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 Admire Japan at the 2005 Kikuka Shō | |
| Breed | Thoroughbred |
| Sire | Sunday Silence |
| Grandsire | Halo |
| Dam | Biwa Heidi |
| Damsire | Caerleon |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 16 April 2002 |
| Country | Japan |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Hayata Farm Niikappu Branch |
| Owner | Riichi Kondo |
| Racing colours |  |
| Trainer | Hiroyoshi Matsuda |
| Jockey | |
| Record | 10: 2-2-2 |
| Earnings | ¥112,075,000 |
| Major wins | |
| Keisei Hai (2005) | |
Admire Japan (Japanese: アドマイヤジャパン, Adomaiya Japan; foaled 16 April 2002) is a retired Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and former sire. He recorded two wins from ten starts between 2004 and 2006, including the Keisei Hai in 2005.[1] Although he failed to defeat the undefeated Triple Crown winner Deep Impact in their four meetings, he finished second in the Kikuka Shō and third in the Satsuki Shō, establishing himself as one of the leading colts of his generation.[2] His name combines the owner's prefix "Admire" with "Japan".[2]
Background
[edit]Admire Japan is a chestnut stallion bred in Niikappu, Hokkaido, by the Hayata Farm Niikappu Branch.[2] He was sired by Sunday Silence, the leading sire in Japan at the time, and his dam was Biwa Heidi, the winner of the 1995 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies.[3] His half-siblings include the Grade 1 winners Buena Vista, Tosen Reve, Joie de Vivre and Sangreal, as well as the Grade 2 winner Admire Aura.[3] He was owned by Riichi Kondo and trained by Hiroyoshi Matsuda at the JRA's Ritto Training Center.[2]
Racing career
[edit]2004: two-year-old season
[edit]Admire Japan debuted on 5 December 2004 in a 2-year-old newcomer race over 2000 metres on turf at Hanshin Racecourse. Ridden by Katsumi Ando, he was the most favoured to win and won the race by 0.3 seconds from All in Sunday.[4] He was immediately stepped up to graded stakes level on 25 December in the Radio Tampa Hai Nisai Stakes at Hanshin. Ridden by Norihiro Yokoyama, he finished third behind Vermilion.[4]
2005: three-year-old season
[edit]He began his three-year-old campaign on 16 January in the Keisei Hai at Nakayama Racecourse, defeating Six Sense by 0.2 seconds to record his first graded stakes victory.[4] On 6 March, he contested the Yayoi Sho at Nakayama, where he faced Deep Impact for the first time. He finished second, beaten a neck by the eventual Triple Crown winner.[4] In the Satsuki Shō on 17 April, he started the race as the 3rd favoured and finished third, 3.5 lengths behind Deep Impact.[4]
On 29 May, he ran in the Tōkyō Yūshun at Tokyo Racecourse with Hideaki Miyuki as his jockey, but finished tenth behind Deep Impact.[4] After a summer break, he finished fifth in the Kobe Shimbun Hai at Hanshin on 25 September, again behind Deep Impact.[4] On 23 October, he contested the Kikuka Shō at Kyoto Racecourse. Starting 6th favourite, he took the lead early in the straight and held on for second place, finishing 0.3 seconds behind Deep Impact but four lengths clear of the third-place finisher Rosenkreuz.[4] He ended his season on 27 November in the Japan Cup at Tokyo, finishing eleventh behind Alkaased.[4]
2006: four-year-old season
[edit]Admire Japan returned on 2 April in the Sankei Osaka Hai at Hanshin. Ridden by Yasunari Iwata, he was the 2nd favoured to win but finished ninth behind Company.[4] He was subsequently diagnosed with a bowed tendon in his right foreleg and was retired to stud in September 2006.[5]
Race record
[edit]The following table details all 10 starts of Admire Japan's racing career based on official JBIS and netkeiba records. Record current as of his final start on 2 April 2006.[1][4]
| Date | Distance (Condition) | Race | Class | Course | Odds (Favourite) |
Field | Finish | Time | Jockey | Winning (Losing) Margin |
Winner (2nd Place) |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 – two-year-old season | ||||||||||||
| Dec 5 | Turf 2000 m (Good) | 2-Y-O Newcomer | Maiden | Hanshin | 2.5 (1st) | 15 | 1st | 1:46.9 | Katsumi Ando | –0.3 | (All in Sunday) | [4] |
| Dec 25 | Turf 2000 m (Good) | Radio Tampa Hai Nisai Stakes | GIII | Hanshin | 5.8 (3rd) | 9 | 3rd | 2:03.8 | Norihiro Yokoyama | 0.3 | Vermilion | [4] |
| 2005 – three-year-old season | ||||||||||||
| Jan 16 | Turf 2000 m (Heavy) | Keisei Hai | GIII | Nakayama | 2.6 (1st) | 10 | 1st | 2:07.4 | Norihiro Yokoyama | –0.2 | (Six Sense) | [4] |
| Mar 6 | Turf 2000 m (Good) | Yayoi Sho | GII | Nakayama | 12.3 (3rd) | 10 | 2nd | 2:02.2 | Norihiro Yokoyama | 0.0 | Deep Impact | [4] |
| Apr 17 | Turf 2000 m (Good) | Satsuki Shō | GI | Nakayama | 15.5 (3rd) | 18 | 3rd | 1:59.8 | Norihiro Yokoyama | 0.6 | Deep Impact | [4] |
| May 29 | Turf 2400 m (Good) | Tōkyō Yūshun | GI | Tokyo | 38.8 (6th) | 18 | 10th | 2:25.3 | Hideaki Miyuki | 2.0 | Deep Impact | [4] |
| Sep 25 | Turf 2000 m (Good) | Kobe Shimbun Hai | GII | Hanshin | 21.1 (3rd) | 13 | 5th | 1:59.9 | Norihiro Yokoyama | 1.5 | Deep Impact | [4] |
| Oct 23 | Turf 3000 m (Good) | Kikuka Shō | GI | Kyoto | 50.3 (6th) | 16 | 2nd | 3:04.9 | Norihiro Yokoyama | 0.3 | Deep Impact | [4] |
| Nov 27 | Turf 2400 m (Good) | Japan Cup | GI | Tokyo | 11.9 (4th) | 18 | 11th | 2:23.2 | Norihiro Yokoyama | 1.1 | Alkaased | [4] |
| 2006 – four-year-old season | ||||||||||||
| Apr 2 | Turf 2000 m (Heavy) | Sankei Osaka Hai | GII | Hanshin | 4.1 (2nd) | 12 | 9th | 2:05.8 | Yasunari Iwata | 1.3 | Company | [4] |
Stud career
[edit]Admire Japan entered stud in 2007 at the Breeders Stallion Station in Hidaka, Hokkaido.[6] His first crop debuted in 2010, and Apollo Genie became his first JRA winner on 3 July at Fukushima.[2] In September 2013, he was transferred to the Yushun Stallion Station.[6] He was retired from stud duty in July 2018.[7] While he did not sire any major stakes winners in Japan, he found success as a broodmare sire when his granddaughter Circle of Life won the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies in 2021.[2] His other notable progeny include Grandes Bal, Shigeru Sakuranbo and Katsugeki Japan, who won regional stakes races.[2]
After stud career
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In November 2018, Admire Japan became a welfare recipient under the JRA's retired horse program at the Adachi Yo O Farm in Niikappu.[8] In July 2019, he moved to Versailles Resort Farm.[8] In June 2020, former jockey Shinji Fujita rode him, noting his spirited behavior.[9] He was temporarily moved to Higashi-Kanto Baji High School for retraining in July 2020, before returning to Versailles Resort Farm in November.[8]
In May 2022, Versailles Resort Farm posted a video of Admire Japan relaxing his head on a Yogibo beanbag sofa.[10] The video went viral, garnering millions of views and widespread media attention.[11] In August 2022, he signed an official advertising contract with Yogibo for a reported 10 million yen (equivalent to 12 years of carrots), with an indefinite contract period.[10]
Pedigree
[edit]| Sire Sunday Silence (USA) 1986 |
Halo (USA) 1969 |
Hail to Reason | Turn-to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nothirdchance | |||
| Cosmah | Cosmic Bomb | ||
| Almahmoud | |||
| Wishing Well (USA) 1975 |
Understanding | Promised Land | |
| Pretty Ways | |||
| Mountain Flower | Montparnasse | ||
| Edelweiss | |||
| Dam Biwa Heidi (JPN) 1993 |
Caerleon (USA) 1980 |
Nijinsky | Northern Dancer |
| Flaming Page | |||
| Foreseer | Round Table | ||
| Regal Gleam | |||
| Aghsan (FR) 1985 |
Lord Gayle | Sir Gaylord | |
| Sticky Case | |||
| Santa Luciana | Luciano | ||
| Suleika |
- Admire Japan is inbred 3 × 5 to Hail to Reason and 4 × 5 to Turn-to.[3]
- His dam Biwa Heidi won the 1995 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies.[3]
- His half-siblings include Buena Vista, Admire Aura, Tosen Reve, Joie de Vivre and Sangreal.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "アドマイヤジャパン 競走成績". JBIS Search (in Japanese). Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "アドマイヤジャパン". JBIS Search (in Japanese). Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "アドマイヤジャパン 血統情報：5代血統表". JBIS Search (in Japanese). Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "アドマイヤジャパンの競走成績". netkeiba (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ↑ "アドマイヤジャパンが引退、種牡馬入り". netkeiba.com (in Japanese). 6 September 2006. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- 1 2 "種牡馬アドマイヤジャパンが優駿SSへ移動". netkeiba.com (in Japanese). 9 September 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ↑ "2018年の供用停止種雄馬一覧". Japan Stud Book International (in Japanese). 19 February 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 "引退名馬 アドマイヤジャパン". Meiba.jp (in Japanese). Japan Stud Book International. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ↑ "元名馬、Yogiboに走る気力を奪われる。とりこになった姿がかわいすぎた". HuffPost Japan (in Japanese). 2 June 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Yogiboが名馬アドマイヤジャパンと広告出演契約 馬もとりこにする". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ↑ "良血馬アドマイヤジャパンがCM契約「快適すぎて動けなくなる」". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 8 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2026.