As a four-year-old in 2019 he emerged as a world-class performer, winning the Nikkei Shinshun Hai and running second in the spring edition of the Tenno Sho before recording his biggest victory in the Hong Kong Vase.

He was from the eighth crop of foals sired by Deep Impact, who was the Japanese Horse of the Year in 2005 and 2006, winning races including the Tokyo Yushun, Tenno Sho, Arima Kinen and Japan Cup.

[4] She was a granddaughter of the Yushun Himba winner Mejiro Ramonu, who, as a descendant of the broodmare Betsy Ross (foaled 1939), was related to Makybe Diva and Canford Cliffs.

[5] On 1 October 2017 at Nakayama Racecourse Glory Vase made a successful track debut when he defeated thirteen opponents in an event for previously unraced juveniles over 1800 metres.

After a three-month break the colt returned to the same track in May for the Grade 2 Kyoto Shimbun Hai over 2200 metres and finished fourth of the seventeen runners, two and a half lengths behind the winner Stay Foolish.

[7] On his final appearance of the year, the colt was stepped up in class and distance for the Grade 1 Kikuka Sho over 3000 metres at Kyoto on 21 October and started a 74/1 outsider in an eighteen-runner field.

Ridden by Yuichi Fukunaga he raced towards the rear before producing an "impressive late drive" on the outside to come home fifth behind Fierement, Etario, You Can Smile and Blast Onepiece.

[9] For his next start the colt was stepped back up to the highest class for the spring edition of the Tenno Sho over 3200 metres at Kyoto on 28 April and went off the 10.3/1 sixth choice in a thirteen-runner field.

[10] Glory Vase was off the track for more than five months before returning in the Grade 2 Kyoto Daishoten on 6 October when he started favourite but finished sixth of the seventeen runners behind the 90/1 outsider Dreadnoughtus.

[15] As in the previous season Glory Vase returned from the summer break in Kyoto Daishoten on 11 October when he was ridden by Yuga Kawada and started the 5.2/1 third favourite behind Kiseki (2017 Kikuka Sho) and King of Koji (Meguro Kinen) in a seventeen-runner field.

He race in second place for most of the way behind the runaway leader Kiseki but after making a strong challenge in the straight he was outpaced in the closing stages and came home fifth behind Almond Eye, Contrail, Daring Tact and Curren Bouquetd'or, beaten two lengths by the winner.