The post positions for the 169th G1 Tenno Sho (Spring), which will be held at Kyoto Racecourse on April 28th, were confirmed on the 25th.
Kikuka Sho winner, Durezza, will start from gate 6, stall 12. In addition, T O Royal who won the Hanshin Daishoten as a preparatory race, will start from gate 14, while last year's Japanese Derby winner, Tastiera, aiming for a comeback from his 11th-place finish in the Osaka Hai, drew gate 7.

Additionally, Saliera, who finished a close second in the Diamond Stakes last time out, drew gate 1, while Blow The Horn, who approaches this race from a 3rd-place finish in the Hanshin Daishoten, drew gate 5, and Warp Speed, who comes into the race from a 2nd-place finish in the Hanshin Daishoten, drew gate 4.