Deep Sky (horse)
| Deep Sky | |
|---|---|
 Deep Sky winning NHK Mile Cup 2008 on May 11 | |
| Sire | Agnes Tachyon |
| Grandsire | Sunday Silence |
| Dam | Abi |
| Damsire | Chief's Crown |
| Sex | colt |
| Foaled | 2005 |
| Country | Japan |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Kasamatsu Bokujho |
| Owner | Toshio Hukami |
| Trainer | Mitsugu Kon |
| Record | 11: 4-4-1 |
| Earnings | 351,401,000 Yen |
| Major wins | |
| NHK Mile Cup (2008) Tokyo Yushun (2008) Kobe Shimbun Hai (2008) | |
| Awards | |
| JRA Award for Best Three-Year-Old Colt (2008) | |
| Last updated on February 20, 2010 | |
Deep Sky (ディープスカイ) (born May 11, 2005) is a Japanese racehorse which won the 2008 Tokyo Yūshun and NHK Mile Cup.
Race career[edit]
2007[edit]
In 2007, Deep Sky was two years old, and was left in the care of the trainer Mitsugu Kon. Deep Sky made his debut in October 2007; however he was unable to win in the four races he raced as a two year old.[1]
2008[edit]
Deep Sky raced six times and finally won for the first time at the end of January 2008. Deep Sky also bested the horse Katsutoshi two races afterwards, but neither was able to win. However, Deep Sky won in Mainichi Hai at the end of March 2008, allowing entry in the NHK Mile Cup which is one of the big races for a three-year-old horse.
Deep Sky entered the NHK Mile Cup on schedule. Deep Sky ran through the inside, and by the last straight overtook Black Shell. Deep Sky was then entered in Tokyo Yūshun and subsequently won the race.[2]
After winning the Tokyo Tokyo Yūshun, Deep Sky took a prolonged break with either the Kikka Sho or Tenno Sho in mind as his next race.[3] He won the Kobe Shimbun Hai in September 28, which was a trail race for the Kikka Sho, but ultimately opted to run in the Tenno Sho.[4] At the Tenno Sho, Deep Sky finished third behind the more favored Vodka and Daiwa Scarlet.[5] The following month Deep Sky ran in the Japan Cup, where he raced with Vodka once again. Deep Sky was able to best Vodka this time, but both lost to Screen Hero.[6]
2009[edit]
At the awards ceremony for the JRA Awards, Kon announced that he intended to race Deep Sky at the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe if the horse won that year's Yasuda Kinen and Takarazuka Kinen.[7] However, Deep Sky was not able to win either races, with the horse losing once again to Vodka at Yasuda,[8] and to Dream Journey at Takarazuka.[9] The horse was put to pasture at the Fantast Club in Hidaka with the intention to race in the autumn season again. It was there, however, that the horse's left forearm was found to be suffering from tendonitis, and the decision was made to retire him to stud soon after.[10][11] A retirement ceremony was held at Sapporo Racecourse on August 30 and his JRA registration was taken down.[12]
Stud career[edit]
Deep Sky stood stud at the Darley Japan Stallion Complex but was moved to the East Stud in 2015. Before retiring from stud in 2021,[13] he sired two Grade 1 race winners; Sound Sky (Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun) and Kyoei Gere (Japan Dirt Derby).[14][15]
He retired from stud in 2021 and is pensioned at the Hidaka Horse Friends after taken in by the Retired Horse Association.[13][16][17]
Pedigree[edit]
| Sire Agnes Tachyon ch. 1998 |
Sunday Silence br. 1986 |
Halo | Hail to Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmah | |||
| Wishing Well | Understanding | ||
| Mountain Flower | |||
| Agnes Flora b. 1987 |
Royal Ski | Raja Baba | |
| Coz o'Nijinsky | |||
| Agnes Lady | Remand | ||
| Ikoma Eikan | |||
| Dam Abi ch. 1995 |
Chief's Crown b. 1982 |
Danzig | Northern Dancer |
| Pas de Nom | |||
| Six Crowns | Secretariat | ||
| Chris Evert | |||
| Carmelized b. 1990 |
Key to the Mint | Graustark | |
| Key Bridge | |||
| Carmelize | Cornish Prince | ||
| Miss Carmie |
References[edit]
- ^ "ディープスカイ (Deep Sky)の競走成績 | 競走馬データ". netkeiba.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ^ Shinar, Jack (2008-06-01). "Deep Sky Soars to Japanese Derby Win". BloodHorse. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ^ "ディープスカイ秋は天皇賞か菊花賞へ". Nikkan Sports. 日刊スポーツ. 2008-06-04. Archived from the original on 2008-06-04. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "菊でも盾でも任せなスカイ!!／神戸新聞杯 - スポニチ Sponichi Annex ギャンブル". スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). 2008-09-29. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ^ "第１３８回 天皇賞（秋）". www.jra.go.jp (in Japanese). Japan Racing Association. 2008-11-02. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ^ "Full Result 6.20 Tokyo (JPN) | 30 November 2008 | Racing Post". www.racingpost.com. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ^ "ディープスカイ国内完勝で凱旋門賞へ". 日刊スポーツ. 2009-01-27. Archived from the original on 2013-07-24. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ^ Tanigawa, Yoshihisa (2009-06-07). "第５９回 安田記念". www.jra.go.jp. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ^ Tanigawa, Yoshihisa (2009-06-28). "第５０回 宝塚記念". www.jra.go.jp. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ^ "ディープスカイ、左前浅屈腱炎で引退". デイリースポーツ. 2009-08-20. Archived from the original on 2009-08-23. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ^ "ディープスカイ引退…ダーレーJで種牡馬入りへ". スポーツニッポン. 2009-08-20. Archived from the original on 2009-08-22. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ^ "ディープスカイ引退式―札幌競馬場". 競馬ブック. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ^ a b "ディープスカイが種牡馬引退 | 馬産地ニュース | 競走馬のふるさと案内所". uma-furusato.com. 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ^ "Sound Sky(JPN) | JBIS-Search". www.jbis.jp. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ^ "Kyoei Gere(JPN) | JBIS-Search". www.jbis.jp. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ^ "ディープスカイの受け入れが決定しました！～ナイスネイチャ・33歳のバースデードネーションの現況報告｜認定NPO法人引退馬協会". 認定NPO法人 引退馬協会 (in Japanese). 2021-07-21. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ^ "ディープスカイを訪ねて～ひだか・ホース・フレンズ | 馬産地コラム | 競走馬のふるさと案内所". uma-furusato.com. 2022-05-30. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ^ "Five-generation Pedigree Table". jbis.jp. Retrieved 2023-04-13.