Jockey Take rewrites single-season win record
December 24, 2005Star jockey Yutaka Take picked up two wins Saturday to set a single-season Japan Racing Association record with 212 wins, breaking the mark he produced last year. Take eclipsed his own mark when he steered 4-year-old horse Firenze to victory at Ha...
Oguro to join Grenoble
December 24, 2005Gamba Osaka and Japan striker Masashi Oguro will join French second-division club Grenoble on a multiyear full-transfer deal running from Jan 2 next year, Grenoble general manager Kazuyoshi Tanabe said Saturday. No other deals were immediately kno...
Cerezo sweeps aside Gamba to move into Emperor's Cup semifinal
December 24, 2005Cerezo Osaka ended Gamba Osaka's hopes of a league and cup double with a 3-1 derby win to book a place in the semifinals of the Emperor's Cup on Saturday. Cerezo set up an appointment with Shimizu S-Pulse in Thursday's semis after the Shizuoka sid...