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Eishin Flash wins Tenno-sho

TOKYO, Japan - Jockey Mirco Demuro on Eishin Flash celebrates after the horse won the Tenno-sho at Tokyo Racecourse on Oct. 28, 2012. Fifth choice Eishin Flash covered the 2,000-meter turf track in 1 minute, 57.3 seconds, under the gaze of the imperial couple.

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Eishin Flash wins Tenno-sho

TOKYO, Japan - Eishin Flash (R), ridden by Mirco Demuro, gallops to victory at the Tenno-sho at Tokyo Racecourse on Oct. 28, 2012. Fifth choice Eishin Flash covered the 2,000-meter turf track in 1 minute, 57.3 seconds, under the gaze of the imperial couple. To the left is favorite Fenomeno, which finished second.

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Gentildonna wins Shuka-sho

KYOTO, Japan - Gentildonna (front) gallops to victory at the Shuka-sho at Kyoto Racecourse on Oct. 14, 2012, to complete the Triple Crown. Top pick Gentildonna covered the 2,000-meter turf track in 2 minutes, 0.4 seconds, to become only the fourth filly to achieve the feat.

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Gentildonna wins Shuka-sho

KYOTO, Japan - Gentildonna (R, back) gallops to victory at the Shuka-sho at Kyoto Racecourse on Oct. 14, 2012, to complete the Triple Crown. Top pick Gentildonna covered the 2,000-meter turf track in 2 minutes, 0.4 seconds, beating Verxina (front), to become only the fourth filly to win the Triple Crown.

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Gentildonna wins Shuka-sho

KYOTO, Japan - Gentildonna (back) gallops to victory at the Shuka-sho at Kyoto Racecourse on Oct. 14, 2012, to complete the Triple Crown. Top pick Gentildonna covered the 2,000-meter turf track in 2 minutes, 0.4 seconds, beating Verxina (front), to become only the fourth filly to win the Triple Crown.

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Favorite Neo Universe narrowly wins Satsuki-sho

FUNABASHI, Japan - Italian Jockey Mirco Demuro celebrates his victory on Neo Universe who won the 63rd running of the 2,000-meter Satsuki-sho race at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, on April 20.

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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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Air Shakur wins Satsuki-sho

TOKYO, Japan - Air Shakur (No. 16), jockeyed by Yutaka Take, holds off a late challenge by Daitaku Riva (No. 8) on April 16 to win the Satsuki-sho, the first leg of Japan's triple crown series for 3-year-olds, at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture. He clocked 2 minutes, 1.8 seconds to win the 2,000-meter race by a neck.