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Verxina
Verxina, (born on March 5, 2009) is a retired race horse by Deep Impact (horse), Deep Impact, and out of Halwa Sweet. She is currently owned by a former professional baseball player, Kazuhiro Sasaki. Life Verxina, a Black (horse), black mare was foaled on March 5, 2009 by Deep Impact, and out of Halwa Sweet, bred by Northern Racing in Japan. She began her racing career when she was a 2-year-old, but debuted as a 3-year-old. Her major wins were at the Queen Cup, and twice at the Victoria Mile. During her time as a race horse, Verxina represented the stables she resided in, Yasuo Tomomichi, twice. Verxina was retired as at the age of 5 to become a breeding mare at Northern Racing in Hokkaido, Anpingo-cho, Hokkaido. Career Verxina was ridden by Hiroyuki Uchida for most of her races. She debuted as a 3-year-old, at the Daily Hai Queen Cup. 3 years old At the age of 3, Verxina won the Daily Hai Queen Cup in Japan. She also placed second at the Yushun Himba, Oka Sho, Shūka Sho, Shuk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Verxina, (born on March 5, 2009) is a retired race horse by Deep Impact (horse), Deep Impact, and out of Halwa Sweet. She is currently owned by a former professional baseball player, Kazuhiro Sasaki. Life Verxina, a Black (horse), black mare was foaled on March 5, 2009 by Deep Impact, and out of Halwa Sweet, bred by Northern Racing in Japan. She began her racing career when she was a 2-year-old, but debuted as a 3-year-old. Her major wins were at the Queen Cup, and twice at the Victoria Mile. During her time as a race horse, Verxina represented the stables she resided in, Yasuo Tomomichi, twice. Verxina was retired as at the age of 5 to become a breeding mare at Northern Racing in Hokkaido, Anpingo-cho, Hokkaido. Career Verxina was ridden by Hiroyuki Uchida for most of her races. She debuted as a 3-year-old, at the Daily Hai Queen Cup. 3 years old At the age of 3, Verxina won the Daily Hai Queen Cup in Japan. She also placed second at the Yushun Himba, Oka Sho, Shūka Sho, Shuk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Mile
The Victoria Mile () is a Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for four-year-old and above thoroughbred fillies and mares run over a distance of 1,600 metres (approximately 1 mile) on the turf at Tokyo Racecourse in May. Winners See also * Horse racing in Japan * List of Japanese flat horse races References *Racing Post ''Racing Post'' is a British daily horse racing, greyhound racing and sports betting publisher which is published in print and digital formats. It is printed in tabloid format from Monday to Sunday. , it has an average daily circulation of 6 ...: **, , , , , , , , , ** , , , , , , {{Japanese Grade I horse races Mile category horse races for fillies and mares Horse races in Japan Turf races in Japan ... [...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] |
Sunday Silence
Sunday Silence (March 25, 1986 – August 19, 2002) was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In 1989, he won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes but failed to complete the Triple Crown when he was defeated in the Belmont Stakes. Later in the same year, he won the Breeders' Cup Classic and was voted American Champion Three-Year-Old Colt and American Horse of the Year. Sunday Silence's racing career was marked by his rivalry with Easy Goer, whom he had a three to one edge over in their head-to-head races. Easy Goer, the 1988 American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt finished second to Sunday Silence in the Kentucky Derby by lengths and the Preakness by a nose then in the Breeders' Cup Classic by a neck. Easy Goer prevailed by eight lengths in the Belmont. Both horses were later voted into the American Hall of Fame. After his retirement from racing, Sunday Silence attracted little support by breeders in the United States and was exported to Japan. He was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daily Hai Queen Cup
The Daily Hai Queen Cup (Japanese language, Japanese クイーンカップ) is a Graded stakes race, Grade 3 Horse racing, horse race for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies run in February over a distance of 1600 metres at Tokyo Racecourse. The race was first run in 1966 and was elevated to Grade 3 status in 1984. It was contested at variety of venues but has been run over its current course and distance since 1981. The race serves as a trial race for the Oka Sho. Winners since 2000 Earlier winners * 1984 - Aino Feather * 1985 - Takara Steel * 1986 - Super Shot * 1987 - Nakami Julianne * 1988 - Circle Showa * 1989 - Cutting Edge * 1990 - Sweet Mithuna * 1991 - Scarlet Bouquet * 1992 - Sanei Thank You * 1993 - Mother Tosho * 1994 - Hishi Amazon * 1995 - Eishin Berlin * 1996 - Ibuki Perceive * 1997 - Orange Peel * 1998 - Edai Queen * 1999 - Umeno Fiber See also * Horse racing in Japan * List of Japanese flat horse races References {{reflist Turf races in Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hokkaido
is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel. The largest city on Hokkaidō is its capital, Sapporo, which is also its only ordinance-designated city. Sakhalin lies about 43 kilometers (26 mi) to the north of Hokkaidō, and to the east and northeast are the Kuril Islands, which are administered by Russia, though the four most southerly are claimed by Japan. Hokkaidō was formerly known as ''Ezo'', ''Yezo'', ''Yeso'', or ''Yesso''. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hokkaidō" in Although there were Japanese settlers who ruled the southern tip of the island since the 16th century, Hokkaido was considered foreign territory that was inhabited by the indigenous people of the island, known as the Ainu people. While geographers such as Mogami Tokunai and Mamiya Rinzō explored the isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Racehorses Bred In Japan
Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic premise – to identify which of two or more horses is the fastest over a set course or distance – has been mostly unchanged since at least classical antiquity. Horse races vary widely in format, and many countries have developed their own particular traditions around the sport. Variations include restricting races to particular breeds, running over obstacles, running over different distances, running on different track surfaces, and running in different gaits. In some races, horses are assigned different weights to carry to reflect differences in ability, a process known as handicapping. While horses are sometimes raced purely for sport, a major part of horse racing's interest and economic importance is in the gambling associated with i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Racehorse Births
9 (nine) is the natural number following and preceding . Evolution of the Arabic digit In the beginning, various Indians wrote a digit 9 similar in shape to the modern closing question mark without the bottom dot. The Kshatrapa, Andhra and Gupta started curving the bottom vertical line coming up with a -look-alike. The Nagari continued the bottom stroke to make a circle and enclose the 3-look-alike, in much the same way that the sign @ encircles a lowercase ''a''. As time went on, the enclosing circle became bigger and its line continued beyond the circle downwards, as the 3-look-alike became smaller. Soon, all that was left of the 3-look-alike was a squiggle. The Arabs simply connected that squiggle to the downward stroke at the middle and subsequent European change was purely cosmetic. While the shape of the glyph for the digit 9 has an ascender in most modern typefaces, in typefaces with text figures the character usually has a descender, as, for example, in . The mod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup
The Queen Elizabeth II Cup (''Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup'' until 2012) is an International Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old and above thoroughbred fillies and mares run over a distance of 2,200 metres (approximately 1 mile 3 furlongs) on the turf at Kyoto Racecourse in November. History The race was first run in 1976 over a distance of 2,400 metres (1 mile 4 furlongs). It was originally for three-year-old fillies only and was the third leg of the Japanese Fillies' Triple Crown. In 1996, it was opened to older female horses and was reduced to its present distance. In the same year the Shuka Sho was established and became the third leg of the Fillies' Triple Crown. Since 1999 it turned into International Grade 1 race. In 2010 Snow Fairy from England, being the first winner outside Japan. The following year she made Japanese flat racing history of being the first ever non-Japanese trained horse to win the same Grade 1 flat race back-to-back (second e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shūka Sho
The is a Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred fillies run over a distance of 2,000 metres (approximately 1 1/4 miles) at the Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture in October. The Shūka Shō is the final leg of the Japanese Fillies' Triple Crown, preceded by the Oka Sho and the Yushun Himba. In 1996 it was established as Domestic Grade 1 race, and in 2009 it was granted International Grade 1 status. Winners The 2021 and 2022 runings were contested at Hanshin Racecourse, due to construction at Kyoto Racecourse. See also * Horse racing in Japan * List of Japanese flat horse races References *Racing Post ''Racing Post'' is a British daily horse racing, greyhound racing and sports betting publisher which is published in print and digital formats. It is printed in tabloid format from Monday to Sunday. , it has an average daily circulation of 6 ...: **, , , , , , , , , ** , , , , , , , , , ** , , , , , , {{DEF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oka Sho
The is a Japanese Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan. The race is restricted to three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies and is run over a distance of 1,600 metres (approximately 1 mile) at the Hanshin Racecourse, Takarazuka, Hyōgo in April. It was first run in 1939 and is the Japanese equivalent of the English 1,000 Guineas. The race was run at Nakayama Racecourse until 1944 when it was run at Tokyo Racecourse. After a two year hiatus the Oka Sho was staged at Kyoto Racecourse from 1947 to 1949. The race was also run at Kyoto in 1967, 1991 and 1995. Winners of the Oka Sho usually go on to contest the Yushun Himba and the double has been completed by Sweet Sue (1952), Yamaichi, Miss Onward, Kane Keyaki, Tesco Gaby, Titania, Mejiro Ramonu, Max Beauty, Vega, Still In Love, Buena Vista, Apapane, Gentildonna, Almond Eye and Daring Tact. Still In Love, Apapane, Gentildonna and Almond Eye went on to take the Shuka Sho and secure the Japanese Fillies' Triple Crown. Winners since 1990 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
