Horse racing: Unbeaten Contrail soars to victory at Satsuki-sho

Race-favorite Contrail beat third-pick Salios at the wire in the 80th running of the Satsuki-sho on Sunday to capture the first leg of this year's Japanese triple crown and remain undefeated in four career starts.Steered by Yuichi Fukunaga, Contrail conserved his energy in the rear and blasted around the pack after the third turn at Nakayama Racecourse, with Salios giving a spirited chase in the final stretch of the 2,000-meter turf event for 3-year-olds.Contrail crossed first in 2 minutes, 0.7 second to claim his second Grade 1 victory and become the 18th unbeaten horse in Satsuki-sho hist…READ FULL ARTICLE