The victory was the fourth in 15 starts for the son of Seattle Slew produced from the Alydar mare Alysbelle. Machikane Kinnohosi, who has converted earnings of $1,933,211, also won the American Jockey Club Stakes (Jpn-II).
Machikane Kinnohosi, a U.S.-bred colt produced from a full sister to Horse of the Year Alysheba, posted a half-length victory over Japanese-bred Mejiro Ronzan in the Argentina Cup (Jpn-II) at Tokyo Racecourse on Sunday. The colt was bred in the U.S. by Clarence Scharbauer Jr., who also campaigned Alysheba, and is owned by Masuo Hosokawa.
