Japan Times (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
Top favorite Vodka held off a late charge by Oken Bruce Lee to claim a record-equaling seventh Grade One win at the Japan Cup on Sunday. With French jockey Christophe Lemaire aboard, Vodka shot clear with a devastating turn of pace down the stretch and held on to clinch victory by a nose at Tokyo Racecourse.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Last updated November 29, 2009 7:39 p.m. PTVodka is toast of Tokyo with Japan Cup victory Vodka (5) of Japan ridden by Christophe Lemaire of France crosses the finish line to win the 29th Japan Cup horse race at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu on the outskirts of Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009. Vodka won the 2,400-meter (1 1/2 mile) race with 2 minutes, 22.4 seconds. Oken Bruce Lee (10)...
Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Jean-Claude Rouget has appointed Christophe Soumillon as his jockey for next season to replace Christophe Lemaire.
