Race favorite Alfredo cruised to a clear victory to capture his first G1 win in his first grade race bid in this year's Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes, tying the race record set by Meiner Recolte in 2004. The two-year-old Symboli Kris S colt, under Australian jockey Craig Williams, unleashed a powerful closing kick to easily prevail over runner-up Meiner Robusto by two lengths, and capped off his bright debut season undefeated in all three of his career starts. A half-length behind Meiner Robusto in third was Leo Active, and Tokei Halo was a neck from that in fourth.

The race got underway with Hakusan Moon sent to the front before entering the backstretch to set the pace as Ninja and Makoto Reversal fought for second. While Alfredo took a ground saving trip in third followed by Meiner Robusto two lengths behind that also on the rail, Leo Active, breaking from a wide stall, was unhurried and camped second from the rear as the field raced down the backstretch. Approaching the final turn, Tokei Halo, who was reserved within easy striking distance on the outside just off the pace earlier, challenged the front and was able to pick off the tiring leaders at the top of the stretch.

Stalking the leaders for the final run, Williams asked for his run and got it, powering through a gap that opened on the rail, and surged to the front with a furlong to go. While the winner romped to an easy two-length victory, Tokei Halo held on stubbornly, however was overtaken by runner-up Meiner Robusto in the last 50 meters, and also by Leo Active in the final strides, who entered the straight near the rear but showed an explosive burst of speed being timed the fastest in the last three furlongs.

5th: (16) Dahlonega-- was off slow from widest draw, lost ground in latter mid-pack, unable to threaten
6th: (1) Sudden Storm-- saved ground in mid-field, improved position without reaching contention
7th: (7) Clarent-- third from rear and 3w, mustered mild rally
8th: (10) Jono Bacchus-- trailed in rear of field, last to enter stretch, responded well but too late
9th: (2) Laurel Bullet-- hugged rail near rear, fought willingly along rail in stretch, flattened after uphill
10th: (5) Neo Vainqueur-- upper mid-pack, ran out of steam in uphill
11th: (8) Shonan Lambsey-- traveled 3w in mid-division, met traffic in straight, lost momentum
12th: (6) Snowdon-- camped near rear of mid-pack, even-paced throughout
13th: (11) Makoto Reversal-- chased pace in 2nd to 3rd, blocked by horse in stretch, tired in last furlong
14th: (14) Hishi Wild-- 3w in mid-field, came up empty in stretch
15th: (9) Ninja-- pressed pace down backstretch, gradually retreated thereafter
16th: (13) Hakusan Moon-- set pace, weakened from early efforts before final furlong