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Ask Victor More
Ask Victor More(; April 1, 2019 – August 8, 2023) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 2022 Kikuka-shō and Yayoi Sho. Racing career Background Ask Victor More was foaled on April 1, 2019, at the Shadai Farm in Chitose, Hokkaido. At the 2020 Yearlings Sale, the horse was purchased by for a total of 187 million yen, and became co-owned by Hirosaki and . After training, he was sent to the stable of Yasuhito Tamura at Miho Training Center. 2021: Two-year old season Ask Victor More ran his first race, an 1800-meter race at Tokyo Racecourse, at a maiden race on June 26 with Keita Tosaki as his jockey. The horse was the most favored to win, but finished third behind Geoglyph, who would later win the Satsuki Shō. Ask Victor More would earn his first win at another maiden race at Nakayama Racecourse on September 20. Ask Victor More entered the Ivy Stakes, a Listed race, the following month. The horse was once again started as the most favored to win, but end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kikuka-shō
The is a Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run over a distance of 3,000 metres (approximately 1 7/8 miles) at the Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture in October. It was first run in 1938 and is the Japanese equivalent of the English St. Leger Stakes. Trial races Trial races provide automatic berths to the winning horses or placed horses as specified. Winners since 1990 The 2021 and 2022 editions were contested at Hanshin Racecourse, due to renovations held at the Kyoto Racecourse. Earlier winners * 1938 - Tetsumon * 1939 - Marutake * 1940 - Tetsuzakura * 1941 - St Lite * 1942 - Hayatake * 1943 - Kurifuji * 1944 - ''no race'' * 1945 - ''no race'' * 1946 - Azumarai * 1947 - Browny * 1948 - Newford * 1949 - Tosa Midori * 1950 - High Record * 1951 - Track O * 1952 - Saint O * 1953 - Hakuryo * 1954 - Dainana Hoshu * 1955 - Meiji Hikari * 1956 - Kitano O * 1957 - Rhapsody * 1958 - Koma Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a list of horse breeds, horse breed developed for Thoroughbred racing, horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are considered "Hot-blooded horse, hot-blooded" horses that are known for their agility, speed, and spirit. The Thoroughbred, as it is known today, was developed in 17th- and 18th-century England, when native mares were Crossbreed, crossbred with imported stallion (horse), stallions of Arabian horse, Arabian, Barb horse, Barb, and Turkoman horse, Turkoman breeding. All modern Thoroughbreds can trace their pedigrees to three stallions originally imported into England in the 17th and 18th centuries, and to a larger number of foundation bloodstock, foundation mares of mostly English breeding. During the 18th and 19th centuries, the Thoroughbred breed spread throughout the world; they were imported into North America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Lite Kinen
The St Lite Kinen (セントライト記念, ''sentoraito kinen'') is a Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old Thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 2,200 metres at the Nakayama Racecourse, Funabashi, Chiba. The race is run in September and serves as the main trial race for the Kikuka Sho (run in October). It was first run in 1947 and was named in honour of the Japanese Triple Crown St Lite. Among the winners of the race have been Symboli Rudolf, Legacy World and Nakayama Festa. The race was run at Tokyo Racecourse from 1947 until 1956 and in 1966, 1968, 1974, and 1976–1979. The 2014 running took place at Niigata Racecourse. Winners since 1995 Earlier winners * 1947 - East Parade * 1948 - Kiyomasu * 1949 - Tosa Midori * 1950 - Wizard * 1951 - Mitsuhata * 1952 - Masamune * 1953 - Lucky Takayohi * 1954 - Homare O * 1955 - Takahagi * 1956 - Kitano O * 1957 - Seiyu * 1958 - Hishi Masaru * 1959 - Haku Kurama * 1960 - Kitano Oza * 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyoto Racecourse
is located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is used for horse racing. It has a capacity of 120,000. The current stand was built in 1999. History Kyoto Racecourse opened at its current location in December 1, 1925. In preparation for the track's 100th anniversary, Kyoto Race Course closed from November 2020 until the Spring of 2023 for grandstand renovations. Races normally run at Kyoto moved to either Hanshin Racecourse is located in Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan. It has a capacity of 139,000 and is used for horse racing. The land was originally owned by Kawanishi Aircraft Company, which manufactured combat planes during World War II. After World War II, GHQ orde ... or Chukyo Racecourse during this time. Kyoto Racecourse finally reopened after renovations on 22 April 2023. Physical attributes Kyoto Race Course has two turf courses, a dirt course, and a jump course. The turf's measures 1894m and the measures 1783m . A chute permits races to be run on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titleholder (horse)
Titleholder (Japanese: タイトルホルダー, foaled 10 February 2018) is a retired Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and breeding stallion. He showed very promising form as a two-year-old in 2020 when he won his first start before finishing second in the Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai Stakes and fourth in the Hopeful Stakes (Japan), Hopeful Stakes. In the following spring he won the Yayoi Sho and ran second in the Satsuki Sho before returning in the autumn to record his biggest win in the Kikuka Sho. He improved again as a four-year-old when he added victories in the Nikkei Sho, Tenno Sho (Spring) and Takarazuka Kinen. Background Titleholder is a bay colt with a white Horse markings#Facial markings, stripe bred in Japan by the Okada Stud. As a foal in 2018 he was consigned to the Select Sale and was bought for ¥21,600,000 by Hiroshi Yamada. The colt was sent into training with Toru Kurita. He was from the first crop of foals sired by Duramente, who won the Satsuki Sho and the Tokyo Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
