Hironobu Tanabe guided 6-year-old mare Ho O Emmy's to her first graded stakes title in the G3 Fukushima Kinen. Dandyism finished second, a nose behind the winner and Curren Leciel Bleu came home in third. The winning time was 2:00.9.

Ho O Emmy's is the daughter of Lord Kanaloa out of Emmy's Smile, by Agnes Tachyon. This is her first graded stakes title and she becomes the first filly to win the Fukushima Kinen in 16 years.