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Duramente
Duramente ( ja, ドゥラメンテ, link=no, 22 March 2012 – 31 August 2021) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse. In 2015 he completed the first two legs of the Japanese Triple Crown by winning the Satsuki Shō and the Tokyo Yūshun before his season was ended by injury. He returned in 2016 to win the Nakayama Kinen and finish second in the Dubai Sheema Classic before his racing career was ended by a leg injury sustained in the Takarazuka Kinen. He made a promising start to his career as a breeding stallion before dying at the age of nine. Background Duramente was a bay horse with a white coronet marking on his left hind leg, bred in Japan by Northern Racing. His sire, King Kamehameha was one of the best Japanese colts of his generation, beating a field including Heart's Cry and Daiwa Major in the 2004 Japanese Derby. His other winners as a breeding stallion include Lord Kanaloa, Rose Kingdom, Belshazzar (Japan Cup Dirt), Rulership (Queen Elizabeth II Cup), Apapane and Rey ...
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King Kamehameha (horse)
King Kamehameha ( ja, キングカメハメハ, link=no, March 20, 2001 – August 10, 2019) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. After winning both of his races as a two-year-old he established himself as the best colt of his generation in Japan in 2004 with a five-race winning streak including the Mainichi Hai, NHK Mile Cup, Tokyo Yushun and Kobe Shimbun Hai. After sustaining a tendon injury he was retired from racing with a record of seven wins and one third place from eight starts. He became one of the most successful breeding stallions in Japan winning two sires' championships. Background King Kamehameha was a bay horse with no white markings bred in Japan by Northern Farm. His sire, Kingmambo was a highly successful breeding stallion. His progeny included the British Classic winners Russian Rhythm, King's Best, Henrythenavigator, Virginia Waters and Rule of Law as well as major winners in Japan ( El Condor Pasa), France (Divine Proportions) and the United St ...
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Satsuki Shō
The is a Japanese Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 2,000 metres (approximately mile) at the Nakayama Racecourse, Funabashi, Chiba, in April. It was first run in 1939 and is the Japanese equivalent of the English 2,000 Guineas. (Note that the original 2,000 Guineas is currently run at 1,609 metres, or one mile, about two furlongs shorter than the Satsuki Shō.) Winners since 1990 The 2011 race took place at Tokyo Racecourse due to the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. Earlier winners * 1939 - Rock Park * 1940 - World Mine * 1941 - St Lite * 1942 - Arbeit * 1943 - Dielec * 1944 - Kuri Yamato * 1945 - ''no race'' * 1946 - ''no race'' * 1947 - Tokitsukaze * 1948 - Hide Hikari * 1949 - Tosa Midori * 1950 - Kumono Hana * 1951 - Tokino Minoru * 1952 - Kurino Hana * 1953 - Bostonian * 1954 - Dainana Hoshu * 1955 - Kegon * 1956 - Hekiraku * 1957 - Kazuyoshi * 1958 - Taisei Hope * 1959 - Wildeal * 1960 ...
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Rey De Oro
Rey de Oro ( ja, レイデオロ, link=no foaled 5 February 2014) is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse. As a juvenile in 2016 he was undefeated in three races including the Grade 2 Hopeful Stakes and was rated one of the best two-year-old colts in Japan. In the following year he won the Tokyo Yushun and Kobe Shimbun Hai and finished second in the Japan Cup. At the end of the season he was rated one of the best three-year-old colts in the world and took the JRA Award for Best Three-Year-Old Colt. As a four-year-old in 2018 he won the Sankei Sho All Comers and took the autumn edition of the Tenno Sho. Background Rey de Oro is a bay horse with a white star bred in Japan by Northern Farm. During his racing career he carried the green, white and pink colours of U Carrot Farm and was trained by Kazuo Fujisawa. He has been ridden in most of his races by Christophe Lemaire. His sire, King Kamehameha was one of the best Japanese colts of his generation, beating a field including Heart's ...
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JRA Award For Best Three-Year-Old Colt
The JRA Award for Best Three-Year-Old Colt is a title awarded annually by the Japan Racing Association (JRA). Since 1987 the honor has been part of the JRA Award The is given annually since 1987 by the Japan Racing Association (JRA) to the outstanding horses and people in Japanese Thoroughbred horse racing. The awards originally started as the in 1954 and since 1972 the {{Nihongo, Yūshun Awards, 優駿賞 ...s. Winners References {{reflist Horse racing in Japan: JRA Awards Horse racing awards Horse racing in Japan ...
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Nakayama Kinen
The Nakayama Kinen is a Japanese Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan for Thoroughbreds aged four and older run over a distance of 1,800 metres at the Nakayama Racecourse, Funabashi, Chiba. The race is run in late February or early March. The race was first run in 1937. It was originally run twice a year, in spring and autumn, before a single annual race was established in 1952. Among the winners of the race have been Silence Suzuka, Victoire Pisa and Just A Way. Records Most successful horse (2 wins): * Kane Mikasa – ''1978, 1979'' * Eighty Tosho – ''1982, 1983'' * Lohengrin – ''2003, 2007'' * Balance of Game – ''2005, 2006'' * Company – ''2008, 2009'' * Win Bright – ''2018, 2019'' Winners since 1990 Earlier winners * 1952 - Kiyo Strong * 1953 - Brulette * 1954 - Cheerio * 1955 - Takagiku * 1956 - Hide Homare * 1957 - My Way * 1958 - Mitsuru * 1959 - Fillie * 1960 - Harrow More * 1961 - Onward Stan * 1962 - Gin Toshi * 1963 - Nasuno Midori * 1964 - Toast * 1965 - Sw ...
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Admire Groove
Admire Groove (in Japanese: アドマイヤグルーヴ, foaled April 30th, 2000) is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 2003 and 2004 Queen Elizabeth II Cup. Career Admire Groove's first race was on November 10th, 2002 at Kyoto, where she came in first. She then won her next two races after at Hashin Racecourse, which included a win at the Wakaba Stakes. Admire Groove's first major win was at the Grade-2 Rose Stakes on September 21st, 2003. She came close to capturing the October Shūka Sho just weeks later, but finished in 2nd. She then picked up her first Grade-1 victory, by winning the 2003 Queen Elizabeth II Cup. She picked up another win at the July 11th, 2004 Mermaid Stakes. Admire Groove then returned to the Queen Elizabeth II Cup in 2004, where she successfully defended her title. Groove tried to repeat the feat again at the 2005 Queen Elizabeth II Cup, but finished in 3rd place. On December 18th, 2005, she grabbed her final win in her l ...
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Yushun Himba
The , also known as the is a Japanese Grade 1 flat horse race for three-year-old thoroughbred fillies run over a distance of 2,400 metres (approximately 1 mile 4 furlongs) at the Tokyo Racecourse, Fuchū, Tokyo in May. History It was first run in 1938 and is the Japanese equivalent of the English Epsom Oaks. On May 23, 2010, in the 71st running of the Yushun Himba, Apapane and Saint Emilion hit the finish at the same time in the race, making the first time that a Grade 1 race in Japan has resulted in a dead heat for the win. On May 20, 2018, Almond Eye won the 2,400-meter Yushun Himba over Lily Noble by two lengths. Winners since 1990 Earlier winners * 1938 - Asteri Mor * 1939 - Hoshi Homare * 1940 - Rounella * 1941 - Tetsu Banzai * 1942 - Rock States * 1943 - Kurifuji * 1944 - ''no race'' * 1945 - ''no race'' * 1946 - Mitsumasa * 1947 - Tokitsukaze * 1948 - Yashima Hime * 1949 - King Night * 1950 - Koma Minoru * 1951 - Kiyo Fuji * 1952 - Swee Sue * 1953 - Jitsu Homare * ...
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Tenno Sho
The is a horse race held twice a year in Japan, once in the spring and once in the autumn. "Tenno" means "Emperor of Japan". The races are both International Grade I races. Prior to the 2007 races, both Tenno Sho races were Japanese domestic Grade I races. Spring The Spring Tenno Sho is held at Kyoto Racecourse, in late April or early May. It is run over a distance of , making it the longest Grade I race in Japan. Deep Impact won the 2006 version of the race setting the world record for a 3200 metre race with a time of 3:13.4. beating the World Record set in the 1988 Wellington Cup by Daria’s Fun, held for almost 20 years of 3:15.59, the closest time run in The Melbourne Cup is 3:16.3. Deep Impact's record stood until Kitasan Black won in 3:12.5 in 2017. The average time 1990-2018 of the Tenno Sho is 3:16.7, the Melbourne Cup 3:21.1, a difference of 4.4 seconds. Winners since 1990 The 1994 race was contested at Hanshin Racecourse. The 2021 and 2022 races were contested ...
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Air Groove
Air Groove (in Japanese: エアグルーヴ, foaled April 6th, 1993 ~ April 23rd, 2013) is a Japanese racehorse and the winner of the 1996 Yushun Himba. Career Air Groove's first race was on October 29, 1995, at the Icho Stakes, where she came in first. She came in 2nd place at the Grade-1 1995 Hopeful Stakes. She started off the 1996 season with a win at the 1996 Tulip Sho in March. She then won the first of his multiple Grade-1 wins by winning the 1996 Yushun Himba. Her next victory came almost a year later, when she captured the July 1997 Grade-3 Mermaid Stakes. This win sparked a three race win streak that saw her win the 1996 Sapporo Kinen and the 1996 Grade-1 Tenno Sho. She capped off the year with a 2nd place finish at the 1997 Japan Cup and the 3rd place Arima Kinen. Her 1998 season was also very successful, as she either won or placed on the podium at 6 of her 7 races. She started off the year with a win at the April Ōsaka Hai, and came in 2nd at the June ...
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Lord Kanaloa
is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. A specialist sprinter, he recorded his first important success in 2011 when he won the Grade 3 Keihan Hai at Kyoto Racecourse. In the following year he won once from his first four starts but then emerged as a world-class performer with wins in the Sprinters Stakes and the Hong Kong Sprint, becoming the first Japanese horse to win the latter race. Lord Kanaloa was even better in 2013 winning the Takamatsunomiya Kinen before stepping up in distance to take the Yasuda Kinen. In the autumn he repeated his wins in the Sprinters Stakes and the Hong Kong Sprint and ended the year rated as one of the best racehorses in the world. Background Lord Kanaloa is a bay horse with no white markings bred in Hokkaido, Japan by the K I Farm. His sire, King Kamehameha was one of the best Japanese colts of his generation, beating a field including Heart's Cry and Daiwa Major in the 2004 Japanese Derby. His other winners as a breeding stallion include ...
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Japanese Horse Of The Year
The Japanese Horse of the Year is the highest honor given in Japanese thoroughbred horse racing. It is awarded annually by the Japan Racing Association (JRA). Since 1987 the honor has been part of the JRA Awards. This award originally started as part of the Keishū Sha Awards in 1954 and since 1972 part of the Yūshun Awards. Records Most successful horse (2 wins): * Shinzan – ''1963, 1964'' * Speed Symboli – ''1967, 1970'' * Hoyo Boy – ''1980, 1981'' * Symboli Rudolf – ''1984, 1985'' * Symboli Kris S – ''2002, 2003'' * Deep Impact - ''2005, 2006'' * Vodka – ''2008, 2009'' * Gentildonna – ''2012, 2014'' * Kitasan Black – ''2016, 2017'' * Almond Eye Almond Eye (Japanese アーモンドアイ, foaled 10 March 2015) is a champion Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Japanese Fillies' Triple Crown in 2018, and holds a world record over 2,400 meters on turf. She is also a two-time winn ... – ''2018, 2020'' Honorees References Horse racing awards
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JRA Award For Best Older Filly Or Mare
The JRA Award for Best Older Filly or Mare is a title awarded annually by the Japan Racing Association (JRA). Since 1987 the honor has been part of the JRA Awards. Records Most successful horse (2 wins): * Dyna Actress – ''1987, 1988'' * Mejiro Dober – ''1998, 1999'' * Vodka – ''2008, 2009'' * Buena Vista – ''2010, 2011'' * Gentildonna – ''2013, 2014'' * Lys Gracieux Lys Gracieux ( ja, 'リスグラシュー, link=no, foaled 18 January 2014) is a champion Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse. As a two-year-old in 2016 she showed top-class form, winning two of her four starts (including the Artemis Stakes) and fi ... – ''2018, 2019'' Winners References {{reflist Horse racing in Japan: JRA Awards Horse racing awards Horse racing in Japan ...
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