Noboru Takagi is a six-time Group 1-winning trainer from Japan who will train his first runner in the 2024 Melbourne Cup when Warp Speed takes his place in the 3200m classic.
In 2007, Takagi was represented by his first runner at Nakayama and since then he has raced his horses in several countries, including Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai and the United States of America.
Takagi is yet to train a Group winner in 2024, but will he train his first one on Aussie soil in this year’s Melbourne Cup? Let’s take a look.
How many Melbourne Cups has Noboru Takagi won?
Noboru Takagi is yet to win a Melbourne Cup, and he will have his first Cup runner in 2024.
What horses does Noboru Takagi have in the 2024 Melbourne Cup?
Warp Speed will represent the Noboru Takagi stable in the 2024 Melbourne Cup when Akira Sugawara partners the six-year-old entire on Tuesday, November 5.
Warp Speed (3)
- Age: 6YO
- Color: Bay
- Sex: Horse
- Sire: Drefong (USA)
- Dam: Deep Love (JPN)
Warp Speed 2024 Melbourne Cup Odds
Win: +3000
Place: +525
Best odds at Bet365
Career stats for Warp Speed
- Career: 23: 4-3-4
- Flemington: 0: 0-0-0
- Distance: 1: 0-0-0
- Wet: 3: 0-0-0
- Good: 20: 4-3-4
- Group 1: 2: 0-0-0
- Win %: 17%
- Place %: 48%
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