Result of the 6th Victoria Mile (G1)
The match-up between 2008 Champion 2-Year-Old filly Buena Vista paired for the first time with Yasunari Iwata, JRA's current leading jockey, versus 2009 Champion 2-Year-Old filly Apapane, with her career-long partner Masayoshi Ebina, in the sixth running of the Victoria Mile resulted in Apapane barely holding off the strong late charge by the defending champion to claim the title with a record time of 1:31.9. Apapane, only the third filly in history to win the filly Triple Crown last year—which Buena Vista was unable to accomplish—became the youngest filly in JRA history to claim five grade-one victories, drawing even with the number of Grade-one victories held by therace favorite.
Breaking smoothly from stall 16, Apapane was reined back in mid-division, well behind the pacemaker Oken Sakura who set a high pace with some six-length gap from A Shin Returns and Lady Alba Rosa who traveled in second and third positions, respectively. Race favorite Buena Vista settled in the rear group, around fourth from last, and traveled wide right behind the King Kamehameha bay.
With Oken Sakura still maintaining a three-length lead entering the homestretch, third pick Lady Alba Rosa was the first to break away from the pack, nailing the front after the 400-meter pole. Longshot Grand Prix Angel partnered with Craig Williams, who had raced in mid pack by the rail, followed suit. Also surging out from the outside, Apapane dueled strongly with Lady Alba Rosa, took the front 50 meters out, and headed straight for the goal. All the while, Special Week mare Buena Vistaunleashed a powerful charge from further out, steadily closed in on the front runners with her usual late spurt, overtook Lady Alba Rosa in the last few strides and crossed the wire a neck in front. She was, however, a neck short from the winner. Grand Prix Angel who had tenaciously pursued Lady Alba Rosa, crossed the wire another 1-1/2 lengths behind in fourth.
THE 6TH VICTORIA MILE (G1)
4-year-old & up, Fillies & Mares, 1,600 meters (about 1 mile), turf, left-handed
Sunday, May 15, 2011 Tokyo Racecourse 11th Race Post time: 15:40
Total prize money: ¥ 188,200,000 (about US$2,214,000 <US$ 1 = ¥ 85>)
4-y-o & up: 55kg (about 121lbs), 1kg allowance for Southern Hemisphere-bred born in 2007
Safety factor: 18 runners
| FP |
BK |
PP |
Horse |
Sex
Age |
Wgt
(kg) |
Sire
Dam |
Jockey
Trainer |
Owner
Breeder |
Margin
(L3F) |
Odds
(Fav) |
| 1 |
8 |
16 |
Apapane
(JPN) |
F4 |
55.0 |
King Kamehameha
Salty Bid |
M. Ebina
S. Kunieda |
Kaneko Makoto Holdings Co. Ltd.
Kaneko Makoto Holdings Inc. |
1:31.9
(R)
(34.3) |
4.1
(2) |
| 2 |
7 |
13 |
Buena Vista
(JPN) |
M5 |
55.0 |
Special Week
Biwa Heidi |
Y. Iwata
H. Matsuda |
Sunday Racing Co. Ltd.
Northern Racing |
Neck
(34.0) |
1.5
(1) |
| 3 |
2 |
4 |
Lady Alba Rosa
(JPN) |
F4 |
55.0 |
King Kamehameha
One for Rose |
Y. Fukunaga
K. Sasada |
Lord Horse Club
K.I.Farm |
Neck
(35.0) |
11.7
(3) |
| 4 |
2 |
3 |
Grand Prix Angel
(JPN) |
M5 |
55.0 |
Agnes Digital
Andante |
C. Williams
Y. Yahagi |
Masaji Kitagawa
Uemura Stud |
1-1/2
(35.0) |
126.2
(14) |
| 5 |
3 |
5 |
En Ciel Bleu
(JPN) |
F4 |
55.0 |
Manhattan Cafe
Bird Cat |
K. Tanaka
K. Tanaka |
H.Yano
Yano Bokujo |
3/4
(35.1) |
49.9
(9) |
| 6 |
6 |
12 |
Spring Thunder
(JPN) |
F4 |
55.0 |
Kurofune
Spring Mambo |
H. Shii
M. Kon |
Grand Bokujo Co. Ltd.
Grand Stud |
Nose
(34.2) |
81.5
(12) |
| 7 |
1 |
2 |
Animate Bio
(JPN) |
F4 |
55.0 |
Zenno Rob Roy
Regenbogen |
H. Goto
K. Maki |
Bio K.
Northern Racing |
Nose
(34.5) |
24.7
(4) |
| 8 |
1 |
1 |
Wild Raspberry
(JPN) |
F4 |
55.0 |
Falbrav
Dear Admire |
K. Ikezoe
H. Nakao |
Hideko Kondo
Northern Farm |
3/4
(34.8) |
48.3
(8) |
| 9 |
4 |
7 |
Broad Street
(JPN) |
M5 |
55.0 |
Agnes Tachyon
Phila Street |
S. Fujita
H. Fujiwara |
Yukio Shimokobe
Shimokobe Farm |
Neck
(35.1) |
165.8
(15) |
| 10 |
7 |
14 |
Dear Arethusa
(JPN) |
F4 |
55.0 |
Tosen Dance
Dear Wink |
Y. Yoshida
Y. Hatakeyama |
Sayuri Takadaru
Arai Bokujo |
2-1/2
(35.5) |
224.1
(17) |
| 11 |
5 |
10 |
Cosmo Nemo Shin
(JPN) |
F4 |
55.0 |
Zenno Rob Roy
Du Pre |
M. Matsuoka
H. Shimizu |
Big Red Farm
Yasushi Tomita |
1-3/4
(36.2) |
114.8
(13) |
| 12 |
4 |
8 |
Kauai Lane
(JPN) |
M5 |
55.0 |
King Kamehameha
Silver Lane |
N. Yokoyama
M. Wada |
Shadai Race H.
Watership Down Stud |
Neck
(35.7) |
73.0
(11) |
| 13 |
5 |
9 |
Shoryu Moon
(JPN) |
F4 |
55.0 |
King Kamehameha
Moon the Dream |
S. Hamanaka
S. Sasaki |
Wataru Ueda
Takamura Bokujo |
Neck
(35.5) |
37.2
(6) |
| 14 |
6 |
11 |
A Shin Returns
(JPN) |
F4 |
55.0 |
King Kamehameha
Eishin Sansan |
K. Miura
M. Sakaguchi |
Eishindo Co. Ltd.
Eishin Bokujo |
1-1/4
(36.6) |
52.7
(10) |
| 15 |
3 |
6 B |
Oken Sakura
(JPN) |
F4 |
55.0 |
Bago
Run for the Dream |
H. Kitamura
H. Otonashi |
Akira Fukui
Takase Bokujo |
Neck
(37.7) |
45.4
(7) |
| 16 |
8 |
17 |
Bravo Daisy
(JPN) |
M6 |
55.0 |
Kurofune
Bravo Sunrise |
Y. Kitamura
H. Otonashi |
Takao Matsuoka
Takao Matsuoka |
3-1/2
(36.1) |
180.0
(16) |
| 17 |
8 |
15 |
Apricot Fizz
(JPN) |
F4 |
55.0 |
Jungle Pocket
Manhattan Fizz |
Y. Take
F. Kojima |
Shadai Race H.
Shadai Farm |
1-1/2
(37.3) |
33.2
(5) |
| FP=Final Position BK=Bracket Number PP=Post Position B=Blinkers L3F=Time of Last 3 Furlongs (600m) |
| NOTE1: |
No Foreign Contender. |
| NOTE2: |
Figures quoted under Odds are Win Odds, which show the amount of money you get back per single unit (100yen), and Fav indicates the order of favorites. |
| WINNING TIME: 1:31.9 (Race Record) |
GOING: Firm |
WEATHER: Fine |
| TURNOVER FOR THE RACE ALONE: |
¥13,505,686,600 |
|
| TURNOVER FOR THE DAY: |
¥21,286,172,100 |
ATTENDANCE: 57,500 |
PAY-OFF (for ¥100)
| WIN |
No.16 |
¥410 |
PLACE |
No.16 |
¥120 |
| BRACKETQUINELLA |
7-8 |
¥210 |
No.13 |
¥110 |
| QUINELLA |
13-16 |
¥230 |
No.4 |
¥200 |
| EXACTA |
16-13 |
¥740 |
QUINELLAPLACE |
13-16 |
¥140 |
| TRIO |
4-13-16 |
¥620 |
4-16 |
¥460 |
| TRIFECTA |
16-13-4 |
¥3,620 |
4-13 |
¥330 |
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Apapane (JPN), bay, filly, 4-year-old
King Kamehameha / Salty Bid (Salt Lake)
| Breeder: Kaneko Makoto Holdings Inc. |
Owner: Kaneko Makoto Holdings Co., Ltd. |
| Trainer: Sakae Kunieda |
Jockey: Masayoshi Ebina |
| 12 Starts, 7 Wins |
|
| Added money: ¥ 93,738,000 |
Career earnings: ¥ 526,028,000 |
| Principal race performances: |
2010 Shuka Sho (G1) |
1st |
|
2010 Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks, G1) |
1st |
|
2010 Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas, G1) |
1st |
|
2009 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies |
1st |
- Buena Vista (JPN), dark bay or brown, mare, 5-year-old
Special Week / Biwa Heidi (Caerleon)
| Breeder: Northern Racing |
Owner: Sunday Racing Co., Ltd. |
| Trainer: Hiroyoshi Matsuda |
Jockey: Yasunari Iwata |
| 19 Starts, 8 Wins |
|
- Lady Alba Rosa (JPN), bay, filly, 4-year-old
King Kamehameha / One for Rose (Tejano Run)
| Breeder: K. I. Farm |
Owner: Lord Horse Club |
| Trainer: Kazuhide Sasada |
Jockey: Yuichi Fukunaga |
Other Horses:
5th: (5) En Ciel Bleu-traveled 2w in 6th, held on well in homestretch to finish 5th.
6th: (12) Spring Thunder- trailed in rear, displayed powerful kick in stretch, but a bit too late
7th: (2) Animate Bio- raced well behind, showed good effort in straight but never a threat
8th: (1) Wild Raspberry- 2nd from rear, advanced from the inside, showed little in stretch
9th: (7) Broad Street-waited in mid-division, delayed in finding space in straight
10th: (14) Dear Arethusa-ran 3w in mid-pack, lacked needed kick in stretch
11th: (10) Cosmo Nemo Shin-raced 3w in 4th, unable to reach contention
12th: (8) Kauai Lane-traveled in mid-division, lacked response in straight
13th: (9) Shoryu Moon-entered side by side with Apapane but even paced in homestretch
14th: (11) A Shin Returns-2nd from front, faded in uphill climb
15th: (6) Oken Sakura-led the field till 300 meters out, used up
16th: (17) Bravo Daisy-slow break, remained in rear, no factor
17th: (15) Apricot Fizz-settled 5th from front, lacked response in stretch
| Fractional Time (sec/furlong): |
12.0 – 10.6 – 10.9 – 11.1 – 11.3 – 11.6 –12.0 – 12.4 |
|
Last 4 furlongs: 47.3 Last 3 furlongs: 36.0 |
| Positions at each corner: |
3rd corner |
6-11(4,10,15)(3,5)14(7,8,9,16)(2,13,17)1,12 |
|
4th corner |
6=11(4,10)15(3,5)(7,8,14)(1,16)(2,9,13)(12,17) |
| Note1: |
Underlined bold number indicates the winning horse |
| Note2: |
Horse numbers are indicated in the order of their positions at each corner, with the first position listed first. Two or more horses inside the same parentheses indicate that they were positioned side by side. Hyphens between the horse numbers indicate that there is distance between the former and the latter. The asterisk indicates a slight lead. |
* Victoria Mile (G1)
In accordance with the restructuring of JRA racing program for fillies/mares executed in the 2006 season, the Victoria Mile was established to give the older fillies/mares a stage to prove their ability among their own sex, in addition to the Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup (G1), which had been the only G1 reserved for older fillies/mares. While the Queen Elizabeth is run over 2,200 meters and held in mid-November, the Victoria Mile is held in spring and provides female milers a chance to claim a G1 title without having a tough competition in a mixed field.
The race, however, attracts not only fillies/mares suited to the mile distance but also outstanding runners from the middle-long distance group. Dance in the Mood (JPN, by Sunday Silence), the winner of 2004 Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas) and the runner-up of 2004 American Oaks (G1, 2,000m), won the first running of the race, covering the mile in 1:34.0, while two-time Horse of the Year and multiple G1 winner Vodka (JPN, by Tanino Gimlet) claimed the title in 2009 by an overwhelming 7-length margin and set a race record of 1:32.4.
Buena Vista (JPN) tied the record in the following year while besting the older male rivals in her victory in the Tenno Sho (Autumn) (G1, 2,000m) and claiming two second-place finishes in the Japan Cup (G1, 2,400m) and the Arima Kinen (G1, 2,500m), leading to her Horse of the Year Award of the 2010 season.
The 2010 Victoria Mile victress returned this year from her second overseas endeavor to Dubai in March to meet up with another powerful filly, Apapane (JPN), who is credited with her champion two-year-old title in 2009 and victories in all three of the fillies’ version of the triple crown G1 series during 2010— becoming only the third triple crown filly in JRA history. The King Kamehameha filly had come off a fourth-place finish in her seasonal debut in the Milers Cup (G2, 1,600m) which was her first challenge against a mixed field of proven grade-race runners.
While much of the attention was focused on the match up between the two champions, the race included a string of quality grade-race winners of the four-year-old generation such as Lady Alba Rosa (JPN) who had come off a win in the Nakayama Himba Stakes (G3, 1,800m) in April, Shoryu Moon (JPN), winner of the Kyoto Himba Stakes (G3, 1,600m), and 2010 Fairy Stakes (G3, 1,600m) victress Cosmo Nemo Shin (JPN). |
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