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==Background== |
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Admire Moon was foaled on February 23rd, 2003 at [[Northern Farm (stud)|Northern Farm]] in [[Abira, Hokkaido]], [[Japan]]. He was bred by Katsumi Yoshida. He was sired by champion sire End Sweep and his dam was My Katies, a daughter of [[Sunday Silence]]. During the 2003 Japan Horse Racing Association Select Sale, Admire Moon was sold to Riichi Kondo for ¥16 million. <ref name="Admire Moon Won Japan Cup and Retired">{{cite news |title=Admire Moon Won Japan Cup and Retired |url=https://www.jrha-selectsale.com/updated/index/2007 |access-date=15 March 2022 |work=Japan Racing Horse Association |date=26 November 2007}}</ref> He was trained by Ritto Training Center trainer Hiroyoshi Matsuda. |
Admire Moon was foaled on February 23rd, 2003 at [[Northern Farm (stud)|Northern Farm]] in [[Abira, Hokkaido]], [[Japan]]. He was bred by Katsumi Yoshida. He was sired by champion sire End Sweep and his dam was My Katies, a daughter of [[Sunday Silence]]. During the 2003 Japan Horse Racing Association Select Sale, Admire Moon was sold to Riichi Kondo for ¥16 million (roughly $135,000). <ref name="Admire Moon Won Japan Cup and Retired">{{cite news |title=Admire Moon Won Japan Cup and Retired |url=https://www.jrha-selectsale.com/updated/index/2007 |access-date=15 March 2022 |work=Japan Racing Horse Association |date=26 November 2007}}</ref> He was trained by Ritto Training Center trainer Hiroyoshi Matsuda. |
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==Racing career== |
==Racing career== |
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Revision as of 16:30, 17 March 2022
| Admire Moon | |
|---|---|
 October 29, 2006 Tokyo Racecourse | |
| 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 wins | |
| Sapporo Nisai Stakes (2005) Yayoi Sho (2006) Dubai Duty Free Stakes (2007) Takarazuka Kinen (2007) Japan Cup (2007) | |
| Awards | |
| Japanese Horse of the Year (2007) | |
| Last updated on January 31, 2008 | |
Admire Moon (アドマイヤムーン, Adomaiya mūn); born February 23, 2003) is a Japanese racehorse who won the 2007 Dubai Duty Free Stakes, Takarazuka Kinen and Japan Cup.
Background
Admire Moon was foaled on February 23rd, 2003 at Northern Farm in Abira, Hokkaido, Japan. He was bred by Katsumi Yoshida. He was sired by champion sire End Sweep and his dam was My Katies, a daughter of Sunday Silence. During the 2003 Japan Horse Racing Association Select Sale, Admire Moon was sold to Riichi Kondo for ¥16 million (roughly $135,000). [1] He was trained by Ritto Training Center trainer Hiroyoshi Matsuda.
Racing career
2005: two-year-old season
In 2005, Admire Moon started four times. He won the Clover Cho and the Sapporo Nisai Stakes, and came second in the Radio Tampa Hai Nisai Stakes. [2]
2006: three-year-old season
At the beginning of his three-year-old season, Admire Moon won the Tokinominoru Kinen. He then won the Yayoi Sho, a trial race for the Satsuki Sho. Admire Moon ran in the Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas) later in 2006, his first Grade I race. He placed 4th to Meisho Samson. [2] He then went to Tokyo for the Japanese Derby, the Tokyo Yushun, where he placed 7th, also to Meisho Samson. That August, Admire Moon ran in the Sapporo Kinen, winning it.
He returned to Tokyo in late October for the Tenno Sho, not the Kikuka Sho (the Japanese St. Leger), and finished 3rd to Daiwa Major. In December, he traveled to Hong Kong for the Hong Kong Cup, his first-ever race outside Japan. He finished second to Pride by a nose.
2007: four-year-old season
In 2007, he raced in Kyoto Kinen and won. He then headed 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, ridden by jockey Yasunari Iwata, he took on the Takarazuka Kinen by a vote of fans and finished first by half a length ahead of Vodka (the 2007 Tokyo Yushun winner), Daiwa Major etc., winning his first Grade I race in Japan. [3]
In the middle of his four-year-old season, Admire Moon was sold by his owner Riichi Kondo to Godolphin for ¥4 billion ($33 million). The sale was confirmed on July 24th of that year. [4]
Admire then ran in the Japan Cup the same year in November and won by a head over Pop Rock. With the Takarazuka Kinen win earlier in the year, Admire Moon earned a ¥130 million bonus in addition to over ¥250 million in prize money. Admire Moon retired after winning the Japan Cup. Overall, he raced 17 times, came first ten times, came second twice, and came third twice. After his retirement, he was named the Japanese Horse of the Year for 2007.
Stud record
At the end of his racing career, Admire Moon was retired to become a breeding stallion at Darley Stud. The best of his offspring have included the sprinters Fine Needle and Seiun Kosei, both of whom won the Takamatsunomiya Kinen. [5]
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 |
References
- ^ "Admire Moon Won Japan Cup and Retired". Japan Racing Horse Association. 26 November 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Admire Moon". Darley. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Admire Moon charges late to pick up victory". The Japan Times. 25 June 2007. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Admire Moon Sold to Godolphin". Bloodhorse. 24 July 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Stallion Reports | Admire Moon(JPN) | JBIS-Search".
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