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Justin Milano
ジャスティンミラノ
2024 Satsuki Sho
SireKizuna[1]
GrandsireDeep Impact[1]
DamMargot Did[1]
DamsireExceed And Excel[1]
SexColt[1]
Foaled (2021-04-09) April 9, 2021 (age 3)[1]
CountryJapan[1]
ColorBay[1]
BreederNorthern Farm[1]
OwnerMasahiro Miki[2]
TrainerYasuo Tomomichi[2]
Record3:3-0-0[2]
Earnings274,621,000 JPY[3]
Major wins
Kyodo Tsushin Hai (2024)
Satsuki Shō (2024)
Last updated on April 14, 2024

Justin Milano (Japanese: ジャスティンミラノ, foaled April 9, 2021) is an active Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse.[1][2] He won the Satsuki Shō (Japanese 2000 Guineas) in 2024.

He was named after Milan, a city in Italy, while "Justin" is the eponym used by the owner.[3]

Racing career[edit]

2023: two-year-old-season[edit]

Justin Milano debuted on November 11, 2023, at the Tokyo Racecourse in a two-year-old newcomer race on turf at a distance of 2,000 meters, ridden by Tom Marquand. He settled in front of the pack and pulled away fast at the final stretch to win his debut race.[4][5]

  • Justin Milano winning his race debut
    Justin Milano winning his race debut

2024: three-year-old season[edit]

Justin Milano would make his first graded stakes race debut at the Kyodo Tsushin Hai on February 11, 2024. Ridden by Keita Tosaki, he settled in just behind the leader and moved forward after entering the final stretch in response to Tosaki's urging to take the lead, managing to successfully hold off last year's Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes winner Jantar Mantar to win by one and a half horse lengths.[6] On February 28, it was announced by his connections that he was registered to compete in the Epsom Derby.[7]

Canceling the previous plan to enter the Epsom Derby, he was instead scheduled to race at the Satsuki Shō (Japanese 2000 Guineas) on April 14.[8] He broke well off from the gates at the start of the race and settled in at the middle of the pack near the front. Entering into the final straight, he overtook Jantar Mantar who took the lead early and managed to hold off the fast-finishing Cosmo Kuranda, breaking the track record by 0.7 seconds at a time of 1:57.1 seconds. This was his first grade one stakes victory.[9] A week before the race, jockey Kota Fujioka, who rode for him whenever he was training, died in a horseracing accident.[10] His jockey, Keita Tosaki, said, "Kota was the one who trained with this horse a few weeks ago. He gave me the information I needed about the horse. I won this race because of him."[11] His trainer, Yasuo Tomomichi, said with tears in his eyes, "I owe this victory to him (Kota)."[12] This victory marked the first time that a Kizuna offspring won one of the eight major races[note 1] in Japanese horseracing.[13]

  • Justin Milano wins the Satsuki Sho with Cosmo Kuranda finishing second place.
    Justin Milano wins the Satsuki Sho with Cosmo Kuranda finishing second place.
  • Justin Milano with his connections right after winning Satsuki Sho.
    Justin Milano with his connections right after winning Satsuki Sho.


Racing statistics[edit]

Below data is based on data available on JBIS Search,[14] and NetKeiba.[15]

Date Track Race Grade Distance
(Condition) 		Entry HN Odds
(Favored) 		Finish Time Margins Jockey Winner
(Runner-up)
2023 – two-year-old season
Nov 18 Tokyo 2yo Newcomer 2,000 m (Firm) 14 11 3.5 (2) 1st 2:02.0 -0.3 Tom Marquand (Redentor)
2024 – three-year-old season
Feb 11 Tokyo Kyodo Tsushin Hai 3 1,800 m (Firm) 10 8 6.6 (4) 1st 1:48.0 -0.2 Keita Tosaki (Jantar Mantar)
Apr 14 Nakayama Satsuki Shō 1 2,000 m (Firm) 17 13 4.8 (2) 1st 1:57.1[a] 0.0 Keita Tosaki (Cosmo Kuranda)

Legend:
  Turf

Notes:
  1. ^ Set a track record for the event

Pedigree[edit]

Pedigree of Justin Milano (JPN), bay colt, 2021[16]
Sire
Kizuna
br. 2010 		Deep Impact
b. 2002 		Sunday Silence (USA) Halo
Wishing Well
Wind in Her Hair (IRE) Alzao (USA)
Burghclere (GB)
Catequil (CAN)
b. 1990 		Storm Cat (USA) Storm Bird (CAN)
Terlingua
Pacific Princess (USA) Damascus
Fiji (GB)
Dam
Margot Did (IRE)
b. 2008 		Exceed And Excel (AUS)
b. 2000 		Danehill (USA) Danzig
Razyana
Patrona (USA) Lomond
Gladiolus
Special Dancer (GB)
b. 1997 		Shareef Dancer (USA) Northern Dancer (CAN)
Sweet Alliance
Caraniya (IRE) Darshaan (GB)
Callianire (GB) (Family: 13-c)[17]

Footnotes[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Eight major races [ja] include the five original classics namely: Oka Sho, Yushun Himba, Satsuki Shō, Tōkyō Yūshun, and Kikuka-shō, and three senior races: Tenno Sho Spring and Autumn editions, and the Arima Kinen.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Justin Milano(JPN) | JBIS-Search". www.jbis.jp. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  2. ^ a b c d "Justin Milano | Horse Profile, Pedigree, Form, Race Record". netkeiba. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  3. ^ a b "競走馬情報　JRA". www.jra.go.jp. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  4. ^ "【２歳新馬】キズナ産駒のジャスティンミラノが完勝 マーカンド「強い馬ですね」". 東スポ競馬 (in Japanese). 2023-11-18. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  5. ^ "【東京5R新馬戦結果】キズナ産駒のジャスティンミラノがデビューV！ | 競馬ニュース". netkeiba (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  6. ^ "【共同通信杯結果】ジャスティンミラノが無傷2連勝！ 2歳王者ジャンタルマンタルは2着 | 競馬ニュース". netkeiba (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  7. ^ INC, SANKEI DIGITAL (2024-02-28). "共同通信杯を制したジャスティンミラノが英ダービーに登録". サンスポZBAT! (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  8. ^ 松田直樹. "ジャスティンミラノ２歳王者止めた！皐月賞直行、友道厩舎から今年もクラシック候補／共同通信杯 - ３歳馬特集 | 競馬 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  9. ^ 松田直樹. "ジャスティンミラノ２歳王者止めた！皐月賞直行、友道厩舎から今年もクラシック候補／共同通信杯 - ３歳馬特集 | 競馬 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  10. ^ 日本放送協会 (2024-04-14). "皐月賞 ジャスティンミラノが優勝 落馬で死去の藤岡騎手が調教 | NHK". NHKニュース. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  11. ^ 日刊スポーツ. "【皐月賞】藤岡康騎手が調教つけたジャスティンミラノ無敗Ｖ「康太が後押ししてくれた」戸崎騎手 - ３歳馬特集 | 競馬 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  12. ^ 松田直樹. "【皐月賞】「康太っ！康太っ！」ジャスティンミラノの友道師叫んだ「彼のおかげ」 - 競馬 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  13. ^ INC, SANKEI DIGITAL (2024-04-14). "【皐月賞】ジャスティンミラノが１分５７秒１の驚愕レコードタイムで１冠目奪取". サンスポZBAT! (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  14. ^ "Race Records | Justin Milano(JPN) | JBIS-Search". www.jbis.jp. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  15. ^ "Justin Milano Race Record and Form | Horse Profile". netkeiba. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  16. ^ "Five-generation Pedigree Table | Pedigree | Justin Milano(JPN) | JBIS-Search". www.jbis.jp. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  17. ^ "Thoroughbred Bloodlines - Stray Shot - Family 13-c". www.bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
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