Meanwhile in … Japan: Almond Eye souvenir shoes fetch £57,000 for charity
A monster sum of ￥8,561,521 (£57,000) has been raised following the sale of four of her race shoes.
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News flashes: Almond Eye in foal, French doping scandal, £6m Royal Ascot and more …
Our weekly round-up of international horse racing snippets.
Superstar clash in Japan: Gran Alegria has Contrail in sights for 2021 return
Superstar sprinter/miler’s connections have nominated the 1m2f Osaka Hai for her return to action – a race which is also on Contrail’s spring schedule.
No Arc for Contrail in 2021 – but Dubai Turf is on the agenda for Triple Crown winner
Contrail’s trainer Yoshito Yahagi has outlined a campaign that takes in the Dubai Turf and Japan Cup but not the Arc in 2021.
Almond Eye named Japan’s Horse of the Year for the second time
Superstar racemare polled more votes than Triple Crown winners Contrail and Daring Tact to win the prestigious prize.
On the record: the Arima Kinen, Grant Behr, Anna Jordsjo and more …
A massive public vote for Japan’s big race, new records for Welder and Chris Johnson – the week’s racing landmarks.
On the record: Summer Pudding, Calder, Rafael Hernandez and more …
Our weekly wrap-up of milestones from across the horse racing world.
Almond Eye knocks Contrail off top spot in global racehorse rankings
Japan Cup heroine goes into retirement as world number one after leaping up the TRC list – while Contrail falls to number five.