A report on Saturnalia (horse) and World Premiere (horse)

Saturnalia wins the 79th Satsuki Sho

Ridden as in all his previous starts by Yutaka Take he started at odds of 12.2/1 and finished third behind Saturnalia and Velox.

- World Premiere (horse)

Saturnalia drew away in the closing tagess to win by three lengths from Velox with a further length and a quarter back to World Premiere in third place.

- Saturnalia (horse)
Saturnalia wins the 79th Satsuki Sho

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Overall
Almond Eye wins the Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks)

Almond Eye

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Champion Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Japanese Fillies' Triple Crown in 2018, and holds a world record over 2,400 meters on turf.

Champion Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Japanese Fillies' Triple Crown in 2018, and holds a world record over 2,400 meters on turf.

Almond Eye wins the Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks)
Almond Eye wins the Oka Sho
Almond Eye wins the Shuka Sho
Almond Eye wins the Japan Cup
Almond Eye wins the Tenno Sho

The filly returned on 27 October when she contested the autumn edition of the Tenno Sho over 2000 metres at Tokyo and went off the 6/10 favourite against fifteen opponents including Danon Premium, Saturnalia, Al Ain, Wagnerian, Aerolithe, Win Bright, Suave Richard and Makahiki.

The other twelve contenders included Glory Vase, Curren Bouquetd'or (runner-up in the race in 2019), Kiseki, World Premiere, Makahiki and the French challenger Way To Paris (winner of the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud).

Lys Gracieux in September 2017

Lys Gracieux

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Champion Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse.

Champion Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse.

Lys Gracieux in September 2017
Lys Gracieux's trainer Yoshito Yahagi
Damian Lane, who rode Lys Gracieux to her three major wins in 2019
Lys Gracieux wins the Arima Kinen

Ridden by Lane she went off the 5.7/1 second favourite behind Almond Eye in a sixteen-runner field which also included Saturnalia, World Premiere, Suave Richard, Fierement, Kiseki, Rey de Oro, Cheval Grand and Al Ain.

Chrono Genesis's regular jockey Yuichi Kitamura

Chrono Genesis

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Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse.

Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse.

Chrono Genesis's regular jockey Yuichi Kitamura
Chrono Genesis's trainer Takashi Saito

At the same track on 28 June Chrono Genesis was one of eighteen horses to contest the 61st edition of the Grade 1 Takarazuka Kinen and started the 3.1/1 second favourite behind the four-year-old colt Saturnalia while the other contenders included Lucky Lilac, Blast Onepiece, Glory Vase, Kiseki (Kikuka Sho), Wagnerian and Persian Knight (Mile Championship).

On 27 December she started the 1.5/1 favourite for the Arima Kinen ahead of Fierement while the other contenders included Curren Bouquetd'Or, Lucky Lilac, World Premiere, Loves Only You, Kiseki, Blast Onepiece and Persian Knight.