Admire Moon
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| Admire Moon | |
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October 29, 2006 Tokyo Racecourse |
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| Sire | End Sweep |
| Grandsire | Forty Niner |
| Dam | My Katies |
| Damsire | Sunday Silence |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 2003 |
| Country | Japan  |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Northern Farm |
| Owner | Riichi Kondo Darley Japan Farm Co Ltd |
| Trainer | Hiroyoshi Matsuda |
| Record | 17: 10-2-2 |
| Earnings | 870,462,000 JPY +3,000,000 USD +5,900,000 HKD |
| Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours | |
| Major Racing Wins | |
| Sapporo Nisai Stakes (2005) Kyodo News Service Hai (2006) Yayoi Sho (2006) Sapporo Kinen (2006) Kyoto Kinen (2007) Dubai Duty Free Stakes (2007) Takarazuka Kinen (2007) Japan Cup (2007) |
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| Racing Awards | |
| Japanese Horse of the Year (2007) | |
| Infobox last updated on: January 31, 2008. | |
Admire Moon (アドマイヤムーン Adomaiya mūn?) (February 23, 2003 - ) is a Japanese racehorse who won the 2007 Dubai Duty Free Stakes, Takarazuka Kinen and Japan Cup.
[edit] GI Races
Admire Moon ran in the Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas) in 2006, his first Grade I race in his career. He placed 4th to Meisho Samson. He would then go to Tokyo for the Japanese Derby, the Tokyo Yushun, where he placed 7th also to Meisho Samson.
He would then go back to Tokyo in late October for the Tenno Sho, not the Kikuka Sho (the Japanese St. Leger). He would finish 3rd to Daiwa Major.
In December, he traveled to Hong Kong for the Hong Kong Cup, his first ever race outside of Japan. He would finish second to Pride by a nose.
In 2007, he raced in Kyoto Kinen and he won the race. He would then head to Dubai for the Dubai Duty Free Stakes. He finished first, winning his first ever Group One race, over Linngari, Daiwa Major, etc. On June 24, he would take on the Takarazuka Kinen by a vote of fans and would finish first ahead of Vodka (the 2007 Tokyo Yushun winner), Daiwa Major etc., winning his first Grade I race in Japan.
He would then run in the Japan Cup the same year in November and win the race, winning by a head to Pop Rock. With the Takarazuka Kinen win earlier this year, Admire Moon gets a ¥130 million bonus in addition to over ¥250 million in prizemoney.
Admire Moon would retire from horse racing after winning the Japan Cup.
[edit] Pedigree
| Sire End Sweep |
Forty Niner | Mr. Prospector | Raise a Native |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Digger | |||
| File | Tom Rolfe | ||
| Continue | |||
| Broom Dance | Dance Spell | Northern Dancer | |
| Obeah | |||
| Witching Hour | Thinking Cap | ||
| Enchanted Eye | |||
| Dam My Katies |
Sunday Silence | Halo | Hail to Reason |
| Cosmah | |||
| Wishing Well | Understanding | ||
| Mountain Flower | |||
| Katies First | Kris | Sharpen Up | |
| Doubly Sure | |||
| Katies | Nonoalco | ||
| Mortefontaine F-No.7-f |
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