Gentildonna, right, races against Orfevre to win the 2,400-metre (1.5 mile) Japan Cup horse race at the Tokyo Race Course in November. Kazuhiro Nogi / AFP
Gentildonna, right, races against Orfevre to win the 2,400-metre (1.5 mile) Japan Cup horse race at the Tokyo Race Course in November. Kazuhiro Nogi / AFP
Dubai World Cup: Gentildonna is Japan's best and is after a crowning achievement
The Japanese Triple Crown winner poses a big threat in the Dubai Sheema Classic but she is also competing for the first time outside of her homeland, writes Amith Passela.