Admire Moon (アドマイヤムーン, Adomaiya mūn, Chinese: 賞月 ) (February 23, 2003 - ) is a Japanese racehorse who won the 2007 Dubai Duty Free Stakes, Takarazuka Kinen and Japan Cup.
Admire Moon ran in the Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas) in 2006, his first Grade I race in his career. He placed 4th to Meisho Samson. He would then go to Tokyo for the Japanese Derby, the Tokyo Yushun, where he placed 7th also to Meisho Samson.
He would then go back to Tokyo...
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Admire Moon (アドマイヤムーン, Adomaiya mūn, Chinese: 賞月 ) (February 23, 2003 - ) is a Japanese racehorse who won the 2007 Dubai Duty Free Stakes, Takarazuka Kinen and Japan Cup.
Admire Moon ran in the Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas) in 2006, his first Grade I race in his career. He placed 4th to Meisho Samson. He would then go to Tokyo for the Japanese Derby, the Tokyo Yushun, where he placed 7th also to Meisho Samson.
He would then go back to Tokyo in late October for the Tenno Sho, not the Kikuka Sho (the Japanese St. Leger). He would finish 3rd to Daiwa Major.
In December, he traveled to Hong Kong for the Hong Kong Cup, his first ever race outside of Japan. He would finish second to Pride by a nose.
In 2007, he raced in Kyoto Kinen and he won the race. He would then head to Dubai for the Dubai Duty Free Stakes. He finished first, winning his first ever Group One race, over Linngari, Daiwa Major, etc. On June 24, he would take on the Takarazuka Kinen by a vote of fans and would finish...
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