Contrail
In 2020, Contrail had finished second here behind Almond Eye. The winning margin over Authority was 2 lengths. The four-year-old colt is by Deep Impact out of Rhodochrosite. The win was worth JPY 300,000,000 to the winner.
Japan
Tokyo · 28.11.21
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2ndAuthority4yo by Orfevre × Rosalind¥ 120,000,000
Full result →Purse¥ 570,000,000 · US$3.6M
To the winner¥ 300,000,000
Distance2400 metres
Winning time2m 24.7s
SurfaceTurf
Conditions3-year-olds and up
Runners18
Stories of this Result
Contrail
Deep Impact
Deep Impact is also the sire of Shahryar (third) from this field. With this win, the stallion drew level with Frankel on 14 Group 1 wins this season. Next in the table: Dubawi (7). Those wins came from 10 different horses.
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Horse Racing Global · English commentaryResult
18 runners · prize money to 5th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
4thSanrei Pocket6yo colt by Jungle Pocket × Admire PunchKatsuma SameshimaY Takahashi3/4¥ 45,000,000
5thGrand Glory5yo filly by Olympic Glory × Madonna LilyCristian DemuroGianluca Bietolini3/4¥ 30,000,000
7thShadow Diva5yo filly by Heart's Cry × Diamond DivaN YokoyamaM Saito1/2
10thKiseki7yo colt by Rulership × Blitz FinaleR WadaY Tsujino1
13thMozu Bello5yo colt by Deep Brillante × Harlan's RubyKenichi IkezoeN Morita1.1/2
15thLord My Way5yo colt by Just a Way × FelizKosei MiuraHaruki Sugiyama3
16thMuito Obrigado7yo colt by Rulership × Pisa no GrafY ShibataK TsunodaNeck
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 28.11.21Contrail
Deep ImpactSire
RhodochrositeDamby Unbridled's Song
DamRhodochrosite
Contrail is the third foal of Rhodochrosite (Unbridled's Song), who was placed four times at two.
Second damFolklore
Second dam Folklore (Tiznow) was champion two-year-old filly in America.
Third damContrive
Third dam Contrive (Storm Cat).
Wider family
Folklore's half-sister Delightful Quality is the dam of Essential Quality (Tapit), champion two-year-old in America in 2020 and a four-time Grade 1 winner whose wins include the Grade 1 Belmont S. and the Grade 1 Travers S.
Next generation
Rhodochrosite has a two-year-old full brother to Contrail who has run twice.
Connections
Contrail in 2021
2 placesTrainer / Jockey / Track
Tenno Sho (Autumn)2000 metres · ¥ 286,000,0002ndYoshito YahagiYuichi Fukunaga31.10.2021TokyoPrize money €332,212Race detailsWatch
Osaka Hai2000 metres · ¥ 256,500,0003rdYoshito YahagiYuichi Fukunaga04.04.2021HanshinPrize money €188,253Race detailsWatch
History since 1981
Japan Cup41Editions since 1981
2Multiple winnersGentildonna, Almond Eye
24%Won by fillies or mares10 of 41 · 7 of the last 20
2:12.2Fastest winning timeFalbrav · 2002
Record holders
Most wins since 19811Yutaka TakeJockey · 1999, 2006, 2010, 20164 wins
2Sunday RacingOwner · 2010, 2011, 2012, 20134 wins
3Deep ImpactSire · 2012, 2013, 2015, 20214 wins
4Northern FarmBreeder · 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 …12 wins
5Sunday SilenceDamsire · 2007, 2008, 2010, 2018, 20205 wins
Multiple winners
Won this race more than once1Gentildonna2012, 20132 wins
All 41 winners since 1981
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Contrail Deep Impact | Yoshito Yahagi Yuichi Fukunaga | Shinji Maeda North Hills | 1.60 |
| 2020 | Almond Eye Lord Kanaloa | Sakae Kunieda Christophe Lemaire | Silk Racing Northern Farm | |
| 2019 | Suave Richard Heart's Cry | Yasushi Shono Oisin Murphy | NICKS Co, Ltd Northern Farm | |
| 2018 | Almond Eye Lord Kanaloa | Sakae Kunieda Christophe Lemaire | Silk Racing Northern Farm | 1.40 |
| 2017 | Cheval Grand Heart's Cry | Yasuo Tomomichi Hugh Bowman | Kazuhiro Sasaki Northern Farm | |
| 2016 | Kitasan Black Black Tide | Hisashi Shimizu Yutaka Take | Ōno Shoji Yanagawa Bokujo | |
| 2015 | Shonan Pandora Deep Impact | Tomokazu Takano Kenichi Ikezoe | Tetsuhide Kunimoto Shiraoi Farm, Shadai Corporation | |
| 2014 | Epiphaneia Symboli Kris S | Katsuhiko Sumii Christophe Soumillon | U. Carrot Farm Northern Farm | |
| 2013 | Gentildonna Deep Impact | Sei Ishizaka Ryan Moore | Sunday Racing Northern Farm | |
| 2012 | Gentildonna Deep Impact | Sei Ishizaka Yasunari Iwata | Sunday Racing Northern Farm | |
| 2011 | Buena Vista Special Week | Hiroyoshi Matsuda Yasunari Iwata | Sunday Racing Northern Farm | |
| 2010 | Rose Kingdom King Kamehameha | Kojiro Hashiguchi Yutaka Take | Sunday Racing Northern Farm | |
| 2009 | Vodka Tanino Gimlet | Katsuhiko Sumii Christophe Lemaire | Yuzo Tanimizu Country Bokujo | |
| 2008 | Screen Hero Grass Wonder | Yuichi Shikato Mirco Demuro | Teruya Yoshida Shadai Farm | 41.00 |
| 2007 | Admire Moon End Sweep | Hiroyoshi Matsuda Yasunari Iwata | Darley Japan Farm Co. Ltd. Northern Farm | |
| 2006 | Deep Impact Sunday Silence | Yasuo Ikee Yutaka Take | Kaneko Makoto Holdings Northern Farm | 1.00 |
| 2005 | Alkaased Kingmambo | Luca Cumani Frankie Dettori | Michael Charlton Clovelly Farms | |
| 2004 | Zenno Rob Roy Sunday Silence | Kazuo Fujisawa Olivier Peslier | Shinobu Oosako Shiraoi Farm | |
| 2003 | Tap Dance City Pleasant Tap | Shozo Sasaki Tetsuzo Sato | Yushun Horse Syndicate Echo Valley Horse Farm & Swettenham Stud | |
| 2002 | Falbrav Fairy King | Luciano d'Auria Frankie Dettori | Scuderia Rencati Azienda Agricola Francesca | 20.50 |
| 2001 | Jungle Pocket Tony Bin | Sakae Watanabe Olivier Peslier | Yomoji Saito Northern Farm | |
| 2000 | T. M. Opera O Opera House | Ichizo Iwamoto Ryuji Wada | Masatsugu Takezono Kineusu Bokujo | 1.50 |
| 1999 | Special Week Sunday Silence | Toshiaki Shirai Yutaka Take | Hiroyoshi Usuda Hidaka Taiyo Bokujo | |
| 1998 | El Condor Pasa Kingmambo | Yoshitaka Ninomiya Masayoshi Ebina | Takashi Watanabe Takashi Watanabe | 6.00 |
| 1997 | Pilsudski Polish Precedent | Sir Michael Stoute Michael Kinane | Lord Weinstock Ballymacoll Stud | |
| 1996 | Singspiel In The Wings | Sir Michael Stoute Frankie Dettori | Sheikh Mohammed Sheikh Mohammed | |
| 1995 | Lando Acatenango | Heinz Jentzsch Michael Roberts | Gestüt Haus Ittlingen Gestüt Hof Ittlingen | 14.50 |
| 1994 | Marvelous Crown Miswaki | Makoto Osawa Katsumi Minai | Sadao Sasahara Hayata Bokujo | |
| 1993 | Legacy World Mogami | Hideyuki Mori Hiroshi Kawachi | Horse Tajima Co. Heihata Farm | 12.50 |
| 1992 | Tokai Teio Symboli Rudolf | Shoichi Matsumoto Yukio Okabe | Masanori Uchimura Nagahama Farm | 10.00 |
| 1991 | Golden Pheasant Caro | Charlie Whittingham Gary Stevens | Bruce McNall Carelaine Farm & Vintage Meadow Farm | |
| 1990 | Better Loosen Up Loosen Up | D A Hayes Michael Clarke | Gabe Farrah, et al. Howard Martin | |
| 1989 | Horlicks Three Legs | Dave O'Sullivan Lance O'Sullivan | Graham de Gruchy Graham de Gruchy (NZ) | |
| 1988 | Pay the Butler Val de l'Orne | Robert Frankel Chris McCarron | Edmund A. Gann Clovelly Farm | |
| 1987 | Le Glorieux Cure The Blues | Robert Collet Alain Lequeux | Sieglinde Wolf Petra Bloodstock Agency | |
| 1986 | Jupiter Island St. Paddy | Clive Brittain Pat Eddery | Marquess of Tavistock Marquess of Tavistock | |
| 1985 | Symboli Rudolf Partholon | Yuji Nohira Yukio Okabe | Symboli Bokujo Symboli Bokujo | 2.00 |
| 1984 | Katsuragi Ace Boysie Boy | Kazumi Domon Katsuichi Nishiura | Ichizo Node Sentaro Katayama | |
| 1983 | Stanerra Guillaume Tell | Frank Dunne Brian Rouse | Frank Dunne Moyglare Stud | |
| 1982 | Half Iced Hatchet Man | Stanley M. Hough Don MacBeth | Bertram R. Firestone Mrs. Henry A. Gerry | |
| 1981 | Mairzy Doates Nodouble | John Fulton Cash Asmussen | Arno Schefler Preston and Patrick Madden |
Source: G1Stars meeting database – winners, connections, times and starting prices as recorded. Group 1 grading began in 1971.
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