Katsuragi Ace
| Katsuragi Ace | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Boysie Boy |
| Grandsire | King's Troop |
| Dam | Tanino Venture |
| Damsire | Venture |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 24 April 1980 |
| Country | Japan |
| Colour | Brown |
| Breeder | Sentaro Katayama |
| Owner | Ichizo Node |
| Trainer | Kazumi Domon |
| Record | 22: 10-4-1 |
| Earnings | ¥401,683,400 |
| Major wins | |
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Sankei Osaka Hai (1984) Keihan Hei (1984) Takarazuka Kinen (1984) Mainichi Okan (1984) Japan Cup (1984) |
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Katsuragi Ace (Japanese カツラギエース, 24 April 1980 – 3 July 2000) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1984 Japan Cup, becoming the first Japanese-trained horse to win the race. He won twice as a two-year-old and three times in the following year, but was well beaten by his contemporary Mr. C.B. in all three legs of the Japanese Triple Crown. In the first half of 1984 he won the Grade II Sankei Osaka Hai the Grade III Keihan Hei and the Grade I Takarazuka Kinen. In the autumn of 1984 he defeated Mr C B in the Grade II Mainichi Okan and defeated a top-class international field to win the Japan Cup. He was retired to stud in 1985 but had little success as a breeding stallion. He died in 2000 at the age of twenty.
Katsuragi Ace was a dark bay or brown horse with a white star and snip bred in Japan by Sentaro Katayama. His sire was Boysie Boy, an Irish-bred colt who raced in Europe and produced his best performance when finishing second to Habitat in the 1969 Prix du Moulin. He later stood as a breeding stallion in Australia and Japan. Katsuragi Ace's dam Tanino Venture was a Japanese-bred daughter of the British stallion Venture, whose wins included the Middle Park Stakes, St James's Palace Stakes and Sussex Stakes. Tanino Venture was descended from the influential British broodmare Polly Flinders. During his racing career Katsuragi Ace was trained by Kazumi Domon. He was ridden in all of his early race by Hiroki Sakiyama.
Katsuragi Ace made a successful racecourse debut by winning a maiden race over 1200 metres at Hanshin Racecourse on 19 September. After finishing second to Mejiro Mont Cenis over 1400 metres at the same track on 3 October he won the Rindo Tokubetsu over 1200 metres at Kyoto Racecourse two weeks later. On his final appearance of the year he finished third to Mejiro Mont Cenis over 1600 metres on 27 November.
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