Heart Of Honor

Junko Kondo’s Admire Daytona bravely withstood a late lunge from Heart of Honor to win Saturday’s $1 million UAE Derby (G2) at Meydan.

Brotherly Love won the Dubai Road to the Kentucky Derby S. after the dramatic scratch of Salloom, and the filly Labwah impressed in the UAE Oaks (G3).

After spending years as the lone international leg of the primary (now American) Road to the Kentucky Derby, Saturday’s UAE Derby (G2) at Meydan in Dubai offers a different prize for 2025.