Tokyo, May 25, 2026 (AFP) - Woman jockey Inamura makes history by winning Japanese Oaks

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2026-05-25

Seina Imamura became the first Japanese woman to win a domestic Grade 1 race by driving Juryoku Pierrot to victory in the Japanese Oaks. Imamura guided three-year-old filly Juryoku Pierrot to snatch the 2,400-metre (1.5 mile) Japanese Oaks at Tokyo Racecourse on Sunday by a neck in a tight finish. "It feels like I'm still in a dream. She had the legs to go between the horses in the final straight," said the 22-year-old Imamura, who received a hug......

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