Joao Moreira guided King's Sword to win the JpnI Japan Breeding farms' Cup Classic in style at Oi Racecourse on Saturday. Notturno finished second, four lengths behind the winner, and T O Keynes came home in third a head behind Notturno. Favourite of the race Meisho Hario finished fourth. The winning time was 2:05.1.

King's Sword is a son of Sinister Minister out of Kings Berry, by King Halo. This is his third consecutive win, bringing his career record to seven wins from 13 starts.