G2 American Jockey Club Cup

Last Year's Japanese Derby hero Danon Decile (Jpn) (Epiphaneia {Jpn}) kicked off his redemption tour with a three-quarter length tally in the 2200-metre G2 American Jockey Club Cup at Nakayama on Sunday. He out-footed the stalking-turned-stretch leader Matenro Leo (Jpn) (Heart's Cry {Jpn}), with the closing Cosmo Kuranda (Jpn) (Al Ain {Jpn}) only a nose back in third. Favoured on Sunday, he soon secured a well-rated perch in seventh as the field sped right-handed into the first turn. Auswahl (Jpn) (Novellist {Ire}) kept a firm advantage through the first 1400...