The home team completely flattened the foreign competition Sunday in the 23rd running of the Japan Cup with Japanese horses sweeping the top five finishing places.
Fourth choice Tap Dance City went wire-to-wire for a stunning 9-length win, followed over the line by That's the Plenty, favorite Symboli Kris S, Neo Universe and Active Bio in that order.
It was the biggest victory margin in the Japan Cup yet, and only the second wire-to-wire win of the race since Japan's Katsuragi Ace victory in 1984.