First-choice Sinhalite erased the painful memory of the Oka-sho with a resounding win in the Japanese Oaks on Sunday.

The Kenichi Ikezoe-ridden Sinhalite held off second-favorite Cecchino by a neck on firm going at Tokyo Racecourse, the Deep Impact filly cutting a winning time of 2 minutes, 25.0 seconds over 2,400 meters.

Taking third in the second leg of the Japanese triple crown was Sinhalite's half-sister Biche, who finished a half-length behind Cecchino.