In the 4th race at Fukushima racecourse on the 9th, the winner was the 13th favourite, Bold Top, with the 10th favourite finishing as runner-up, resulting in a box exacta of "5-5". The dividend for this bracket quinella was JPY 149,110 renewing the record for the highest payout in the history of the JRA. Out of the 35 possible combinations, there were only 71 winning tickets out of a total of 136,605 bets placed.

The previous record was set in February, 1970. The 2nd race at Kokura racecourse returned a bracket quinella of "3-8", which paid JPY 123,410. This new record-breaking dividend comes after approximately 53 years.