Stallions to the U.S.
Most important of all, IMO, the ethics of Japanese Society are different enough from the U.S. today that no Yakuza characters are being put in jail for using PED's. As far as we know.
So before we start labeling Soup Cans I suggest we do a home and away series.
Geez, even a goofy horse like
Lani (third place? in his Belmont Stakes is standing stud in Kentucky.
following is the pedigree of this year's possible entry from Japan
Crown Pride @ 17/1 as I type this.
Pedigree ->
