Dam Wind in Her Hair Foaled 2002 Species Equus caballus Owner Makoto Kaneko Sex Stallion | Damsire Alzao Country Japan Parents Sunday Silence Trainer Yasuo Ikee Earnings 1.455 billion JPY | |
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Deep Impact (Japanese : ディープインパクト, March 25, 2002 - ) is a champion Japanese racehorse that won seven Japanese Domestic Grade 1 races, including all races of Japanese Triple Crown (Satsuki Sho, Tokyo Yushun and Kikuka Sho).
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Background
Deep Impact's sire Sunday Silence took over from perennial Japanese leading sire Northern Taste(10 time leading sire in Japan) and was leading sire in Japan 12 times. His dam, Wind In Her Hair, herself a Group One winner, finished second in the Epsom Oaks to super-filly Balanchine and was out of Burghclere, a daughter of dual-Classic winner Highclere, who was owned and bred by Queen Elizabeth II. Burghclere in turn was a three-quarters sister to top filly Height Of Fashion, sold by the Queen to Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and subsequently the dam of Epsom Derby winner Nashwan, leading sire Unfuwain and multiple Group One winner Nayef.
Racing career
Deep Impact won over Admire Japan by two lengths in Kikuka Sho on 23 October 2005, thereby becoming the first horse since Narita Brian 11 years earlier to complete the Japanese Triple crown. He also became the first unbeaten Japanese Triple crown winner since Symboli Rudolf 21 years earlier, but in his next race, Arima Kinen, Deep Impact was defeated by Heart's Cry to suffer his first loss in his racing career.
In 2006 Deep Impact returned to the turf with an easy victory in the Hanshin Daishōten (Jpn-GII). Then he won the Tenno Sho (spring), beating the world record for a 3200 meter race in the time of (3'13"4), following this with a victory in the Takarazuka Kinen (G1 - 2200m). In October, he raced in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (Fr - Group 1 - 2400m), but finished third. He was heavy favourite for the race, and 1,587,263 € (about $1,238,000) was bet on him in France (especially by many of the Japanese fans that traveled to the racecourse). Two weeks later, news from France Galop revealed Deep Impact was positive tested to Ipratropium. Connections announced the colt would retire to stud after that season in a syndication deal worth 5.1 billion yen. Deep Impact retired after he won Japan Cup and Arima Kinen.
Stud record
Deep Impact currently stands at the Shadai Stallion Station in Abira, Hokkaido, where he has become one of the country's leading sires.
Notable progeny
c = colt, f = filly