FUNABASHI, Chiba Prefecture -- "He flew. He flew like never before." With words he has used race after race, Yutaka Take once again chose them to describe a titan of thoroughbreds -- Deep Impact.
Deep Impact, ridden by Yutaka Take, wins the Arima Kinen Sunday at Nakayama Race Course in Funabashi, Chiba Pref. It was the final career race for Japan's 2005 Triple Crown winner.
KYODO PHOTOSunday at Nakayama Race Course, the horse his rider claims is the "best horse in the world," pulled off a 3-length win of Japan's yearend grand finale, the Arima Kinen.