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 ...

Natural Rise tries to become the first horse to complete the Dirt Triple Crown for 3-year-olds, which was introduced in 2024, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Haru Urara, the Japanese racehorse known for losing on the track while also inspiring a persevering character in the 'Uma Musume' anime and video game, has died.

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 ...

Louisville, Ky. — The Kentucky Derby is up for grabs. The starting gate will be full with 20 horses vying to wear the garland of red roses. Most of the 3-year-olds will be running 1 1/4 miles for the ...

stems from a video game franchise, and tells the story of Oguri Cap, a stallion from the late 1980s who helped reignite ...

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 ...