Ushba Tesoro became the first Japanese thoroughbred to win the prestigious international race since Sunday Silence descendant Victoire Pisa in 2011.
Sparked by a "perfect start," according to trainer Yoshito Yahagi, jockey Yutaka Yoshida and Panthalassa win the world's richest horse race.
Successful foreign horses, trainers and jockeys have helped raise the event’s global profile since it began more than 40 years ago.
