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Lucky Lilac
Lucky Lilac ( ja, ラッキーライラック, link=no, foaled 3 April 2015) is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse. As a two-year-old in 2017 she was undefeated in three races including the Artemis Stakes and Hanshin Juvenile Fillies and took the JRA Award for Best Two-Year-Old Filly. In the following year she won the Tulip Sho and was placed in both the Oka Sho and the Yushun Himba. In 2019 she won the Queen Elizabeth II Cup and finished second in the Hong Kong Vase. As a five-year-old in 2020 she defeated male opponents to win the Osaka Hai and recorded a second victory in the Queen Elizabeth II Cup. She has earned more than $7 million in prize money. Background Lucky Lilac is a chestnut mare with a narrow white blaze bred in Hokkaido by Northern Farm. She was sent into training with Mikio Matsunaga and raced in the black, red and yellow colours of Sunday Racing. She is an unusually large female Thoroughbred, weighing as much as 524 kg during her racing career. She was from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orfevre
Orfevre ( ja, オルフェーヴル, link=no, foaled May 14, 2008) is a retired Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and active breeding stallion. In 2011 he won the Japanese Triple Crown and was voted Japanese Horse of the Year. In 2012 he added victories in the Takarazuka Kinen and the Prix Foy but was narrowly beaten in both the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and the Japan Cup. He acquired the reputation of being an extremely talented but temperamental racehorse. In 2013 Orfevre again won the Prix Foy and finished second in the Arc before ending his career with an eight length win in the Arima Kinen. Background Orfevre (French for "goldsmith") is a chestnut horse with a white blaze, bred by the Shadai Farm in Hokkaido, Japan. His sire Stay Gold, a son of the thirteen time Leading sire in Japan Sunday Silence, was a successful international performer, winning the Dubai Sheema Classic and the Hong Kong Vase. Standing at stud at the Big Red Farm in Hokkaido, he has produced numerous i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graded Stakes Race
A graded stakes race is a thoroughbred horse race in the United States that meets the criteria of the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA). A specific grade level (I, II, III or listed) is then assigned to the race, based on statistical analysis of the quality of the field in previous years, provided the race meets the minimum purse criteria for the grade in question. In Canada, a similar grading system is maintained by the Jockey Club of Canada. Graded stakes races are similar to Group races in Europe but the grading is more dynamic in North America. The grading system was designed in 1973 and first published in 1974. The original purpose of grading was to identify the most competitive races, which helps horsemen make comparisons of the relative quality of bloodstock for breeding and sales purposes. A high grading can also be used by racetracks to promote the race in question. When determining Eclipse Award winners, racing jour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niigata Racecourse
is located in Kita-ku Niigata, Niigata. It is used for horse racing. It was built in 1965. The capacity of the stadium is 75,000. Physical attributes Niigata Race Course has a turf course with two distinct ovals, and a dirt course. Jump races are conducted using fences on the turf course. The turf's measures 2248m ( miles + 144 feet), the measures 1648m (1 + 42 feet) and the measures 1000m (1/2 miles + 639 feet). The dirt course measures 1,472 meters (7/8 miles + 207 feet). Notable races External links Venue information Horse racing venues in Japan Sports venues in Niigata Prefecture Buildings and structures in Niigata (city) {{horseracing-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Juliet
My Juliet (1972–2001) was an American Thoroughbred champion racehorse who defeated both male and female competitors when earning the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Sprint Horse in 1976. She was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2019. Background Bred in Kentucky by J. R. Betterworth, My Juliet was a bay mare who stood . She was out of the mare My Bupers, who never won a race. My Bupers later became famous as the dam of Snaafi Dancer, by Northern Dancer, who was sold for a then world record of $10.2 million. Her sire was Gallant Romeo, the multiple stakes winning son of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Gallant Man. Gallant Romeo also sired Gallant Bob who earned 1975 Champion Sprint Horse honors. My Juliet was purchased by Rex Ladd (of Merino, Colorado) as a yearling in California for just $7,500, then was privately purchased at age two by George Weasel, Jr. for $40,000. My Juliet was initially trained by Steve A. Long, Leland G. Ripley then aga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stella Madrid
Stella or STELLA may refer to: Art, entertainment, and media Comedy *Stella (comedy group), a comedy troupe consisting of Michael Showalter, Michael Ian Black and David Wain Characters *Stella (given name), including a list of characters with the name Films *''Miss Stella'', 1991 Indian Malayalam film, directed by I. Sasiand * ''Stella'' (1921 film), directed by Edwin J. Collins * ''Stella'' (1943 film), with Zully Moreno * ''Stella'' (1950 film), with Ann Sheridan and Victor Mature * ''Stella'' (1955 film), directed by Michael Cacoyannis, starring Melina Mercouri * ''Stella'' (1976 film), written and directed by Luigi Cozzi * ''Stella'' (1983 film), directed by Laurent Heynemann, see Victor Lanoux * ''Stella'' (1990 film), starring Bette Midler * ''Stella'' (2008 film), directed by Sylvie Verheyde Literature *Stella, novel attributed to Haitian author Emeric Bergeaud * ''Stella'' (novel), by Jan de Hartog, made into the 1958 film '' The Key'' * ''Stella'' (Norwegian magazine), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acorn Stakes
The Acorn Stakes is an American Grade I race at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies. It is raced on dirt over a distance of one mile with a current purse of $500,000. It is the first leg of the US Triple Tiara and is followed by the Coaching Club American Oaks then the Alabama Stakes. The filly must win all three races to win the Triple Tiara, as well as the third leg of the "National" Triple Tiara (Kentucky Oaks and George E. Mitchell Stakes are the others). The Acorn Stakes was run at Aqueduct Racetrack from 1960 to 1967 and 1969 to 1975. There were two divisions in 1951, 1970 and 1974. There was a dead heat for first place in 1954 and again in 1956. Historic notes The inaugural running of the Acorn Stakes took place on May 16, 1931 and was won by Baba Kenney. The filly was owned by Edward R. Bradley and trained by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Herbert J. Thompson. Gallorette won the 1945 running of the Acorn and went on to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashland Stakes
The Ashland Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early April at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. It and the Ashland Oaks, the Kentucky Association racetrack's predecessor race, were named for Ashland, the homestead and breeding farm of statesman Henry Clay in Lexington, Kentucky. Restricted to three-year-olds fillies the race is currently run at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles. The race is a Grade I event with a current purse of $500,000 and has been a prep race to the Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing, including the Kentucky Oaks, the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes and Mother Goose Stakes. Part of the 1936 inaugural events for the new Keeneland Race Course, the first two editions of the Ashland Stakes were open to fillies and mares, 3-years of age and older. Not run again until 1940, it was then made a race exclusively for 3-year-old fillies. During World War II, from 1943 through 1945 the race was hosted by Churchill D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
California Oaks
The California Oaks is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in February at Golden Gate Fields in Berkeley, California. Open to three-year-old fillies, it is contested on Tapeta Footings synthetic dirt over a distance of a mile and a sixteenth (8.5 furlongs). The event is an ungraded stakes race with a current purse of $75,000 and has been a prep race to the Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing, including the Kentucky Oaks, the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes and Mother Goose Stakes. Records Speed record: * miles - 1:39.04 - Sky Mystic (2008) Most wins by a jockey: * 4 - Russell Baze (2009, 2011, 2012, 2014) Most wins by a trainer: * 4 - Doug O'Neill Douglas F. O'Neill (born May 24, 1968) is an American Thoroughbred horse trainer. He was born in Dearborn, Michigan, and resides in California, where he trained the 2012 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner, I'll Have Another, and 2016 Kent ... (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019) Winners of the California Oaks since 1994 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epoca D'Oro
Epoca d'Oro, (Japanese: エポカドーロ, foaled 15 February 2015) is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse. After finishing third on his only appearance as a two-year-old in 2017 he showed steady improvement in the following spring, winning two minor races and finishing second in the Spring Stakes before recording his biggest success in the Satsuki Sho. He went on to finish runner-up in the Tokyo Yushun but failed to reproduce his best form in two subsequent starts that year. Background Epoca d'Oro is a bay colt bred in Japan by Toru Tagami. As a foal in 2015 he was consigned to the Select Sale and was bought for ¥36,720,000 by the Union Owner's Club. The colt was sent into training with Hideaki Fujiwara. He was ridden in most of his races by Keita Kosaki. He was from the first crop of foals sired by Orfevre, who was the Japanese Horse of the Year in 2011 and was the Triple Crown winner that year as well as coming in second place in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe for two years in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takarazuka Kinen
The Takarazuka Kinen (宝塚記念) is a Conditions races, Grade I Flat racing, flat Horse racing, horse race in Japan for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds where they run over a distance of 2,200 metres (approximately miles) at Hanshin Racecourse (阪神競馬場) in late June. It is one of the two "All-Star" races in Japanese horse racing; the other is the Arima Kinen (the Grand Prix) in late December. It was first run in 1960 with a distance of 1,800 metres. From 1961 to 1965 the race was run over 2,000 metres and since 1966 it has been run over its present distance. The race is run on the turf and is named after the city of Takarazuka, Hyōgo, Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Hyōgo, the location of Hanshin Racecourse, which is the venue of the race. As with the Arima Kinen, the majority of the runners in the field are selected by a vote from racing fans, while the remainder are determined by the amount of prizemoney won. Winners since 1984 * The 1991, 1995 and 2006 r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arima Kinen
The Arima Kinen (有馬記念) is a Grade I flat horse race in Japan open to Thoroughbreds which are three-years-old or above and the world's largest betting horserace. Retrieved Jan 17/2021 It is run over a distance of 2,500 metres (approximately 1 mile and furlongs) at , and it takes place annually in late December. It is one of the two "All-Star" races in Japanese horse racing; the other is the in late June. The event was first run in 1956, and it was ini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
