For Kitasan Black, the Finish Line Draws Near

Kitasan Black is Japan's reigning Horse of the Year. He won the Japan Cup last year. Kitasans Black has won six Grade 1 races during his career. The Japan Cups was created to put Japan on the international racing stage. It is worth 648,000,00 yen, about $5.7 million. Kitans is expected to begin stallion duties in 2018. All 14 horses that ran in last years' Japan cups remained in training in 2017. They are expected many to challenge Kitens Black again. Satono Crown finished second by a neck to Kitins Black in the Tenno Sho (Autumn).