2011 Asahi Hai Futurity S

A total of 16 colts will contest the Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes, the JRA biggest race for 2-year-olds, at Nakayama on Sunday.

Clarente and Dahlonega, who finished first and second, respectively, in the grade two Daily Hai Nisai Stakes at Kyoto in mid-October, could be the major players. Other strong contenders includes Leo Active, winner of the grade two Keio Hai Nisai Stakes, and Alfredo, an undefeated colt in two starts who faces the grade company for the first time.

The post time of the Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes will be at 3:25 p.m. JST on Sunday.

The 63rd Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes, Grade One
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Nakayama Race-11
2yo 1,600-meter turf right-handed
weight: 55kgs for colts; fillies allowed 2 kgs

1/Sudden Storm(by Storming Home)/Masaki Katsuura
2/Laurel Bullet(by Samurai Heart)/Kenichi Ikezoe
3/Alfredo(by Symboli Kris S)/Craig Williams
4/Meiner Robusto(by Zenno El Cid)/Masayoshi Ebina
5/Neo Vainqueur(by French Deputy)/Suguru Hamanaka
6/Snowdon(by Admire Moon)/Yuichi Kitamura
7/Clarente(by Dance in the Dark)/Futoshi Komaki
8/Shonan Lambsey(by Dance in the Dark)/Yasunari Iwata
9/Ninja(by Grass Wonder)/Yusuke Fujioka
10/Jono Bacchus(by Agnes Tachyon)/Keita Tosaki
11/Makoto Reversal(by Tayasu Tsuyoshi)/Ioritz Mendizabal
12/Tokei Halo(by Gold Halo)/Hiroki Goto
13/Hakusan Moon(by Admire Moon)/Katsuharu Tanaka
14/Hishi Wild(by Gold Allure)/Christophe Lemaire
15/Leo Active(by Admire Moon)/Norihiro Yokoyama
16/Dahlonega(by Daiwa Major)/Tetsuzo Sato