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Shonan Pandora
Shonan Pandora (Japanese language, Japanese ショウナンパンドラ, foaled 10 March 2011) is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and Horse breeding#Terminology, broodmare, best known for her victory in the 2015 Japan Cup. After finishing second on her only start as a juvenile in 2013 the filly made steady progress in the following year and won the Graded stakes race, Grade 1 Shuka Sho on her penultimate appearance. She reached her peak in 2015 when she finished third in the Takarazuka Kinen, won the Sankei Sho All Comers and ran fourth in the Tenno Sho before defeating a strong international field to take the Japan Cup. Her performances that year saw her being awarded the JRA Award for Best Older Filly or Mare. She was retired from racing after finishing third twice as a five-year-old. Background Shonan Pandora is a small bay mare with no white markings bred at the Shiraoi Farm in Hokkaido by the Shadai Corporation. During her track career she was trained by Tomokazu Takano an ... [...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] |
