Dolce More (Japanese: ドルチェモア, Hepburn: Doruche Moa; foaled 21 February 2020) is a retired Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse. He competed from 2022 to 2025, recording three wins in twenty-one starts, including the Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes (GI) and Saudi Arabia Royal Cup (GIII) in 2022. He was named JRA Award for Best Two-Year-Old Colt in 2022. His racing name combines "Dolce," the Italian word for "sweet," with "More."
Background Dolce More is a bay colt bred in Hidaka, Hokkaido, by Shimokobe Bokujo. He was sired by Rulership, a son of King Kamehameha, and his dam was Ayusan, a daughter of Deep Impact who won the 2013 Oka Shō (GI). He was owned by Three H Racing and sent into training with Shosuke Sugai at the JRA's Ritto Training Center.
Racing career
2022: two-year-old season Dolce More debuted on August 20, 2022, in a maiden race on the turf at Sapporo Racecourse, ridden by Kazuo Yokoyama, winning by three lengths. On October 8, he won the Saudi Arabia Royal Cup (GIII) at Tokyo Racecourse by 1.25 lengths.
On December 18, he contested the Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes (GI) at Hanshin Racecourse. Ridden by Ryusei Sakai, he was the 3.1-to-1 favourite in a field of seventeen. He was positioned in a good position before finishing strongly to defeat Danon Touchdown by 0.1 seconds, completing an undefeated three-race winning streak and achieving a mother-son Grade 1 victory with his dam Ayusan.
2023: three-year-old season Dolce More finished seventh in the New Zealand Trophy (GII) at Nakayama Racecourse in April and twelfth in the NHK Mile Cup (GI) at Tokyo in May. He finished eighteenth (last) in the Yasuda Kinen (GI) at Tokyo in June. He finished thirteenth in the Centaur Stakes (GII) at Hanshin in September and twelfth in the Sprinters Stakes (GI) at Nakayama in October. He was transferred to the stable of Yuki Uehara at Miho in October. He finished seventeenth (last) in the Chunichi Shimbun Hai (GIII) at Chukyo Racecourse in December.
2024: four-year-old season Dolce More finished eighteenth (last) in the Kyoto Kimpai (GIII) at Kyoto Racecourse in January, thirteenth in the Tokyo Shimbun Hai (GIII) at Tokyo in February, and fourteenth in the Lord Derby Challenge Trophy (GIII) at Nakayama in March. He was transferred to the stable of Kazuya Takahashi at Ritto during the summer break. He finished sixteenth (last) in the Keisei Hai Autumn Handicap (GIII) at Nakayama in September, fifteenth in the Green Channel Cup (Listed) at Tokyo in October, and fifteenth in the Musashino Stakes (GIII) at Tokyo in November. He was deregistered from JRA competition on November 14, 2024, and transferred to the NAR stable of Terunobu Fujita at Oi Racecourse. He finished fifth in the Viola Sho (Open) at Oi in December.
2025: five-year-old season and retirement Dolce More finished eleventh in the Winter Sprint (Open) at Oi in January, fifth in the Tamagawa Open at Kawasaki Racecourse in February, and fifth in the Baika Sho (Open) at Urawa Racecourse in February. He finished ninth in the Yurikamome Open at Oi in June and eighth in the July Sho (Open) at Oi in July. His retirement was announced by Shimokobe Bokujo on July 14, 2025.
Statistics The following table details all 21 starts of Dolce More's racing career based on official netkeiba and JBIS records.
Date Distance (Condition) Race Class Course Odds(Favourite) Field Finish Time Jockey Winning(Losing)Margin Winner(2nd Place) Ref2022 – two-year-old season Turf 1500 m (Good) 2-Y-O Newcomer Maiden Sapporo 3.9 (1st) 12 1:32.2 Kazuo Yokoyama –0.5 (Run Free Banks) Turf 1600 m (Firm) Saudi Arabia Royal Cup GIII Tokyo 6.8 (2nd) 9 1:33.4 Kazuo Yokoyama –0.2 (Granite) Turf 1600 m (Firm) Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes GI Hanshin 3.1 (1st) 17 1:33.9 Ryusei Sakai –0.1 (Danon Touchdown)2023 – three-year-old season Turf 1600 m (Good) New Zealand Trophy GII Nakayama 1.7 (1st) 16 7th 1:34.3 Kazuo Yokoyama 0.6 Eeyan Turf 1600 m (Good) NHK Mile Cup GI Tokyo 7.6 (4th) 17 12th 1:34.9 Kosei Miura 1.1 Champagne Color Turf 1600 m (Firm) Yasuda Kinen GI Tokyo 166.9 (17th) 18 18th 1:34.3 Ryusei Sakai 2.9 Songline Turf 1200 m (Firm) Centaur Stakes GII Hanshin 27.2 (8th) 15 13th 1:08.3 Kenichi Ikezoe 1.1 T M Spada Turf 1200 m (Firm) Sprinters Stakes GI Nakayama 149.8 (16th) 16 12th 1:09.0 Atsuya Nishimura 1.0 Mama Cocha Turf 2000 m (Firm) Chunichi Shimbun Hai GIII Chukyo 34.7 (12th) 17 17th 2:00.3 Taisei Danno 1.5 Yamanin Salvum2024 – four-year-old season Turf 1600 m (Firm) Kyoto Kimpai GIII Kyoto 125.9 (16th) 18 18th 1:35.7 Taisei Danno 1.9 Corepetiteur Turf 1600 m (Firm) Tokyo Shimbun Hai GIII Tokyo 190.5 (16th) 16 13th 1:33.5 Shu Ishibashi 1.4 Sakura Toujours Turf 1600 m (Good) Lord Derby Challenge Trophy GIII Nakayama 127.5 (16th) 16 14th 1:34.3 Hiroyuki Uchida 1.4 Parallel Vision Turf 1600 m (Firm) Keisei Hai Autumn Handicap GIII Nakayama 231.3 (16th) 16 16th 1:33.6 Yuichi Kitamura 2.8 Ascoli Piceno Dirt 1600 m (Heavy) Green Channel Cup Listed Tokyo 120.5 (14th) 16 15th 1:37.8 Atsuya Nishimura 3.6 Shonan Raishin Dirt 1600 m (Firm) Musashino Stakes GIII Tokyo 226.8 (15th) 15 15th 1:46.1 Kosei Miura 10.1 Emperor Wakea Dirt 1200 m (Firm) Viola Sho Open Oi 9.9 (4th) 16 5th 1:13.0 Takashi Yano 1.1 Exalt2025 – five-year-old season Dirt 1200 m (Firm) Winter Sprint Open Oi 28.0 (6th) 11 11th 1:13.9 Yoichi Ando 1.5 Duelist Dirt 1600 m (Firm) Tamagawa Open Open Kawasaki 57.2 (7th) 13 5th 1:44.2 Seiji Yamazaki 2.4 Alan Barows Dirt 1400 m (Firm) Baika Sho Open Urawa 29.6 (5th) 7 5th 1:28.3 Seiji Yamazaki 1.9 Lord Gladio Dirt 1200 m (Good) Yurikamome Open Open Oi 9.2 (5th) 10 9th 1:13.3 Takashi Yano 1.4 Polygon Wave Dirt 1400 m (Firm) July Sho Open Oi 18.8 (4th) 8 8th 1:29.0 Ryan Quatro 4.2 Satono Tempest
Pedigree
Dolce More is inbred 5 × 5 to Northern Dancer. His dam Ayusan won the 2013 Oka Shō (GI). His sire Rulership won the 2012 Queen Elizabeth II Cup (GI) in Hong Kong.
See also Thoroughbred racing in Japan Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes Ayusan
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