danon decile (racehorse)

ダノンデサイル 茶太郎

Real Life Japanese racehorse. He initially gained notoriety after defecating mid-race (and winning) the Keisei Hai in 2024. After this victory, he headed on to the Satsuki Sho, only for his jockey Yokoyama Norihiro to sense that the horse had gone lame at the last minute, having him scratched from the race to keep the lameness from getting worse.

In spite of what happened at the Satsuki Sho, Danon Decile was entered in to the Japanese Derby where, despite being the 9th favored to win, managed to beat the heavily favored Satsuki Sho winner Justin Milano.

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