Horse racing: Fukunaga steers Wagnerian to Japanese Derby victory

Jockey Yuichi Fukunaga picked up his first Japanese Derby victory Sunday when he steered fifth-pick Wagnerian to victory in the second leg of the Japanese triple crown for the colt's first Grade One win.Wagnerian started behind the pack of three-year-old colts led by Epoca d'Oro but made a final dash to cross the line first at Tokyo Racecourse in 2 minutes, 23.6 seconds.Epoca d'Oro, who won last month's Satsuki-sho, the first leg of the triple crown, was runner-up a half length behind, while Cosmic Force finished third a further neck back."I feel like I'm on air. I've never felt like this b…READ FULL ARTICLE