Meisho Samson will attempt to become Japan's second successive Triple Crown winner Sunday when he faces 17 rivals in the 1 7/8-mile, $2.28 million Kikuka Sho, or Japanese St. Leger. While not as ...

Meisho Samson, Japan's 3-year-old colt of the year in 2006, showed that he was back to his best with a hard fought nose victory in Sunday's Tenno Sho (Spring) (Jpn-I) contested over 3,200 meters at ...