A fierce three-way battle between Seeking the Dia, Star King Man and Kane Hekili saw race favorite Kane Hekili over the line first by a nose for a record win of the Japan Cup Dirt on Saturday at Tokyo.
The furious drive for the finish was so close that jockey Yutaka Take himself didn’t realize he was aboard the winner.
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