Admire Zoom
Admire Zoom won by 2 ½ lengths, the widest margin in this race since 2020. The horse is by Maurice out of Daiwa Zoom. The win was worth JPY 70,000,000 to the winner. The winning time was 1m 34.1s.
Japan
Hanshin · 15.12.24
Watch the racePurse¥ 134,000,000 · US$844k
To the winner¥ 70,000,000
Distance1600 metres
Winning time1m 34.1s
SurfaceTurf
Conditions2-year-old colts and fillies
Runners16
Stories of this Result
Admire Zoom
Yuga Kawada
Yuga Kawada had already won this race aboard Grenadier Guards (2020) and Jantar Mantar (2023). The jockey had come close here before: Danon Touchdown was second in 2022.
Watch the race
fometter1 · English commentaryResult
16 runners · prize money to 5th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
3rdLance of Chaosby Silver State × HeidrunS YoshimuraY Okumura2.1/2¥ 18,000,000
6thCraspediaby Mr Melody × UmbellataR KozakiH KawashimaNeck
7thDragon Boostby Screen Hero × Toko DioneK TaguchiK FujinoNeck
8thCosmo Stormby Declaration of War × Olive TiaraT AkiyamaY Kitade1/2
9thNitamonodoshiby Dee Majesty × Jealous GirlRyan MooreNoboru Takagi1.1/2
12thPanja Towerby Tower of London × ClarksdaleKohei MatsuyamaS HashiguchiNeck
14thA Shin Wandby Discreet Cat × Eishin FairyH MiyukiRyuji Okubo1
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 15.12.24Admire Zoom
MauriceSire
Daiwa ZoomDamby Heart's Cry
DamDaiwa Zoom
Admire Zoom is out of Daiwa Zoom (Heart's Cry), a Listed winner in Japan who took the Listed Sweetpea Stakes. She has produced three winners from four runners, and Admire Zoom is the first of them to earn black type.
Second damFornalina
The second dam Fornalina (Capote) won three times and was Listed-placed, and she has seven other winners to her name. She is a half-sister to Strategic Maneuver (Cryptoclearance), winner of the Grade 1 Spinaway Stakes and the Grade 1 Matron Stakes in the US and later the dam of the graded stakes winners Cat Fighter and Ishiguru.
Third damPrayer Wheel
The third dam is Prayer Wheel (Conquistador Cielo), a dual winner in the US who was second in the Natalma Stakes, then a Listed race. She produced 11 winners, among them Strategic Maneuver, the Listed winner and sire Missionary (Deputy Minister), the Listed winner Ashford Castle (Bates Motel), dam of the Gr.3 Chipchase Stakes winner Above The Rest, and Majlis (Commander In Chief), winner of the Gr.3 Juvenile Hurdle. Her grandchildren include the Group 2 winner Delosvientos (Siphon) and the Listed winner Heart's Song (Desert Party).
Connections
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Jantar MantarPalace Malice × India Mantuana | Tomokazu TakanoYuga Kawada | Shadai Race Horse Co. Ltd.Shadai Farm | ||
| 2022 | Dolce MoreRulership × Ayusan | Naosuke SugaiRyusei Sakai | Shimokobe Farm | ||
| 2021 | Do DeuceHeart's Cry × Dust and Diamonds | Yasuo TomomichiYutaka Take | Kieffers Co. Ltd.Northern Farm | ||
| 2020 | Grenadier GuardsFrankel × Wavell Avenue | Mitsumasa NakauchidaYuga Kawada | Sunday Racing Co. Ltd.Northern Farm |
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