Bungeishunju Ltd. Issue 1129 of Bungeishunju’s comprehensive sports magazine, Sports Graphic Number, (Autumn Horse Racing Special: A Magnificent Lineage) will be released on Thursday, October 9th!

[Bungeishunju Ltd.] Issue 1129 of Bungeishunju’s comprehensive sports magazine, Sports Graphic Number, “Autumn Horse Racing Special: A Magnificent Lineage,” goes on sale Thursday, October 9th! ​
Bungei Shunju Co., Ltd. Press release: October 9, 2025 To Members of the Press Issue 1129 of Bungeishunju’s comprehensive sports magazine, Sports Graphic Number, “Autumn Horse Racing Special: A Magnificent Lineage,” goes on sale Thursday, October 9th! Bungeishunju Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Shigeyuki Iikubo) will release issue 1129 of its general sports magazine “Sports Graphic Number,” “Autumn Horse Racing Special: Magnificent Lineage,” on October 9th.
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■Number 1129 Comment from Editor Satoshi Nakagawa Sunday Silence was a stallion who changed the history of Japanese horse racing. Three Japanese horses competing in this year’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe also share his bloodline. We take a look back at this great stallion, the origin of this “glorious lineage,” through the testimony of the Yoshida brothers, Teruya and Katsumi. In addition to articles on the currently strongest sire line, Black Tide, Kitasan Black, and Equinox, which continue from there, be sure to check out the 34-year-old Wind in Her Hair, the mother of Black Tide and Deep Impact, and Kizuna, Deep Impact’s leading successor, whose almost human-like expressions seemed to be trying to say something, as seen at a ranch in Hokkaido. Speaking of “magnificent,” actor Koichi Sato also appeared in the TBS Sunday Theater series “The Royal Family,” which begins this fall. With autumn horse racing in full swing, why not take a moment to reflect on the backgrounds of the horses and riders?
Sports Graphic Number Issue 1129 Autumn Horse Racing Special: A Magnificent Lineage. The Brilliant Pedigree
【CONTENTS】 SPECIAL FEATURES [Breaking news of the Arc de Triomphe Prize] Written by Ryozo Katayama Croix du Nord et al. “Hindered by the Capricious Weather” [Essays by Naoki Prize-Winning Authors] Hase Seishu “Boiling Blood and Dreams” [The Origin and the Peak] Text by Gundomon Hayao Sunday Silence “Revolutionary and Terrifying Mutation” [Great Stallion Without a GI Win] Text by Hiroya Ezura Black Tide “‘What if’s’ are more prevalent than you’d think.” [Visiting the Great Mother] Text by Gundomon Hayao Wind in Her Hair “The vitality that produces great horses” [As Deep’s successor] Text by Hiroya Ezura Kizuna “Similar to my father, but not quite the same” [The Current State of Sunday] Text by Shuichi Tai The “Third Generation Wall” and the Battle for Supremacy: Kitasan Black, Equinox, Contrail, Dodeuce, and More [The White-Haired Successor] Text by Naoki Ota Marga “She shines just like her sister” [Illustrated Guide to Famous Mares] Written by Akihiro Shimada A family connected even without a hero [The foundation of the Stay Gold line’s prosperity] Written by Toshinori Ishida Dream Journey: “A little fighter who looks just like his father” [Special Interview] Text by Jun Ikushima Koichi Sato “Horse racing and drama are teamwork” [Brother Horse Owners Speak] Text by Akihiro Shimada Bossy Teio, Kind Ho-Oh [From Hope to Star] Written by Ryozo Katayama Rusei Sakai “Continuing to Paint a Vision for the Future” [Three Generations of Distinguished Writing] Hiroya Ezura Shimokawabe Farm: “First, one win. From there, it’s time for an open race horse.”
[Behind the Scenes of the National Team’s Rest] Text by Yuko Tanaka Yushi Nishida “Learning is Seriously Fun” [Number Nonfiction] Text by Tadahira Suzuki Sunrockers Shibuya “90 Years of Conflict and Choice” REGULARS [Serialization [No. 11] Text by Tadahira Suzuki Heartbeat: Takahiro Arai and the Hiroshima Carp’s “Proud Backstep” in 2025 [Methodology for Winning on a Global Level 4] Text by Nobuaki Matsumoto Hideki Kuriyama x Reika Utsugi “Sowing the Seeds of a Gambler Over Four Years” [Comprehensive Explanation] Written by Jun Ikushima Oyakata Nishonoseki “Sumo, This Technique, This Wrestler” – 34th Hakuohō [Alternate Issue Series: Passionate Shuzo] Shuzo Matsuoka “Happy Tennis from a Young Champion Who Overcame Hardships” BEYOND THE GAME Dai Fujishima “Robot Referees and ‘Escape Routes'” SCORE CARD INTERVIEW BASEBALL Text by Yuta Ishida Miu Tanaka (Yomiuri Giants Women’s Team) The Future Wished by the Giants Women’s Captain OLYMPIC ROAD Text by Yumiko Yanai Nozomi Tanaka (Athletics) Today is the end of something, and also the beginning of something SUMO Text by Sato Shoko Tomokaze: The path to recovery for an exceptional sumo wrestler with a disability certificate, walking hand in hand with his master SHOGI Text by Okawa Shintaro Sakegi Mikita: “It’s not because I’m a woman.” Why the “villain” gave it his all
From the Overseas Field MLB Text◎Yoko Shikama NBA Text◎Yoko Miyaji F1 Written by Masahiro Owari
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