in twelfth place before moving up to fifth place on the turn into the straight. Tap Dance City attempted to make all the running, as he had done in 2003 and was still four lengths clear with 400 metres to run but was overtaken by Alkaased and Zenno Rob Roy 200 metres from the finish. Alkaased gained the advantage and held off the late challenge of Heart's Cry on the inside to win by a nose, with Zenno Rob Roy one and three quarter lengths back in third ahead of Lincoln and Ouija Board. The winning time of 2:22.1 was a new world record for 2400 metres on turf, bettering the mark set by Horlicks in the 1989 running of the race. Dettori, who was winning the race for the third time said; "Alkaased is a great horse to ride. He can be lazy but he's a very tenacious, tough horse – he kept finding a little more". Mike Charlton admitted that when he bought the horse he had regarded him as just a good handicapper, saying; "I did think he would improve, but this was a million-to-one shot". Stud record After his win in the Japan Cup, Alkaased was sold for a reported $7.4 million and stood as a breeding stallion Sheikh Mohammed's Darley Stud at an initial fee of $20,700. In 2012, Alkaased returned to Europe and has been based since then at the Kelanne Stud in Hampshire, standing at a fee of £1,500 in 2014. Pedigree Alkaased was inbred 4 x 4 to Northern Dancer, meaning that this stallion appears twice in the fourth generation of his pedigree. References 2000 racehorse births Racehorses bred in Kentucky Racehorses trained in the United Kingdom Japan Cup winners Thoroughbred family 10-c