Agnes Flora (Japanese: アグネスフローラ, born June 18, 1987, died August 8, 2005) was a Japanese racehorse known for winning the Grade 1 Oka Sho in 1990. She is also known as the dam of Agnes Flight and

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 ...

, the former a

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winner and the latter the Leading Sire of Japan in 2008.

Life and career

Agnes Flora was a

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mare by Royal Ski, out of the 1979 Yushun Himba winner Agnes Lady. She was most prominently known for her win at the

Oka Sho The is a Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan. The race is restricted to three-year-old Thoroughbred The Thoroughbred is a list of horse breeds, horse breed developed for Thoroughbred racing, horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbre ...

in 1990. She also won the

Tulip Sho The Tulip Sho (Japanese チューリップ賞) is a Japanese Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies run over a distance of 1,600 metres at Hanshin Racecourse, Takarazuka, Hyogo. The race is run in March and ser ...

and Elfin Stakes in Japan. At the end of the year, Agnes Flora won the JRA Award for Best Three-Year-Old Filly. She was retired from racing soon after coming in second place behind Eishin Sunny at the

Yushun Himba The , also known as the is a Japanese Conditions races, Grade 1 Flat racing, flat Horse racing, horse race for three-year-old thoroughbred Filly, fillies run over a distance of 2,400 metres (approximately 1 mile 4 furlongs) at the Tokyo Racecours ...

in 1990 after developing symptoms of tendonitis while in the process of recovering from a cracked bone. In retirement, Agnes Flora was a strong broodmare, producing the 2000

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winner Agnes Flight and the 2001

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winner Agnes Tachyon, the latter of whom became a prominent sire who sired the Arima Kinen winner

Daiwa Scarlet (May 13, 2004 - ) is a retired Japanese racehorse which won the 2007 Oka Sho, Shūka Sho, Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup and the 2008 Arima Kinen. Breeding Daiwa Scarlet was foaled on 13 May 2004 at Shadai Farm, She was a chestnut mare ...

and the dual Grade 1 winner (Tokyo Yushun,

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) Deep Sky. Agnes Flora died on August 8, 2005 from

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Pedigree

References

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