Dura Erede (Japanese: ドゥラエレーデ, Hepburn: Dura Erēde; foaled 29 January 2020) is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse. He has competed since 2022, recording two wins in twenty-six starts, including the Hopeful Stakes (GI) in 2022. His racing name combines "Dura" from his sire Duramente with "Erede," the Italian word for "heir" or "successor."
Background Dura Erede is a dark bay colt bred in Abira, Hokkaido, by Northern Farm. He was sired by Duramente, a son of King Kamehameha, and his dam was Marchesa, a daughter of Orfevre. His granddam Malpensa won three Group 1 races in Argentina, and his half-uncle Satono Diamond won the 2016 Kikuka Shō and Arima Kinen. He was purchased for ¥100,000,000 at the 2021 Select Sale yearling session. He was owned by Three H Racing and sent into training with Manabu Ikezoe at the JRA's Ritto Training Center. In January 2026, he was transferred to the stable of Terunobu Fujita at Oi Racecourse.
Racing career
2022: two-year-old season Dura Erede debuted on June 26, 2022, in a maiden race on the turf at Hanshin Racecourse, finishing fifth. He finished second in a maiden race at Sapporo Racecourse in August and won a maiden race on the dirt at Sapporo on August 20. He finished fourth in the Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai Stakes (GII) at Tokyo Racecourse in November.
On December 28, he contested the Hopeful Stakes (GI) at Nakayama Racecourse. Ridden by Bauyrzhan Murzabayev, he was the 90.6-to-1 fourteenth favourite in a field of eighteen. He was positioned in second place behind the leader Top Knife and finished strongly to win by a nose in a photo finish. The victory was the first Grade 1 win for both Murzabayev and trainer Manabu Ikezoe.
2023: three-year-old season
Dura Erede finished second in the UAE Derby (G2) at Meydan Racecourse in March, beaten one length by Derma Sotogake. He was unseated at the start of the Tōkyō Yūshun (GI) at Tokyo in May and did not finish the race. He finished tenth in the Takarazuka Kinen (GI) at Hanshin in June and eighth in the St. Lite Kinen (GII) at Nakayama in September. He finished third in the Champions Cup (GI) at Chukyo Racecourse in December and third in the Tokyo Daishoten (GI) at Oi Racecourse in December.
2024: four-year-old season Dura Erede finished twelfth in the February Stakes (GI) at Tokyo in February and fifth in the Dubai World Cup (G1) at Meydan in March. He finished second in the Elm Stakes (GIII) at Sapporo in August and tenth in the Sapporo Kinen (GII) at Sapporo in August. He finished eleventh in the Miyako Stakes (GIII) at Kyoto Racecourse in November and third in the Champions Cup (GI) at Chukyo in December.
2025: five-year-old season Dura Erede finished third in the Procyon Stakes (GII) at Chukyo in January and eleventh in the February Stakes (GI) at Tokyo in February. He finished seventh in the Elm Stakes (GIII) at Sapporo in August, fifth in the Korea Cup (G3) at Seoul Racecourse in September, and fifth in the Miyako Stakes (GIII) at Kyoto in November. He finished fourteenth in the Naruo Kinen (GIII) at Hanshin in December. He was deregistered from JRA competition on December 11, 2025.
2026: six-year-old season Dura Erede was transferred to the NAR stable of Terunobu Fujita at Oi in January 2026. He finished second in the Kawasaki Kinen (JpnI) at Kawasaki Racecourse in April, thirteenth in the Oi Kinen (SI) at Oi in May, and fifth in the Mercury Cup (JpnIII) at Morioka Racecourse in July.
Statistics The following table details all 26 starts of Dura Erede's racing career based on official netkeiba, JBIS, and Emirates Racing Authority records. Record current as of 20 July 2026.
Date Distance (Condition) Race Class Course Odds(Favourite) Field Finish Time Jockey Winning(Losing)Margin Winner(2nd Place) Ref2022 – two-year-old season Turf 1800 m (Firm) 2-Y-O Newcomer Maiden Hanshin 2.0 (1st) 12 5th 1:50.9 Yuichi Kitamura 0.7 Carro Veloce Turf 1800 m (Firm) 2-Y-O Maiden Maiden Sapporo 2.5 (2nd) 10 1:49.4 Kazuo Yokoyama 0.3 Dura Dirt 1700 m (Good) 2-Y-O Maiden Maiden Sapporo 1.5 (1st) 12 1:46.6 Kenichi Ikezoe –0.1 (Shigeru Kamikaze) Turf 1800 m (Firm) Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai Stakes GII Tokyo 20.1 (6th) 11 4th 1:46.0 Ryan Moore 0.2 Gastrique Turf 2000 m (Firm) Hopeful Stakes GI Nakayama 90.6 (14th) 18 2:01.5 Bauyrzhan Murzabayev 0.0 (Top Knife)2023 – three-year-old season Dirt 1900 m (Fast) UAE Derby G2 Meydan 17.0 (7th) 13 1:56.81 Cristian Demuro 1.0 Derma Sotogake Turf 2400 m (Firm) Tōkyō Yūshun GI Tokyo 44.3 (8th) 18 DNF – Ryusei Sakai – Tastiera Turf 2200 m (Firm) Takarazuka Kinen GI Hanshin 30.2 (7th) 17 10th 2:12.3 Hideaki Miyuki 1.1 Equinox Turf 2200 m (Firm) St. Lite Kinen GII Nakayama 15.3 (5th) 15 8th 2:12.5 Ryusei Sakai 1.1 Lebensstil Dirt 1800 m (Firm) Champions Cup GI Chukyo 31.2 (9th) 15 1:50.9 Bauyrzhan Murzabayev 0.3 Lemon Pop Dirt 2000 m (Firm) Tokyo Daishoten GI Oi 11.9 (4th) 9 2:07.9 Bauyrzhan Murzabayev 0.2 Ushba Tesoro2024 – four-year-old season Dirt 1600 m (Firm) February Stakes GI Tokyo 5.5 (3rd) 16 12th 1:36.8 Bauyrzhan Murzabayev 1.1 Peptide Nile Dirt 2000 m (Firm) Dubai World Cup G1 Meydan – 12 5th 2:04.7 Bauyrzhan Murzabayev 2.4 Laurel River Dirt 1700 m (Good) Elm Stakes GIII Sapporo 3.4 (1st) 14 1:44.1 Yutaka Take 0.1 Peisha Es Turf 2000 m (Firm) Sapporo Kinen GII Sapporo 20.0 (6th) 12 10th 2:01.0 Yusuke Fujioka 1.4 North Bridge Dirt 1800 m (Heavy) Miyako Stakes GIII Kyoto 6.1 (2nd) 15 11th 1:51.9 Yuichi Kitamura 2.2 Sunrise Zipangu Dirt 1800 m (Firm) Champions Cup GI Chukyo 42.6 (9th) 16 1:50.4 Ryan Moore 0.3 Lemon Pop2025 – five-year-old season Dirt 1800 m (Firm) Procyon Stakes GII Chukyo 4.7 (3rd) 16 1:50.7 Yuga Kawada 0.1 Sunday Funday Dirt 1600 m (Firm) February Stakes GI Tokyo 29.4 (7th) 16 11th 1:37.1 Kazuo Yokoyama 1.6 Costa Nova Dirt 1700 m (Good) Elm Stakes GIII Sapporo 7.0 (2nd) 14 7th 1:44.7 Kohei Matsuyama 1.2 Perriere Dirt 1800 m (Firm) Korea Cup G3 Seoul – 11 5th 1:53.0 Kohei Matsuyama 2.2 Diktaeon Dirt 1800 m (Heavy) Miyako Stakes GIII Kyoto 19.7 (8th) 15 5th 1:48.6 Cristian Demuro 1.1 W Heart Bond Turf 1800 m (Firm) Naruo Kinen GIII Hanshin 24.2 (9th) 14 14th 1:45.8 Atsuya Nishimura 2.1 David Barows2026 – six-year-old season Dirt 2100 m (Good) Kawasaki Kinen JpnI Kawasaki 28.6 (8th) 11 2:15.0 Ryo Nohata 0.4 Kazeno Runner Dirt 2000 m (Firm) Oi Kinen SI Oi 2.9 (1st) 16 13th 2:07.5 Ryo Nohata 3.2 Saint Honore Dirt 2000 m (Firm) Mercury Cup JpnIII Morioka 9.3 (4th) 14 5th 2:03.6 Hiroto Yoshihara 1.3 Sunday Funday
Pedigree
Dura Erede is inbred 3 × 4 to Sunday Silence, 4 × 5 and 5 × 5 to Halo, and 5 × 5 to Northern Taste. His granddam Malpensa won three Group 1 races in Argentina. His half-uncle Satono Diamond (by Deep Impact) won the 2016 Kikuka Shō and Arima Kinen.
See also Thoroughbred racing in Japan Hopeful Stakes Duramente
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