GRAND PRIX BOSS
JAPAN: Yasuda Kinen Double For Hori
Last year's runner-up Strong Return went one better when drew away in the last strides to capture the G1 Yasuda Kinen in Toyko on Sunday in record time.
Strong Return wins 62nd Yaskuda Kinen
Strong Return, second in this race last year, improved on that result this year with a record breaking 1.31.3 time for the 1600m for both the race and the track records.
Flora Stakes and Yomiuri Milers' Cup
The first in Tokyo and the second at Kyoto, they are both G2 and the main features of Sunday's racing in Japan.
G1 racing season starts in Japan
While there is still heavy snow in much of Japan, the Tokyo regions seems spared the worst of it which is fine as that's the venue for the February Stakes.
