Seventh-favorite Mikki Rocket picked up his first Grade 1 victory on Sunday at the 59th running of the Takarazuka Kinen, the first of Japan's two "all-star" races each year.Mikki Rocket, steered by jockey Ryuji Wada out of the fourth stall, kept to the inside near the front of the mostly fan-voted pack at Hanshin Racecourse outside Osaka and accelerated around the final turn, crossing the line in 2 minutes, 11.6 seconds and edging Hong Kong-based Werther into second place by a neck."It's been a long time (since I won a G1 race), but we had a good position and the going was dry, and he respo…READ FULL ARTICLE
