The World-Class Horse Racing Japan Offers is Steeped in Tradition

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The appeal of horse racing has proven to be global time and again. And given the high social status ascribed to warriors and the warrior culture in the Far East, it’s no surprise that when it comes to horse racing, Japan is one of the formerly martial sport’s most avid supporters.
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Deep Impact: Horse Racing Superstar

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Deep Impact, a horse that was named Japan’s Horse of the Year for 2005 to 2006, was bred from Sunday Silence (sire) and Wind in Her Hair (dam) – champions in their own right. Deep Impact had a strong pedigree that destined him to be the first horse since Narita Brian to complete the Japanese [...]

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