Mozu Meimei did not need much guidance from Yutaka Take in the G3 Aoi Stakes after the fastest jump out of the gate we have seen in a while. From the start, Mozu Meimei led the field and led all the way to the post to win the race. Lugal finished second, a half length behind the winner and the pre-race favourite, Big Caesar, came home in third a neck behind Lugal.

Yutaka Take reflected, "That jump out of the gate, it was a thing of a beauty. I knew a few horses were coming from behind in the home stretch but we won because of that start. She can stay in this range of distance and go for some sprint races." He also commented ahead of the G1 Japanese Derby tomorrow that, "I am glad I was able to win the feature race of today and I would like to get interviewed tomorrow again by you guys," said with a big smile.