Special Week holds off Mejiro Bright for Tenno-sho

Special Week holds off Mejiro Bright for Tenno-sho

Top favorite Special Week holds off defending champion Mejiro Bright over the final 100 meters May 2 to win the 119th running of the Tenno-sho and take home the richest prize in Japanese horse racing. Special Week, with popular jockey Yutaka Take astride, thundered out of the pack down the stretch to overtake leader Seiun Sky as Mejiro Bright followed in the grueling 3,200-meter test on turf at Kyoto Racecourse.

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