TAKE HIGH FIVE

Helen Edwards was in Tokyo to see Do Deuce and Yutaka Take nick thriller

Tom Marquand

Do Deuce swept past the star-packed field in the home straight to win the Japan Cup by a neck on November 24 at Tokyo Racecourse.
In doing so, the 5yo son of Heart’s Cry thrilled the sell-out crowd and gave his veteran jockey, Yutaka Take, his record fifth Japan Cup victory. Do Deuce raced at the back of the field until Take unleashed his mount’s breathtaking finishing speed turning wide into the home straight. He claimed the lead from early leaders Shin Emperor and Durezza, who d...

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