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'''Forever Young''' ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: {{lang|ja|フォーエバーヤング}}, foaled February 24, 2021) is a Japanese [[thoroughbred]] [[racehorse]]. He won his [[maiden race]], the JBC Nisai Yushun and the [[Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun]] in 2023, as well as the [[Saudi Derby]] in 2024, and remains undefeated.<ref name="jbis"/>
'''Forever Young''' ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: {{lang|ja|フォーエバーヤング}}, foaled February 24, 2021) is a Japanese [[thoroughbred]] [[racehorse]]. He won his [[maiden race]], the JBC Nisai Yushun and the [[Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun]] in 2023, as well as the [[Saudi Derby]] and the [[UAE Derby]] in 2024, and remains undefeated.


== Background ==
== Background ==

Revision as of 14:01, 30 March 2024

Forever Young[1]
Forever Young after his maiden race (October 14, 2023)
SireReal Steel[1]
GrandsireDeep Impact[1]
DamForever Darling[1]
DamsireCongrats[1]
SexColt[1]
FoaledFebruary 24, 2021[1]
CountryJapan[1]
ColourBay[1]
BreederNorthern Farm[1]
OwnerSusumu Fujita[1]
TrainerYoshito Yahagi[1]
Record4: 4–0–0[1]
Earnings211,462,800 JPY[2][note 1]
JPN: 84,200,000 JPY[1]
（JRA）: 7,200,000 JPY
（NAR）: 77,000,000 JPY
SAU: 900,000 USD
Major wins
JBC Nisai Yushun (2023)
Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun (2023)
Saudi Derby (2024)
Last updated on February 24, 2024

Forever Young (Japanese: フォーエバーヤング, foaled February 24, 2021) is a Japanese thoroughbred racehorse. He won his maiden race, the JBC Nisai Yushun and the Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun in 2023, as well as the Saudi Derby and the UAE Derby in 2024, and remains undefeated.

Background

Forever Young was born on the Northern Farm stud on February 24, 2021. In 2022, he was consigned as a foal to the JRHA Select Sale and was bought for ¥98,000,000 (before tax) by Susumu Fujita. Afterwards, he was trained by Yoshito Yahagi.[4]

His sire, Real Steel, was a champion horse which won the Dubai Turf in 2016.[5] His dam, Forever Darling, who was an American racehorse, won the Santa Ynez Stakes in 2016.[6]

He is named after a song of the same name by AK-69 featuring UVERworld.[7][8] His owner, Susumu Fujita [ja], is the founder and president of CyberAgent, whose subsidiaries include Abema and Cygames. The song is the theme song of Abema's drama series Kaisha wa Gakkou janen da yo [ja], which is based on Susumu Fujita's book Shibuya dewa Taraki Shachō no Kokuhaku.[9] The birthday of Forever Young, February 24, 2021, is the same as the release date of Cygames' horse racing mobile game Uma Musume Pretty Derby.[10] In 2021, after the release of Uma Musume Pretty Derby, Fujita became a horse owner, and has been the biggest spender at JRHA Select Sale from 2021 to 2023, spending over ¥2.2 billion every year.[11][12][note 2]

Racing career

2023: Two-year-old season

Forever Young began his racing career in a contest for previously unraced juveniles over 1,800 metres on good ground at Kyoto Racecourse on October 14, 2023. Ridden by Ryusei Sakai [ja], he started the 16/5 second choice and won by four lengths.[15][16]

Sakai was again in the saddle when the colt was stepped up in Domestic Grade 3 class to contest the JBC Nisai Yushun [ja] over the same distance at Monbetsu Racecourse [ja] in the following month on November 3, 2023. He started the 6/5 favourite and prevailed by one length and a half.[16][17]

On December 13 at Kawasaki Racecourse, Forever Young was stepped up to Domestic Grade 1 class to contest Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun over 1,600 metres. He started the 11/10 favourite in the betting and won by seven lengths from Aigle Noir [ja].[16][18] This is the first time a horse of Fujita won a Grade 1 race.[18] Forever Young is from the second crop of foals sired by Real Steel, and became the first Grade 1 race winner among Real Steel's progeny.[19]

For his performance in 2023, he received a rating of 113 from JPN Thoroughbred Ranking [ja], which is the highest rating of 2-year-old dirt racing horse in the history of the ranking system.[11][20] Among the five two-year-olds with a rating of 113 or above, Shin Emperor [ja], whose rating was 113,[20] is also owned by Fujita.[21][note 3]

2024: Three-year-old season

On his first run as a three-year-old, Forever Young went to Saudi Arabia to run in the Grade 3 Saudi Derby over 1,600 metres on February 24, 2024. He started the 0.6/1 favourite and won by only 0.02 seconds. In the race, he had a rough start and had to make up for the four-to-five-length difference from the leading horse, Book'em Danno, in the middle of the final straight. He finished the race in 1:36.17, breaking the track record for the distance by about two seconds. This is the first time a horse of Fujita won an overseas graded race. After the race, his trainer, Yahagi, said the next race would be the UAE Derby in order to obtain Kentucky Derby points for taking part in the Kentucky Derby. By February, he ranked second on Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby,[22][23][24] trailing behind Ramjet, the winner of the Hyacinth Stakes.[25]

Racing form

Below data is based on JBIS Search[16] and Netkeiba.[26]

Date Racecourse Race Grade /
Group 		Distance (Condition) Runner BN HN Odds (Favored) Position Time Margins Jockey 1st Place (2nd Place)
2023 – two-year-old season
Oct 14, 2023 Kyoto 2yo Newcomer 1,800 m (Good) 14 2 2 004.2 (2) 1st 1:54.8 -0.7 Ryusei Sakai (Shiliushi)
Nov 3, 2023 Monbetsu JBC Nisai Yushun (JPN)3[a] 1,800 m (Good to Soft) 12 3 3 002.2 (1) 1st 1:54.3 -0.3 Ryusei Sakai (Sunrise Zipangu)
Dec 13, 2023 Kawasaki Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun (JPN)1[b] 1,600 m (Good to Soft) 12 8 12 002.1 (1) 1st 1:43.5 -1.5 Ryusei Sakai (Aigle Noir)
2024 – three-year-old season
Feb 24, 2024 King Abdul Aziz Saudi Derby 3 1,600 m (Good) 12 6 001.6 (1) 1st 1:36.17[c] 0.0 Ryusei Sakai (Book'em Danno)

Legend:
  Dirt

Notes:
  1. ^ The JBC Nisai Yushun is classified as a local, Japanese Group 3 event
  2. ^ The Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun is classified as a local, Japanese Group 1 event
  3. ^ Set a stakes record for the event

Pedigree

Pedigree of Forever Young (JPN), bay colt, 2021[27][28]
Sire
Real Steel (JPN)
2012 		Deep Impact (JPN)
2002 		Sunday Silence Halo
Wishing Well
Wind in Her Hair Alzao
Burghclere
Loves Only Me (USA)
2006 		Storm Cat Storm Bird
Terlingua
Monevassia Mr. Prospector
Miesque
Dam
Forever Darling (USA)
2013 		Congrats (USA)
2000 		A.P. Indy Seattle Slew
Weekend Surprise
Praise Mr. Prospector
Wild Applause
Darling My Darling (USA)
1997 		Deputy Minister Vice Regent
Mint Copy
Roamin Rachel Mining
One Smart Lady (Family 2-b)[29]


Footnotes

Notes

  1. ^ Earnings earned overseas are converted to JPY using the formula provided by JRA.[3]
  2. ^ Fujita mentioned "as Uma Musume [Pretty Derty] became popular, [he] would like to contribute to the horse racing community"[13] but also "as it is a video game made by a subsidiary and I do not deeply involve [in it]," it is just a coincidence that he became a horse owner in the same year.[14]
  3. ^ For 2023, Jantar Mantar, the winner of the Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes, received a rating of 115 from JPN Thoroughbred Ranking, which was the highest among all two-year-olds. Four other two-years-olds received a rating of 113, including Ascoli Piceno, Regaleira [ja], Shin Emperor and Forever Young.[20]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Forever Young(JPN)". JBIS Search. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  2. ^ フォーエバーヤング. JRA (in Japanese). Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  3. ^ 外国の競馬の競走における本賞金の換算について（2024 年）(Foreign Horseracing Prize Money Conversion 2024) - Page 8 (PDF). JRA (in Japanese). Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  4. ^ セレクトセール出身馬【フォーエバーヤング(Forever Young)】が「JBC2歳優駿(2歳Jpn3)」を優勝. Umaichi.com (in Japanese). Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  5. ^ "Real Steel(JPN)". JBIS Search. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  6. ^ "Forever Darling(USA)". JBIS Search. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  7. ^ 競走馬情報 フォーエバーヤング Forever Young（JPN） (in Japanese). Japan Racing Association. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  8. ^ Fujita, Susumu [@susumu_fujita] (February 23, 2024). サウジダービー 日本時間明日24日23時、フォーエバーヤング出走予定。 馬名の由来、これを聴いて奮えて待つ。 (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved March 9, 2024 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ AbemaTV藤田晋社長の著書をベースにオリジナルドラマ 主演は三浦翔平. Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. February 16, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  10. ^ 『ウマ娘』のサイバーエージェント・藤田社長がGI初制覇―勝利馬「フォーエバーヤング」に早くも“ウマ娘化”を期待する声. Inside (in Japanese). December 13, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Forever Young Faces International Foes in Saudi Derby". BloodHorse. February 18, 2024. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  12. ^ 消費税だけで2億3690万円 藤田晋オーナーは今年も23億6900万円の“爆買い”. Netkeiba (in Japanese). July 11, 2023. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  13. ^ 【セレクトール】藤田晋氏が１５・４億円爆買い「ウマ娘」社長「競馬界に還元できれば」. Daily Sports (in Japanese). July 13, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  14. ^ 早く活躍馬出して「ウマ娘」へ　競馬界参入の藤田晋オーナー特別インタビュー. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). September 1, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  15. ^ 【京都４Ｒ・２歳新馬】フォーエバーヤングが快勝　坂井瑠星騎手「色々勉強しながら、その中で勝てたのは良かった」. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). October 14, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  16. ^ a b c d "Forever Young(JPN)" 全競走成績｜競走成績｜フォーエバーヤング. JBIS Search (English). Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  17. ^ 【ＪＢＣ２歳優駿】フォーエバーヤングがデビュー２連勝でＶ！　矢作師「かなりの大物」. Sankei Sports (in Japanese). November 3, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  18. ^ a b 【全日本２歳優駿】圧勝フォーエバーヤングの藤田晋オーナー、初Ｇ１制覇は”休肝日”で目撃「ダート３冠、サウジやケンタッキーもある」. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). December 13, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  19. ^ 「大躍進」のスワーヴリチャードに引けを取らない名種牡馬!?「海外制覇」フォーエバーヤングの活躍から見えるリアルスティール産駒の可能性. GJ (in Japanese). February 28, 2024. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  20. ^ a b c 3歳芝トップはリバティアイランドでレーティング121 2023年度JPNサラブレッドランキング発表. Netkeiba (in Japanese). January 24, 2024. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  21. ^ "Shin Emperor(FR)" シンエンペラー(FR). JBIS Search. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  22. ^ 【サウジダービー】無傷４連勝でＶのフォーエバーヤング　矢作師の視線は「ＵＡＥからケンタッキーへ」. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). February 25, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  23. ^ "Forever Young Edges Book'em Danno in Saudi Derby". BloodHorse. February 24, 2024. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  24. ^ リアルスティール産駒フォーエバーヤングがサウジダービー-G3で海外重賞制覇！. Thoroughbred Breeders Club (in Japanese). February 26, 2024. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  25. ^ "Ramjet Grabs Lead in "Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby"". BloodHorse. February 18, 2024. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  26. ^ "Forever Young" フォーエバーヤング (Forever Young)の競走成績. Netkeiba (English). Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  27. ^ 5代血統表｜血統情報｜フォーエバーヤング. JBIS Search (in Japanese). Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  28. ^ フォーエバーヤング (Forever Young)の血統表. Netkeiba (in Japanese). Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  29. ^ "Thoroughbred Bloodlines – Squirrel Mare – Family 2-b". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
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