Zenno Rob Roy and Tap Dance City turned the Arima Memorial into a match race Sunday at Nakayama Racecourse, the crowd roaring as the two grade 1 champions went neck-and-neck down the stretch.
It was Zenno Rob Roy, however, who danced his way in record time to the Arima winner's circle by half a length to pull off a dazzling racing hat trick: the fall Emperor's Prize, the Japan Cup, and the year's grand finale Arima Memorial -- three of the most prestigious races in Japanese racing.
Silk Famous crossed the line in third place a length and a half behind runnerup Tap Dance City, with Daitaku Bertram finishing in fourth a length later.