Before a crowd of more than 70,000, youth ruled in Sunday’s February Stakes from Tokyo Racecourse as Success Brocken defeated Casino Drive by a head with Kane Hekili just a neck back in third. The final time for 1600 meters (1 mile) was a new stakes record of 1:34.6. Vermilion finished sixth.
With a rather light contingent of American dirt horses expected to contest the $6,000,000 Dubai World Cup, this race (and country, for that matter) could produce quite a few challengers for racing’s richest prize.
Click HERE for a story from the Japan Racing Association. Click HERE for the results chart. Click HERE for video of the February Stakes (G1) from Youtube (commentary in Japanese).