OVER 79,000 people were at Kyoto racecourse to witness the spring edition of the biannual Tenno Sho (Emperor’s Cup). Confined to older horses, it is run over the marathon distance of 3200 metres (two miles) as opposed to its autumn counter-part which is contested over 2000 metres.


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