Japan backons again for Craig Williams...The popular jockey, just back from a 2 month stint in Japan, says he plans to ride there again after this year's spring carnival. And he's very confident he can ride a Japanese winner of the Melbourne Cup. He won Japan's premier staying race, the Tenno Sho at Kyoto in May on Jaguar Mail, who will be Melbourne Cup-bound if quarantine issues can be sorted out. The stayer is owned by Katsumi Yoshida, owner of 2006 Melbourne Cup winner Delta Blues. Bookies ha

Japan backons again for Craig Williams...The popular jockey, just back from a 2 month stint in Japan, says he plans to ride there again after this year's spring carnival. And he's very confident he can ride a Japanese winner of the Melbourne Cup. He won Japan's premier staying race, the Tenno Sho at Kyoto in May on Jaguar Mail, who will be Melbourne Cup-bound if quarantine issues can be sorted out. The stayer is owned by Katsumi Yoshida, owner of 2006 Melbourne Cup winner Delta Blues. Bookies have Jaguar Mail at 20/1 for this year's Cup.