Bullish Luck cruises to Yasuda Kinen victory

Bullish Luck cruises to Yasuda Kinen victory

TOKYO, Japan - Third favorite Bullish Luck of Hong Kong breaks away from the pack in the final straight to beat defending champion Asakusa Denen by 2-1/2 lengths at the Yasuda Kinen, the race for top milers, at Tokyo Racecourse on June 4. (Pool photo)

Bullish Luck cruises to Yasuda Kinen victory

Bullish Luck cruises to Yasuda Kinen victory

TOKYO, Japan - Brett Prebble responds to the galleries after jockeying third favorite Bullish Luck of Hong Kong to a victory at the Yasuda Kinen, the race for top milers, at Tokyo Racecourse on June 4.

Bullish Luck cruises to Yasuda Kinen victory

Bullish Luck cruises to Yasuda Kinen victory

TOKYO, Japan - Brett Prebble responds to the galleries after jockeying third favorite Bullish Luck of Hong Kong to a victory at the Yasuda Kinen, the race for top milers, at Tokyo Racecourse on June 4. (Kyodo)

Bullish Luck cruises to Yasuda Kinen victory

Bullish Luck cruises to Yasuda Kinen victory

TOKYO, Japan - Third favorite Bullish Luck of Hong Kong breaks away from the pack in the final straight to beat defending champion Asakusa Denen by 2-1/2 lengths at the Yasuda Kinen, the race for top milers, at Tokyo Racecourse on June 4. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

Fire kills 22 racing horses in Miyagi

Fire kills 22 racing horses in Miyagi

SENDAI, Japan - A mare that won a G-II race last year and 21 other racing horses are killed in a fire on Feb. 11 at a stable in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan. The wooden stable with a floor space of 764 square meters, one of five stables at a training center run by Shadai Group, Japan's largest producer of racing horses, was destroyed and 22 horses, including Egao-o Misete (Show Me Your Smile), the winner of the 1999 Yomiuri Milers Cup, were killed.