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Japan's Grand Prix Boss 3rd in H.K. Mile horse race

HONG KONG, China - Japan's 6-year-old male Grand Prix Boss and jockey Yasunari Iwata return after finishing third in the Hong Kong Mile G1 race on the 1,600-meter turf at the Sha Tin racecourse in Hong Kong on Dec. 14, 2014. The race is one of four major races held on the Hong Kong International Race Day.

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Take, Sadamu Patek win Mile Championship

KYOTO, Japan - Sadamu Patek (1), ridden by Yutaka Take, gallops to victory in the Mile Championship at Kyoto Racecourse on Nov. 18, 2012. The 4-year-old Sadamu Patek, the fourth choice, won in 1 minute, 32.9 seconds over 1,600 meters for his first G1 title. Take ended a two-year Grade 1 drought as the superstar veteran won his first title at the race, to only need to win December's Asahihai Futurity Stakes to complete a career sweep of every G1 race in Japan.

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Take, Sadamu Patek win Mile Championship

KYOTO, Japan - Jockey Yutaka Take is pictured atop Sadamu Patek after winning the Mile Championship at Kyoto Racecourse on Nov. 18, 2012. Take, Japan's top jockey with nearly 3,500 lifetime victories, ended a two-year Grade 1 drought by winning the Mile Championship, and now only needs to win December's Asahihai Futurity Stakes to complete a career sweep of every G1 race in Japan.

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Take, Sadamu Patek win Mile Championship

KYOTO, Japan - Sadamu Patek, ridden by Yutaka Take, gallops to victory in the Mile Championship at Kyoto Racecourse on Nov. 18, 2012. The 4-year-old Sadamu Patek, the fourth choice, won in 1 minute, 32.9 seconds over 1,600 meters for his first G1 title. Take ended a two-year Grade 1 drought as the superstar veteran won his first title at the race, to only need to win December's Asahihai Futurity Stakes to complete a career sweep of every G1 race in Japan.

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Whale Capture nets 1st G1 title

TOKYO, Japan - Fourth pick Whale Capture (R) harpoons her first career Grade 1 title in the Victoria Mile at Tokyo Racecourse on May 13, 2012, defeating favorite and 2010 filly's Triple Crown champion Apapane. To the left is seventh choice Donau Blue, who came in second.

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Whale Capture nets 1st G1 title

TOKYO, Japan - Fourth pick Whale Capture (front R) harpoons her first career Grade 1 title in the Victoria Mile at Tokyo Racecourse on May 13, 2012, defeating favorite and 2010 filly's Triple Crown champion Apapane. To the left is seventh choice Donau Blue, who came in second. (Pool photo)

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Yokoyama wins NHK Mile Cup, nets 2nd G1 title in row

Clarity Sky (7), jockeyed by Norihiro Yokoyama, wins the NHK Mile Cup at Tokyo Racecourse in the city of Fuchu, Tokyo, on May 10, 2015. Yokoyama won a Grade 1 race for the second straight weekend. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Whale Capture nets 1st G1 title

TOKYO, Japan - Fourth pick Whale Capture (front R) harpoons her first career Grade 1 title in the Victoria Mile at Tokyo Racecourse on May 13, 2012, defeating favorite and 2010 filly's Triple Crown champion Apapane. To the left is seventh choice Donau Blue, who came in second. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Whale Capture nets 1st G1 title

TOKYO, Japan - Fourth pick Whale Capture (R) harpoons her first career Grade 1 title in the Victoria Mile at Tokyo Racecourse on May 13, 2012, defeating favorite and 2010 filly's Triple Crown champion Apapane. To the left is seventh choice Donau Blue, who came in second. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Grand Prix Boss 3rd in H.K. Mile horse race

HONG KONG, China - Japan's 6-year-old male Grand Prix Boss and jockey Yasunari Iwata return after finishing third in the Hong Kong Mile G1 race on the 1,600-meter turf at the Sha Tin racecourse in Hong Kong on Dec. 14, 2014. The race is one of four major races held on the Hong Kong International Race Day. (Kyodo)