https://www.alojapan.com/1287884/kitasan-blacks-croix-du-nord-finds-his-true-north-in-japanese-derby/ Kitasan Black’s Croix Du Nord Finds His True North In Japanese Derby #CroixDuNord #G1TokyoYushun #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseDerby #JapaneseNews #KitasanBlack #news #SundayRacing #Tokyo After losing his unbeaten record when second in April’s G1 Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas), Croix Du Nord was on something of a recovery mission, and he delivered when it counted, running out a three-quarter length winner of the G1 Tokyo Yus…
Crossing the line a full two lengths ahead of the Satsuki Sho champion Justin Milano, Danon Decile shocked the crowd at Tokyo Racecourse to win the Japanese Derby. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/05/26/more-sports/danon-decile-japanese-derby-win/ #moresports #danondecile #japanesederby #norihiroyokoyama
Danon Decile pulls off stunning victory at Japanese Derby

The chestnut colt went off at over 46-to-1 odds.

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Strong field ready to go in Tokyo Yushun’s 91st edition

It’s that time of year once again for one of the great horse races in Japan, the Group 1 Japanese Derby — or Tokyo Yushun to give its Japanese name — which will be held on May 26 at Fuchu Racecourse, just a short distance from the center of Tokyo.

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Solid Kentucky Derby showing offers hope

“The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports” refers to the Kentucky Derby, a 2,000-meter dirt track race for 3-year-old thoroughbreds run at Churchill Downs Racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky. The Kentucky Derby is the first race of the Triple Crown, the second and third being the Preakness and the Belmont...

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Horses, jockeys gear up for Tokyo Yushun’s 90th run

Modeled on the famous race founded in England in 1780 by the 12th Earl of Derby Edward Smith-Stanley, the Japanese Derby, or Tokyo Yushun by its Japanese n

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‘Unstoppable’ Japan horses fuel races, sales

Japan’s racehorses are now nearly unstoppable. This year again, they ran in races in the Middle East, Hong Kong, Australia and the United States. In partic

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