DANON Premium was the champion two-year-old colt in Japan last year. He was unbeaten in three starts, landing the Group 3 Saudi Arabia Royal Cup on his second outing and then capping the year with his victory in the Group 1 Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes.

He made his seasonal bow this year in last weekend’s Group 2 Hochi Hai Yayoi Sho at Nakayama and ran out an impressive winner, extending his unbeaten run to four and setting himself up perfectly for potential classic glory in the coming weeks and months.