Hokuto Vega
Hokuto Vega | |
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![]() Hokuto Vega in December 1995 | |
Breed | Thoroughbred |
Sire | Nagurski |
Grandsire | Nijinsky |
Dam | Takeno Falcon |
Damsire | Philip of Spain |
Sex | Mare |
Foaled | March 26, 1990 |
Died | April 3, 1997 (aged 7) |
Country | Japan |
Breeder | Sakai Farm |
Owner | Kanamorimori Corporation |
Trainer | Takao Nakano |
Jockey | Kazuhiro Kato |
Record | 42:16-5-4 |
Earnings | $8,300,301[1] |
Major wins | |
Flower Cup (1993) Queen Elizabeth II Cup (1993) Sapporo Kinen (1994) Kawasaki Kinen (1996, 1997) February Stakes (1996) Teio Sho (1996) Mile Championship Nambu Hai (1996) |
Hokuto Vega (in Japanese: ホクトベガ, March 26, 1990 – April 3, 1997) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 1993 Queen Elizabeth II Cup.
Career
Hokuto Vega's first race was on January 5, 1993, at Nakayama, where he came in first. She picked up her next win at the 1993
She went winless in 1994 except for picking up wins at the June 12th, Sapporo Nikkei Open and a win at the Grade-3 Sapporo Kinen.[2] She did not see victory again until June 13th, 1995, when she captured the 1995 Empress Hai. This was her only win of the year.[2]
She has one of the most successful racing seasons ever in 1996. She won 8 of the 10 races she competed in during the 1996 season. Her wins in 1996 included victories at the Kawasaki Kinen, the February Stakes, the Diolite Kinen, the Gunma Kinen, the Grade-1 Teio Sho, the Grade-1 Mile Championship Nambu Hai and the Urawa Kinen.[2]
Hokuto Vega's career fatally ended during the 1997 season. She won the 1997 Kawasaki Kinen on February 5, 1997, [2][3] but during the 1997 Dubai World Cup, she fell and collided with Bijou d'Inde. She was euthanized shortly after as a result.[4] Due to quarantine regulations, her body was never repatriated to Japan. As she died before she could become a broodmare, she produced no foals.
Pedigree
Sire Nagurski (CAN) 1981 |
Nijinsky (CAN) 1967 |
Northern Dancer | Nearctic
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Natalma | |||
Flaming Page | Bull Page | ||
Flaring Top | |||
Deceit (USA) 1968 |
Prince John | Princequillo | |
Not Afraid | |||
Double Agent | Double Jay | ||
Conniver | |||
Dam Takeno Falcon (JPN) 1982 |
Philip of Spain (GB) 1969 |
Tudor Melody | Tudor Minstrel |
Matelda | |||
Lerida | Matador | ||
Zepherin | |||
Cool Fair (JPN) 1978 |
Yellow God | Red God | |
Sally Deans | |||
Sharkskin | Silver Shark | ||
Atrevida |
References
- ^ "Hokuto Vega". Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Hokuto Vega". Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ^ "Hokuto Vega". Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ^ "1997 Dubai World Cup flashback". Retrieved 5 January 2020.