Or WSJS - World Super Jockeys Championship - we think they could do without the "World" in the title - "International" would be better.

Hamanaka continued his good work from the Day 1 program to finish first with a margin of two points ahead of Yuichi Fukunaga. In fact Japanese jockeys filled the first six places with Pat Smullen the best of the overseas brigade.

Elsewhere on the card Zac Purton rode the winner of the second race, a maiden 2yo over 1400m on the dirt, on a colt called Akito Forte by the Australian bred Kinshasa no Kiseki.

The late start of the Japan Cup meant that the light was terrible - it was a cloudy day - and it was difficult to pick the horses out down the back straight and the photographers were having a hard time adjusting to the conditions. Perhaps the powers that be should consider moving this race to an earlier time slot - it is after all a 12 race program

It was a great Japan Cup for many reasons - mostly for the amazing run of Epiphaneia. He had been up near the front and pulling like crazy until Soumillon finally gave him his head and away he went and there was nobody who could catch him.