The legend Yutaka Take won the G3 Kyoto Himba Stakes with So Dazzling in style. Take expanded his current record of consecutive years scoring graded stakes titles to 38.

Namura Clair finished second and Comstock Lode with Bauyrzhan Murzabayev came home in third making a trifecta payout of 179,650 JPY.

Winning jockey Take reflected, "It was a smooth and comfortable win for us. She responded too quickly to my command but she stayed until the end." For his new record, he added: "I want to continue this record for another 20 years", with a big smile.