Society | Oct 26

Horse racing: Unbeaten Contrail wins Kikka-sho, Japanese triple crown

Oct 26 (Kyodo) - Top-favorite Contrail became Japanese racing's third undefeated triple crown winner Sunday, following in the footsteps of his sire, Deep Impact, by capturing the 81st running of the Kikka-sho, the last of the season's classic races.

With Yuichi Fukunaga in the saddle, Contrail made his move around the final turn of the 3,000-meter turf race at Kyoto Racecourse, bolting past the pack on the outside and staying ahead of fourth-favorite Aristoteles in the final stretch to win by a neck at the wire.

The 3-year-old colt by Deep Impact, the undefeated triple crown winner in 2005, crossed in a time of 3 minutes, 5.5 seconds to collect his fourth Grade 1 victory and seventh win in as many starts.

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