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{{Infobox Real Life|irl_name=Vodka|name_jp=ウオッカ|caption=Vodka winning the 2007 Japan Derby|name_ro=Uokka|dob=2004-04-04|dod=2019-04-01|sire=[[Tanino Gimlet]]|dam=Tanino Sister|sex=Mare|color=Bay|trainer=[[wikipedia:Katsuhiko Sumii|Katsuhiko Sumii]]|record=26: 10-5-3|earnings= | {{Infobox Real Life|irl_name=Vodka|name_jp=ウオッカ|caption=Vodka winning the 2007 Japan Derby|name_ro=Uokka|dob=2004-04-04|dod=2019-04-01|sire=[[Tanino Gimlet]]|dam=Tanino Sister|sex=Mare|color=Bay|trainer=[[wikipedia:Katsuhiko Sumii|Katsuhiko Sumii]]|record=26: 10-5-3|earnings=1,333,565,800 JPY|image_main=Vodka (horse).jpg|races=Hanshin Juvenile Fillies (2006) <br /> Japan Derby (2007) <br /> Yasuda Kinen (2008, 2009) <br /> Fall Tennoshou (2008) <br /> Victoria Mile (2009) <br /> Japan Cup (2009)}}<blockquote> | ||
=== To Far Away === | === To Far Away === | ||
You always looked at far away. | You always looked at far away. | ||
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At the place you reach? | At the place you reach? | ||
― JRA Portraits of the Bucephalus<ref>[https://www.jra.go.jp/gallery/column/syouzou/pdf/2019-08.pdf JRA official]</ref></blockquote>'''Vodka''' | ― JRA Portraits of the Bucephalus<ref>[https://www.jra.go.jp/gallery/column/syouzou/pdf/2019-08.pdf JRA official]</ref></blockquote>'''Vodka''' (ウオッカ, 4 April 2004 – 1 April 2019) was a Japanese racehorse that was active from 2006-2010. She is a decorated racemare and considered one of the greatest Japanese racehorses of all time, having won 7 Group 1 races including the 2007 Japan Derby, becoming the first filly to win the race in 64 years. She earned the honors of JRA Horse Of the Year in 2008 and 2009, and was inducted into the JRA Hall of Fame in 2011. | ||
== 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. | ||
== | == Racing career == | ||
=== In 2006 (2 years old) === | === In 2006 (2 years old) === | ||
After winning her debut and coming 2nd in the Kigiku Sho, Vodka won the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies (G1), beating [[Aston Machan]] by a neck. At the end of the year, she was awarded the 2006 JRA Award for Best 2-year-old Filly. | |||
=== In 2007 (3 years old) === | === In 2007 (3 years old) === | ||
Vodka began her 3 year old campaign winning the Elfin Stakes, followed by another win in the G3 Tulip Sho, where she would have her first race against her long time rival, [[Daiwa Scarlet]]. Her next start would be in the 2007 Oka Sho, where she would lose to Daiwa Scarlet by 1 1/2 lengths. | |||
The owner [[wikipedia: 谷水雄三|Yuzo Tanimizu]], decided to enter Vodka into the Japan Derby as her next race, wanting her to achieve the same victory as her sire, Tanino Gimlet. Furthermore, trainer Katsuhiko Sumii believed that Vodka had the strength to race against older horses. She would become the first filly to race in the Derby since Biwa Heidi in 1996. She went off as the 3rd popular horse, behind favorite Fusaichi Ho O and Satsuki Sho winner, Victory. | |||
In a shocking and historic result, Vodka would end up winning the Japan Derby by 3 lengths, becoming the first filly to achieve victory in the race since Kuriji in 1943. | |||
Vodka would go on to have 4 consecutive losses for the rest of 2007, having been defeated in the Takarazuka Kinen, Shuka Sho, Japan Cup and Arima Kinen. She would also scratch from the Queen Elizabeth II Cup due to lameness. Though Vodka won the Japan Derby, she lost to Daiwa Scarlet for JRA Champion 3-year-old Filly, having lost to the filly in 3 of the 4 races they ran in that year. However, Vodka was awarded the JRA Special Award for her Japan Derby victory. | |||
== Relationships == | == Relationships == | ||
Revision as of 03:23, 25 March 2024
| Vodka | |
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| ウオッカ | |
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| Vodka winning the 2007 Japan Derby | |
| Romaji | Uokka |
| Foaled | April 04, 2004 |
| Died | April 01, 2019 |
| Sire | Tanino Gimlet |
| Dam | Tanino Sister |
| Sex | Mare |
| Color | Bay |
| Trainer | Katsuhiko Sumii |
| Race Record | 26: 10-5-3 |
| Earnings | 1,333,565,800 JPY |
| Major wins | |
| Hanshin Juvenile Fillies (2006) Japan Derby (2007) Yasuda Kinen (2008, 2009) Fall Tennoshou (2008) Victoria Mile (2009) Japan Cup (2009) |
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To Far Away
You always looked at far away.
You aimed for somewhere nobody cannot reach.
As if you had believed something you can get only there.
Was there satisfaction or peace
At the place you reach?
― JRA Portraits of the Bucephalus[1]
Vodka (ウオッカ, 4 April 2004 – 1 April 2019) was a Japanese racehorse that was active from 2006-2010. She is a decorated racemare and considered one of the greatest Japanese racehorses of all time, having won 7 Group 1 races including the 2007 Japan Derby, becoming the first filly to win the race in 64 years. She earned the honors of JRA Horse Of the Year in 2008 and 2009, and was inducted into the JRA Hall of Fame in 2011.
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.
Racing career
In 2006 (2 years old)
After winning her debut and coming 2nd in the Kigiku Sho, Vodka won the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies (G1), beating Aston Machan by a neck. At the end of the year, she was awarded the 2006 JRA Award for Best 2-year-old Filly.
In 2007 (3 years old)
Vodka began her 3 year old campaign winning the Elfin Stakes, followed by another win in the G3 Tulip Sho, where she would have her first race against her long time rival, Daiwa Scarlet. Her next start would be in the 2007 Oka Sho, where she would lose to Daiwa Scarlet by 1 1/2 lengths.
The owner Yuzo Tanimizu, decided to enter Vodka into the Japan Derby as her next race, wanting her to achieve the same victory as her sire, Tanino Gimlet. Furthermore, trainer Katsuhiko Sumii believed that Vodka had the strength to race against older horses. She would become the first filly to race in the Derby since Biwa Heidi in 1996. She went off as the 3rd popular horse, behind favorite Fusaichi Ho O and Satsuki Sho winner, Victory.
In a shocking and historic result, Vodka would end up winning the Japan Derby by 3 lengths, becoming the first filly to achieve victory in the race since Kuriji in 1943.
Vodka would go on to have 4 consecutive losses for the rest of 2007, having been defeated in the Takarazuka Kinen, Shuka Sho, Japan Cup and Arima Kinen. She would also scratch from the Queen Elizabeth II Cup due to lameness. Though Vodka won the Japan Derby, she lost to Daiwa Scarlet for JRA Champion 3-year-old Filly, having lost to the filly in 3 of the 4 races they ran in that year. However, Vodka was awarded the JRA Special Award for her Japan Derby victory.
Relationships
Relatives
- Tanino Gimlet - Father
Fought with
Trivia
Notes