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	=== Two-year-old season (1996) ===		=== Two-year-old season (1996) ===

			Seeking the Pearl began her career on July 20th, 1996 at Kokura over 1200 meters on turf. She was the favorite, and came in first, 7 lengths away from the second place finisher Tenzan Osuzu. In her next start, she was moved up in class to the G3 Niigata Sansai Stakes, but jockey Yutaka Take nearly fell off of her coming out of the gate, causing her to fall back to the very back of the pack. In the end, she made a late surge but failed to take the lead, coming in third behind Shinko Splendor and Personality One. Two and a half months later, she was entered in the Daily Hai Sansai Stakes and displayed a dominating victory, finishing five lengths in front of the colt Mejiro Bright. In her last start of the season, Seeking the Pearl raced in the G1 Hanshin Sansai Himba Stakes against a small field of ten. She raced near the front up until the fourth corner, upon which she panicked and slowed down, finishing fourth, four and a half lengths away from Mejiro Dober.
	=== Three-year-old season (1997) ===		=== Three-year-old season (1997) ===

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	== Honors ==		== Honors ==

	French Champion Older Sprint Mare (1998)		* French Champion Older Sprint Mare (1998)
	Seeking the Pearl Stakes at Colonial Downs		* Seeking the Pearl Stakes at Colonial Downs

	== Relationships ==		== Relationships ==

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	'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a Japanese racehorse notable for being the first Japanese-trained horse to win a major race in Europe.		'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a Japanese racehorse notable for being the first Japanese-trained horse to win a major race in Europe.
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	== Name Origin ==		== Name Origin ==

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|name_jp=シーキングザパール
|caption=Seeking the Pearl at the Kyoto Racecourse in 1998
|name_ro= Shiikingu za Paaru
|dob=1994-04-16
|dod=2005-06-10
|sire=Seeking the Gold
|dam=Page Proof
|sex=Mare
|color=Bay
|trainer=Shozo Sasaki<br>Hideyuki Mori<br>Alan E. Goldberg
|record= 19: 8-2-3
|earnings=474,140,000 JPY
|image_main=Seeking the Pearl IRL.jpg
|image_silk=Pearlsilks.png
|races=NHK Mile Cup (1997)<br>P. Maurice de Gheest (France) (1998)
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a Japanese racehorse notable for being the first Japanese-trained horse to win a major race in Europe.
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== Name Origin ==

Seeking the Pearl's name is derived from her sire, Seeking the Gold. Her owner's (Masako Uenaka) birthstone was a pearl, so she chose the name

== Racing career ==

=== Two-year-old season (1996) ===

=== Three-year-old season (1997) ===

=== Four-year-old season (1998) ===

=== Five-year-old season (1999) ===

===Retirement===
Seeking the Pearl retired in late 1999 after a short series of unsuccessful bids in American stakes races. She became a broodmare at Claiborne, and later Lanes' End Farm, producing three foals - two fillies and a colt, the latter of whom was Seeking the Dia, a prominent dirt racer in Japan.

Seeking the Pearl died suddenly on June 10th, 2005 at Lanes' End Farm after being struck by lightning. At the time of her death, she was carrying a foal by Giant's Causeway.

== Honors ==

French Champion Older Sprint Mare (1998)
Seeking the Pearl Stakes at Colonial Downs

== Relationships ==

=== Relatives ===

== Race Records ==

{{Race History}}

==Pedigree==
{{Pedigree
|name= Seeking the Pearl (USA)
|sire=Seeking the Gold (USA)
|grand sire=Mr. Prospector (USA)
|3rd gen sire 1=Raise a Native (USA)
|4th gen sire 1=Native Dancer (USA)
|4th gen dam 1=Raise You (USA)
|3rd gen dam 1=Gold Digger (USA)
|4th gen sire 2=Nashua (USA)
|4th gen dam 2=Sequence (USA)
|sire dam=Con Game (USA)
|3rd gen sire 2=Buckpasser (USA)
|4th gen sire 3=Tom Fool (USA)
|4th gen dam 3=Busanda (USA)
|3rd gen dam 2=Broadway (USA)
|4th gen sire 4=Hasty Road (USA)
|4th gen dam 4=Filtabout (USA)
|dam=Page Proof (USA)
|dam sire=Seattle Slew (USA)
|3rd gen sire 3=Bold Reasoning (USA)
|4th gen sire 5=Boldnesian (USA)
|4th gen dam 5=Reason to Earn
|3rd gen dam 3=My Charmer (USA)
|4th gen sire 6=Poker (USA)
|4th gen dam 6=Fair Charmer (USA)
|grand dam=Barb's Bold (USA)
|3rd gen sire 4=Bold Forbes (USA)
|4th gen sire 7=Irish Castle (USA)
|4th gen dam 7=Comely Nell (USA)
|3rd gen dam 4=Goofed (USA)
|4th gen sire 8=Court Martial (GB)
|4th gen dam8=Barra (FR)
|family=F17-b}}

== Notes ==
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== References ==

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