Contrail was 6/10 fav
Contrail signed off his racing career with a famous victory in the Japan Cup at Tokyo today.
It was confirmed the Yoshito Yahagi-trained four-year-old will stand at Shadai Stallion Station.
Yuichi Fukunaga kept the son of Deep Impact in a handy position throughout and his mount delivered a rapid burst of speed when asked in the home straight, swooping past Authority in the final furlong.
This was a fifth success at Grade 1 level for Contrail and an improvement on his second in the Japan Cup to the great Almond Eye last season. He had struggled since then, being a beaten favourite on his only two starts this campaign.
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