Ascoli Piceno (horse)
| Ascoli Piceno アスコリピチェーノ | |
|---|---|
 2023 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies | |
| Sire | Daiwa Major[1] |
| Grandsire | Sunday Silence[1] |
| Dam | Ascolti[1] |
| Damsire | Danehill Dancer[1] |
| Sex | Filly[1] |
| Foaled | February 24, 2021[1] |
| Country | Japan[1] |
| Color | Dark Bay[1] |
| Breeder | Northern Farm[1] |
| Owner | Sunday Racing Co. Ltd.[2] |
| Trainer | Yoichi Kuroiwa[2] |
| Record | 4:3-1-0[2] |
| Earnings | 168,544,000 JPY[3] |
| Major wins | |
| Niigata Nisai Stakes (2023) Hanshin Juvenile Fillies (2023) | |
| Awards | |
| JRA Award for Best Two-Year-Old Filly (2023)[4] | |
| Last updated on April 7, 2024 | |
Ascoli Piceno (Japanese: アスコリピチェーノ, Foaled February 24, 2021) is an active Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse.[1][2] She won the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies in 2023.
She was named after Ascoli Piceno, a city in Italy.[3] She was awarded the JRA Award for Best Two-Year-Old Filly for 2023.[4]
Racing career[edit]
2023: two-year-old season[edit]
Ascoli Piceno debuted at the Tokyo Racecourse on June 24, 2023, in a two-year-old newcomer race on turf at the distance of 1,400m. She was ridden by Christophe Lemaire, who let her settle at the back of the pack, then took the lead on the final straight, winning by two-and-a-half lengths.[5] Two months later, on August 27, she raced in the Niigata Nisai Stakes for her first graded stakes race challenge. Ridden by Hiroshi Kitamura, she settled in the middle of the pack. On the final straight, she chased down the runaway horse Shonan Manuela and won by a length, successfully achieving her first graded stakes win.[6]
For the last race of her two-year-old season, she was signed-up for the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies held at Hanshin Racecourse on December 10. This was her first grade-one stakes race. Ridden by Hiroshi Kitamura again, she settled in midfield. Entering the final straight, after passing a group of horses, she overtook Corazon Beat in the final furlong and held off the fast-finishing Stellenbosch, winning the race by a neck. She achieved her first grade-one stakes victory while breaking the race record.[7]
Racing statistics[edit]
Below data is based on data available on JBIS Search,[8] and NetKeiba.[9]
| Date | Track | Race | Grade | Distance (Condition) |
Entry | HN | Odds (Favored) |
Finish | Time | Margins | Jockey | Winner (Runner-up) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 – two-year-old season | ||||||||||||
| Jun 24 | Tokyo | 2yo Newcomer | 1,400 m (Firm) | 16 | 5 | 1.7 (1) | 1st | 1:22.8 | -0.4 | Christophe Lemaire | (Red Senor) | |
| Aug 27 | Niigata | Niigata 2yo S | 3 | 1,600 m (Firm) | 12 | 12 | 3.7 (1) | 1st | 1:33.8 | -0.2 | Hiroshi Kitamura | (Shonan Manuela) |
| Dec 10 | Hanshin | Hanshin JF | 1 | 1,600 m (Firm) | 18 | 7 | 5.9 (3) | 1st | 1:32.6[a] | 0.0 | Hiroshi Kitamura | (Stellenbosch) |
| 2024 – three-year-old season | ||||||||||||
| Apr 7 | Hanshin | Oka Sho | 1 | 1,600 m (Firm) | 18 | 9 | 3.5 (1) | 2nd | 1:32.3 | 0.1 | Hiroshi Kitamura | Stellenbosch |
Legend:
Turf
- Notes:
- ^ Set a stakes record for the event
Pedigree[edit]
| Sire Daiwa Major ch. 2001 |
Sunday Silence (USA) br. 1986 |
Halo | Hail To Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmah | |||
| Wishing Well | Understanding | ||
| Mountain Flower | |||
| Scarlet Bouquet ch. 1988 |
Northern Taste (CAN) | Northern Dancer | |
| Lady Victoria | |||
| Scarlet Ink (USA) | Crimson Satan | ||
| Consentida | |||
| Dam Ascolti dk. b. 2011 |
Danehill Dancer (IRE) b. 1993 |
Danehill (USA) | Danzig (horse) |
| Razyana | |||
| Mira Adonde (USA) | Sharpen Up (GB) | ||
| Lettre d'Amour | |||
| Listen (IRE) b. 2005 |
Sadler's Wells (USA) | Northern Dancer (CAN) | |
| Fairy Bridge | |||
| Brigid (USA) | Irish River (FR) | ||
| Luv Luvin' (Family: 9-b)[11] |
- Her grand dam from the damside won the Fillies' Mile in 2007.
- Her dam's sister Touching Speech won the Rose Stakes in 2015.
- Other close relatives include Henrythenavigator, who won four group-one races including the 2008 2000 Guineas Stakes; Magician, winner of the 2013 Irish 2,000 Guineas and Breeders' Cup Turf; and Fashionista, winner of the 2020 JBC Ladies' Classic.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Ascoli Piceno(JPN) | JBIS-Search". www.jbis.jp. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ a b c d "Ascoli Piceno | Horse Profile, Pedigree, Form, Race Record". netkeiba. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ a b "競走馬情報 JRA". www.jra.go.jp. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ a b "「2023年度JRA賞」決定！年度代表馬はイクイノックス！ JRA". jra.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ 舟元祐二. "１番人気アスコリピチェーノが差し切り初陣Ｖ ルメール騎手「いい瞬発力だった」／新馬戦 - 競馬 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ "【新潟2歳S結果】アスコリピチェーノが人気に応えて無傷2連勝で重賞制覇！ | 競馬ニュース". netkeiba (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ "【阪神ＪＦ】アスコリピチェーノ桜も見えた！ 無敗女王が誕生した２つの理由". 東スポ競馬 (in Japanese). 2023-12-10. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ "Race Records | Ascoli Piceno(JPN) | JBIS-Search". www.jbis.jp. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ "Ascoli Piceno Race Record and Form | Horse Profile". netkeiba. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ "Five-generation Pedigree Table | Pedigree | Ascoli Piceno(JPN) | JBIS-Search". www.jbis.jp. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ "Thoroughbred Bloodlines - Sweepstakes Mare - Family 9-b". www.bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2024-04-13.