Cesario Wins Oaks
Cesario became the first Japanese-bred horse to win an American grade 1 stakes race when she beat 11 other fillies from three continents decisively in the American Oaks at Hollywood Park on Sunday. The filly’s four-length win had some members of her entourage in tears and her trainer Katsuhiko Sumii overjoyed: “I’ve had a dream about winning an American race, so this is the first step. I am very happy about this” (LA Times). Favorite Melhor Ainda finished second, with longshot Singhalese third.
