A Super Saturday for Japanese Horse Racing in Dubai

Bob Baffert's Country Grammer won the 2,000-meter Dubai World Cup at Meydan Racecourse. Frankie Dettori won his fourth Dubai Cup in 2006 at Nad Al Sheba Race Course. Japan's Chuwa Wizard finished third. Ryusei Sakai rode Bathrat Leon to a 1,600-miles G2 Godolphin Mile victory. In 2011, Mirco Demuro rode Victoire Pisa to victory in the Dubai. World. The Katsuhiko Sumii-trained dark bay colt became the first Japanese horse to win the prestigious race.

Christophe Lemaire and Stay Foolish won the G2 Dubai Gold Cup. Cristian Demuro placed ninth aboard Lauda Sion in the Al Quoz Sprint. Tadhg O'Shea guided 8-year-old Switzerland to a 1-length win over Michihiro Ogasa-trained Red Le Zele in G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen. Crown Pride won 1,900-meter UAE Derby. The winner qualified to compete in Kentucky Derby, as Damian Lane said. The other entries were Reiwa Homare, Sekifu, and Combustion.

Lord North and Panthalassa finished in a dead heat in the Dubai Turf. Vin De Garde finished third. Lemaire placed eighth in 14-equine field. It was a Super Saturday for Japanese Horse Racing in Dubai. It's been a long time since the level of Japanese racehorses has increased.

A Japanese horse team won the Dubai Sheema Classic. Cristian Demuro and Shahryar finished in 2:26.88 over 2,410 meters to claim the $6 million USD (￥731.4 million JPY) top prize. Authority (Lemaire), Glory Vase (Tomohito Ozeki), Shahrryr (Fujiwara), Stella Veloce (Naosuke Sugai) and Uberleben (Tezuka) were foaled in Japan.