Overview
- The 3-year-old was sent off as the third choice and captured year-end Japan's marquee 2500-meter turf race featuring 16 runners in Race 11 at Nakayama.
- Museum Mile produced a late surge from mid-to-rear position to reel in longshot Cosmo Kuranda right before the line for a half-length victory.
- Cosmo Kuranda finished second, with Danon Decile another neck back in third, while favorite Regaleira checked in fourth.
- The win delivered a first Arima Kinen triumph for jockey Cristian Demuro and trainer Daisuke Takayanagi.
- Chunichi Shimbun reports the winner earned a first prize of 500 million yen, marking the colt’s second top-level success of the season.