FUNABASHI, Chiba Pref. (Kyodo) Victoire Pisa edged runaway favorite Buena Vista in a photo finish to win the Arima Kinen on Sunday at Nakayama Racecourse.
Second pick Victoire Pisa, this year's Satsuki-sho champion who came in third in last month's Japan Cup, was declared the winner by a nose in the 2,500-meter race.
The Katsuhiko Sumii-trained Victoire Pisa cut a time of 2 minutes, 32.6 seconds for his second career Grade 1 victory.