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

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. He was sired by

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covering Agnes Flora, and is therefore 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, his dam, Agnes Flora (by Royal Ski) won the Oka Sho (Jap ...

Racing career

As a three-year-old, Agnes Flight, ridden by

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, won the

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(Japanese Derby). That year, he also won the

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and the Wakakusa Stakes. He came second in the Kobe Shimbun Hai. During his four-year-old season, Agnes Flight came second in the

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. 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 January 11, 2023 after he could no longer stand despite efforts due to his age.

Pedigree

References

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