Despite strong wins at the 2021 Breeders’ Cup World Championship and at this year’s Dubai World Cup (G1), Team Japan will have to keep waiting for their goal of winning the Kentucky Derby (G1).
Following the scratch of continue Due to physical concerns, the desire to win the Derby match was abandoned sotogake skin and runner-up Santa Anita Derby (G1) Mandarin hero who was dropped from the list also qualified after multiple scratches in the week before the race.
Breaking out from hole 14, Derma Sotogake slowed out of the gate and got stuck in traffic on its way to the last bend and despite making an extensive rally, was unable to make up enough room and took the position. Friday. Meanwhile, Mandarin Hero was never completely fired and stayed behind the group before finishing 12th.
At the end of the race, the two horses joined a group of four others including Ski Captain (1995), lani (2016), Swordsmanship Master (2019) and proud crown (2022), who represented Japan in the Derby.
Despite rumors of one or more horses staying in the United States to win the Triple Crown race in the Preakness Stakes (G1) at Racecourse Pimlico At the end of this month, all three horses were shipped out of Churchill Downs on the morning of May 8 and is heading back to Japan, according to a social media post by the race’s Japanese representative Kate Hunter.
Sayonara to Continuar, Derma Sotogake and Mandarin Hero! Hope they have a safe flight back to Japan and I hope to one day bring them back to America! Thank you for coming to @KentuckyDerby! pic.twitter.com/iMXReVLr0S
— Hunter Kate • ハンター (@KeibaKate) May 8, 2023
