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Racehorse Symboli Rudolf dies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Symboli Rudolf (10) and jockey Yukio Okabe winning the Japanese Derby in Tokyo in 1984. The seven-time Grade One winner in Japan died on Oct. 4, 2011, in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, at the age of 30. The thoroughbred was inducted into the Japan Racing Association Hall of Fame in 1987.

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(2)Symboli Kris S scores back-to-back Tenno-sho wins

TOKYO, Japan - Olivier Peslier swings his fist in celebration after jockeying top favorite Symboli Kris S to a 1-1/2 length victory at the Tenno-sho at Tokyo Racecourse on Nov. 2.

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(1)Symboli Kris S scores back-to-back Tenno-sho wins

TOKYO, Japan - Top favorite Symboli Kris S produced a ferocious late spurt down the final stretch for a 1-1/2 length victory at the Tenno-sho at Tokyo Racecourse on Nov. 2, becoming the first horse to win the autumn running of the Grade One race in successive years. Coming second is Tsurumaru Boy (L).

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Symboli Kris S wins season-ending Arima Kinen

FUNABASHI, Japan - Second favorite Symboli Kris S (R) pulls ahead down the stretch Dec. 22 to add the season-finale Arima Kinen title to his Tenno-sho victory. Symboli Kris S beat out Tap Dance City (L) at the wire to give victory to French jockey Olivier Peslier at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture.

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Symboli Kris S wins Tenno-sho

FUNABASHI, Japan - Symboli Kris S (L) crosses the finishing line to win the Tenno-sho (Emperor's Cup) at Nakayama horse race course on Oct. 27, giving jockey Yukio Okabe his sixth victory in the prestigious Grade One race.

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Tanino Gimlet, Take win Japan Derby

TOKYO, Japan - Top favorite Tanino Gimlet charges into the lead from the outside down the final stretch to win the 69th running of the Japan Derby at the Tokyo Racecourse on May 26, allowing Yutaka Take to become the first jockey to post his third victory in the Grade One race. Tanino Gimlet crossed the finish line in the 2,400-meter race on turf in 2 minutes, 26.2 seconds by a length ahead of U.S.-born Symboli Kris S (11) to claim the 150 million yen prize.

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Tanino Gimlet, Take win Japan Derby

TOKYO, Japan - Top favorite Tanino Gimlet charges into the lead from the outside down the final stretch to win the 69th running of the Japan Derby at the Tokyo Racecourse on May 26, allowing Yutaka Take to become the first jockey to post his third victory in the Grade One race. Tanino Gimlet crossed the finish line in the 2,400-meter race on turf in 2 minutes, 26.2 seconds by a length ahead of U.S.-born Symboli Kris S (11) to claim the 150 million yen prize.

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Racehorse Symboli Rudolf dies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Symboli Rudolf (10) and jockey Yukio Okabe winning the Japanese Derby in Tokyo in 1984. The seven-time Grade One winner in Japan died on Oct. 4, 2011, in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, at the age of 30. The thoroughbred was inducted into the Japan Racing Association Hall of Fame in 1987. (Kyodo)

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(1)Symboli Kris S scores back-to-back Tenno-sho wins

TOKYO, Japan - Top favorite Symboli Kris S produced a ferocious late spurt down the final stretch for a 1-1/2 length victory at the Tenno-sho at Tokyo Racecourse on Nov. 2, becoming the first horse to win the autumn running of the Grade One race in successive years. Coming second is Tsurumaru Boy (L). (Kyodo)

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(2)Symboli Kris S scores back-to-back Tenno-sho wins

TOKYO, Japan - Olivier Peslier swings his fist in celebration after jockeying top favorite Symboli Kris S to a 1-1/2 length victory at the Tenno-sho at Tokyo Racecourse on Nov. 2. (Kyodo)

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Symboli Kris S wins season-ending Arima Kinen

FUNABASHI, Japan - Second favorite Symboli Kris S (R) pulls ahead down the stretch Dec. 22 to add the season-finale Arima Kinen title to his Tenno-sho victory. Symboli Kris S beat out Tap Dance City (L) at the wire to give victory to French jockey Olivier Peslier at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Symboli Kris S wins Tenno-sho

FUNABASHI, Japan - Symboli Kris S (L) crosses the finishing line to win the Tenno-sho (Emperor's Cup) at Nakayama horse race course on Oct. 27, giving jockey Yukio Okabe his sixth victory in the prestigious Grade One race. (Kyodo)

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Symboli Kris S wins Tenno-sho

FUNABASHI, Japan - Symboli Kris S (L) crosses the finishing line to win the Tenno-sho (Emperor's Cup) at Nakayama horse race course on Oct. 27, giving jockey Yukio Okabe his sixth victory in the prestigious Grade One race. (Kyodo)