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 ...

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 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 ...

For the third consecutive year, Japan-based horses will participate in the Kentucky Derby (G1). As talented runners continue to arrive each year from Japan, the same statement can be heard Derby week ...

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 ...

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 ...

Narukami led from the start and scored an easy victory in the Oct. 8 Japan Dirt Classic at Oi Racecourse, a race that has ...

March 25 (UPI) --Top-level weekend horse racing around the globe found Irish-bred horses winning the Hong Kong Derby, one of Japan's two biggest sprint races and one of five Group 1 stakes on the ...

Sunstroke affected 111 animals, killing two, during the annual Soma Nomaoi Festival in Minamisoma, Japan - Copyright AFP Andy JACOBSOHN Sunstroke affected 111 animals ...

Less than a decade ago, Japanese horses were almost a laughingstock in the international racing scene. Although they earned gigantic purse money at home, they were routinely trounced when they faced ...