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Sovereignty, with jockey Junior Alvarado aboard, wins the 151st Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday.
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May 4, 2025
Sovereignty rules in 151st Kentucky Derby
Sovereignty powered through the final turn and out-dueled favorite Journalism in the final straight to win the Kentucky Derby on Saturday.
Trainer Bob Baffert, seen at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore in 2023, is back at the Kentucky Derby for the first time since 2021.
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May 2, 2025
Famed trainer Bob Baffert returns to Kentucky Derby; Journalism clear favorite
Baffert is back with two longshots in Citizen Bull and Rodriguez.
Christophe Lemaire rides Admire Daytona, who was bred in Japan, during the UAE Derby at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on April 5.
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Apr 29, 2025
Could this be Japan’s year at the Kentucky Derby?
Japan has made great strides in thoroughbred racing, and many feel it is no longer a question of "if" a Japanese horse will win the event but "when."
Danon Decile (right), ridden by Norihiro Yokoyama, races to victory at the Japanese Derby at Tokyo Racecourse on Sunday.
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May 26, 2024
Danon Decile pulls off stunning victory at Japanese Derby
The chestnut colt went off at over 46-to-1 odds.
Justin Milano (left) edges out Cosmo Kuranda to win the 84th Satsuki Sho Grade 1 horse race at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, on April 14.
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May 24, 2024
Strong field ready to go in Tokyo Yushun’s 91st edition
It’s that time of year once again for one of the great horse races in Japan, the Group 1 Japanese Derby — or Tokyo Yushun to give its Japanese name — which will be held on May 26 at Fuchu Racecourse, just a short distance from the center of Tokyo.
Forever Young (center), ridden by Ryusei Sakai, finished third in this year’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, on May 4.
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May 24, 2024
Solid Kentucky Derby showing offers hope
“The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports” refers to the Kentucky Derby, a 2,000-meter dirt track race for 3-year-old thoroughbreds run at Churchill Downs Racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky. The Kentucky Derby is the first race of the Triple Crown, the second and third being the Preakness and the Belmont...
Mystik Dan (right) wins the Kentucky Derby in a photo finish at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, on May 4.
MORE SPORTS / Horse Racing
May 17, 2024
Mystik Dan to vie for second leg of Triple Crown in Preakness Stakes
Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan will vie for the second jewel of U.S. flat racing's Triple Crown when he runs in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday.
Mystik Dan (right) wins the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday.
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May 5, 2024
Mystik Dan wins Kentucky Derby thriller as Japan's Forever Young finishes third
Mystik Dan moved in front in the final straight and held off — by less than a nose — the late charges by Sierra Leone and Forever Young.
Forever Young, ridden by jockey Ryusei Sakai, runs during the UAE Derby in Dubai on March 30.
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May 3, 2024
Contenders prepare for 150th running of Kentucky Derby
Japanese-bred Forever Young, which starts from the 11th post, is a 10-1 contender.
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May 26, 2023
Horses and jockeys gear up for Tokyo Yushun’s 90th run
Modeled on the famous race founded in England in 1780 by the 12th Earl of Derby Edward Smith-Stanley, the Japanese Derby, or Tokyo Yushun by its Japanese name, might not be able to boast such a long history. However, as is often the case with many things in Japan, it’s been able to grow in prestige...
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May 26, 2023
‘Unstoppable’ Japan horses fuel races and sales
Japan’s racehorses are now nearly unstoppable. This year again, they ran in races in the Middle East, Hong Kong, Australia and the United States. In particular, their records impressed fans in Saudi Arabia and Dubai, where they were dispatched in large numbers.
Japan Times
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May 6, 2023
Forte enters Kentucky Derby as early favorite for trainer Todd Pletcher
Forte has won six of seven career starts, including five straight in graded stakes races.
Japan Times
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May 5, 2023
Kentucky Derby to go ahead despite death of four horses at Churchill Downs
There are three Japan-based horses in the field for the 149th Run for the Roses.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 19, 2022
Juan Soto turns uses power to edge Julio Rodriguez in Home Run Derby win
He ended in walk-off fashion when he hit his 19th home run of the final round into the Dodger Stadium seats in right field.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 15, 2022
Shohei Ohtani declines invite to Home Run Derby; Corey Seager completes field
The Texas Rangers' Corey Seager will swing for the fences in his return to Dodger Stadium next week, accepting the eighth and final spot in Monday's Home Run Derby.
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May 27, 2022
Japanese horses gain ground overseas
Today, the successes of Japan-trained racehorses overseas are seen as nothing unusual.
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May 27, 2022
Fans’ return eyed as riders gather for 89th Tokyo Yushun
The Japanese Derby, or Tokyo Yushun, will be held at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu on May 29, and there’s every chance there will be a full field of 18 again as this year’s top 3-year-old colts do battle for the second leg of the Japanese Triple Crown.
Japan Times
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May 13, 2022
Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike will not run in Preakness
The decision by Rich Strike's owner means there will be no Triple Crown winner this year.
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
People rush to make furusato nozei donations ahead of tighter rules
A booth from the town of Betsukai in Hokkaido at an Amazon Japan furusato nо̄zei promotion event, on Sept. 5 in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Strikes on Qatar and Poland shake U.S. sway among friend and foe
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Museum of the Bible in Washington on Sept. 8. Israeli strikes in Qatar and Russian drone incursions into Poland have challenged the U.S. leaders claims of global respect.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.

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