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Normcore (horse)
Normcore ( foaled 25 February 2015) is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse. She showed promising form in her first two seasons, winning both of her races as a juvenile in 2017 and taking the Graded stakes race, Grade 3 Shion Stakes in the following year. As a four-year-old, she recorded a Grade 1 success in the Victoria Mile as well as taking the Fuji Stakes. In 2020 she finished third in the Victoria Mile and won the Sapporo Kinen before claiming the Hong Kong Cup at Sha Tin Racecourse on her final run of the season. She earned over US$5.7 million in prize money. Background Normcore is a grey mare bred in Japan by Northern Farm. As a yearling (horse), yearling in 2016 she was consigned to the Japan Racing Horse Association Sale of Yearlings and Weanlings and was bought for ¥23,760,000 by Seiichi Iketani. She was sent into training with Kiyoshi Hagiwara. She was from the fourth crop of foals sired by Harbinger, a British horse who was rated the 2010 World Thoroughbred Rankings, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harbinger (horse)
Harbinger (foaled 12 March 2006) is a retired thoroughbred horseracing, racehorse best known for winning the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes in 2010. Background Harbinger is a bay horse with a white blaze (horse marking), blaze and white sock (horse marking), socks on his hind legs. He was sold at yearling auction for 180,000 guinea (coin), guineas and entered into the ownership of the Admiral Rous group, one of several syndicates operated by Highclere Throroughbred Racing. Harbinger was trained by Michael Stoute, Sir Michael Stoute at his Freemason Lodge stable in Newmarket, Suffolk. Racing career His first season of racing was as a three-year-old in 2009, where he won two of his five starts including the Gordon Stakes at Goodwood. He returned as a four-year-old with a win in the John Porter Stakes, which was followed by wins in the Ormonde Stakes and Hardwicke Stakes. Those performances saw him start second favourite in the King George behind his stable companion Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horse Length
A horse length, or simply length, is a unit of measurement for the length of a horse from nose to tail, approximately . Use in horse racing The length is commonly used in Thoroughbred horse racing, where it describes the distance between horses in a race. Horses may be described as winning by several lengths, as in the notable example of Secretariat, who won the 1973 Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths. In 2013, the New York Racing Association placed a blue-and-white checkered pole at Belmont Park to mark that winning margin; using Equibase's official measurement of a length——the pole was placed from the finish line. More often, winning distances are merely a fraction of a length, such as half a length. In British horse racing, the distances between horses are calculated by converting the time between them into lengths by a scale of lengths-per-second. The actual number of lengths-per-second varies according to the type of race and the going conditions. For example, in a flat tur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flower Cup
The Flower Cup (Japanese フラワーカップ) is a Grade 3 horse race for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies organized by Japan Racing Association (JRA). It is run in March over a distance of 1800 metres at Nakayama Racecourse. The race was first run in 1987 and has been run at Grade 3 level ever since. Winners since 2000 The 2011 running took place at Hanshin Racecourse. Earlier winners * 1987 - Hase Vertex * 1988 - Free Talk * 1989 - Real Sapphire * 1990 - Yukino Surprise * 1991 - Flash Shower * 1992 - Brand Art * 1993 - Hokuto Vega * 1994 - Onward Noble * 1995 - Ibuki New Star * 1996 - Hishi Batalie * 1997 - Seeking the Pearl * 1998 - Sugino Cutie * 1999 - Sayaki See also * Horse racing in Japan * List of Japanese flat horse races This is a list of notable Flat racing, flat Horse racing, horse races which take place annually in Japan. Except for the Tokyo Daishoten, all graded races are operated by Japan Racing Association, including all conditions races which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakayama Racecourse
was built in 1990 in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan, for horse racing Horse racing is an equestrian performance activity, 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 bas ... and can accommodate up to 165,676 spectators. 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 1600m and 2200m chutes, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fractional Odds
In probability theory, odds provide a measure of the probability of a particular outcome. Odds are commonly used in gambling and statistics. For example for an event that is 40% probable, one could say that the odds are or When gambling, odds are often given as the ratio of the possible net profit ''to'' the possible net loss. However in many situations, you pay the possible loss ("stake" or "wager") up front and, if you win, you are paid the net win plus you also get your stake returned. So wagering 2 at , pays out , which is called When Moneyline odds are quoted as a positive number , it means that a wager pays When Moneyline odds are quoted as a negative number , it means that a wager pays Odds have a simple relationship with probability. When probability is expressed as a number between 0 and 1, the relationships between probability and odds are as follows. Note that if probability is to be expressed as a percentage these probability values should be multiplied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fukushima Racecourse
is a horse racing course located in Fukushima (city), Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture, Fukushima, Japan. It was built in 1918. Courses Fukushima Racecourse has both a turf and a dirt course. It is the smallest racecourse that holds Japan Racing Association races. The turf course measures 1600m. Races can be run on the "A Course" rail setting (on the hedge), the "B Course" setting (rail out 2 meters), or the "C Course" setting (rail out 4 meters). The dirt course measures 1444.6 meters. Notable races Track records Source� 福島競馬場 (Fukushima Racecourse)">レコードタイム表 (Record time table) -> 福島競馬場 (Fukushima Racecourse)*† Reference Time. *Last updated on November 19, 2023. Turf course (2yo) Turf course (3yo+) Dirt course (2yo) Dirt course (3yo+) References {{horseracing-venue-stub Horse racing venues in Japan Sports venues in Fukushima Prefecture Fukushima (city) Sports venues completed in 1918 1918 establishments in J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain Steve
Captain Steve (March 1, 1997 – April 21, 2013) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was bred by Roger Laubach, raised by Cecil "Buddy" Williams, owned by Michael E. Pegram, and trained by Bob Baffert. A Chestnut foal by Fly So Free out of Sparkling Delite (by Vice Regent), he started 25 times, and earned $6,828,356. Racing history At age 2, Captain Steve won the 1999 Grade II Breeders' Futurity Stakes, the Grade I Hollywood Futurity, and the Grade II Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes. He came in third in the Grade II Del Mar Futurity and the Grade III Best Pal Stakes. At age 3, he won the 2000 Grade I Swaps Stakes, the Grade II Kentucky Cup Classic Handicap, and the Iowa Derby. He placed in the Grade I Haskell Invitational Handicap and the Grade II Goodwood Handicap, and came in third in the Grade I Breeders' Cup Classic, the Grade I Santa Anita Derby, the Grade II Louisiana Derby, and the Grade II Santa Catalina Stakes. Captain Steve finished eighth behind winner F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrono Genesis
Chrono Genesis (, foaled 6 March 2016) is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse. She was one of the best two-year-old fillies in Japan when she won her first two races including the Ivy Stakes and then ran a close second in the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies. In the following year she won the Daily Hai Queen Cup and then contested all three legs of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing#Japan, Japanese Fillies' Triple Crown, finishing third in both the Oka Sho and the Yushun Himba before winning the Shuka Sho. As a four-year-old, she won the Kyoto Kinen, Takarazuka Kinen and Arima Kinen. Background Chrono Genesis is a grey filly with a white star (horse marking), star bred in Hokkaido by Northern Farm (stud), Northern Farm. She was sent into training with Takashi Saito at Rittō, Shiga and carries the red, black and yellow colours of Sunday Racing. She was ridden in most of her races by Yuichi Kitamura. She was from the tenth crop of foals sired by Bago (horse), Bago, an outstanding midd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grey (horse)
A gray horse (or grey horse) has a coat color characterized by progressive depigmentation of the colored hairs of the coat. Most gray horses have black skin and dark eyes; unlike some equine dilution genes and some other genes that lead to depigmentation, gray does not affect skin or eye color. Gray horses may be born any base color, depending on other color genes present. White hairs begin to appear at or shortly after birth and become progressively more prevalent as the horse ages as white hairs become intermingled with hairs of other colors. Graying can occur at different rates—very quickly on one horse and very slowly on another. As adults, most gray horses eventually become completely white, though some retain intermixed light and dark hairs. The stages of graying vary widely. Some horses develop a dappled pattern for a period of time, others resemble a roan with more uniform intermixing of light and dark hairs. As they age, some gray horses, particularly those hetero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horse Breeding
Horse breeding is reproduction in horses, and particularly the human-directed process of selective breeding of animals, particularly purebred horses of a given Horse breed, breed. Planned matings can be used to produce specifically desired characteristics in domestication, domesticated horses. Furthermore, modern breeding management and technologies can increase the rate of conception, a healthy pregnancy, and successful foaling. Terminology The male parent of a horse, a Stallion (horse), stallion, is commonly known as the ''sire'' and the female parent, the mare (horse), mare, is called the ''dam''. Both are genetically important, as each parent's genes can be existent with a 50% probability in the foal. Contrary to popular misuse, "colt" refers to a young male horse only; "filly" is a young female. Though many horse owners may simply breed a family mare to a local stallion in order to produce a companion animal, most professional breeders use selective breeding to produce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mile Championship
The Mile Championship is an International Grade I flat horse race in Japan for thoroughbreds three-year-old and above, run over a distance of 1,600 metres (approximately 1 mile) on the turf at Kyoto Racecourse in November. It was first run in 1984. It is traditionally considered as a step race of Hong Kong Mile in Japan Racing. Particularly before the introduction of Hanshin Cup (Grade 2, 1400m) in 2006, as being the last graded event in mile distance in the Japan racing season and most of the winners or runners-up will travel to Hong Kong pursuing extra prize money. Including the only Japanese winner by then Hat Trick. Winners The 2020, 2021 and 2022 runnings took place at Hanshin while Kyoto was closed for redevelopment. See also * Horse racing in Japan * List of Japanese flat horse races References *Netkeiba: **, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , *Racing Post ''Racing Post'' is a British daily horse racing, greyhound racing, and spor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
