2011 Japanese Oaks

A total of 18 three-year-old fillies will go for the 2011 Yushun Himba(Japanese Oaks) on Sunday at Tokyo.

Marcellina and Whale Capture, who finished first and second in the Oka Sho(Japanese 1000 Guineas) respectively, are likely to be the major players.

The 72nd Yushun Himba(Japanese Oaks), Grade One
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Tokyo Race-11
3yo f 2,400-meter turf left-handed
weight: 55kgs
post time: 3:40 p.m. JST

pp/HorseName(sire)/Rider
1/Hubble Bubble(by Deep Impact)/Craig Williams
2/Medetashi(by Deep Impact)/Suguru Hamanaka
3/Bouncy Tune(by Stay Gold)/Kosei Miura
4/Erin Court(by Durandal)/Hiroki Goto
5/Calmato(by Symboli Kris S)/Yutaka Yoshida
6/Silent Sonic(by Deep Impact)/Katsuharu Tanaka
7/Rice Terrace(by Song of Wind)/Kyosuke Maruta
8/Meine Sorciere(by Roses in May)/Daichi Shibata
9/Marcellina(by Deep Impact)/Katsumi Ando
10/Derma Durga(by Lincoln)/Nicola Pinna
11/Acanthus(by Fuji Kiseki)/Hiroshi Kitamura
12/Whale Capture(by Kurofune)/Kenichi Ikezoe
13/Sicilian Breeze(by Zenno Rob Roy)/Yusuke Fujioka
14/Speed Ripper(by Falbrav)/Masayoshi Ebina
15/Happy Glass(by Deep Impact)/Daisaku Matsuda
16/Gullveig(by Deep Impact)/Hirofumi Shii
17/Meine Isabel(by Telegnosis)/Masami Matsuoka
18/Pure Brise(by Monsun)/Yoshitomi Shibata

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Danon Chantilly has been retired from racing. The 2010 NHK Mile Cup winner suffered tendon injury after finishing fourth in the Sankei Osaka Hai on April 3rd. That second injury made him retire. The 4-year-old colt will stand at Shadai Stallion Station.

Grand Prix Boss, winner of the 2011 NHK Mile Cup, is scheduled to leave Japan for England on May 27 to run in the June 4 St. James Palace Stakes at Ascot.