Continuous（5 March 2020 – ）is a

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bred in Japan and trained in Ireland. He is the winner of the 2023

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and

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, as well as the 2022 Prix Thomas Bryon.

Racing career

Background

Continuous' dam, Fluff, was sent to Japan by people of the

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to have her covered by Deep Impact. They were, however, unsuccessful, and instead was covered by another horse with similar pedigree, Heart's Cry. The horse was born in a Japanese farm called Paca Paca Farm in Niikappu, Hokkaido .

2022: Two-year old season

Continuous debuted at a

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on August 20 held at

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ridden by Ryan Moore, where he ran and won the race. Later on, the horse ran in the Group 3 Prix Thomas Bryon and won, marking his first group race win.

2023: Three-year old season

Continuous started the season off with the G2

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on 18 May and finished at third place in a dead heat. On 4 June, Continuous entered the

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as the 4th most favoured to win. He ran third place for most of the race but lost momentum in the straight and finished eighth behind

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. At the King Edward VII Stakes on 23 June, the horse contested the lead as the field entered the final straight, but was quickly overtaken by and finished 2nd behind King of Steel by 3 and a half lengths. On 23 August at the

, the horse ran at the back of the field before pushing up halfway through the straight and ultimately taking the lead. The horse won this race, which became his second group race victory, by 3 and a 3/4 lengths. On 16 September, Continuous ran in the Group 1

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as the second most favourite. As the race began, Moore opted to settle in and place the horse in the rear of the field; keeping a close eye on Arrest who was ahead of them as they came past the halfway point, running third from last. Continuous was almost blocked by Denmark and Gregory who was running ahead, but as Denmark lost momentum Continuous started to push ahead. Quickly overtaking Gregory, Continuous took the lead and ran ahead, finishing the race in first place with a 2 and 3-quarter length margin over runner-up Arrest. Continuous was then entered in the

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. The horse ran at a similar pace as but finished 5th behind Ace Impact. Later on, the horse was planned to enter the

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as a replacement to

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who had suffered a leg infection, but was ultimately withdrawn due to a temperature. Continuous was also invited to compete in the

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, but was ruled out after the horse showed stiffness after his latest exercise.

Pedigree

References

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