Classic winners tend to beget Classic winners, and with record-breaking G1 Satsuki Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas) hero Lovcen, that adage certainly applies. If Lovcen delivers a Classic double in Sunday's G1 Tokyo Yushun, the colt would be the first to win the first two legs of the Japanese Triple Crown since Contrail six years ago. His sire, the Deep Impact stallion World Premiere, captured the 2019 G1 Japanese St Leger (Kikuka Sho).Said jockey Kohei Matsuyama of the ante-post market favourite, “He was calm on the day of the Satsuki Sho. It was a very strong race. His work on May 20 felt the same as his work before the Satsuki Sho and his prep seems to have gone smoothly. I don't think the distance will be a problem. He has experience over the Tokyo 2,400 metres and that's a big advantage. The Derby has been my dream since I was a child. I think it's the dream of every horseman.”Contrail, the most recent winner of Japan's Triple Crown, is represented by a pair of colts from his first crop in Tokyo's crown jewel in G2 Kyoto Shimbun Hai scorer Congestus and Tokyo Yushun third pick Going To Sky. They break from stalls six and 14 respectively.The latter is already a winner over the course and distance of the Japanese Derby in the G2 Aoba Sho in late April, and could give rider Yutaka Take his seventh Derby win and first since Do Deuce (Heart's Cry) in 2022. Congestus landed his 2,200-metre Group 2 on May 9 and returns after a 22-day break between races.“In the Aoba Sho last out, Yutaka Take did a great job of bringing out the colt's talent and he came out of that race without damage,” said trainer Yuki Uehara of Going To Sky. “I believe he has improved since then.“On May 21, Yukito Ishikawa rode with two other horses and it was clear this colt has improved since the Aoba Sho. With more time between races than he had for the Aoba Sho, it has made his preparation easier. The Aoba Sho proved he was suited to the course, and the jockey knows the Tokyo 2,400 metres like his own backyard, which is reassuring.”A winner of his first two starts at two before a fifth-place run in the G1 Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes, Realize Sirius, who is from the small first crop of Jim Bolger's 2,000 Guineas winner Poetic Flare, claimed the G3 Kyodo News Hai before a second to Lovcen in April.“Right after the Satsuki Sho, he went to the farm for about two weeks and returned to Miho in good shape,” said trainer Takahisa Tezuka. “On May 20, he worked on the flat under jockey Akihide Tsumura training with another horse. His footwork, time and overall movement were excellent. Tsumura was up again for fast work on May 27 and I had the horse work alone since the jockey had said earlier he'd been on edge. His movement was smooth and he didn't look to be moving that fast, but being a big horse with a big stride, his time was actually faster than expected.“The distance is new to him, but he did well in the Satsuki Sho and although his sire was a miler, his damn has Stay Gold blood in her, so I think he can handle the distance, especially among peers. I don't think the track condition will matter much, but since they've just switched to the C course, it's not going to be as advantageous as it was last week for front-runners or those who run very close to the pace.”Finishing third through fifth in the Japanese 2,000 Guineas were Reichsadler (Siskin), Hopeful Stakes third Ask Edinburgh (Leontes) and Hopeful Stakes second Forte Angelo (Fierement). The trio will line up in gates one, 12 and 15 in the 18-horse field.The post Lovcen Eyeing Classic Double In Tokyo Yushun appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.