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Courier-Mail
12-08-2025
- Sport
- Courier-Mail
Japanese Group 1 winner Panja Tower set for Golden Eagle tilt
Don't miss out on the headlines from Horse Racing. Followed categories will be added to My News. Japanese star Panja Tower has been confirmed as the latest foreign raider set for a $10 million Golden Eagle (1500m) assault at Royal Randwick this year. Trainer Shinsuke Hashigushi has put Australia's coveted four-year-old feature in his crosshairs as he attempts to replicate the success of fellow Japanese raider Obamburumai in 2023. Obamburumai gave Japan its first victory in the Golden Eagle two years ago when scoring under the urging of Australian-based jockey Josh Parr. Panja Tower is a winner of three of her five career starts to date and has twice one in stakes grade, including the Group 1 NHK Mile Cup at Tokyo on May 11. Pro Tips View All Aaron Mills - Last 28 Days Profit Profit 0 * ROI 0 Strike Rate 0 Units Tipped 0 Avg. Winner Odds 0 • PUNT LIKE A PRO: Become a Racenet iQ member and get expert tips – with fully transparent return on investment statistics – from Racenet's team of professional punters at our Pro Tips section. SUBSCRIBE NOW! Price assessors at TAB quickly installed Panja Tower as an $11 chance on the same line of betting as Aeliana, Evaporate, Linebacker and Treasurethe Moment. 'His trainer, Mr Hashiguchi, when he won the NHK Mile, the first thing he said in his winning interview was that he would send this horse to the Golden Eagle,' Australian Turf Club Head of Racing and Wagering Nevesh Ramdhani told Sky Racing radio. 'That horse is now locked in to travel to Sydney for the race.' • 'Could be anything this season': Legendary hoops pick their spring stars Japan has representation in last year's Golden Eagle with favourite Ascoli Piceno (12th) failing to perform as expected while Corazon Beat finished last. But the international trend continued in the feature with English galloper Lake Forest edging out French talent Lazzat in an incident-charged edition of the race. It is hoped that multiple European gallopers head to Australia again for the four-year-old feature, including recent Thoroughbred Stakes victor Seagulls Eleven. Seagulls Eleven, which is raced by members of the Premier League's Brighton Hove Albion, is a $26 chance in betting. • Skyhook, Pallaton duel for Rosebud favouritism Trainer Hugo Palmer confirmed last Friday to Racing TV that a trip to Australia was still on the radar. 'It's a lot of money to pass up so we'll just have to see.' he said. Fellow English trainer Charlie Fellowes last week reiterated his desire to bring Luther ($26) to Australia for the Golden Eagle. Originally published as Japan's Group 1 weapon Panja Tower poised to head to Australia for $10 million Golden Eagle
News.com.au
12-08-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Japan's Group 1 weapon Panja Tower poised to head to Australia for $10 million Golden Eagle
Japanese star Panja Tower has been confirmed as the latest foreign raider set for a $10 million Golden Eagle (1500m) assault at Royal Randwick this year. Trainer Shinsuke Hashigushi has put Australia's coveted four-year-old feature in his crosshairs as he attempts to replicate the success of fellow Japanese raider Obamburumai in 2023. Obamburumai gave Japan its first victory in the Golden Eagle two years ago when scoring under the urging of Australian-based jockey Josh Parr. Panja Tower is a winner of three of her five career starts to date and has twice one in stakes grade, including the Group 1 NHK Mile Cup at Tokyo on May 11. Price assessors at TAB quickly installed Panja Tower as an $11 chance on the same line of betting as Aeliana, Evaporate, Linebacker and Treasurethe Moment. 'His trainer, Mr Hashiguchi, when he won the NHK Mile, the first thing he said in his winning interview was that he would send this horse to the Golden Eagle,' Australian Turf Club Head of Racing and Wagering Nevesh Ramdhani told Sky Racing radio. 'That horse is now locked in to travel to Sydney for the race.' G1 3yo NHK Mile at Tokyo: Won in a thriller by 3c 11. PANJA TOWER (Tower of London x Clarksdale (Victoire Pisa)) under Kohei Matsuyama 2nd MAGIC SAND x Yutaka Take 3rd filly CERBIATTO x Michael Dee 🇳🇿 1.31.7 for the Mile #JRA — Graham Pavey (@LongBallToNoOne) May 11, 2025 • 'Could be anything this season': Legendary hoops pick their spring stars Japan has representation in last year's Golden Eagle with favourite Ascoli Piceno (12th) failing to perform as expected while Corazon Beat finished last. But the international trend continued in the feature with English galloper Lake Forest edging out French talent Lazzat in an incident-charged edition of the race. It is hoped that multiple European gallopers head to Australia again for the four-year-old feature, including recent Thoroughbred Stakes victor Seagulls Eleven. Seagulls Eleven, which is raced by members of the Premier League's Brighton Hove Albion, is a $26 chance in betting. A win for the seagulls! 🰽 Seagulls Eleven, owned by some @OfficialBHAFC players, wins a messy edition of the Bonhams Thoroughbred Stakes for team @hpalmerracing and @themichaelowen. 🟦⬜ï¸� — Racing TV (@RacingTV) August 1, 2025 • Trainer Hugo Palmer confirmed last Friday to Racing TV that a trip to Australia was still on the radar. 'It's a lot of money to pass up so we'll just have to see.' he said. Fellow English trainer Charlie Fellowes last week reiterated his desire to bring Luther ($26) to Australia for the Golden Eagle.
Japan Forward
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Japan Forward
NHK Mile Cup: Panja Tower Edges Magic Sands in a Thrilling Finish
The Tower of London progeny held off Magic Sands and Cerbiatto in a pulsating dash to the wire in the 30th NHK Mile Cup at Tokyo Racecourse. Panja Tower (11), ridden by Kohei Matsuyama, wins the 2025 NHK Mile Cup by a head on May 11 at Tokyo Racecourse. (©KYODO) Ninth favorite Panja Tower claimed his first G1 and second graded title in the 30th NHK Mile Cup on Sunday, May 11 at Tokyo Racecourse. The bay colt, who is among the first crop of Tower of London, who won the 2019 Sprinters Stakes, broke his maiden in his debut start in September 2024 (Chukyo, 1,200 meters). And he immediately registered his first grade-race victory in the Keio Hai Nisai Stakes (Tokyo, G2, 1,400 meters) two months later. On Sunday, Panja Tower provided trainer Shinsuke Hashiguchi with his second JRA G1 success following the 2018 JBC Sprint with Graceful Leap. Jockey Kohei Matsuyama scored his sixth G1 title and his first since the 2021 Champions Cup with T O Keynes. Panja Tower was swift out of gate 11 and was reserved in a wide mid-pack position of the 18-horse field. Making the widest turn into the straight, the son of Tower of London unleashed a furious closing kick, drawing even with the frontrunner 300 meters out. Panja Tower pulled away while rallying with, and narrowly holding off, Magic Sands (Yutaka Take's ride) on the inside and Cerbiatto (Michael Dee) digging in between them in the final strides. ( Watch the race on the JRA's YouTube channel. ) Winning jockey Kohei Matsuyama (©SANKEI) "We were able to sit in a good position, but the rhythm was more of an important factor," Matsuyama said in a post-race interview. "And I'm happy he ran steadily in a good rhythm today." The jockey added, "As you know, he's shown his strength since his debut and has a graded win in Tokyo, and the way he stretched incredibly today proves he has a bright future ahead of him." The 30th running of the NHK Mile Cup. (©SANKEI) Third choice Magic Sands was unhurried, settling second from the rear, and was steered to an inner route by Take rounding the final corner to make a bid. The Kizuna colt, while launching the fastest drive over the last three furlongs (33.7 seconds) from behind, found a clear path 300 meters out and eventually dueled with the winner in the last 100 meters. But Magic Sands was a head short at the wire and had to settle for second. Cerbiatto, the 12th pick, sat on the rails just behind Panja Tower and after straightening away, increased speed to shoot out from the pack. The filly dug in fiercely in the final strides, nearly catching the top two finishers but was a head-and-nose short at the wire to finish third. Mondo dell'Amore (Keita Tosaki) and Lance of Chaos (Seinosuke Yoshimura) finished fourth and fifth, respectively. Breaking smoothly from stall eight, race favorite Admire Zoom (Yuga Kawada) was a bit keen in the backstretch but settled on the rails to stalk the pace in second. Picking off the pacesetter in the early stretch, the Maurice-sired colt showed effort in sustaining his lead. But he dropped away once, overtaken by the eventual winner, and faded to 14th. Kawada stated after the race that the colt had lost a shoe 200-300 meters out of the gate. The Victoria Mile on Sunday, May 18 at Tokyo Racecourse is the next G1 race on the JRA calendar. Read the full report , including details on each of the NHK Mile Cup entrants, on JRA News. Author: JRA News
