Danon Kingly (, foaled 25 March 2016) is a Japanese retired

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racehorse. After winning both of his races as a two-year-old in 2018 he proved himself one of the best colts of his generation in the following year when he won the Tokinominoru Kinen and the Mainichi Okan as well as running second in the

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and third in the

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. As a four-year-old he defeated a strong field to win the

Nakayama Kinen The Nakayama Kinen (中山記念, ''Nakayama Kinen'') is a Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan for Thoroughbreds aged four and older run over a distance of 1,800 metres at the Nakayama Racecourse, Funabashi, Chiba. The race is run in late February ...

and ran a close third in the Osaka Hai. In 2021 he recorded his first

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victory in the

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Background

Danon Kingly is a dark bay or brown horse with no white

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bred by Mishima Bokujo. He was sent into training with Kiyoshi Hagiwara and races in the white and red colours of Masahiro Noda's Danox Co Ltd. He was from the ninth crop of foals sired by Deep Impact, who was the

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in 2005 and 2006, winning races including the

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and

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. Deep Impact's other progeny include

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, Kizuna,

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and

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. Danon Kingly's dam My Goodness was a Kentucky-bred mare who showed modest racing ability, winning one minor race from six attempts. As a five-year-old she was offered for sale at

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and was exported to Japan after being bought for $60,000 by Ever Union Shokai. My Goodness's dam

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won the

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and produced several other winners including West Coast. She was a female-line descendant of Aphaona, a half-sister to Easton.

Racing career

2018: two-year-old season

On 8 October at

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Danon Kingly made his racecourse debut in an event for previously unraced juveniles over 1600 metres in which he was ridden by

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and started at odds of 4.4/1. He raced just behind the leaders before taking the lead in the straight and won by a head from the

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Curren Bouquet d'Or. The colt made his second and final appearance of the year in the Hiiragi Sho over the same distance on 15 December when he was again partnered by Tosaki. He went off the 3.6/1 second favourite and won by three and a half lengths from Mythologie after going to the front in the straight.

2019: three-year-old season

Danon Kingly began his second season in the Grade 3 Tokinominoru Kinen (a trial race for the

) over 1800 metres at Tokyo on 10 February. Starting the 3.2/1 third choice in the betting behind Admire Mars and Fossamagna, he raced in fourth place before overtaking the front-running favourite in the closing stages and winning by one and a quarter lengths. On 14 April the colt contested the 79th running of the Satsuki Sho over 2000 metres at Nakayama and started third favourite behind

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and Admire Mars. After settling in fourth place he struggled to obtain a clear run before producing a strong charge along the inside rail and finished third, beaten a head and a nose by Saturnalia and Velox in a three-way photo-finish. He was then stepped up in distance for the 86th edition of the

over 2400 metres at Tokyo 26 May. Starting the 3.7/1 third choice in the betting he raced on the inside in fifth place before making a sustained run in the straight but failed by a neck to overhaul the 92/1 outsider

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. After a four-month summer break Danon Kingly returned to the track in the Grade 2 Mainichi Okan 1800 metres at Tokyo on 6 October in which he was matched against older horses for the first time. He started 0.6/1 favourite in a ten-runner field which included Aerolithe (2017

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), Indy Champ, Mozu Ascot and Keiai Nautique (2018 NHK Mile Cup). After racing in last place for most of the way Danon Kingly was switched to the outside in the straight and produced a sustained run to take the lead in the closing stages and win by a length and a quarter from Aerolithe with Indy Champ the same distance away in third. The colt was partnered by

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when he ended his season in the

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over 1600 metres at

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on 17 November. He started second favourite but after tracking the leaders for most of the way he was unable to make any significant progress in the straight and came home fifth behind Indy Champ, Danon Premium, Persian Knight and My Style. In the

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Danon Kingly was given a rating of 118, making him the 78th best racehorse in the world.

2020: four-year-old season

Danon Kingly began his third campaign in the Grade 2

over 1800 metres at Nakayama on 1 March in which he was ridden by

and started 1.5/1 against eight opponents including

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, Indy Champ, Persian Knight and

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. He settled in third place behind the front-running outsider Maltese Apogee before taking the lead in the straight and winning by one and three quarter lengths from Lucky Lilac. Five weeks later the colt started favourite for the Group 1 Osaka Hai over 2000 metres at

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. By this point horse racing in Japan was taking place

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owing to the

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. In a change of tactics, Yokoyama sent him into the lead from the start and Danon Kingly maintained his advantage until the last 100 metres when he was overtaken and beaten into third place by Lucky Lilac and

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. Keita Tosaki returned from injury to resume his partnership with the colt when Danon Kingly was dropped back in distance for the 1600 metre

at Tokyo on 7 June. He tracked the leaders before switching to the outside in the straight but was unable to quicken and came home seventh of the fourteen runners behind Gran Alegria. Danon Kingly returned after an absence of almost five months to contest the autumn edition of the

over 2000 metres at Tokyo on 1 November. He started third choice in the betting but after racing in fifth place he faded in the last 400 metres and finished last of the twelve runner behinds

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. In the

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, Danon Kingly was again given a rating of 118, making him the 80th best horse in the world.

2021: five-year-old season

Danon Kingly did not reappear as a five-year-old until 6 June when he started a 47/1 outsider for the Yasuda Kinen. Gran Alegria started odds-on favourite while the other thirteen runners included Schnell Meister, Indy Champ,

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and Danon Premium. Ridden for the first time by

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he raced in mid-division before making a sustained run down the centre of the straight. Danon Kingly gained the advantage from Indy Champ and Schnell Meister in the last 100 metres and held off the late challenge of Gran Alegria to win by a head. After the race Kawada said "He felt a bit tense first entering the track but he had good rhythm during the trip and had plenty of horse left. He responded just as I hoped turning the last corner and ran well after that. Although he hasn’t been able to put in the best results in the past, he has definitely demonstrated his true strength today and I’m happy to have been a part of it in my first time in the saddle." He traveled to Hong Kong to compete in the

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on December 12 , where he finished in 8th place behind Golden Sixty. He returned to Japan from Hong Kong on December 14, and was removed from the racing horse registration on December 22.

Racing results

edit The following content is based on information from netkeiba.com and the Hong Kong Jockey Club . * Odds and favorites in Hong Kong are from the Hong Kong Jockey Club.

Stallion performance

edit From 2022, he will be kept as a breeding stallion at Shadai Stallion Station in Abira , Hokkaido .

Pedigree

edit * Her dam, Caressing, was the winner of the 2000 Breeder's Cup Juvenile Fillies and the 2000 Eclipse Award for Champion Two-Year-Old Filly. * His half-brothers are Danon Legend (sire Macho Uno), winner of the 2016 JBC Sprint , and Danon Good (sire Elusive Quality ) , who has won six races in the central circuit and nine major races in the local circuit and is now a sire. His close relative is West Coast, winner of the 2017 Eclipse Award for Best Three-Year-Old Colt.

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Pedigree

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