Urban Chic (horse)
| Urban Chic アーバンシック[1] | |
|---|---|
 Urban Chic after winning the 2024 Kikka Sho | |
| Breed | Thoroughbred[1] |
| Sire | Suave Richard[1] |
| Grandsire | Heart's Cry[1] |
| Dam | Edgy Stle[1] |
| Damsire | Harbinger[1] |
| Sex | Colt[1] |
| Foaled | March 16, 2021[1] |
| Color | Chestnut[1] |
| Breeder | Northern Farm[1] |
| Owner | Silk Racing[1] |
| Trainer | Ryo Takei[1] |
| Record | 7:4-1-2[1] |
| Earnings | 350,448,000 JPY[1] （As of October 20, 2024） |
Urban Chic (アーバンシック, foaled March 16, 2021), is a Japanese racehorse.[1] His major win includes the 2024 Kikka Sho and St. Lite Kinen.
The horse's name, meaning "sophisticated", is a reference to her dam's name.[2]
Racing career
[edit]2023: Two-year-old season
[edit]Urban Chic debuted on a debut race held over a course of 1,800 meters at Sapporo Racecourse with Takeshi Yokoyama as his jockey. He ran most of the race among the pack, before passing over the rest on the final stretch, clinching his first victory.[3] Urban Chic also won his next race, the Hyakunichiso Tokubetsu, by passing the pack from behind.[4]
2024: Three-year-old season
[edit]Urban Chic started the season off with his first graded race, the Keisei Hai held on January 14th at Nakayama Racecourse. While he was able to cover the last three furlongs in 33.9 seconds, he was unable to cover for the loss of meandering in to the inside, leading him to finish second behind future Derby winner Danon Decile.[5] This marked his first defeat. His first Grade I race, the Satsuki Shō, he finished fourth.[6] At the Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby), he was unable to make a pass and finished 11th.[7]
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At the parade ring of the 2024 Japanese Derby
He spent the summer recuperating, and came back to the turf at the St. Lite Kinen in Autumn. After running among the pack in the inside of the field, he slowly started to push up his position, before showing immense speed on the final stretch. He passed the others in the field, and managed to score his first graded race victory after his unimpressive last race.[8][9][10]
On the Kikka Sho held on October 20, after moving up from the middle to the front of the pack, quickly passed the rest of the pack on the final stretch, leading the horse to win his first Grade I title.[11] This was the third St. Lite Kinen winner, after Symboli Rudolf and Kitasan Black, to win the Kikka Sho since Japan adopted graded race. Also, at this race, the groom in charge, Makoto Gunji, won the Best Turned Out Award.[12]
Racing Form
[edit]The form below is based on information available on netkeiba and JBIS.[13][14]
| Date | Racecourse | Race | Grade | Distance (condition) | Runner | BK | PP | Odds (Favored) | Finished | Time | Difference | Jockey | 1st Place（2nd Place） |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023.8.13 | Sapporo | 2YO Debut Race | Turf 1800m（Firm） | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2.3 (1) | 1st | 1:53.1 | 0.0 | Takeshi Yokoyama | (Victoria Doll) | |
| 11.5 | Tokyo | Hyakunichiso Tokubetsu | L | Turf 2000m（Firm） | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4.1 (3) | 1st | 1:59.4 | -0.1 | Takeshi Yokoyama | （Margot Solare） |
| 2024.1.14 | Nakayama | Keisei Hai | GIII | Turf 2000m（Firm） | 14 | 4 | 6 | 3.0 (2) | 2nd | 1:59.8 | 0.1 | Takeshi Yokoyama | Danon Decile |
| 4.14 | Nakayama | Satsuki Shō | GI | Turf 2000m（Firm） | 17 | 5 | 9 | 14.2 (6) | 4th | 1:57.2 | 0.4 | Takeshi Yokoyama | Justin Milano |
| 5.26 | Tokyo | Tōkyō Yūshun | GI | Turf 2400m（Firm） | 15 | 4 | 7 | 2.6（1） | 11th | 1:57.5 | 1.1 | Takeshi Yokoyama | Danon Decile |
| 9.16 | Nakayama | St. Lite Kinen | GII | Turf 2200m（Firm） | 14 | 1 | 1 | 8.3 (4) | 1st | 2:11.6 | -0.3 | Christophe Lemaire | （Cosmo Kuranda） |
| 10.20 | Kyoto | Kikka Sho | GI | Turf 3000m（Firm） | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3.7 (2) | 1st | 3:04.1 | -0.4 | Christophe Lemaire | (Redentor) |
- Statistics as of November 11, 2024
Pedigree
[edit]| Sire Suave Richard ch. 2014 |
Heart's Cry b 2001 |
Sunday Silence | Halo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wishing Well | |||
| Irish Dance | Tony Bin | ||
| Buper Dance | |||
| *Pirramimma dk.b. 2005 |
Unbridled's Song | Unbridled | |
| Trolley Song | |||
| Career Collection | General Meeting | ||
| River of Stars | |||
| Dam Edgy Style ch. 2013 |
*Harbinger b. 2006 |
Dansili | Danehill |
| Hasili | |||
| Penang Pearl | Bering | ||
| Guapa | |||
| Land's Edge ch. 2006 |
Dance in the Dark | Sunday Silence | |
| Dancing Key | |||
| Wind in Her Hair | Alzao | ||
| Burghclere |
- Urban Chic is inbred 3x4 to Sunday Silence, meaning the horse's name appears in both the third and fourth generation of this pedigree.
- Urban Chic's granddam, Land's Edge, is the half sister to Black Tide, who sired Kitasan Black, as well as Deep Impact.
- Urban Chic's great granddam, Wind in Her Hair, won the Aral-Pokal in Germany, while her granddam, Highclere, won the Prix de Diane and the 1000 Guineas Stakes.
- Urban Chic also shares mare line with Regaleira (Hopeful Stakes) and Stellenbosch (Oka Sho).
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Urban Chic(JPN)". JBIS Search. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "競走馬情報 アーバンシック". Japan Racing Association. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "【札幌5R新馬戦結果】アーバンシックが鋭く差し切りデビューV". netkeiba (in Japanese). 2023-08-13. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "【百日草特別結果】アーバンシックが直線一気で無傷の2連勝！". netkeiba (in Japanese). 2023-11-05. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "【京成杯】最速３３秒９の末脚でアーバンシックが２着 内にもたれて修正 横山武史騎手「その分の差が出てしまったかも」". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "【皐月賞】６番人気アーバンシックが最後に伸びて４着 横山武史騎手「一歩ずつ成長している」". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 2024-04-14. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "【日本ダービー】４番人気アーバンシック末脚不発１１着 横山武史騎手「スムーズに外に出せましたが…」". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 2024-05-26. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "【セントライト記念】アーバンシックが鋭く差し切り重賞初制覇 ルメール騎手は９度目騎乗で初勝利". Sports Hochi. 2024-09-16. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "【セントライト記念結果】アーバンシックが突き抜け重賞初制覇！". netkeiba.com (in Japanese). 2024-09-16. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "【セントライト記念】アーバンシックが圧巻の切れ味発揮！反撃の秋へ初の重賞V". Sankei Sports (in Japanese). 2024-09-16. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "【菊花賞 2024結果情報】アーバンシックが重賞連勝で最後の一冠制す | 競馬まとめ". netkeiba (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "【菊花賞】アーバンシックの郡司誠厩務員がベストターンドアウト賞を受賞 審査委員は９９年の菊花賞を勝った調教師". UMATOKU | 馬トク - スポーツ報知' (in Japanese). 2024-10-20. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "RECENT FORM". netkeiba.com. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "Lifetime Starts". JBIS Search. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "PEDIGREE (5-GEN)". netkeiba.com. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "アーバンシック - 競走馬詳細 - UMATOKU". 馬トク (in Japanese). 報知新聞社. Retrieved 2024-11-11.