Top favorite T.M. Opera O claims Tenno-sho double

TOKYO, Japan - T.M. Opera O (13) lives up to his top-favorite status with a devastating last-gasp run on Oct. 29, becoming only the third horse ever to win both the spring and fall Tenno-sho races in the same year. T.M. Opera O, ridden by jockey Ryuji Wada, surged past front-running Meisho Doto (15) in the final furlong to win by two and a half lengths as he completed a 2,000-meter test on turf in 1 minute, 59.9 seconds at Tokyo Racecourse.

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