2011 JRA Awards; Triple Crown Orfevre Named Horse of The Year

Triple Crown-winner Orfevre (JPN) claimed the Japan Racing Association (JRA)'s 2011 Horse of the Year title for several outstanding achievements during his three-year-old season, coming...

2011 JPN Thoroughbred Rankings (Jan. 1 to Dec. 31)

NAR Grand Prix 2011 winners announced; double awardee Furioso claims 4th Horse of the Year title

Horse of the Year for 2011 went to Furioso, who boldly captured the Kawasaki Kinen as well as the Kashiwa Kinen, both top-class titles, then fought to a second-place finish in the JRA's February Stakes (G1) ...

World Cup champ Victoire Pisa retired

Just three days after fans saw Buena Vista mark the end of her racing career on Christmas Day, the retirement of 2011 Dubai World Cup winner Victoire Pisa was announced, news not wholly ...

60,000 bid Buena Vista farewell

In a scene that could surely happen only in Japan, some 60,000 racing fans braved freezing temperatures and icy winds late on Christmas Day, as they remained standing before the racetrack grandstand long after the last race ...