"In royal style and running under the same colors as 2005 triple crown winner Deep Impact, Apapane eased her way to the 2010 filly triple crown with a win of the Shuka Sho on Sunday at Kyoto. She became the second 3-year-old to sweep Japan’s current trio of filly classics – the Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas), the Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks), and the Shuka Sho." Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/keiblog/5088829325/

"Officials at the Japan Racing Association are hoping that the attraction of a huge financial reward for finishing in the first three in the Mile Championship on November 21, balanced against a significant supplementary cost to enter the Breeders' Cup Mile, will sway Canford Cliffs's owners, who include BHA chairman Paul Roy's wife Susan."