Legendary Japanese trainer puts Danon Smash on a par with champion Lord Kanaloa
Takayuki Yasuda has sounded an ominous warning ahead of Sunday’s (25 April) HK$18 million Group 1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m) by declaring Danon Smash the...
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Danon Smash follows Lord Kanaloa’s footsteps with Hong Kong glory
Danon Smash followed in the footsteps of his sire Lord Kanaloa with a thrilling victory for Japan in the 2020 Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong...
Young sires Lord Kanaloa and Maurice are helping shift perceptions
In England it’s long been the Derby, Australia has the Golden Slipper, France the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, North America looks to the Kentucky...
Danon Smash out to uphold family honour for Yasuda and Lord Kanaloa
In the recent annals of the Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint there have been few foreign challengers that have been able to seriously trouble...
Japan’s influence on Hong Kong International Race day undeniable
The 1990s was a defining period for the Japanese thoroughbred. It was the decade in which imported stallions like Sunday Silence, Tony Bin, and Northern...