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Jockey Frankie Dettori, on his horse Enable, races to win the 96th Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe horse race at the Chantilly racecourse, north of Paris on October 1, 2017. Frankie Dettori won a record fifth Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe as 10-11 favourite Enable stormed to victory at Chantilly. The three-year-old John Gosden-trained filly Enable got off to a fast start and was perfectly placed when Dettori unleashed her in the home straight to easily beat Cloth of Stars (25-1) into second by two and a half lengths, with Michael Stout's Ulysses (9-1) third. / AFP PHOTO / Thomas SAMSON (Photo credit should read THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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ASCOT, ENGLAND - JUNE 20: A guest on day three, Ladies Day, of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 20, 2019 in Ascot, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
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KILDARE, IRELAND - MAY 19: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh during a visit to the Irish National Stud, one of Ireland's top horsebreeding centres, during the third day of the state visit to Ireland, on May 19, 2011 in Kildare, Ireland. The Duke and Queen's visit to Ireland is the first by a monarch since 1911. An unprecedented security operation is taking place with much of the centre of Dublin turning into a car free zone. Republican dissident groups have made it clear they are intent on disrupting proceedings. (Photo by John Stillwell - Pool/Getty Images)
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DUBLIN, IRELAND - SEPTEMBER 15: Oisin Murphy riding Roaring LIon (L, red) win The QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes from Ryan Moore and Saxon Warrior (R) at Leopardstown Racecourse on September 15, 2018 in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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ELMONT, NY - JUNE 06: Triple Crown and Belmont Stakes contender Justify is walked in his barn by trainer Bob Baffert after arriving prior to the 150th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park on June 6, 2018 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
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BALTIMORE, MD - MAY 16: Trainer Bob Baffert walks Kentucky Derby winner Justify in the barn after the horse arrived at Pimlico Race Course for the upcoming Preakness Stakes on May 16, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
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Toy horses popular with Japanese racing fans

1,350 fluffy replicas sold at the Japan Cup

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Japan loves horse racing.

Almost 10 million people attended more than 17,800 national and local races in 2015 alone.

But there is one thing that Japanese fans love almost as much as the horses themselves: Plush toy horses.

Paris, FRANCE: Japanese support the horse, Deep Impact and his jockey Yutake Take of Japan which attract a huge fan club, during the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe's race at Longchamp, 01 October 2006 in Paris. Around 5,000 Japanese nationals had travelled over to Longchamp, in western Paris to see the five-year-old colt take on Europe's finest including last year's champion Hurricane Run but that did not deter them from queuing up at a specially designated betting stall solely for Japanese punters. AFP PHOTO BERTRAND GUAY (Photo credit should read BERTRAND GUAY/AFP/Getty Images)
Paris, FRANCE: Japanese support the horse, Deep Impact and his jockey Yutake Take of Japan which attract a huge fan club, during the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe's race at Longchamp, 01 October 2006 in Paris. Around 5,000 Japanese nationals had travelled over to Longchamp, in western Paris to see the five-year-old colt take on Europe's finest including last year's champion Hurricane Run but that did not deter them from queuing up at a specially designated betting stall solely for Japanese punters. AFP PHOTO BERTRAND GUAY (Photo credit should read BERTRAND GUAY/AFP/Getty Images)
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The fluffy replicas prove extremely popular, especially at the country’s prestigious Japan Cup race meeting.

“At the Tokyo Racecourse on the Japan Cup day, they sold about 1,350 figures and the total turnover came up to 1.6 million ($13,680) Japanese yen,” a spokesperson for the Japan Racing Association said of November’s race.

It comes as no surprise, then, that the bestselling toy is a replica of 2006 Japan Cup winner Deep Impact, also renowned for completing the Japanese Triple Crown the previous year.

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In total, 17 different toy horses are sold across JRA-sanctioned events, each representing a distinct horse.

They certainly are “kawaii” – or “cute” – as the Japanese would say.