ROMANTIC WARRIOR - Yasuda Kinen 2024 (3YO+ WFA G1) Group 1 Tokyo 2 June TURF

[@shaunterry1769]

A very courageous horse. He keeps on winning and earns respect worldwide.

[@ABRDump]

Some say peak RW better than peak G60

[@saturnviz]

@@ABRDump yes sure! RW is a world beater.

[@takotsuboryu]

日本の競馬ファンです！日本に来てくれてありがとう！強かった！

[@chakkowchau2922]

Perfect match ~ J McDonald & Romantic Warrior!

[@saturnviz]

Romantic Warrior is a superstar. He beats the Japanese on their home turf on 1600m, a distance too sharp for him, but still won! He is now an automatic qualifier for the Breeders' Cup Turf Mile in USA. Let's see how they plan the rest of the season for the champion.

[@ABRDump]

I don't think they will go this season, but one can always hope. Maybe next season.

[@wil_wilqueen3552]

I think Tenon Sho autumn in Japan will be his next target !!

[@wil_wilqueen3552]

Not many overseas horse race in Japan these day !!!

[@derekleung8269]

really qualified BC?

[@saturnviz]

@@derekleung8269 yes!

[@hanajinks1044]

Outstanding win, and it certainly makes some of our WFA horses competitive given his performance in the Cox Plate

[@ABRDump]

His cox plate per didn't go as planned, otherwise he would have gapped them

[@hanajinks1044]

@@ABRDump You've gotta be right - l just can't see how the horses he beat in the Cox Plate are world-class.

[@bgardiner3354]

​​@@ABRDumpI think thats a big call and it does not reflect the rating that the race was given by the IFHA. I don't doubt the fact that RW was a couple of pounds off his best... but there were 8 horses within 3L after RW box seated. If you assume that Alligator Blood and Mr Brightside (who were out beyong 8F for the first time) went close to their season's peaks (120 / 119), which the IFHA did as they gave the race 119.75lbs, saying that these horses are not world class is just nonsense. They might struggle in some of the middle distance G1's in Europe but anywhwre else on turf they'd be right in it.

[@StFidjnr]

Romantic Warrior is the odds on favourite to win Hong Kong horse racing's highest honour 2024 horse of the year

[@auzziebattla]

Jmac bossed that to get him out. Then the pretty part, watching a superb horse go through his gears 👌

[@markuswilmes3694]

Two superstars

[@michaelkim4703]

What a champion both jmac and romantic warrior. Doesn't win by much but always finds a way to win

[@graemecook9955]

J MAC. Awesome Bro.

[@ABRDump]

He's a legend

[@茶会ちゃん]

凄まじい強さだった！GJ！！

[@derekleung8269]

big heart and will to win per JM

[@eaves357]

This horse reminds me of Silent Witness.

[@Raulmaderna]

Un crack internacional!

[@yojane7]

😍😍😍

[@Ned-e9o]

James Mcdonald rides rings around any other jockey in the world!

[@karensnowden962]

Becos he's on the Best Horses

[@thetony5474]

He has achieved a lot more than Equinox yet people still see him as inferior…Romantic has taken out a Cox Plate and then slapped up the best Japanese Milers while still winning G1s in Hong Kong…put some respect on his name because hide and duck challenges.

[@paulk756]

Choice of cameras during the race leaves a lot to be desired.

[@auzziebattla]

I’m not a lip reader, but it looked like Jmac yelled out ‘that’s why I’m the fckin man’. Hard to disagree 🤷‍♂️

[@karensnowden962]

Wouldn't surprise me. Arrogant

[@chankarona4661]

Romantic Warrior and Jmac could have smoked them by 2-3 lengths easily if horse no13 didn’t block him in the last 300 meters.

[@Dellahsu7]