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Japanese trainer Yoshito Yahagi admits it would be an “honor” if King Hermes can turn a 32-year-old dream into reality

Japanese trainer Yoshito Yahagi is no stranger to big-race winners – and now has his eyes fixed on the Darley July Cup on Saturday with King Hermes.

Article by TRC staff: Our weekly digest of recent international racing news

Article by TRC staff: Our weekly digest of recent international racing news

Article by Jon Lees: Japan: Royal Ascot success remains a significant omission on Japan’s national horse racing CV – but Dubai Sheema Classic winner Shahryar will bid to fill the gap in June in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes, the first £1m race ever to be run at the royal meeting.

The story of the 2022 Dubai World Cup was the string of successes earned by the racehorses and highly adventurous owners from Japan. They won five races on the card and placed in several others, including a third in the Grade 1 Dubai World Cup itself.

The finale gave Frankie Dettori on Country Grammer a fourth win in the most prestigious of Dubai races

This year's renewal of the Dubai World Cup meeting was unlike any other in its 26-year history

“As the level of Japanese racehorses has increased over the years, I’ve been really proud to showcase it on the global stage,” trainer Yoshito Yahagi said.

DUBAI, 26th March, 2022 (WAM) -- Japan’s grip on the best international races tightened further as Crown Pride ground out a classy victory in the $1,000,000 UAE Derby (GROUP 2), Sponsored By Mubadala, in the hands of Damian Lane for trainer Koichi Shintani and owner Teruya Yoshida. On a day when being close to the pace was important, it was local hope Summer Is Tomorrow who made the running and was travelling smoothly as the field entered the homestretch. Out a little wider, however, loomed...