sentences:  Early in the year he broke his maiden, then won the Yukiyanagi Sho at Hanshin over a distance of 2000m for his first stakes win.He followed this up by winning the Grade III Mainichi Hai on March 28, 1999.Despite his three race winning streak, he was largely dismissed at odds of 11-1 in the Grade I Satsuki Sho (Japansese 2000 Guineas) on April 18.