Full Result 4.00 Meydan (UAE) | 5 April 2025

UAE Derby Sponsored By Jumeirah (Group 2) (Dirt)

(3yo) (1m1f110yds) 1m1½f Fast

1st £464,000 2nd £160,000 3rd £80,000 4th £40,000 5th £24,000 6th £16,000 7th £8,000 8th £8,000

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	1. Admire Daytona (JPN) 11/1 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire Yukihiro Kato	Christophe-Patrice Lemaire Yukihiro Kato	3	90 h	105	84	111	–
b c Drefong (USA) - Ice Pastel (USA) (Shackleford)
Led narrowly or disputed lead, kept on, gamely (op 7/1)

2⁽⁶⁾ nse	6. Heart Of Honor 3/1J Saffie Osborne Jamie Osborne	Saffie Osborne Jamie Osborne	3	90 b	99	84	111	–
br c Honor A. P. (USA) - Ruby Love (CHI) (Scat Daddy)
In touch with leaders, pressed leaders 3f out, edged right towards finish, kept on, just failed (op 3/1 tchd 11/4, 5/2 & 10/3)

3⁽¹⁾ 2 [2]	2. Don In The Mood (JPN) 11/1 Ryusei Sakai Teiichi Konno	Ryusei Sakai Teiichi Konno	3	90	107	80	107	–
b c Asia Express (USA) - Hagino Wish (JPN) (Agnes Tachyon)
Midfield, raced wide and headway home turn, disputed lead from 3f out, no extra inside final furlong (op 12/1 tchd 10/1, 9/1 & 17/2)

4⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [3¾]	8. Shin Forever (USA) 9/2 Akira Sugawara Hideyuki Mori	Akira Sugawara Hideyuki Mori	3	90	107	77	103	–
b c Complexity (USA) - Praising (USA) (Pulpit)
Slowly away, took keen hold, in rear, midfield after 3f, outpaced under 3f out, kept on (op 4/1 tchd 5/1)

5⁽²⁾ 4¾ [8½]	9. Queen Azteca (USA) 25/1 Carlos Lopez Niels Petersen	Carlos Lopez Niels Petersen	3	89 h	93	62	88	–
b f Sharp Azteca (USA) - Princesa Helena (USA) (Palace Malice)
In rear, switched right under 3f out, kept on but not pace to challenge (op 25/1 tchd 33/1 & 28/1)

6⁽⁴⁾ 3 [11½]	3. Dragon (JPN) 20/1 Yutaka Take Mikio Matsunaga	Yutaka Take Mikio Matsunaga	3	90	102	61	87	–
b c Mind Your Biscuits (USA) - Noble Coronet (JPN) (Deep Impact)
Squeezed out start, raced in last, raced wide and headway home turn, in touch with leaders over 3f out, weakened 2f out (op 25/1 tchd 28/1 & 22/1)

7⁽⁵⁾ 5½ [17]	4. Flood Zone (USA) 7/2 Florent Geroux Brad H Cox	Florent Geroux Brad H Cox	3	90 b	108	50	75	–
b c Frosted (USA) - Curls For Girls (USA) (Curlin)
In touch with leaders, weakened quickly over 3f out (rider advised that colt never travelled well; post-race vet exam failed to reveal any abnormalities; endoscopic exam revealed a degree of EIPH that may have affected the performance) (op 9/4 tchd 5/2, 3/1 & 10/3)

8⁽⁸⁾ 5½ [22½]	7. Rafid (USA) 100/1 John R Velazquez Doug Watson	John R Velazquez Doug Watson	3	90 b	95	38	64	–
b c Into Mischief (USA) - Rayya (USA) (Tiz Wonderful)
Disputed lead, pressed winner after 2f, weakened quickly under 4f out (op 50/1 tchd 66/1 & 80/1)

9⁽⁹⁾ 4¾ [27¼]	5. Galactic Star (USA) 3/1J Tadhg O'Shea Bhupat Seemar	Tadhg O'Shea Bhupat Seemar	3	90 b	99	28	54	–
ch g Improbable (USA) - Stella's Dream (USA) (Pioneerof The Nile)
Raced wide and disputed lead early, lost position but prominent after 2f, weakened quickly under 4f out (op 8/1 tchd 9/1, 8/1, 7/1, 6/1, 11/2, 5/1, 4/1, 3/1 & 11/4)

9 ran Winning time: 1m 59.13s (slow by 2.33s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Junko Kondo (Admire Daytona) 1st breeder: Northern Racing (Jpn)
2nd owner: Jim And Claire Limited (Heart Of Honor)
3rd owner: Koichi Yamada (Don In The Mood)

4:00 Meydan (UAE) 5 Apr 2025

UAE Derby Sponsored By Jumeirah (Group 2) (Dirt)