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Espoir City
エスポワールシチー
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Espoir City at the 2012 Japan Cup Dirt
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Romaji	Espowaaru Shichii
Foaled	April 22, 2005
Sire	Gold Allure
Dam	Eminent City
Sex	Stallion
Color	Chestnut
Trainer	Akio Adachi
Race Record	40: 17-10-3
Earnings	533,340,000 JPY
Major wins
March Stakes (2009) Kashiwa Kinen (2009, 2010, 2012) Mile Championship Nambu Hai (2009, 2012, 2013) Japan Cup Dirt (2009) February Stakes (2010) Nagoya Daishoten (2011) Miyako Stakes (2011) JBC Sprint (2013)

Hope and Resolve

Hope and Resolve

Let us honor the seasoned veterans and the rising stars of our generation.
To the promising talent that crossed the ocean: I wish you the best of luck.
For I too have hopes and dreams. I will not yield victory. I want you to see that resolve.
JRA Portraits of the Bucephalus

Espoir City is a Japanese racehorse that was active from 2008 to 2013. After making a switch to dirt late in his 3 year old season, Espoir City would become one of the best Japanese dirt horses of the era, winning two JRA and seven NAR Grade 1 dirt races.

Name Origin

Owned by Yushun Horse Club, who commonly use the crown name "City". Espoir means "hope" in French.

Fans would give him the nickname "Espo".

Racing career

Honors

• JRA Award for Best Dirt Horse (2009, 2010)

Relationships

Race Records

Race data sourced from netkeiba.

Date	Racecourse	Race	Grade	Distance	Gate	Odds	Fav.	Fin.	Time	Margin	Jockey	Winner (Runner-Up)	Other Umamusume
2008/03/09	Hanshin	Three-Year-Old Newcomer	Maiden	T 1600m	16	2.3	1	3	1:37.9	0.3	T.Sato	Agnes Minuet
2008/03/29	Hanshin	Three-Year-Old Maiden	Maiden	T 1400m	5	4.1	1	2	1:23.0	0.0	T.Sato	Blast Off
2008/04/20	Fukushima	Three-Year-Old Maiden	Maiden	T 1800m	16	1.8	1	5	1:54.7	0.6	E.Nakadate	Southern General
2008/05/03	Kyoto	Three-Year-Old Maiden	Maiden	T 1600m	10	3.1	2	6	1:35.6	0.6	T.Sato	Tagano Erushiko
2008/06/21	Hanshin	Three-Year-Old Maiden	Maiden	T 1400m	10	9.7	4	2	1:22.7	0.4	T.Sato	Tamamo Nice Play
2008/07/20	Kokura	Three-Year-Old Maiden	Maiden	T 1200m	4	1.5	1	1	1:08.5	0.0	T.Sato	(Danon Perth)
2008/08/10	Kokura	Akiyoshidai Tokubetsu	Pre-OP	T 1200m	8	7.2	3	7	1:09.2	0.5	T.Sato	Fixias
2008/08/30	Kokura	Three-Year-Old and Up Pre-OP	Pre-OP	D 1700m	1	8.5	4	1	1:42.4	-1.1	K.Tsunoda	(Professional)
2008/09/27	Hanshin	Nishiwaki Tokubetsu	Pre-OP	D 1800m	6	2.4	2	1	1:51.6	-0.3	T.Sato	(Clean)
2008/11/02	Tokyo	Kinshu Stakes	Pre-OP	D 1600m	1	2.6	1	1	1:35.3	-0.8	M.Matsuoka	(Epsom Auron)
2008/11/24	Kyoto	Topaz Stakes	OP	D 1800m	11	1.7	1	1	1:50.8	-0.3	T.Sato	(Dark Message)
2009/01/25	Kyoto	Heian Stakes	G3	D 1800m	3	1.9	1	2	1:50.4	0.0	T.Sato	Wonder Speed
2009/02/22	Tokyo	February Stakes	G1	D 1600m	12	9.4	5	4	1:34.8	0.2	T.Sato	Success Brocken
2009/03/29	Nakayama	March Stakes	G3	D 1800m	11	2.6	1	1	1:51.9	-0.2	M.Matsuoka	(Daisho Jet)
2009/05/05	Funabashi	Kashiwa Kinen	Jpn1	D 1600m	6	3.2	2	1	1:35.9	-0.1	T.Sato	(Kane Hekili)	Furioso
2009/10/12	Morioka	Mile Championship	Jpn1	D 1600m	3	1.9	2	1	1:35.4	-0.7	T.Sato	(Success Brocken)
2009/12/06	Hanshin	Japan Cup Dirt	G1	D 1800m	1	3.1	1	1	1:49.9	-0.6	T.Sato	(Silk Mobius)	Wonder Acute
2010/02/21	Tokyo	February Stakes	G1	D 1600m	4	1.7	1	1	1:34.9	-0.4	T.Sato	(Testa Matta)
2010/05/05	Funabashi	Kashiwa Kinen	Jpn1	D 1600m	12	1.1	1	1	1:36.8	-0.2	T.Sato	(Furioso)	Furioso
2010/10/11	Morioka	Mile Championship	Jpn1	D 1600m	3	1.0	1	2	1:35.3	0.5	T.Sato	Oro Meister
2010/11/07	Churchill Downs	Breeders' Cup Classic	G1	D 2000m	11	30.5	8	10	2:02.28		T.Sato	Blame
2011/03/21	Nagoya	Nagoya Daishoten	Jpn3	D 1900m	4	1.1	1	1	1:58.4	-0.4	T.Sato	(Wonder Acute)	Wonder Acute
2011/05/05	Funabashi	Kashiwa Kinen	Jpn1	D 1600m	10	1.4	1	3	1:38.6	0.4	T.Sato	Furioso	Furioso
2011/06/29	Ooi	Teio Sho	Jpn1	D 2000m	11	3.2	2	2	2:02.9	1.8	T.Sato	Smart Falcon	Smart Falcon
2011/10/10	Tokyo	Mile Championship Nambu Hai	Jpn1	D 1600m	7	6.3	2	4	1:35.1	0.3	M.Matsuoka	Transcend	Transcend
2011/11/06	Kyoto	Miyako Stakes	G3	D 1800m	6	1.6	1	1	1:48.4	-0.6	T.Sato	(Tosho Freak)	Wonder Acute
2011/12/04	Hanshin	Japan Cup Dirt	G1	D 1800m	6	2.8	2	3	1:50.9	0.3	T.Sato	Transcend	Transcend, Wonder Acute
2012/01/22	Kyoto	Heian Stakes	G3	D 1800m	15	1.3	1	2	1:48.3	0.2	T.Sato	Hiraboku King
2012/02/19	Tokyo	February Stakes	G1	D 1600m	9	7.8	3	5	1:36.0	0.6	Y.Take	Testa Matta	Wonder Acute, Transcend
2012/05/02	Funabashi	Kashiwa Kinen	Jpn1	D 1600m	7	3.6	3	1	1:36.5	-0.5	T.Sato	(Furioso)	Furioso
2012/06/27	Ooi	Teio Sho	Jpn1	D 2000m	13	2.6	1	2	2:03.7	0.7	T.Sato	Gold Blitz
2012/08/25	Sapporo	Elm Stakes	G3	D 1700m	11	3.8	2	2	1:42.2	0.0	T.Sato	Roman Legend
2012/10/08	Morioka	Mile Championship	Jpn1	D 1600m	10	1.1	1	1	1:35.9	-0.6	T.Sato	(Daisho Jet)
2012/12/02	Hanshin	Japan Cup Dirt	G1	D 1800m	4	6.0	2	10	1:50.4	1.6	Y.Take	Nihonpiro Ours	Wonder Acute, Hokko Tarumae, Transcend
2012/12/29	Ooi	Tokyo Daishoten	G1	D 2000m	7	10.5	4	5	2:07.6	1.7	M.Matsuoka	Roman Legend	Wonder Acute, Furioso, Transcend
2013/02/17	Tokyo	February Stakes	G1	D 1600m	6	26.3	9	2	1:35.2	0.1	M.Matsuoka	Grape Brandy	Wonder Acute
2013/05/06	Funabashi	Kashiwa Kinen	Jpn1	D 1600m	1	4.1	3	2	1:38.1	0.3	S.Hamanaka	Hokko Tarumae	Hokko Tarumae
2013/10/14	Morioka	Mile Championship	Jpn1	D 1600m	8	4.5	2	1	1:35.1	-0.2	H.Goto	(Hokko Tarumae)	Hokko Tarumae
2013/11/04	Kanazawa	JBC Sprint	Jpn1	D 1400m	12	1.7	1	1	1:27.1	-0.3	H.Goto	(Dream Valentino)
2013/12/01	Hanshin	Japan Cup Dirt	G1	D 1800m	4	10.1	4	7	1:51.4	1.0	H.Goto	Belshazzar	Wonder Acute, Hokko Tarumae

Pedigree

Horse pedigree of Espoir City (JPN)

Sire Gold Allure (JPN)	Sunday Silence (USA)	Halo (USA)	Hail to Reason (USA)
			Cosmah (USA)
		Wishing Well (USA)	Understanding (USA)
			Mountain Flower (USA)
	Nikiya (USA)	Nureyev (USA)	Northern Dancer (CAN)
			Special (USA)
		Reluctant Guest (USA)	Hostage (USA)
			Vaguely Royal (USA)
Dam Eminent City (JPN)	Brian's Time (USA)	Roberto (USA)	Hail to Reason (USA)
			Bramalea (USA)
		Kelley's Day (USA)	Graustark (USA)
			Golden Trail (USA)
	Hepburn City (JPN)	Bravest Roman (USA)	Never Bend (USA)
			Roman Song (USA)
		Compal City (JPN)	Traffic (USA)
			Rinnes (JPN), (Family: 4-m)