Hiruno d'Amour triumphs Tenno Sho Spring

Hiruno d'Amour triumphed the Tenno Sho Spring at Kyoto on Sunday afternoon. Shinji Fujita guided the 4-year-old colt to the winning post in 3 minutes 20.60 seconds over 3,200-meters on good turf.

Before the 1/2-length victory, Hiruno d'Amour had to deny challenging Eishin Flash in the deep stretch.

Namura Crescent finished a 1 1/2-length behind Eishin Flash in third with another 1 1/4-length back Makani Bisty fourth.

Race favorite To the Glory finished a disappointing 13th.

By Manhattan Cafe out of the Lammtarra mare Share Elegance, Hiruno d'Amour has now won 4 in 14 starts with 355+ million jp yen in career earnings.
Bred by Hashimoto Bokujo in Hokkaido, Hiruno d'Amour races for owner M.Hirukawa and trainer M. Kon.