Just minutes before the first race of the day here at Kranji, the Japanese media huddled around a variety of computers to watch the Victoria Mile (G1) from Tokyo Racecourse. Buena Vista, just less than a length behind Dar Re Mi in the 2010 Dubai Sheema Classic, was heavily backed along with 2010 Maktoum Challenge Round 3 winner Red Desire. Over the 1,600 meters trip, Buena Vista stretched to lead just in the final strides over longshot Hikaru Amaranthus. Red Desire was a length behind in fourth, behind roughie Nishino Blue Moon.
The win is the seventh in 13 lifetime starts for Buena Vista, a daughter of Special Week. Trained by Hiroyoshi Matsuda and ridden by Norihiro Yokoyama, the Victoria Mile win pushed her career earnings to almost $8,000,000.