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‘It goes back to Sunday Silence.’ Is this the year a Japanese horse wins the Kentucky Derby?

They’re improving by the year, these racehorses from Japan. They won a pair of Breeders’ Cup races in 2021. They won the UAE Derby in 2022 and 2023. Surely, sooner rather than later, a horse from the ...
BloodHorse

Calandagan Edges Masquerade Ball by a Head in Japan Cup

The world's top-rated horse, Calandagan, was all out to defeat Japan's best, Masquerade Ball, by a head at the end of the 1 1 ...
Racing Post

A huge task: why Calandagan faces such a historic challenge in adding the Japan Cup to his European Horse of the Year honours

Tom Marquand is on his latest riding stint in Japan and will be aboard Brede Weg, the winner of the Grade 1 Queen Elizabeth II Cup two years ago over a furlong shy of a mile and a half but only tenth ...
Yahoo! Sports

For the first time, a Japanese horse hit the board in the Ky. Derby. A win will come soon.

As the 2024 Kentucky Derby came to a thrilling end — with a trio of horses hitting the finish line separated by mere inches on Saturday night — Churchill Downs track announcer Travis Stone bellowed an ...
Racing Post

Can Calandagan bridge a 20-year gap to the last European winner of the Japan Cup?

Calandagan bids to end a 20-year drought for international horses in the Japan Cup at Tokyo on Sunday and, while connections ...
Yahoo

Unique 2023 Kentucky Derby horses include a quartet of grays and a pair bred in Japan

The Kentucky Derby is one of horse racing’s elite events. Every year the Run for the Roses is filled with rags-to-riches stories of success, whether that’s the horses themselves or the connections who ...
WLKY

2 Japanese-bred horses set to compete in 149th Kentucky Derby

SO IT IS AN ANIMAL. I MEAN, THE AGE OF RACING DOES NOT FEEL LIKE GOING UP TO THE SEAT. HE’S ONLY ABOUT 60 MILES. YEAH, HE’S VERY, VERY EXCITED. LEADING INTO THE KENTUCKY DERBY. IT’S THE BIGGEST RACE ...
The Blood-Horse

Japanese Horses Seek Breakthrough Triple Crown Victory

The Japanese impact on Thoroughbred racing is being felt around the world. There have been dominant days for the Asian nation at the world's top events such as the Saudi Cup (G1) and Dubai World Cup ...
PBS

Heart of the Horse

A new exhibit, 'Heart of the Horse,' on display at the Kentucky Horse Park's International Museum of the Horse is giving visitors a chance to explore the spiritual and cultural role of horses in Japan ...
The Saratogian

FROM OFF THE PACE: Japanese horses enjoying continued success on world stage

Given the success Japanese horses have enjoyed on the world stage in recent years, it is no longer a surprise when they return home with another load of hardware. The latest haul occurred last weekend ...
IGN

Chocobos are Called 'Horses' in the Japanese Version of Final Fantasy XVI

Chocobos might be the single most iconic element of the 35-year-old Final Fantasy franchise. Don’t worry, the cute bird-like critters will be in Final Fantasy XVI too — and you can mount them. During ...