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Japan Cup - Glossary Of Terms

Chichi-Naikokusanba:
In Japan, the progeny of Japanese-bred sire are called Chichi-Naikokusamba ('Chichi' means 'father', 'Naikokusan' means 'bred inside the country' and 'ba' means 'horse'). When a Chichi-Naikokusanba wins a race where non-Chichi-Naikokusamba also participate, additional winning prize money will be paid to its owner. (I heard that this kind of rule exists in France, too.)

Gaikokusanba:
In Japan, horses who belong to Japanese stables but were bred outside Japan are called Gaikokusanba('Gaikokusan' means 'bred outside the country'). Generally, Gaikokusanba is less expensive to buy than non-Gaikokusanba in Japan. Instead, they cannot participate in the classic races(such as Satsuki-SHO, Derby, Kikka-SHO, Oka-SHO and Oaks) and Tenno-SHO(Emperor's Cup).

JRA:
(See Also) Japanese Racing Association. Central racing association of Japan. This site will mainly show JRA races.

NAR:
(See Also) National Association of Racing. Association beween regional racecourses in Japan. Some horses belonging to NAR challenge to the JRA racing, or JRA horses participate in the interchange races held at NAR tracks. For more detail, please see JRA webpage.

Shijo Torihikiba:
Meaning 'a horse traded in a sales'. In Japan, most horses were traded directly between owners and breeders. In order to encourage the horse trading in the sales, JRA gives additional winning prize to a Shijo Torihikiba who won the race which non-Shijo-Torihikiba also participate.

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 Horse Jockey
1
 Tap Dance City JPN Tetsuzo Sato
2
 Denon USA Corey Nakatani
3
 Sakura President JPN Yutaka Take
4
 Fields Of Omagh AUS Steven King
5
 Symboli Kris S JPN Olivier Peslier
6
 Ana Marie FR Christophe Lemaire
7
 Tsurumaru Boy JPN Norihiro Yokoyama
8
 Neo Universe JPN Mirco Demuro
9
 Ange Gabriel FR Thierry Jarnet
10
 That's The Plenty JPN Katsumi Ando
11
 Active Bio JPN Koshiro Take
12
 Derby Regno JPN Hideaki Miyuki
13
 Johar USA Alex Solis
14
 Islington GB Kieren Fallon
15
 Slew Valley USA Jorge Chavez
16
 Sarafan USA Victor Espinoza
17
 Tigertail FR Thierry Gillet
18
 Sunrise Pegasus JPN Yoshitomi Shibata