Three JRA venues this weekend which sees the launch of the Spring Grade 1 season on Sunday. There are two black-type races on Saturday - the Nikkei Sho for the stayers at Nakayama and the Daily Cup over 1800m at Hanshin. The third venue is Chukyo where the spotlight will shine on Sunday.
Sunday’s (26 March) running of the G1 Takamatsunomiya Kinen (1200m) features a clash of three individual Group 1 winners against a host of emerging talents at Chukyo Racecourse in Nagoya.