Kalanisi and Montjeu, first and second respectively in last Saturday`s Dubai Champion Stakes, head the European entries for the Japan Cup at Tokyo racecourse on November 26.
While Giant`s Causeway, who is also entered in the turf race, has the inaugural running of the Japan Cup Dirt, which is run 24 hours earlier, as his first preference.
The Japan Cup boasts a first prize of #1,484,296 with #771,834 going to the winner of the Japan Cup Dirt.
The Japan Racing Association will announce the names of the 10 invited overseas horses for the Japan Cup and the six for the Japan Cup Dirt on November 6th.
A total of 11 British-trained horses have been entered in the Japan Cup. They are Arctic Owl (trained by James Fanshawe), Daliapour (Sir Michael Stoute), Ela Athena (Michael Jarvis), Fantastic Light (Saeed bin Suroor), Fruits Of Love (Mark Johnston), Golden Snake (John Dunlop), Greek Dance (Stoute), Kalanisi (Stoute), Murghem (Johnston), Mutafaweq (bin Suroor), Mutamam (Alec Stewart).
Fruits Of Love is also entered for the dirt race along with Stoute`s Little Rock.
