FUNABASHI, Chiba Prefecture -- "He flew. He flew like never before." With words he has used race after race, Yutaka Take once again chose them to describe a titan of thoroughbreds -- Deep Impact.
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Sunday at Nakayama Race Course, the horse his rider claims is the "best horse in the world," pulled off a 3-length win of Japan's yearend grand finale, the Arima Kinen.