Apapane galloped into the history books, becoming just the third horse ever to win the Japanese Fillies' Triple Crown as the outstanding favorite won the Shuka Sho on Sunday.

Apapane broke from the No. 15 post and held off Animate Bio by three-quarters of a length to win the 2,000-meter race at Kyoto Racecourse in 1 minute, 58.4 seconds.

Part of the stable of Deep Impact owner Makoto Kaneko, the daughter of King Kamehameha is the first filly to accomplish the feat since Still in Love in 2003. Mejiro Ramone was the first to do it in 1986.