🟠 PONOS TO TAKE ANOTHER SHOT AT THE TITLE: Kei Cozzolino and Yorikatsu Tsujiko, who ended up as runner-up last year, are returning for the upcoming season of the Japan Cup, as PONOS Racing field the Evo-upgraded No. 45 Ferrari 296 GT3.

📸 SRO | #GTWorldAsia #JapanCup

3D render of the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R

🇯🇵🚨 NEW CORVETTE IN JAPAN! K-tunes Racing becomes first team to enter Z06 GT3.R in SRO Japan Cup

+ more news on team's SUPER GT and Suzuka 1000km plans

➡️ www.dailysportscar.com/2026/02/14/k...

#SUPERGT #Suzuka1000km #JapanCup

On the Instagram page of the Japan Cup, it says 'TBC', but the press release of the Japan Cup says "partnering them [Fukuzumi and Sakaguchi], Kazunori Suenaga will compete in all rounds".

So uhh... a question mark over the Am in the K-tunes Corvette then.

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The No. 98 Ferrari 296 GT3 returns, but with the new-for-2026 Evo package, and it will also be entered in the Pro-Am class. Shinichi Takagi is back and is set to team up with Betty Chen, the female Taiwanese driver who is stepping up from GT4.

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🇯🇵 K-TUNES CAMPAIGN WITH CORVETTE: K-tunes Racing have acquired a Corvette Z06 GT3.R for the 2026 Japan Cup. Kazunori Suenaga will share the No. 96 Chevy with Nirei Fukuzumi at Fuji and Okayama, and with Sena Sakaguchi at SUGO and Suzuka.

📸 Gruppe C | #GTWorldAsia #JapanCup

🇯🇵 NO CHANGE AT RUNUP: The Tomei Sports-run No. 360 Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 of RUNUP SPORTS returns for a fourth consecutive season in the Japan Cup with the same driver duo. Masaaki Nishikawa and team president Atsushi Tanaka will be back in Am.

📸 SRO | #GTWorldAsia #JapanCup

🇯🇵 STEPPING UP TO GT3 IN JAPAN: The AWD Racing team is set to move up from the GT Cup to the GT3 class in the Japan Cup. They will field an Audi R8 LMS Evo II, supported by Hitotsuyama, for director-driver Jake Parsons and Jesse Swinimer.

📸 AWD Racing | #GTWorldAsia #JapanCup

AWD Racing approda in GT3 con Audi per la SRO Japan Cup 2026 AWD Racing ha annunciato che salirà ufficialmente nella competizione GT3, e che nella prossima stagione della SRO Japan Cup correrà con Audi.

AWD Racing continuerà a competere nella SRO Japan Cup, serie di supporto del GT World Challenge Asia, ma lo farà questa volta a bordo dell'Audi R8 nella classe GT3.

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🏆 ELMS CHAMPION RETURNS TO JAPAN: Hiroshi Hamaguchi will enter the Japan Cup this year, bringing back The Spirit of FFF Racing and the Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2. Hamaguchi is set to share the V10-powered machine once more with Mineki Okura.

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🛠️ SAME LINE-UP, NEW MACHINERY: Bingo Racing with LMcorsa are set to continue in the upcoming season of the Japan Cup with 2025 title contenders Ukyo Sasahara and Shinji Takei, but they will switch from Ferrari to the Porsche 911 GT3 R Evo.

📸 SRO | #GTWorldAsia #JapanCup

💪 COMMITTING TO A FULL SEASON: Norik Racing will return to the Japan Cup next year with a Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo for Taku Bamba and team manager Norikazu Shibata. After doing just two rounds last season, they are planning to do every round in 2026.

📸 SRO | #GTWorldAsia #JapanCup

Uma musume version of the horse Calandagan

When i woke up to a french horse winning japan cup and breaking a new record i knew i had to... #umamusume #japancup

XユーザーのAt The Races（@AtTheRaces）さん 😍 The @GraffardRacing team go WILD as Calandagan wins the Japan Cup! #ジャパンカップ #競馬 @netkeiba @KfordCailler @AgaKhanStuds

そしてチームスタッフのこの熱さもまた素晴らしい✨
カランダガンの一着おめでとうございます
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最強の馬をJCに参戦させてくれて本当に感謝です🙏
#ジャパンカップ #japancup

Japan Cup: Calandagan Ends Two-Decade Victory Drought for Foreign Horses | SportsLook Calandagan, the world's top-ranked horse, edged Japan Cup favorite Masquerade Ball by a head in a spirited sprint to the wire in the 2,400-meter race.

Sunday race recap: the 45th running of the #JapanCup
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Japan Cup latest prices at 1.00pm, just under three hours before the race:

2.6 Masquerade Ball
4.9 Danon Decile
5.0 Croix Du Nord
7.0 Calandagan
11.5 Justin Palace
16.1 Tastiera
26.6 Shin Emperor
29.3 Sunrise Earth
37.2 Admire Terra
48.5 Deep Monster
51.2 Brede Weg
#JapanCup
#MasqueradeBall

The JRA's English-language training report on the leading candidates for the 45th Japan Cup, which goes off at 6.40am UK/IRE, 7.40am FRA.

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　日本馬にももちろんがんばってほしいのですが、たまには強い海外馬が勝つところも見たい。 #競馬予想 #JapanCup
　
　ブログを更新しました。／　JCの予想です - 藤島士半先生のここにいます 369.njsun.biz?p=1810

#ジャパンカップ 俺氏予想です
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個人的には有馬記念や天皇賞ほど重要ではないので、本命のみupのいつもスタンスですw
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#JapanCup #競馬 #競馬予想
#horseracing

Japan Cup Preview: The 45th Running of the 2,400-Meter Invitational | SportsLook Over the past 10 years, the first favorite for the Japan Cup has won the race six times, finished second once and finished in third place twice.

Japan Cup Preview:
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#ジャパンカップ2025
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'The mechanics of this horse are just unbelievable' - Francis Graffard aims to scale another summit as Calandagan gets into Japan Cup mood Galloping in the shadow of Mount Fuji is perhaps the most apt metaphor available to European challengers ahead of the modern Japan Cup, which has not... Read More

Direct from Tokyo, all the latest news from camp Calandagan ahead of the Japan Cup.
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Japan Cup draw (per Netkeiba)
Calandagan in 8, Croix Du Nord in 2, then a slew of the fancied horses out wide; Danon Decile (14), Masquerade Ball (15), Shin Emperor (16), Durezza (17), Tastiera (18).
#JapanCup
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Calandagan got a feel for the Tokyo turf on Thursday morning. Jérémy Lobel wasn't pushing too many buttons but the world's highest-rated horse looked his usual smooth self ahead of Sunday's Japan Cup.
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A huge task: why Calandagan faces such a historic challenge in adding the Japan Cup to his European Horse of the Year honours Scott Burton examines the state of the home defence for Tokyo's great race

What is the scale of the task facing Calandagan in the Japan Cup? And who are the biggest names among the home defence 🇯🇵
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4⃣ Aston Martin - 1143 (-678)
5⃣ Mercedes-AMG - 1115 (-706)
6⃣ McLaren - 969 (-852)
7⃣ Audi Sport - 589 (-1232)
8⃣ Ford - 445 (-1376)

#BritishGT #FFSAGT #GT4America #GT4Australia #GT4Europe #GT4Germany #GTAmerica #JapanCup #SROGTCup

🌐 GT4 Global Manufacturer Ranking season end results 📊

1⃣ BMW M - 1821 points
2⃣ Porsche - 1558 (-263)
3⃣ Toyota - 1255 (-566)

📸 SRO/JEP

#BritishGT #FFSAGT #GT4America #GT4Australia #GT4Europe #GT4Germany #GTAmerica #JapanCup #SROGTCup

The #39 Toyota Gazoo Racing Indonesia GR Supra GT4 leads two Porsche 718 GT4 RS Clubsports

🇯🇵 SRO Japan Cup Revamps GT4 Classes

➡️ www.dailysportscar.com/2025/11/13/j...

#JapanCup

🔀 SILVER-AM SPLIT IN JAPAN CUP: The GT4 category in the Japan Cup will consist of three classes rather than two from 2026 onwards. While the Am class remains unchanged, Silver-Am is set to be abolished and replaced by the Silver Cup and Pro-Am.

📸 SRO | #GTWorldAsia #JapanCup

Magnier, Double and Martinez, and even Visma | Lease a Bike, finish their Asian campaign on a high: "Best performance so far" In Asia, the cycling competition was in full swing, while many people were still asleep. In the Japan Cup, Lenny Martinez was the strongest after a beautiful solo, before Paul Magnier claimed his fifth stage victory in the final stage of the Tour of Guangxi, and Paul Double secured the overall class...

Magnier, Double and Martinez, and even Visma | Lease a Bike, finish their Asian campaign on a high: "Best performance so far" #Cycling #TourOfGuangxi #JapanCup #ProCycling #BikeRace