Runner-up to Sol Oriens in the Satsuki Sho (G1) Japanese 2000 Guineas last month, Carrot Farm Co. Ltd.'s Tastiera turned the tables on that rival Sunday when winning the the $4,947,000 Tokyo Yushun (G1) (Japanese Derby), reaching the pinnacle of the nation's total of 7,708 3-year-olds, at Tokyo Racecourse.
Third-favorite Do Deuce unleashed incredible speed for jockey Yutaka Take and conquered the Tokyo Yushun (G1) (Japanese Derby) Saturday in the stakes record time of 2:21.9 for 2,400 meters (about 1 ½ miles).