Fine Needle captured this year’s Sprinters Stakes to become the fifth horse in history to claim both JRA-G1 sprint races in the same year.

Sprint, Older Fillies & Mares.

The much anticipated return of Grade 1 action in Japan happens on Sunday, Sep. 30, when the Sprinters Stakes kicks off, the 52nd running of the race will be at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture.