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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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakayama Racecourse
is located in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan. It is used for horse racing. It has a capacity of 165,676. It was built in 1990. Physical attributes Nakayama Race Course has two grass courses, a dirt course, and a jump course. The turf's measures 1840m (1 1/8 miles + 97 feet) with a 1600m and a 2200m chute, and the measures 1667m (1 mile + 189 feet) with a 1400m chute. Races can be run on the "A Course" rail setting (on the hedge), the "B Course" setting (rail out 3 meters), or the "C Course" setting (rail out 7 meters). 1000m, 1400m, 1800m, 2000m, 2500m and 3600m races run on the inner oval, while 1200m, 1600m, 2200m, 2600m and 4000m races run on the outer oval. 3200m races run on the outer oval first, then the inner oval. The dirt course measures 1493 meters (7/8 mile + 278 feet), with a 1200m chute. The jump course is unique because several different configurations can be used. In all races, horses must drop and climb over steep embankments at the rear of the course. One particul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnes Tachyon
Agnes Tachyon (Japanese : アグネスタキオン, April 13, 1998 - June 22, 2009) was an undefeated Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and a Leading sire in Japan. He was by Sunday Silence, his dam, Agnes Flora (by Royal Ski) won the Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas) and his granddam Agnes Lady won the Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks). Agnes Flora also produced the Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) winner Agnes Flight. Racing record Agnes Tachyon was undefeated in his four race starts, including Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas), before a bowed tendon ended his racing career. He later became a successful sire in Japan. ; Major race wins * 2001 Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas) (Domestic GI) * 2001 Yayoi Sho (Domestic GII) * 2000 Radio Tampa Hai Sansai Stakes (Domestic GIII) Stud record Agnes Tachyon's descendants include: ''c = colt, f = filly'' Agnes Tachyon was the Leading sire in Japan in 2008 and died in June 2009, due to heart failure. Pedigree See also * List of lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshio Matsumoto
Yoshio is both a masculine Japanese given name and a Japanese surname. Possible writings Yoshio can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: *義雄, "justice, masculine" *義男, "justice, man" *義夫, "justice, husband" *吉雄, "good luck, masculine" *吉男, "good luck, man" *吉夫, "good luck, husband" *善雄, "virtuous, masculine" *善男, "virtuous, man" *善夫, "virtuous, husband" *芳雄, "fragrant/virtuous, masculine" *芳男, "fragrant/virtuous, man" *芳夫, "fragrant/virtuous, husband" *喜雄, "rejoice, masculine" *喜男, "rejoice, noble" *喜夫, "rejoice, husband" *慶雄, "congratulate, masculine" *佳夫, "fine, husband" *嘉男, "excellent, man" *余四男, "too much, 4, man" *誉士夫, "reputation, knight, husband" The name can also be written in hiragana よしお or katakana ヨシオ. Notable people with the name *, Japanese zoologist *Yoshio Anabuki (穴吹 義雄, 1933–2018), Japanese former bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsutomu Setoguchi
Tsutomu is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings ''Tsutomu can be written using different kanji characters. Here are some examples: *勉, "make effort" *務, "affairs" *務武, "affairs, warrior" *勤, "diligence" *努, "strive" The name can also be written in hiragana つとむ or katakana ツトム. Notable people with the name *,Japanese manga artist *, Japanese general in the Imperial Japanese Army *, Japanese tenor *, former Japanese shihan *, Japanese football player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler *, Japanese film director *, Japanese wrestler *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese politician and Prime Minister of Japan *, Japanese rugby union player *, Japanese professional golfer *, Japanese head coach of the Sun Rockers Shibuya *, Japanese actor and voice actor *, Japanese former manager *, Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese ice hockey player, coach and administrator * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamoru Ishibashi
Mamoru (まもる, マモル) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * Marcus Mamoru Toji (born 1984), American actor *, Japanese composer *, Japanese composer best known for his work with animator Hayao Miyazaki *, anime director *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese film director *, Japanese inventor, music composer, and Chief Executive Officer of VitaCraft and VitaCraft Japan *, Olympics marksmen *, Japanese anime director *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese middle-distance runner *, Japanese actor and voice actor *, Japanese astronaut *, Japanese animator and character designer *, Japanese film director *, Japanese impostor * Mamoru Sato (born 1937), American modernist sculptor *, Imperial Japanese Navy officer *, Japanese Minister of Foreign affairs at the end of World War II *, Japanese illustrator/manga artist *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese criminal/murderer *, Japanese film director, screenwriter and actor *, Japanese architect *, Japa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meisho Samson
Meisho Samson (Japanese : メイショウサムソン, March 7, 2003 - ) is a Japanese racehorse which won the Tokyo Yūshun and Satsuki Sho in 2006, and the Tenno Sho (Spring and Autumn) in 2007. Stud career Meisho Samson's descendants include: ''c = colt, f = filly A filly is a female horse that is too young to be called a mare. There are two specific definitions in use: *In most cases, a ''filly'' is a female horse under four years old. *In some nations, such as the United Kingdom and the United States, t ...'' Pedigree References 2003 racehorse births Racehorses bred in Japan Racehorses trained in Japan Thoroughbred family 3-l {{Racehorse-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makoto Kaneko (businessman)
is the Founder, President, CEO and Representative Director (Japan), Representative Director of Zuken Inc., a public listed multinational corporation in the Tokyo Stock Exchange. He also owns the exclusive golf club, The King Kamehameha Golf Club in Hawaii. Makoto Kaneko is better known as a prominent horse owner in Japan. He is the owner of Deep Impact (horse), Deep Impact, one of the most famous racehorses in Japanese history. Kaneko has also become the first racehorse owner to win all of the 8 major races of Japan as well as the Japan Cup. Makoto Kaneko's famous racehorses *Black Hawk (Japanese horse), Black Hawk :He won the Sprinters Stakes and the Yasuda Kinen. *Kurofune (horse), Kurofune :He has 4 course records. Because of his strength, He was called "White Secretariat (horse), Secretariat". *To the Victory (horse), To the Victory :She won the Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup and challenged the Dubai World Cup twice. Her younger brother Silent Deal is also Makoto's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasuo Ikee
Yasuo is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yasuo can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: *安雄, "tranquil, male" *安男, "tranquil, man" *安夫, "tranquil, husband" *安生, "tranquil; life" *保夫, "preserve, husband" *康郎, "healthy, son" *靖男, "peaceful, man" *泰雄, "peaceful, male" *八洲夫, "eight, continent, husband." The name can also be written in hiragana やすお or katakana ヤスオ. People with the name * Yasuo Aiuchi (相内 康夫, born 1971), Japanese snowboarder * Yasuo Fukuda (福田 康夫, born 1936), the 58th Prime Minister of Japan, serving from 2007 to 2008 *Yasuo Furuhata (降旗 康男, born 1934), Japanese film director *Yasuo Hamanaka (浜中 泰男, born 1950), formerly the chief copper trader at Sumitomo Corporation * Yasuo Ichikawa (一川 保夫, born 1942), Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan *Yasuo Iwata (岩田 安生, 1942–2009), Japanese vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deep Impact (horse)
Deep Impact (Japanese language, Japanese : ディープインパクト, March 25, 2002 – July 30, 2019) was a champion Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing#Japan, Japanese Triple Crown in 2005 and the Japan Cup in 2006, as well as three other Japan Graded stakes race, Grade One races. Background Deep Impact's sire Sunday Silence took over from perennial Japanese leading sire Northern Taste (10 time leading sire in Japan) and was leading sire in Japan 12 times. His dam, Wind In Her Hair, a Group One winner, finished second in Epsom Oaks, The Oaks to super-filly Balanchine and was out of Burghclere, a daughter of dual-Classic winner Highclere (horse), Highclere, who was owned and bred by Elizabeth II, Queen Elizabeth II. Burghclere in turn was a three-quarters sister to top filly Height Of Fashion, sold by the Queen to Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and subsequently the dam of Epsom Derby winner Nashwan, leading sire Unfuwain and multiple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daiwa Major
Daiwa Major ( ja, ダイワメジャー, link=no) is a retired Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and active sire (horse), sire. A horse who excelled at distances of , he won the Satsuki Shō, the first leg of the Japanese Triple Crown in 2004. His greatest success, however, came later in his career when he won several of Japan's most important weight-for-age races including the Tenno Sho, Tennō Shō, the Yasuda Kinen and two runnings of the Mile Championship. He was twice named JRA Award for Best Sprinter or Miler, Japan's champion miler. Daiwa Major made a successful start to his stud career, siring a Group One winner in his first crop. Background Daiwa Major is a chestnut horse with a white blaze (horse marking), blaze bred by the Shadai Farm in Hokkaido. He is an unusually large Thoroughbred, standing 16 Hand (unit), hands 2½ inches high and weighing more than 530 kilograms during his racing career. He was sired by Sunday Silence, who won the 1989 Kentucky Derby, before retiri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirco Demuro
Mirco is a masculine given name popular in Italy. Mirco is an alternative spelling of the name Mirko. It may refer to: * Mirco Antenucci (born 1984), Italian footballer * Mirco Baldacci (born 1977), rally driver from San Marino * Mirco Bergamasco (born 1983), Italian rugby player * Mirco Bertolina (born 1991), Italian cross-country skier * Mirco Born (born 1994), German footballer * Mirco Colina (born 1990), Curaçaoan footballer * Mirco Di Tora (born 1986), Italian swimmer * Mirco Gasparetto (born 1980), Italian footballer * Mirco Gennari (born 1966), Sammarinese footballer * Mirco Gualdi (born 1968), Italian racing cyclist * Mirco Lorenzetto (born 1981), Italian racing cyclist * Mirco Lüdemann (born 1973), German ice hockey player * Mirco Maestri (born 1991), Italian cyclist * Mirco Mezzanotte (born 1974), Italian ski mountaineer * Mirco Miori (born 1995), Italian footballer * Mirco Müller (born 1995), Swiss ice hockey player * Mirco Poloni (born 1974), Italian footballer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neo Universe
Neo Universe ( ja, ネオユニヴァース, link=no) is a retired Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and active sire. In 2003 he won the Satsuki Shō and the Tokyo Yūshun (Japanese Derby), but was defeated when attempting to complete the Japanese Triple Crown in the Kikuka Shō. He was retired from racing after winning once in 2004 and has become a successful sire of winners. Background Neo Universe is a bay horse standing 16.2 hands high with a white star and white socks on his hind feet, bred and raced by the Shadai Farm. He was sired by Sunday Silence, who won the 1989 Kentucky Derby, before retiring to stud in Japan where he was champion sire on thirteen consecutive occasions. Neo Universe's dam was the British-bred mare Pointed Path, making him a close relative of the European Group One winners Helen Street (Irish Oaks) and Shamardal. The colt was named after a song by the Japanese rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel. The colt was sent into training with the veteran Tsutomu Setoguchi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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