Japans biggest betting day of the year..
Efforia trying to win 2 years in a row
Equinox and Titleholder to run close up.
The 67th Arima Kinen (The Grand Prix), a 2,500-meter, Grade 1 race on turf, at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, will be held on Sunday afternoon, December 25. JAPAN Forward will be closely watching up-and-coming 3-year-old Equinox.
It has been nearly two months since Equinox's long-awaited first Japan Racing Association Grade 1 victory in the Tenno Sho (Autumn) on October 29.
Now, Equinox, who has a genius streak in his veins, sets his sights on The Grand Prix stage, where he will once again face off against the best of the older horses.
Defending Champion Efforia Chasing More Glory in the Arima Kinen
Since last year's Arima Kinen, Efforia has struggled to produce successful results in races. But trainer Yuichi Shikato believes he's now on the right track.
On Christmas Day, Efforia will attempt to become the second horse in the 21st century to win the Arima Kinen in back-to-back years. Only his grandsire, Symboli Kris S (jockey Olivier Preslier) in 2002 and '03, has accomplished the feat.
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