Victoria Mile won by Apapane

The Victoria Mile was won this afternoon at Tokyo after an exciting finish by second favorite Apapane, who defeated favorite Buena Vista by a neck with Lady Alba Rosa another neck away third. Masayoshi Ebina was aboard the winner filly to complete the 1,600-meter turf distance in 1 minute 31.90 seconds on firm ground.

The race ended in a great finish between the first three. Lady Alba Rosa held a slight lead on the inside until Apapane got past her near the finishing line. Buena Vista came to challenge on the outside.

Apapane has now won seven in 12 starts with more than 526 million jp yen in career earnings. Bred by Kaneko Makoto Holdings Co., Apapane is a 4-year-old filly by King Kamehameha out of the Salt Lake mare Salty Bid.