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Stay Gold (horse)
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Stay Gold（, Mar 24, 1994 - ）is a retired Japan
ese Thoroughbred
racehorse. He was sired by Sunday Silence
out of the mare Golden Sash by Dictus.
on December 1, 1996 but it was more than a year before he won for the first time. On September 7, 1997, he won a minor race race, the "Lake Akan-ko special", but he was not able to win again for more than two years.
, Tenno Sho (Spring)
, Takarazuka Kinen
, Arima Kinen
and Tenno Sho (Autumn). In this period he collected 9 Places and 7 Shows, but victory proved elusive.
Although he didn't win any graded races
, he collected a lot of prize money. He was counted by one of the then skilled players. His title was "Major Racing Wins: Lake Akan-ko special" all the time, but had many other nicknames. He was called "the successor to Nice Nature", "Staying in front of gold", and "Silver Collector".
and in the Meguro Kinen and obtained victory for the first time in 2 years 8 months. His fans celebrated this triumph and expected more success, but it proved to be his only win of the year.
In 2001, he began with a win in the Grade II Nikkei Shinshun Hai and was then aimed at the Dubai Sheema Classic
(UAE-G2:then) at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse
. Fantastic Light
winner of the previous year's World Series Racing Championship was the clear favourite, with Stay Gold an unconsidered 33-1 shot. Fantastic Light took the lead a furlong out but Stay Gold produced a dramatic finishing burst to get up on the line and win by a nose. It was the first victory outside Japan for Sunday Silence's progeny.
In October, he took on two of Japan's best thoroughbreds T M Opera O
and Narita Top Road in the Kyoto Daishoten and defeated them, only to be disqualified for interfering with Narita Top Road.
His last run was Hong Kong Vase
at Sha Tin Racecourse
, Hong Kong
. Stay Gold produced another powerful finish to catch Ekraar in the dying strides and win by a head. After the race, Yutaka Take who rode him said, "Wings grew on his back". At the end of the season, the Japan Racing Association
gave him JRA Special Award, for becoming the first overseas G1 race winner bred by Japanese farms.
On January 20, 2002, Stay Gold's retirement ceremony was performed at Kyoto Racecourse
.
. In Japanese
, this kanji
means "golden journey". Most of his fans liked this word. Because of this, his progeny, are sometimes named after words about trips or travel. One of these is Dream Journey who won the Grade 1 Arima Kinen
, Takarazuka Kinen
and Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes
.
Other of his representative progeny;
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
racehorse. He was sired by Sunday Silence
Sunday Silence
Sunday Silence was an American Thoroughbred racehorse, earning distinction as 1989 American Horse of the Year over American Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse Easy Goer. He was foaled in 1986, sired by Halo out of Wishing Well by Understanding. Though he was registered as a dark bay/brown, he was in...
out of the mare Golden Sash by Dictus.
Early years
He made his debut at Hanshin RacecourseHanshin Racecourse
is located in Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan. It is used for horse racing. The land was originally owned by Kawanishi Aircraft Company, which manufactured combat planes during World War II. After the WWII, GHQ ordered the company to stop manufacturing combat planes, which ended in closing the factory. In...
on December 1, 1996 but it was more than a year before he won for the first time. On September 7, 1997, he won a minor race race, the "Lake Akan-ko special", but he was not able to win again for more than two years.
Silver Collector
Between 1998 and 2000, Stay Gold ran prominently in many of Japan's top races. He reached the frame in the Diamond StakesDiamond Stakes
The Diamond Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Ireland which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Dundalk over a distance of 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 150 yards , and it is scheduled to take place each year in late September or early October.The event was formerly...
, Tenno Sho (Spring)
Tenno Sho
The Tennō Shō is a horse race held twice a year in Japan, once in the spring and once in the autumn. "Tenno" means "Emperor of Japan". The races are both International Grade I races. Prior to the 2007 races, both Tenno Sho races were Japanese domestic Grade I races.-Spring:The Spring Tenno Sho...
, Takarazuka Kinen
Takarazuka Kinen
The Takarazuka Kinen is a Grade I flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 2,200 metres at Hanshin Racecourse in late June...
, Arima Kinen
Arima Kinen
The Arima Kinen is a Grade I flat horse race in Japan open to Thoroughbreds which are three-years-old or above. It is run over a distance of 2,500 metres at Nakayama Racecourse, and it takes place annually in late December...
and Tenno Sho (Autumn). In this period he collected 9 Places and 7 Shows, but victory proved elusive.
Although he didn't win any graded races
Graded stakes race
A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...
, he collected a lot of prize money. He was counted by one of the then skilled players. His title was "Major Racing Wins: Lake Akan-ko special" all the time, but had many other nicknames. He was called "the successor to Nice Nature", "Staying in front of gold", and "Silver Collector".
The biggest victory
On May 20, 2000, He was ridden by Yutaka TakeYutaka Take
is a Japanese jockey who is a multiple champion in his homeland and won the Japan Cup in 1999 on the horse Special Week...
and in the Meguro Kinen and obtained victory for the first time in 2 years 8 months. His fans celebrated this triumph and expected more success, but it proved to be his only win of the year.
In 2001, he began with a win in the Grade II Nikkei Shinshun Hai and was then aimed at the Dubai Sheema Classic
Dubai Sheema Classic
The Dubai Sheema Classic is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Arab Emirates open to thoroughbreds which are four-years-old or above. It is run over a distance of 2,400 metres on the turf track at Meydan Racecourse, Dubai, and it takes place annually during the Dubai World Cup Night in...
(UAE-G2:then) at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse
Nad Al Sheba Racecourse
Nad Al Sheba Racecourse is a former Thoroughbred horse racing facility in Dubai, United Arab Emirates opened in 1986. It has a 2,200 metre left-handed dirt race track and a left-handed turf course of the same distance...
. Fantastic Light
Fantastic Light
Fantastic Light is a retired Thoroughbred racehorse and active sire. He was foaled in the United States but was trained in England and Dubai during his racing career, which ran from August 1998 to his retirement following the Breeders' Cup Turf on October 2001...
winner of the previous year's World Series Racing Championship was the clear favourite, with Stay Gold an unconsidered 33-1 shot. Fantastic Light took the lead a furlong out but Stay Gold produced a dramatic finishing burst to get up on the line and win by a nose. It was the first victory outside Japan for Sunday Silence's progeny.
In October, he took on two of Japan's best thoroughbreds T M Opera O
T M Opera O
T M Opera O was a Japanese thoroughbred racehorse, sired by Opera House, a son of Sadler's Wells, out of Once Wed, a daughter of Blushing Groom. T.M. Opera O was inducted into the Japan Racing Association Hall of Fame in 2004.T.M. Opera O was the world's all-time leading money-earner...
and Narita Top Road in the Kyoto Daishoten and defeated them, only to be disqualified for interfering with Narita Top Road.
His last run was Hong Kong Vase
Hong Kong Vase
The Hong Kong Vase is a Group 1 flat horse race in Hong Kong which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 2,400 metres at Sha Tin, and it is scheduled to take place each year in mid December....
at Sha Tin Racecourse
Sha Tin Racecourse
Sha Tin Racecourse is one of the two racecourses for horse racing in Hong Kong. It is located in Sha Tin in the New Territories. It is managed by Hong Kong Jockey Club.Penfold Park is encircled by the track.-History:...
, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. Stay Gold produced another powerful finish to catch Ekraar in the dying strides and win by a head. After the race, Yutaka Take who rode him said, "Wings grew on his back". At the end of the season, the Japan Racing Association
Japan Racing Association
The Japan Racing Association is a public company established to operate Chūō Keiba and to manage racecourses, betting facilities, and horse-training facilities....
gave him JRA Special Award, for becoming the first overseas G1 race winner bred by Japanese farms.
On January 20, 2002, Stay Gold's retirement ceremony was performed at Kyoto Racecourse
Kyoto Racecourse
is located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is used for horse racing. It has a capacity of 120,000. It was built in 1999. It has 28,000 seats.-Physical attributes:Kyoto Race Course has two turf courses, a dirt course, and a jump course....
.
His Progeny
When he was in Hong Kong, he wore a Zeichen written as "" in the Chinese languageChinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
. In Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
, this kanji
Kanji
Kanji are the adopted logographic Chinese characters hanzi that are used in the modern Japanese writing system along with hiragana , katakana , Indo Arabic numerals, and the occasional use of the Latin alphabet...
means "golden journey". Most of his fans liked this word. Because of this, his progeny, are sometimes named after words about trips or travel. One of these is Dream Journey who won the Grade 1 Arima Kinen
Arima Kinen
The Arima Kinen is a Grade I flat horse race in Japan open to Thoroughbreds which are three-years-old or above. It is run over a distance of 2,500 metres at Nakayama Racecourse, and it takes place annually in late December...
, Takarazuka Kinen
Takarazuka Kinen
The Takarazuka Kinen is a Grade I flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 2,200 metres at Hanshin Racecourse in late June...
and Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes
Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes
The Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes is a one mile turf stakes race for thoroughbred colts two years olds. It is considered the de facto year-end championship for Japanese thoroughbred racing in the two-year-olds division.- Winners :*2010 - Grand Prix Boss...
.
Other of his representative progeny;
- Orfevre - 2011 Japanese Triple CrownTriple Crown of Thoroughbred RacingThe Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing consists of three races for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses. Winning all three of these Thoroughbred horse races is considered the greatest accomplishment of a Thoroughbred racehorse...
(Satsuki ShōSatsuki ShoThe is a Japanese domestic Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 2,000 metres at the Nakayama Racecourse, Funabashi, Chiba, in April....
(G1), Tokyo YūshunTokyo YushunThe , also called as the is a Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 2,400 metres at the Tokyo Racecourse, Fuchū, Tokyo in late May or early June....
(G1), Kikuka ShōKikuka ShoThe is a Japanese Domestic Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 3,000 metres at the Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture in October....
(G1)) - El Dorado - 2008, 2009 Singapore Gold CupSingapore Gold CupThe Singapore Gold Cup is a Thoroughbred horse race held annually at the end of November at Kranji Racecourse in Singapore. Contested on turf over a left-handed course, the domestic Group One race is run over a distance 2200 meters and is open to domestic horses age three and older.The Singapore...
(G1) - Nakayama FestaNakayama Festais a champion Japanese thoroughbred racehorse, which is most notable for winning the 2010 Takarazuka Kinen and running second to Workforce in the 2010 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.-Pedigree:...
- 2010 Takarazuka KinenTakarazuka KinenThe Takarazuka Kinen is a Grade I flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 2,200 metres at Hanshin Racecourse in late June...
(G1) - Solid Platinum - Mermaid Stakes (G3)
- Arco Senora - Niigata Kinen (G3), Fukushima Kinen (Jpn3)
- Sunrise Max - Epsom Cup (G3), Chunichi Shimbun Hai (Jpn3)
- Meine Ratsel - Rose Stakes (Jpn2), Fillies' Revue (Jpn2)