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The Japan-bred colt Forever Young, second front left, finished third in the 150th Kentucky Derby. Also shown is runner-up Sierra Leone, left; Catching Freedom (4); and winner Mystik Dan, right.
Horses from Japan have enjoyed worldwide success the past few years in the Breeders’ Cup, Saudi Cup, Dubai World Cup and other events, but the Kentucky Derby has been another story.. It’s a ...
Forever Young (Japanese: フォーエバーヤング, foaled February 24, 2021) is a Japanese thoroughbred racehorse, who won his maiden race, the JBC Nisai Yushun and the Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun in 2023, as well as the Saudi Derby and the UAE Derby in 2024, and remained undefeated until a third-place three-horse photo finish at the 150th Kentucky Derby, losing to Mystik Dan and Sierra Leone ...
The winner of the 1989 Kentucky Derby put this all in motion. As many as three horses with roots in Japan could compete in the 149th Run for the Roses. The winner of the 1989 Kentucky Derby put ...
The colt was purchased as a yearling for $4 million by Fusao Sekiguchi, which is the highest price paid for a Kentucky Derby winner. [2] [3] His name is a combination of his owner's name, "Fusao", and the Japanese word for one, "ichi", to mean No. 1 or the best; the second half of his name came from that of a winged horse in Greek mythology.
Ferdinand (March 12, 1983 – 2002) was a champion Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1986 Kentucky Derby and 1987 Breeders' Cup Classic and was the 1987 Horse of the Year.. He entered stud in 1989 and was later sold to a breeding farm in Japan in 1994.
The Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby is intended to provide a place in the Derby starting gate to the top finisher in the series. If the connections of that horse decline the invitation, their place is offered to the second-place finisher and so on through the top five finishers.
The 2023 Kentucky Derby is full of unique entrants, including the best Japanese horse to ever attempt the Run for the Roses and four grays looking for a long-awaited win.