Dolce More
| Dolce More ドルチェモア | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Dolce More at the 2022 Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes | |
| Breed | Thoroughbred |
| Sire | Rulership |
| Grandsire | King Kamehameha |
| Dam | Ayusan |
| Damsire | Deep Impact |
| Sex | Colt |
| Foaled | 21 February 2020 |
| Country | Japan |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Shimokobe Bokujo |
| Owner | Three H Racing |
| Trainer | Shosuke Sugai → Yuki Uehara → Kazuya Takahashi → Terunobu Fujita |
| Jockey | Kazuo Yokoyama Ryusei Sakai |
| Record | 21: 3-0-0 (15 JRA: 3-0-0; 6 NAR: 0-0-0) |
| Earnings | ¥113,440,000 |
| Major wins | |
| Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes (2022) Saudi Arabia Royal Cup (2022) | |
| Awards | |
| JRA Award for Best Two-Year-Old Colt (2022) | |
Dolce More (Japanese: ドルチェモア, Hepburn: Doruche Moa; foaled 21 February 2020) is a retired Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse. He competed from 2022 to 2025, recording three wins in twenty-one starts, including the Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes (GI) and Saudi Arabia Royal Cup (GIII) in 2022.[1] He was named JRA Award for Best Two-Year-Old Colt in 2022.[1] His racing name combines "Dolce," the Italian word for "sweet," with "More."[2]
Background
[edit]Dolce More is a bay colt bred in Hidaka, Hokkaido, by Shimokobe Bokujo.[1] He was sired by Rulership, a son of King Kamehameha, and his dam was Ayusan, a daughter of Deep Impact who won the 2013 Oka Shō (GI).[3] He was owned by Three H Racing and sent into training with Shosuke Sugai at the JRA's Ritto Training Center.[1]
Racing career
[edit]2022: two-year-old season
[edit]Dolce More debuted on August 20, 2022, in a maiden race on the turf at Sapporo Racecourse, ridden by Kazuo Yokoyama, winning by three lengths.[4] On October 8, he won the Saudi Arabia Royal Cup (GIII) at Tokyo Racecourse by 1.25 lengths.[5]
On December 18, he contested the Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes (GI) at Hanshin Racecourse. Ridden by Ryusei Sakai, he was the 3.1-to-1 favourite in a field of seventeen.[6] He was positioned in a good position before finishing strongly to defeat Danon Touchdown by 0.1 seconds, completing an undefeated three-race winning streak and achieving a mother-son Grade 1 victory with his dam Ayusan.[6]
2023: three-year-old season
[edit]Dolce More finished seventh in the New Zealand Trophy (GII) at Nakayama Racecourse in April and twelfth in the NHK Mile Cup (GI) at Tokyo in May.[5] He finished eighteenth (last) in the Yasuda Kinen (GI) at Tokyo in June.[5] He finished thirteenth in the Centaur Stakes (GII) at Hanshin in September and twelfth in the Sprinters Stakes (GI) at Nakayama in October.[5] He was transferred to the stable of Yuki Uehara at Miho in October.[7] He finished seventeenth (last) in the Chunichi Shimbun Hai (GIII) at Chukyo Racecourse in December.[5]
2024: four-year-old season
[edit]Dolce More finished eighteenth (last) in the Kyoto Kimpai (GIII) at Kyoto Racecourse in January, thirteenth in the Tokyo Shimbun Hai (GIII) at Tokyo in February, and fourteenth in the Lord Derby Challenge Trophy (GIII) at Nakayama in March.[5] He was transferred to the stable of Kazuya Takahashi at Ritto during the summer break.[1] He finished sixteenth (last) in the Keisei Hai Autumn Handicap (GIII) at Nakayama in September, fifteenth in the Green Channel Cup (Listed) at Tokyo in October, and fifteenth in the Musashino Stakes (GIII) at Tokyo in November.[5] He was deregistered from JRA competition on November 14, 2024, and transferred to the NAR stable of Terunobu Fujita at Oi Racecourse.[8] He finished fifth in the Viola Sho (Open) at Oi in December.[5]
2025: five-year-old season and retirement
[edit]Dolce More finished eleventh in the Winter Sprint (Open) at Oi in January, fifth in the Tamagawa Open at Kawasaki Racecourse in February, and fifth in the Baika Sho (Open) at Urawa Racecourse in February.[5] He finished ninth in the Yurikamome Open at Oi in June and eighth in the July Sho (Open) at Oi in July.[5] His retirement was announced by Shimokobe Bokujo on July 14, 2025.[9]
Statistics
[edit]The following table details all 21 starts of Dolce More's racing career based on official netkeiba and JBIS records.
| Date | Distance (Condition) | Race | Class | Course | Odds (Favourite) |
Field | Finish | Time | Jockey | Winning (Losing) Margin |
Winner (2nd Place) |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 – two-year-old season | ||||||||||||
| Aug 20 | Turf 1500 m (Good) | 2-Y-O Newcomer | Maiden | Sapporo | 3.9 (1st) | 12 | 1st | 1:32.2 | Kazuo Yokoyama | –0.5 | (Run Free Banks) | [5] |
| Oct 8 | Turf 1600 m (Firm) | Saudi Arabia Royal Cup | GIII | Tokyo | 6.8 (2nd) | 9 | 1st | 1:33.4 | Kazuo Yokoyama | –0.2 | (Granite) | [5] |
| Dec 18 | Turf 1600 m (Firm) | Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes | GI | Hanshin | 3.1 (1st) | 17 | 1st | 1:33.9 | Ryusei Sakai | –0.1 | (Danon Touchdown) | [5] |
| 2023 – three-year-old season | ||||||||||||
| Apr 8 | Turf 1600 m (Good) | New Zealand Trophy | GII | Nakayama | 1.7 (1st) | 16 | 7th | 1:34.3 | Kazuo Yokoyama | 0.6 | Eeyan | [5] |
| May 7 | Turf 1600 m (Good) | NHK Mile Cup | GI | Tokyo | 7.6 (4th) | 17 | 12th | 1:34.9 | Kosei Miura | 1.1 | Champagne Color | [5] |
| Jun 4 | Turf 1600 m (Firm) | Yasuda Kinen | GI | Tokyo | 166.9 (17th) | 18 | 18th | 1:34.3 | Ryusei Sakai | 2.9 | Songline | [5] |
| Sep 10 | Turf 1200 m (Firm) | Centaur Stakes | GII | Hanshin | 27.2 (8th) | 15 | 13th | 1:08.3 | Kenichi Ikezoe | 1.1 | T M Spada | [5] |
| Oct 1 | Turf 1200 m (Firm) | Sprinters Stakes | GI | Nakayama | 149.8 (16th) | 16 | 12th | 1:09.0 | Atsuya Nishimura | 1.0 | Mama Cocha | [5] |
| Dec 9 | Turf 2000 m (Firm) | Chunichi Shimbun Hai | GIII | Chukyo | 34.7 (12th) | 17 | 17th | 2:00.3 | Taisei Danno | 1.5 | Yamanin Salvum | [5] |
| 2024 – four-year-old season | ||||||||||||
| Jan 6 | Turf 1600 m (Firm) | Kyoto Kimpai | GIII | Kyoto | 125.9 (16th) | 18 | 18th | 1:35.7 | Taisei Danno | 1.9 | Corpetitour | [5] |
| Feb 4 | Turf 1600 m (Firm) | Tokyo Shimbun Hai | GIII | Tokyo | 190.5 (16th) | 16 | 13th | 1:33.5 | Shu Ishibashi | 1.4 | Sakura Toujours | [5] |
| Mar 30 | Turf 1600 m (Good) | Lord Derby Challenge Trophy | GIII | Nakayama | 127.5 (16th) | 16 | 14th | 1:34.3 | Hiroyuki Uchida | 1.4 | Parallel Vision | [5] |
| Sep 8 | Turf 1600 m (Firm) | Keisei Hai Autumn Handicap | GIII | Nakayama | 231.3 (16th) | 16 | 16th | 1:33.6 | Yuichi Kitamura | 2.8 | Ascoli Piceno | [5] |
| Oct 6 | Dirt 1600 m (Heavy) | Green Channel Cup | Listed | Tokyo | 120.5 (14th) | 16 | 15th | 1:37.8 | Atsuya Nishimura | 3.6 | Shonan Raising | [5] |
| Nov 9 | Dirt 1600 m (Firm) | Musashino Stakes | GIII | Tokyo | 226.8 (15th) | 15 | 15th | 1:46.1 | Kosei Miura | 10.1 | Emperor Wakea | [5] |
| Dec 3 | Dirt 1200 m (Firm) | Viola Sho | Open | Oi | 9.9 (4th) | 16 | 5th | 1:13.0 | Takashi Yano | 1.1 | Exalt | [5] |
| 2025 – five-year-old season | ||||||||||||
| Jan 15 | Dirt 1200 m (Firm) | Winter Sprint | Open | Oi | 28.0 (6th) | 11 | 11th | 1:13.9 | Yoichi Ando | 1.5 | Duelist | [5] |
| Feb 6 | Dirt 1600 m (Firm) | Tamagawa Open | Open | Kawasaki | 57.2 (7th) | 13 | 5th | 1:44.2 | Seiji Yamazaki | 2.4 | Alan Barows | [5] |
| Feb 26 | Dirt 1400 m (Firm) | Baika Sho | Open | Urawa | 29.6 (5th) | 7 | 5th | 1:28.3 | Seiji Yamazaki | 1.9 | Lord Gladio | [5] |
| Jun 10 | Dirt 1200 m (Good) | Yurikamome Open | Open | Oi | 9.2 (5th) | 10 | 9th | 1:13.3 | Takashi Yano | 1.4 | Polygon Wave | [5] |
| Jul 3 | Dirt 1400 m (Firm) | July Sho | Open | Oi | 18.8 (4th) | 8 | 8th | 1:29.0 | Ryan Quatro | 4.2 | Satono Tempest | [5] |
Pedigree
[edit]| Sire Rulership (JPN) 2007 |
King Kamehameha (JPN) 2001 |
Kingmambo | Mr. Prospector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miesque | |||
| Manfath | Last Tycoon | ||
| Pilot Bird | |||
| Air Groove (JPN) 1993 |
Tony Bin | Kampala | |
| Severn Bridge | |||
| Dyna Carle | Northern Taste | ||
| Shadai Feather | |||
| Dam Ayusan (JPN) 2010 |
Deep Impact (JPN) 2002 |
Sunday Silence | Halo |
| Wishing Well | |||
| Wind in Her Hair | Alzao | ||
| Burghclere | |||
| Buy the Cat (USA) 1995 |
Storm Cat | Storm Bird | |
| Terlingua | |||
| Buy the Firm | Affirmed | ||
| By the Hand |
- Dolce More is inbred 5 × 5 to Northern Dancer.[3]
- His dam Ayusan won the 2013 Oka Shō (GI).[3]
- His sire Rulership won the 2012 Queen Elizabeth II Cup (GI) in Hong Kong.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 "ドルチェモア (Dolce More) - Profile & Race Record". JBIS Search (in Japanese). Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ "競走馬情報 - ドルチェモア". JRA (in Japanese). Japan Racing Association. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "ドルチェモア - 5代血統表". JBIS Search (in Japanese). Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ "ドルチェモアが後続を寄せ付けず新馬勝ち". Radio Nikkei (in Japanese). 20 August 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 "ドルチェモア 競走成績". netkeiba (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- 1 2 "【朝日杯FS結果】ドルチェモアが人気3頭の接戦を制し無傷3連勝". netkeiba (in Japanese). 18 December 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ "G1馬ドルチェモアが美浦・上原佑厩舎に転厩". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 19 October 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ "ドルチェモア競走馬登録抹消、地方・大井へ移籍予定". Radio Nikkei (in Japanese). 14 November 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ "22年朝日杯FS覇者ドルチェモアが電撃引退 下河辺牧場がXで発表「誰がなんと言おうと立派」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 14 July 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
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