Lemiare said "The pace was ideal and I was almost sure it would be an easy win for us, but he wasn't focused at times, so as it turned out we had to fight hard to the line. But in spite of the long distance and the wide draw, he was unhurried earlier in the race and had the strength left to charge home the way he did—everything went well. I'm thankful to the fans rooting for us at home. I look forward to seeing them in the stands very soon." After the summer break Fierement returned to the track for the autumn edition of the Tenno Sho over 2000 metres at Tokyo on 1 November and started the 16.4/1 fifth choice in a twelve-runner field. The horse had been scheduled to reappear in the Sankei Sho All Comers at Nakayama in September but was found to be running a high temperature in training and was withdrawn from the race. Fierement raced towards the rear of the field and struggled to obtain a clear run early in the straight but produced a very strong late run to take second place, half a length behind Almond Eye and a neck in front of the third-place Chrono Genesis. On 27 December Fierement started the 2.5/1 second favourite for the Arima Kinen over 2500 metres at Nakayama. After racing in second place behind the pace-setter Babbitt he took the lead entering the straight but was immediately challenged by Chrono Genesis. A sustained struggle ensued and after the Chrono Genesis gained the advantage in the final strides Fierement lost second place on the line to fast-finishing outsider Salacia. In January 2021 Fierement was voted Best Older Male Horse at the JRA Awards for 2020. In the 2020 World's Best Racehorse Rankings, Fierement was rated on 123, making him the equal fifteenth best racehorse in the world. Pedigree References 2015 racehorse births Racehorses bred in Japan Racehorses trained in Japan Thoroughbred family 20-d