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 particular, their records impressed fans in Saudi Arabia and Dubai, where they were dispatched in large numbers. On Feb. 25, ...
Races between Japanese horses and their foreign rivals may heat up again soon thanks to the addition of an on-site quarantine facility and a bulging purse 25% bigger than last year. The facility, called the International Stable, comprises an oval area filled with six neatly ...
Today, the successes of Japan-trained racehorses overseas are seen as nothing unusual. For example, on March 26, while many in Japan were asleep, some of Japan’s best ran in eight races at the Dubai World Cup Day, snatching five victories. During the event, there was ...
Horse racing is considered a sport of bloodlines. The people who breed horses or the places where they are bred may change, but their bloodlines remain. The origins of Japan’s horse racing can be traced through bloodlines. Turn back the hands of time 114 years ...
In horse racing, it is simply a fact that the strong win and the weak lose. Each year, only 18 horses out of an entire generation get to compete in the glamorous Japanese Derby. This year, 7,398 3-year-olds competed fiercely for the privilege. But the ...
