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Whale Capture (JPN)

2008 Gray Filly

Trainer: TANAKA KIYOTAKA
Jockey: IKEZOE KENICHI
Owner: MASARU SHIMADA
Breeder: CHIYODA FARM SHIZUNAI
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Whale Capture wins the Victoria Mile in Japan.
Photo: Kate Hunter
Whale Capture wins the Victoria Mile in Japan.

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