As expected, Japanese champion Deep Impact won Sunday's Takarazuka Kinen (Jpn-I) before 80,000 spectators convincingly in his final domestic outing at Kyoto Racecourse prior to heading to France for the Prix de l' Arc de Triomphe (Fr-I) on Oct. 1. The...

KYOTO - October 23rd saw the birth of Japan's sixth Triple Crown champion as Deep Impact rocked a record Kikuka Sho crowd at Kyoto Racecourse of nearly 137,000 with an emotional performance that had hearts in mouths till the very...