Don Frankie with Kenichi Ikezoe on board won his first graded stakes title in the G3 Procyon Stakes. Favourite of the race Remake came home in second, a neck behind the winner.

Jockey Ikezoe reflected, "We raced in our style with a good jump out of the gate. The pace of the race was not ideal for Don Frankie but he has the stamina so I was hoping for him to stay calm until the home stretch. I saw Remake coming from the outside but we stayed calm and got the job done."

With this victory in the Procyon Stakes, Don Frankie became the heaviest horse to win a JRA graded stakes race, with a weight of 594kg. Ikezoe commented, "He will grow more and will get stronger. He has been growing as we hoped and I am looking forward to his future."