Japan entered five colts in the $1-million G2 UAE Derby, and they filled the first four home, as DERMA SOTOGAKE (JPN) (Mind Your Biscuits-Amour Poesie {Jpn}, by King Kamehameha {Jpn}) punched his ticket for the GI Kentucky Derby in May. The race was worth 100 points to the winner on the Road to the Kentucky Derby series.
The 1 3/16-mile affair featured the handsome Irish raider Cairo (Ire) (Quality Road), who garnered favouritism before the off, but it was the winner, pressed by Dura Erede (Jpn) (Duramente {Jpn}), who had the run of the race. Eventual third-place finisher Continuar (Jpn) (Drefong) was also close up, while Perriere (Jpn) (Henny Hughes) had some traffic issues that blunted his charge.
Essentially a carrousel, Derma Sotogake extended his advantage in the stretch, and it was open lengths between him and his rivals, with Dura Erede second and another gap back to Continuar in third and Perriere fourth.
The victory marked Japan's third UAE Derby and second consecutive, after Crown Pride (Jpn) (Reach The Crown {Jpn})'s heroics in 2022. Pilot Christophe Lemaire, regular pilot of G1 Dubai Turf victress Almond Eye (Jpn) (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}), was along for the ride in the colours of Hiroyuki Asanuma. Hidetaka Otonashi trained the son of Amour Poesie.
A Japanese 1-2-3-4 in the UAE Derby sponsored by Atlantis The Royal
Derma Sotogake
Dura Arede
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