Trainer Daisuke Takayanagi made headlines recently for his Kentucky Derby (G1) venture, and now he has a Breeders' Cup candidate.

Intended for last fall’s Breeders’ Cup before a setback ruled her out, Songline earned a ticket to this November’s championships at Santa Anita with a late surge in Sunday’s “Win and You’re In” Victoria Mile (G1) at Tokyo.

Global celebrity and Japanese champion Sodashi stormed to victory in Sunday’s Victoria Mile (G1) at Tokyo, a Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” for the Filly & Mare Turf (G1).

Two-time Japanese champion Gran Alegria demolished her opposition in Sunday’s $2.16 million Victoria Mile (G1) at Tokyo, completing an unprecedented treble in the milers’ division.