Japanese 1000 Guineas

Not just any stallion can sire a champion, and 2010 King George and Queen Elizabeth Stakes hero Harbinger (GB) accomplished that feat thrice when the JRA Awards were announced in January. Now, the Northern Hemisphere is just a handful of days away from the first Classic of the season--Japan's G1 Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas) this coming Sunday--and the Shadai Stallion Station resident is poised to add a third individual Classic scorer and fourth Classic win. His newly fledged 2024 champions range from the two-for-three Arma Veloce (Jpn)--more on her...

Daring Tact (Jpn) (Epiphaneia {Jpn}) had shown potential for brilliance prior to Sunday's G1 Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas), breaking her maiden in her lone start at two and winning the Listed Elfin S. in February by four lengths, and the first-crop daughter of G1 Japan Cup and G1 Kikuka Sho winner Epiphaneia followed through on that promise on Sunday with a win in the nation's first Classic of the season. Daring Tact is the first filly in 40 years to win the Oka Sho in just her third start,...