2024 Famous Sports Scenes from the Japan Cup Dough Duce, the strongest horse ever shown in the Japan Cup. | FRIDAY DIGITAL

2024 Famous Sports Scenes from the Japan Cup Dough Duce, the strongest horse ever shown in the Japan Cup.

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Doudeuce November 24, Horse Racing Japan Cup
Kicking off the foreign horses! The strongest horse in the field showed off his powerful legs!

Led by jockey Yutaka Take, Japan Cup winners followed the Tennou-sho. He showed the power of the strongest horse in the race (PHOTO: Kyodo News)

Even with his sharpness, he would have finished third or fourth if the pace had been that unfavorable. It was definitely the power of 55-year-old rider Yutaka Take that allowed him to win the race.

Makio Okada, president of Okada Stud, which breeds and produces racehorses, said, “Doudeuce was a very good horse, but if the pace had been unfavorable, he would have finished third or fourth.

The Japan Cup was a very slow race for Doudeuse, who is known for his ability to drive from the rear and sharpness, but it was the “trick” of Take’s jockey, who read the flow, that led him to victory.

He said, “At 2,400 meters at Tokyo Racecourse, if you make a move from the third turn, of course, you will lose speed. But if he hadn’t moved at that point, he would never have been able to reach the finish line, and his judgment in setting him off from the third turn was amazing.

In fact, Doudeuse won the race by a neck in the final straight. In fact, Doudeuce won the race by a neck in the final straight, and it was Takeshi’s ultimate judgment that allowed the horse to give 100% of its power by the time it reached the finish line.

On December 20, the announcement of his retirement came as a shock to all of Japan. However, his sharp riding will forever remain in the hearts of his fans.

From the January 3, 10, and 17, 2025 issue of “FRIDAY

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