KYOTO, JAPAN - MAY 1 : Jockey Yutaka Take riding Kitasan Black during the Race 11 Tenno Sho - Spring (G1 3200m) at Kyoto Racecourse on May 1, 2016 in Kyoto, Japan. (credit:Lo Chun Kit via Getty Images)
第 153回 天皇賞(春)(02 of11)
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KYOTO, JAPAN - MAY 1 : Jockey Yutaka Take, owner Saburo Kitajima , trainer Hisashi Shimizu celebrate after Kitasan Black winning the Race 11 Tenno Sho - Spring (G1 3200m) at Kyoto Racecourse on May 1, 2016 in Kyoto, Japan. (credit:Lo Chun Kit via Getty Images)
第60回有馬記念(03 of11)
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FUNABASHI, JAPAN - DECEMBER 27: Jockey Norihiro Yokoyama riding Kitasan Black during the Arima Kinen - The Grand Prix (G1 2500m) at Nakayama Racecourse on December 27, 2015 in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan. (credit:Lo Chun Kit via Getty Images)
第61回大阪杯(GI)(04 of11)
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TAKARAZUKA, JAPAN - APRIL 2: Kitasan Black wins the 61st Osaka Hai (G1 2000m) at Hanshin Racecourse on April 2, 2017 in Takarazuka, Japan. Osaka Hai upgraded to G1 this year. (credit:Lo Chun Kit via Getty Images)
(05 of11)
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RITTO, JAPAN - DECEMBER 14: Kitasan Black, the 2016 Japanese horse of the year, at Ritto Training Center on December 14, 2017 in Ritto, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. (credit:Lo Chun Kit via Getty Images)
(06 of11)
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TAKARAZUKA, JAPAN - APRIL 2: Jockey Yutaka Take riding Kitasan Black wins the 61st Osaka Hai (G1 2000m) at Hanshin Racecourse on April 2, 2017 in Takarazuka, Japan. Osaka Hai upgraded to G1 this year. (credit:Lo Chun Kit via Getty Images)
第36回ジャパンカップ(07 of11)
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TOKYO, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 27: Jockey Yutaka Take riding Kitasan Black wins 36th Japan Cup (G1 2400m) at Tokyo Racecourse on November 27, 2016 in Tokyo, Japan. (credit:Lo Chun Kit via Getty Images)
(08 of11)
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RITTO, JAPAN - DECEMBER 14: Kitasan Black, the 2016 Japanese horse of the year, at Ritto Training Center on December 14, 2017 in Ritto, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. (credit:Lo Chun Kit via Getty Images)