Horse Racing Stallion 【Japanese Stallion】
Horse racing is a blood sport that is practiced in various countries. Horse racing is indispensable for pedigree, especially in horse racing, stallion is also an indispensable keyword in terms of pedigree, I live in Japan. Introducing stallion with excellent results.
Japanese horse racing
First of all, I will explain from the form of horse racing in Japan.The horse racing that is held in Japan is conducted by the Japan Racing Association (abbreviation: JRA) supervised by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and Japanese prefectures and local public organizations. There is a local horse racing sponsored by the National Association of Racing (NAR), which is a local joint venture based on the Horse Racing Law.
JRA races are turf, dirt and obstacle races, but local horse racing is mainly dirt races, JRA races are mainly weekend Saturdays, Sundays and sometimes holidays NAR races almost every day at local racecourses all over Japan.
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Japanese horse racing stallion
Japanese horse racing stallion mainly won the 1989 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. The Sunday Silence sire line is an excellent performer, Sunday Silence disappeared in 2002, but Sunday Silence’s children and their grandchildren are active as Sunday Silence sire and stallion.
Mr. Prospector is the second best stallion other than Sunday Silence, Japanese turf has a fast clock and requires proper speed, so the Sadler’s Wells, which is one of the largest in Europe, is not widely distributed in Japan. not.
Deep Impact
Deep Impact is one of the most popular horses in the history of modern Japanese horse racing, and in his active career, he won the classic triple crown race at the age of 3 in Japan with undefeated and overwhelming strength. Even at the age of four, his strength did not decline, and he participated in the French Triumphal Arch Award.
The result was 3rd place, but after the race, a banned drug was detected in the doping test and he was disqualified. After that, he won the Japan Cup, where powerful players gathered from all over the world.
The performance in the stallion is also excellent, and due to the influence of the combination with the excellent breeding mare, it is continuously shining as a leading sire. In 2021, his son Contrail achieved the same undefeated Triple Crown of Classic Races as his father.
Deep Impact production pieces have also achieved results in races overseas other than Japan, such as “Gentildonna” who won the Dubai Sheema Classic, “A Shin Hikari” who won the Hong Kong Cup, and “Real Steel” who won the Prix d’Ispain. He is also active in turf races other than Japan, such as “Glory Vase,” which won the Hong Kong Vase over “Vivlos.”
The characteristics of the production piece are that the turf clock requires fast speed, it is strong in racing, the distance is from miles to medium distance, the course with long straight lines is good, the impression that performance deteriorates in rainy and clocked conditions, dirt The race is poor.
Deep Impact died in 2019, but Deep Impact’s sons are expected to continue.
Deep Impact Last Run, Arima Kinen
Lord Kanaloa
Lord Kanaloa was a sprinter when he was active. Not only Japanese sprint G1 but also many strong sprinters, Hong Kong G1 race Hong Kong sprint has been won for the second time in a row, Japan’s mile race Yasuda Kinen has also been won, and the distance that won the heavy prize in the active era is 1200 m ~ 1600m.
Lord Kanaloa’s father is King Kamehameha, who won the Japanese derby, King Kamehameha’s father is Kingmambo, who is influential in sire lines around the world, and can be said to be the leading stallion of the Japanese Mr. Prospector family.
The representative of the active horses of Lord Kanaloa is “Almond Eye”. It is famous among horse racing fans all over the world because it won the Dubai Turf. “Danon Smash” who won the Hong Kong Sprint in 2020 achieved the father-son victory. Did.
The characteristic of Lord Kanaloa production piece is that in the active era, only the distance from 1200m to 1600m is left, but the production piece can handle the distance of 1600m or more, but when the grade is G1 class, the applicable range is about 2000m from miles. I think.
It also handles turf and dirt, and Lord Kanaloa does not contain Sunday Silence blood, so it is said that it is good to match it with Sunday Silence breeding mares. It is a stallion that is expected more and more in the future.
Heart’s Cry
Heart’s Cry will also be the son of Sunday Silence. During his active career, he defeated Deep Impact at the age of 3 when he was undefeated and won the Classic Races at the age of 3, and won his first G1 victory at the age of 4 and then at the age of 5 Dubai Sheema Classic won. He traveled to England and was one of the best in the world with King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes 3rd.
The representative production pieces of Heart’s Cry production pieces are “Just Away” which won the Dubai duty free, “Lys Gracieux” which won the Australian G1 Cox plate, “Admire Rakti” who won the Caulfield Cup, and Woodward Stakes with an American training horse. It has also achieved good results in areas other than Japan’s early turf, such as Yoshida.
The characteristic of Heart’s Cry production piece is that there are many horses from around 4 years old that have growth potential, and many horses are good at medium to long distances, and the results at short distances are poor, the results of dirt Is not good either.
Orfevre
Orfevre will also be a grandson in the Sunday Silence system, he is a triple crown horse who won all the classic triple crown races at the age of three, and horse racing fans other than Japan also have Orfevre’s second place for the second consecutive year of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. You may have heard the name, it was characteristic that the horse body was small and it ran in a fast pitching method.
The active horses of Orfevre’s pieces have not won in the world-famous race, but the mare Lucky Lilac, who won four G1s in Japan, is the representative horse.
The characteristic of Orfevre production pieces is that they produce horses that can handle both turf and dirt, and it seems that many horses are good at distances over medium distances.
Orfevre’s father, Stay Gold, couldn’t win the G1 in Japan when he was active and was often in second place, but he won the Hong Kong Vase and Dubai Sheema Classic in overseas races.
Stay Gold has the impression that there are many late-molded pieces, and Orfevre-produced pieces may also be in the process of growth from late.
King Kamehameha
King Kamehameha is an irregular two-crowned horse who won the NHK Mile Cup and Japan Derby, who decided the mile king at the age of three, and retired from active duty in the fall of three years old.
The representative production pieces of King Kamehameha are “Rulership” which won the Queen Elizabeth II Cup in Hong Kong on the introduced “Lord Kanaloa”, “Chuwa Wizard” who won the Dubai World Cup in 2021, and “Apapane” which is a triple crown of mares.
The characteristic of King Kamehameha’s piece is that the sire line is the Mr. Prospector system of his father Kingmambo, and produces horses with various turf, dirt and distance, but there is a tendency to lose results at distances of 2400 m or more. He goes well with breeding mares of the Sunday Silence breed.
King Kamehameha died in 2019, but his son Lord Kanaloa and rulership are promising.
Japanese horse racing stallion problem
The current Japanese horse racing stallion is full of Sunday Silence breeding horses, and the number of breeding mares of Sunday Silence breeding is increasing. Coming and “blood saturation” is progressing, in recent years we are importing stallion that does not have the blood of Sunday Silence and is likely to be compatible with Japanese high-speed horse racing, European mylar and speed There are many American dirt horses that require power.
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