The first japanese G1 on turf fight amongst the sprinters starts on Sunday, so here is our competitors running:

* **Panja Tower** (Tower of London/Clarksdale, 4H) - **winner of NHK Mile Cup '25**
* **Big Caesar** (Big Arthur/Anna Perenna, 6H)
* **A T Makfi** (Makfi/Tenshinramman, 7H)
* **Danon McKinley** (Maurice/Homecoming Queen, 5H)
* **Yamanin al Rihla** (Isla Bonita/Yamaninpapillonner, 5H)
* **Red Mon Reve** (Lord Kanaloa/Last Groove, 7H)
* **Yoshino Easter** (Rulership/Earth Pray, 8H)
* **Win Carnelian** (Screen Hero/Cosmo Crystal, 9H) - **winner of Sprinters Stakes '25**
* **Satono Reve** (Lord Kanaloa/Ciliege, 7H) - **defending champion of Takamatsunomiya Kinen from last year**
* **Mama Cocha** (Kurofune/Buchiko, 7M) - **winner of Sprinters Stakes '23** ***^(\*(and also full sibling sister of Sodashi))***
* **La La Maceration** (California Chrome/La La Primevere, 5H)
* **Puro Magic** (Asia Express/Medjerda, 5M)
* **Namura Clair** (Mikki Isle/Sun Queen, 7H)  **^(\*()*****^(for him this race presumably will be final before retirement))*** 

*Not presented in video*: **Rapier** (Tower of London/Annatorte, 4H), **Invincible Papa** (Shalaa/Shwaimsa, 5H), **Fioraia** (Fine Needle/Fleur City, 5M), **Pair Pollux** (Kinshasa no Kiseki/Miracle Ask, 5H), **June Blair** (American Pharoah/Lap of Luxury, 5M)

[JRA] Takamatsunomiya Kinen (G1) training montage