Wonder Dean Gives Japan Another Win In the UAE Derby
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Wonder Dean Gives Japan a Fifth Straight UAE Derby Win
Wonder Dean, runner-up Six Speed, both Kentucky Derby-bound Wonder Dean, Japan’s latest 3-year-old star, took the lead from Six Speed with just over 100 meters to go and won the $1 million UAE Derby (G2) at Meydan Racecourse on Saturday, earning an invitation to the $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs on May 2. As the final race on the Euro-Mideast Road to the Kentucky Derby, the 1 1 3/16-mile UAE Derby was worth 100-60-30-15-10 qu…
In the fourth half of the 2026 Dubai World Cup, Lushinari Yamamoto, the owner of the Japanese dowry, Wonder Dine, was proud to take part in the Kentucky Derby race next summer, which is one of the most prominent world events in horse races. Yamamoto said on this occasion that winning today in the Dubai World Cup was an important step, making it clear that the focus would be on the Kentucky Derby race after the crowning of the dowry, Wonder Dean,…
Five stars for Japan as Takayanagi, Demuro dream of Kentucky with Wonder Dean
$1,000,000 Group 2 UAE Derby (Sponsored by Jumeirah) Andrew Hawkins Japanese colt Wonder Dean will attempt to succeed where his compatriots have not as he eyes off the Kentucky Derby following his victory in the Group 2 UAE Derby, sponsored by Jumeirah. Daisuke Takayanagi-trained Wonder Dean became the fifth straight Japanese winner of the UAE Derby, following Crown Pride (2022), Derma Sotogake (2023), Forever Young (2024) and Admire Daytona (20…
Wonder Dean Gives Japan Another Win In the UAE Derby
For the fifth year running, a horse trained in Japan has proven too good in the G2 UAE Derby, as Wonder Dean (Jpn) (Dee Majesty {Jpn}) went to front-running Six Speed (Not This Time) at midstretch and edged away for a solid victory, to collect 100 points on the European/Middle East Road to the Kentucky Derby Exiting a sound fourth to would-be UAE Derby runner and the undefeated Al Haram (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}) in the G3 Saudi Derby across in Riyadh…
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