Agnes Flight (Japanese : アグネスフライト, 2 March 1997 – 11 January 2023) was a Japanese

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. He was sired by

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covering Agnes Flora, and is therefore a full-brother to

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 and his dam Agnes Flora (by Royal Ski) and was therefore ...

Racing career

As a three-year-old, Agnes Flight, ridden by Hiroshi Kawachi, won the

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(Japanese Derby). That year, he also won the Kyoto Shimbun Hai and the Wakakusa Stakes. He came second in the

Kobe Shimbun Hai The Kobe Shimbun Hai (Japanese 神戸新聞杯) is a Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old Thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 2400 metres at Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka, Hyogo, in September, but was contested over ...

. During his four-year-old season, Agnes Flight came second in the

Kyōto Kinen The is a Grade II race in Japan that is open to international horses. It is held in mid-February at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan. The race was first run in 1942. It was not run from 1944 to 1947 due to World War II. Initially, ...

. Overall, he started 14 times during his career, won four times, and came second twice.

Later life

In 2004, Agnes Flight was sent to stand at stud at Hidaka Stallion Station. He stood there until 2011. He later became a training horse for new recruits at the Shadai Farm before being pensioned at the Shadai Blue Grass Farm in 2015. Agnes Flight was euthanized on 11 January 2023 after he could no longer stand despite efforts due to his age.

Pedigree

References

{{Reflist 1997 racehorse births 2023 racehorse deaths Racehorses bred in Japan Racehorses trained in Japan Thoroughbred family 1-l Tokyo Yūshun winners