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Damian Lane wins Japanese Group 1 May 2019

Damian Lane

Damian Lane

Professional Jockey

Last 100: 100 13-17-14

Earnings: $4,374,695.00

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's flying start in Japan hit a new peak on Sunday, when he rode Normcore ($9.40) to victory in the Group One Victoria Mile at Tokyo.

 

Lane finished the day with a treble, taking his weekend tally of winners to seven, after riding a quartet at Tokyo on Saturday.

The Western Australian, who has made his mark riding in Melbourne, claimed both feature Group races across Saturday and Sunday, as he rode Godolphin-raced colt Tower Of London to a Group Two win on Saturday before his G1 win on Sunday.

Normcore was on the fifth line of betting, and held out fellow four-year-old "filly" - as they call them locally at that age - Primo Scene ($6.40) by a neck. 

Six-year-old mare Crocosmia ($30.80) was a further half-length behind in third, while Lucky Lilac ($4.30) wasn't far away in fourth, just a nose outside the placings.

Posted: Sun, May 12, 2019