Wajima (horse)

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Wajima
Monmouth Handicap (1975)
Travers Stakes (1975)
Governor Stakes (1975)
Marlboro Cup (1975)
Awards
American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse (1975)

Wajima (Mar 8, 1972 – August 27, 2001) was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse.

Background

Wajima was bred by

Wajima Hiroshi. They raced him under their nom de course
, East-West Stable.

Wajima was conditioned for racing by trainer Stephen A. DiMauro.[citation needed]

Racing career

1974: two-year-old season

Wajima made four starts at age two in 1974, winning twice. His best result in an important stakes race was a second to

Laurel Futurity.[3]

1975: three-year-old season

As a three-year-old in 1975, Wajima suffered leg problems at the beginning of the year and did not run in the

New York Times article titled Wajima Now Rated A $600,000 Bargain.[5]

In late September 1975, Wajima was syndicated for a world-record price of $7.2 million ($39.2 million

After he finished second in the September 27, 1975, Woodward Stakes and in the October 25 Jockey Club Gold Cup, in early November Wajima's owners announced his retirement from racing. At year's end, he was voted the Eclipse Award as the 1975 American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse.

Stud record

Wajima was sent to stand at

Canadian Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse
.

In 1987, Wajima was moved to Stone Farm in Paris, Kentucky, where he was pensioned in 1992. He died on August 27, 2001, of old age and was buried at Stone Farm.[8]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Wajima
Sire
Bold Ruler (USA)
1954
Nasrullah (GB)
1940
Nearco Pharos
Nogara
Mumtaz Begum
Blenheim
Mumtaz Mahal
Miss Disco (USA)
1944
Discovery Display
Ariadne
Outdone Pompey
Sweep Out
Dam
Iskra (FR)
1961
Le Haar (FR)
1954
Vieux Manoir Brantome
Vieille Maison
Mince Pie Teleferique
Cannelle
Fasciola (FR)
1946
Fastnet Pharos
Tatoule
Foxcraft Foxhunter
Philomene

References

  1. ^ "Get Lost, Cinderella, Wajima's In Front". Sports Illustrated. September 22, 1975.
  2. New York Times
    . July 19, 1982.
  3. ^ "L'Enjoleur Is Winner At Laurel". NYTimes.com. 3 November 1974. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  4. ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VjIMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fF8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4991,719728&dq=east+west+stables September 2, 1975
  5. ^ "Wajima Now Rated A $600,000 Bargain". nytimes.com. 14 September 1975. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  6. ^ "$7.2-Million for 36 Shares Is Record - $7.2-Million Syndication For Wajima - Article - NYTimes.com". 5 October 1975. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Wajima Syndicate". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Wajima dead at 29". Thoroughbred Times. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
Records
Preceded by
Crowned Prince
Most expensive Thoroughbred colt yearling

July 1973 – July 1974
Next:
Kentucky Gold