The Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby took a sideways turn Dec. 11 as a filly, Myriad Love, scored her third win without loss in the series’ second leg, the Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun, at Kawasaki Racecourse.
Myriad Love earned 20 points to jump to the top of the leaderboard. Natural Rise, winner of the first race, finished fourth in the Zen-Nippon, adding four points to his previous 10 to stand in second place.
Series newcomers Happy Man and Soldier Field were second and third in the Zen-Nippon, earning 10 and six points, respectively.
The series offers a guaranteed spot in the 2025 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve starting gate to the horse with the most points. Fillies are not excluded but the rules specify connections could opt to use the invitation instead for the Kentucky Oaks.
Myriad Love thrashed nine colts and one other filly fairly comprehensively in the Zen-Nippon. After tracking in second place down the…
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