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== Name Origin == | == Name Origin == | ||
A liquor name, same as her father [[Tanino Gimlet]]. Vodka is "stronger" than gimlet, and her owner didn't put his crown name (Tanino) not to "thin" her strength. | A liquor name, same as her father [[Tanino Gimlet]]. Vodka is "stronger" than gimlet, and her owner didn't put his crown name (Tanino) not to "thin" her strength. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170518062754/http://www.asahi.com/special/kotoba/archive2015/danwa/2013051700007.html Asahi Shimbun Digital]</ref> | ||
== Racing career == | == Racing career == | ||
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After her retirement, Vodka would begin her breeding career at Aga Khan Stud Giltown in Ireland. She was bred to Sea the Stars for 3 consecutive years, and other stallions including Frankel and Invincible Spirit. Her 3rd and 4th kid, Tanino Urban Sea and Tanino Frankel would race in Japan, with Tanino Frankel becoming a sire at Rex Stud in 2022. | After her retirement, Vodka would begin her breeding career at Aga Khan Stud Giltown in Ireland. She was bred to Sea the Stars for 3 consecutive years, and other stallions including Frankel and Invincible Spirit. Her 3rd and 4th kid, Tanino Urban Sea and Tanino Frankel would race in Japan, with Tanino Frankel becoming a sire at Rex Stud in 2022. | ||
On February 23rd, 2019, Vodka was moved to a farm near Newmarket, England to mate with a stallion but had developed a fracture in her right hind leg. She was taken to a hospital for surgery but had developed laminitis in both hind legs. Vodka would be euthanized due to her injuries, and passed away on April 1st, 2019. Vodka was cremated and remains were given to her owner Yuzo Tanimizu. He divided her ashes, and her remains are buried on a private farm in Newmarket, in a grave under a cherry blossom tree. | On February 23rd, 2019, Vodka was moved to a farm near Newmarket, England to mate with a stallion but had developed a fracture in her right hind leg. She was taken to a hospital for surgery but had developed laminitis in both hind legs. Vodka would be euthanized due to her injuries, and passed away on April 1st, 2019. Vodka was cremated and remains were given to her owner Yuzo Tanimizu. He divided her ashes, and her remains are buried on a private farm in Newmarket, in a grave under a cherry blossom tree. <ref>[https://news.yahoo.co.jp/expert/articles/b40163010b73ee6e8efab966b30f9d93a6504542 Yahoo! Japan] </ref> | ||
== Honors == | == Honors == | ||
[[File:Vodka_statue.jpg|200px|thumb|Vodka statue outside of Tokyo Racecourse]] | [[File:Vodka_statue.jpg|200px|thumb|Vodka statue outside of Tokyo Racecourse]] | ||
Including being inducted into the JRA Hall of Fame 2011, owner Yuzo Tanimizu donated a bronze state of Vodka at Tokyo Racecourse, celebrating her 6 G1 victories at the racetrack. The statue was unveiled April 23rd, 2014, in a rose garden near Tokyo Racecourse. | Including being inducted into the JRA Hall of Fame 2011, owner Yuzo Tanimizu donated a bronze state of Vodka at Tokyo Racecourse, celebrating her 6 G1 victories at the racetrack. The statue was unveiled April 23rd, 2014, in a rose garden near Tokyo Racecourse. <ref> [https://news.netkeiba.com/?pid=tarekomi_view&no=3518 NetKeiba]</ref> | ||
On April 6th, 2019, 5 days after Vodka's passing, the main races of the race weekend, The New Zealand Trophy, Hanshin Himba Stakes and Azuma-Kofuji Sho were held with the subtitle "Vodka Memorial Race". Flower offering stands were set up that race weekend at Fukushima, Kyoto, Tokyo, Nakayama and Hanshin Racecourse, with 218 flower tributes being offered. | On April 6th, 2019, 5 days after Vodka's passing, the main races of the race weekend, The New Zealand Trophy, Hanshin Himba Stakes and Azuma-Kofuji Sho were held with the subtitle "Vodka Memorial Race". Flower offering stands were set up that race weekend at Fukushima, Kyoto, Tokyo, Nakayama and Hanshin Racecourse, with 218 flower tributes being offered. | ||
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* [[Tanino Gimlet]] - Father | * [[Tanino Gimlet]] - Father | ||
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* [[Daiwa Scarlet]] | * [[Daiwa Scarlet]] | ||