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Japan’s major for the fillies and mares is the Victoria Mile run at Tokyo on Sunday.
The great Vodka took it out in back in 2009. They’d do well to find one that good in the 2019 Victoria Mile (1600m) at Tokyo on Sunday?
2019 VICTORIA MILE - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND
The Victoria Mile is a Grade 1 race run under Set Weight conditions for four year olds and above mares at Tokyo racecourse conducted by the Japan Racing Association.
The Victoria Mile is run over 1600m. It was first run in 2006 and was won by Dance In The Mood.
This is the mares chance in Japan to get a G1.
The Victoria Mile is worth JPY226,800,000 in 2019 (approx. AUD2.8million).
Tokyo racecourse is a left handed course with the start at the top of the back straight.
The majority of wins since it began are with the four year olds.
Vodka won the Derby in 2007 and two years on she won some top races including this by seven lengths and also the Japan Cup.
Buena Vista rarely ran a bad race. She took out the Victoria Mile after dropping back in trip from the Sheema Classic in Dubai.
The most successful recent jockeys are Norihiro Yokoyama, Hiroyuki Uchida and Keita Tosaki with two wins.
Yasuo Tomomichi and Hideaki Jujiwara have a couple of recent wins as a trainer.
Notable winners of the Victoria Mile include Straight Girl (2015/2016), Verxina (2013/2014), Apapane (2011), Buena Vista (2010), Vodka (2009) and Dance In The Mood (2006).
The 2018 Victoria Mile was won by Jour Polaire from Lys Gracieux and Red Avancer.