Weltreisende (Japanese: ヴェルトライゼンデ, 8 February 2017 – 29 March 2025) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse. He was active from 2019 to 2025 and had a total earnings of 378,047,000 JPY.
Background Weltreisende was born on February 8, 2017, on Northern Farm located in Abira, Hokkaido. His sire, Dream Journey, was sired by Stay Gold, who was known for siring other notable racehorses such as Orfevre, Gold Ship, and Oju Chosan. His dam, Mandela, was a German-bred racehorse who was sired by Acatenango, an outstanding sire in Germany and a three-time German Horse of the Year. Mandela also foaled and World Premiere, making them half brothers to Weltreisende.
Racing Record During his career, he won 4 out of 16 races. He also placed 2nd in 4 races and was in 3rd place twice. The table below shows his racing career, which was taken from netkeiba.
Date Race Distance Surface Track Finish Field Time Jockey Winner (Runner-up)2019 – two-year-old season Sep 1 2YO Debut 1800m Turf Kokura1st 121:51.6 Yuga Kawada (Dancing Richie) Oct 26 Hagi Stakes 1800m Turf Kyoto1st 71:50.8 Christophe Soumillon (Serious Fool) Dec 28 Hopeful Stakes 2000m Turf Nakayama2nd 132:01.6 Oisin Murphy Contrail2020 – three-year-old season Mar 22 Spring Stakes 1800m Turf Nakayama2nd 101:50.0 Kenichi Ikezoe Galore Creek Apr 19 Satsuki Shō 2000m Turf Nakayama 8th 182:01.9 Kenichi Ikezoe Contrail May 31 Tōkyō Yūshun 2400m Turf Tokyo3rd 182:24.9 Kenichi Ikezoe Contrail Sep 27 Kobe Shimbun Hai 2200m Turf Chukyo2nd 182:12.8 Kenichi Ikezoe Contrail Oct 25 Kikuka-shō 3000m Turf Kyoto 7th 183:06.9 Kenichi Ikezoe Contrail2021 – four-year-old season Jan 24 American Jockey Club Cup 2200m Turf Nakayama2nd 172:18.0 Kenichi Ikezoe Aristoteles2022 – five-year-old season Jun 4 Naruo Kinen 2000m Turf Chukyo1st 101:57.7 Damian Lane (Geraldina) Sep 25 Sankei Sho All Comers 2200m Turf Nakayama 7th 132:13.7 Keita Tosaki Geraldina Nov 7 Japan Cup 2400m Turf Tokyo3rd 182:23.8 Damian Lane Vela Azul2023 – six-year-old season Jan 15 Nikkei Shinshun Hai 2200m Turf Chukyo1st 142:14.2 David Egan (King of Dragon) Apr 2 Osaka Hai 2000m Turf Hanshin 9th 161:58.1 Yuga Kawada Jack d'Or2024 – seven-year-old season Jun 9 Epsom Cup 1800m Turf Tokyo 9th 181:45.4 Keita Tosaki Lebensstil2025 – eight-year-old season Jan 19 Nikkei Shinshun Hai 2200m Turf Chukyo 10th 162:11.5 Aurélien Lemaitre Lord del Rey
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