Third favorite Vela Azul captured his first top-level win Sunday in the $7,513,043 Japan Cup (G1) at Tokyo Racecourse, giving his sire Eishin Flash his first Grade 1 winner.
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Sodashi hits the wire a nose in front of Satono Reinas (far side), with Uberleben third in the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies
This week, following a win of the Osaka Hai by a female for the second year in a row, the girls are once again in the spotlight. This time, however, they make up the entire field.
The top-level action remains at Hanshin for the 81st running of the fillies 3-year-old classic Oka Sho (Japanese 1,000 Guineas) on Sunday, April 11. The Grade 1 event is the first race in Japan s filly triple crown and, at 1,600 meters (one mile), is the shortest of the three races.