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Strong Return Sets Mark in Yasuda Kinen Win

Strong Return Sets Mark in Yasuda Kinen Win

Strong Return came from off the pace to capture the $2.6 million Yasuda Kinen (Jpn-I), Japan's spring championship event for turf milers, in record time at Tokyo Racecourse June 3.

 Sunday, June 03, 2012
Real Impact Surprises in Japan's Yasuda Kinen

Real Impact Surprises in Japan's Yasuda Kinen

Real Impact became the first 3-year-old to win the Yasuda Kinen (Jpn-I), the final leg of the Asian Mile Challenge, when he upset the brilliant filly Apapane in the $2.4 million race at Tokyo Racecourse June 5.

 Sunday, June 05, 2011
Showa Modern Sets Yasuda Kinen Mark at Tokyo

Showa Modern Sets Yasuda Kinen Mark at Tokyo

Showa Modern produced the first grade I victory of his 39-race career when he captured the Yasuda Kinen (Jpn-I), final leg of the Asian Mile Challenge, in a race-record time at Tokyo Racecourse June 6.

 Sunday, June 06, 2010

Vodka Rebounds in Yasuda Kinen

Vodka, winner of the 2007 Japanese Derby, ended a year-long win drought with a stunning 3 1/2-length win in the Yasuda Kinen (Jpn-I), the final leg of Asian Mile Challenge June 8 at Tokyo Racecourse.

 Sunday, June 08, 2008

Daiwa Major Captures Yasuda Kinen, Asian Mile Series

Daiwa Major won his fourth grade I race Sunday with an impressive performance in the US$1.9 million Yasuda Kinen (Jpn-I) at Tokyo Racecourse, which also sewed up the 2007 Asian Mile Challenge for the 6-year-old Sunday Silence horse.

 Sunday, June 03, 2007

Bullish Luck Gets Bonus with Yasuda Kinen Win

Hong Kong-trained Bullish Luck demolished a top field of Asian milers in the 56th running of the Yasuda Kinen at Tokyo Racecourse Sunday, and in the process earn a US$1 million bonus for the first time in the history of the recently established Asian Mile Challenge series.

 Sunday, June 04, 2006

Asian Mile Challenge Expands to Four-Race Series in 2006

Racing officials from Australia, Dubai, Hong Kong, and Japan unveiled plans for an expanded Asian Mile Challenge, a four-race series of turf fixtures that will offer prize money and bonuses totaling $12.6 million beginning in March 2006.

 Friday, November 25, 2005

Dubai Duty Free Added to Asian Mile Series

The Dubai Duty Free (UAE-I), now worth $5 million, has been added to the 2006 Asian Mile Challenge series.

 Wednesday, September 14, 2005

Tsurumaru Boy Wins Yasuda Kinen; Island Fashion 16th

Japanese-bred Tsurumaru Boy, ending an 11-race losing streak, won the $1.6 million Yasuda Kinen at Tokyo Racecourse Sunday, as multiple grade I winner Island Fashion faded to finish 16th.

 Sunday, June 06, 2004