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In horse racing, it is simply a fact that the strong win and the weak lose.
Each year, only 18 horses out of an entire generation get to compete in the glamorous Japanese Derby. This year, 7,398 3-year-olds competed fiercely for the privilege. But the sad fact outside the spotlight is those that quietly retire without ever finishing first outnumber those that do.
Under the rules of the Japan Racing Association, horses that win at least once by the summer of the year they turn 3 years old are allowed to compete in the following fall and beyond. Eventually, however, the moment arrives when all racehorses must retire, whether they are competing at Grade 1 the top tier of the system’s pyramidal structure or languishing at its base.
May 28, 2021
As the month of May leads us toward the hotter days just around the corner, it’s once again time for one of Japan’s great horse races, the Japanese Derby, or Tokyo Yushun, as it is sometimes called here in Japan. This Sunday sees the race run at its traditional home, Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, just a short journey west from the center of the capital.
Despite the difficult conditions from the pandemic continuing well into 2021, horse racing in Japan has been largely able to weather the storm, and with strict protocols in place, it has essentially meant the industry remains on a steady path to when normality returns, and racing can once again take on its familiar appearance for all the people involved, whatever their role. Be it the lunchbox seller at the track, or the small-time punter chasing a rainbow, racing is sure to find the sum of its parts sometime again in the not-too-distant future.
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