Continuous（5 March 2020 – ）is a thoroughbred racehorse bred in Japan and trained in Ireland. He is the winner of the 2023 St Leger Stakes and Great Voltigeur Stakes, as well as the 2022 Prix Thomas Bryon.
| Continuous | |
|---|---|
| Breed | Thoroughbred |
| Sire | Heart's Cry |
| Grandsire | Sunday Silence |
| Dam | Fluff |
| Damsire | Galileo |
| Sex | Colt |
| Foaled | 5 March 2020 |
| Country | Ireland |
| Color | Bay |
| Breeder | Paca Paca Farm |
| Owner | D Smith, Mrs J Magnier, M Tabor, Westerberg |
| Trainer | Aidan O'Brien |
Racing career
editBackground
editContinuous' dam, Fluff, was sent to Japan by people of the Coolmore Stud to have her covered by Deep Impact. They were, however, unsuccessful, and instead was covered by another horse with similar pedigree, Heart's Cry.[1] The horse was born in a Japanese farm called Paca Paca Farm in Niikappu, Hokkaido .[2]
2022: Two-year old season
editContinuous debuted at a maiden race on August 20 held at Curragh Racecourse ridden by Ryan Moore, where he ran and won the race.[1]
Later on, the horse ran in the Group 3 Prix Thomas Bryon and won, marking his first group race win.[3]
2023: Three-year old season
editContinuous started the season off with the G2 Dante Stakes on 18 May and finished at third place in a dead heat.[4]
On 4 June, Continuous entered the Prix du Jockey Club as the 4th most favoured to win.[5] He ran third place for most of the race but lost momentum in the straight and finished eighth behind Ace Impact.[6]
At the King Edward VII Stakes on 23 June, the horse contested the lead as the field entered the final straight, but was quickly overtaken by King of Steel and finished 2nd behind King of Steel by 3 and a half lengths.[7]
On 23 August at the Great Voltigeur Stakes, the horse ran at the back of the field before pushing up halfway through the straight and ultimately taking the lead. The horse won this race, which became his second group race victory, by 3 and a 3/4 lengths.[8]
On 16 September, Continuous ran in the Group 1 St Leger Stakes as the second most favourite.[9] As the race began, Moore opted to settle in and place the horse in the rear of the field; keeping a close eye on Arrest who was ahead of them as they came past the halfway point, running third from last. Continuous was almost blocked by Denmark and Gregory who was running ahead, but as Denmark lost momentum Continuous started to push ahead. Quickly overtaking Gregory, Continuous took the lead and ran ahead, finishing the race in first place with a 2 and 3-quarter length margin over runner-up Arrest.[10]
Continuous was then entered in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.[11] The horse ran at a similar pace as Through Seven Seas but finished 5th behind Ace Impact.[12]
Later on, the horse was planned to enter the Champion Stakes as a replacement to Luxembourg who had suffered a leg infection,[13] but was ultimately withdrawn due to a temperature.[14]
Continuous was also invited to compete in the Japan Cup, but was ruled out after the horse showed stiffness.[15][16]
Pedigree
edit| Sire Heart's Cry (JPN) b. 2001 |
Sunday Silence (USA) br. 1986 |
Halo (USA) | Hail to Reason (USA) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmah (USA) | |||
| Wishing Well (USA) | Understanding (USA) | ||
| Mountain Flower (USA) | |||
| Irish Dance (JPN) b. 1990 |
Tony Bin (IRE) | Kampala (GB) | |
| Seven Bridge (GB) | |||
| Buper Dance (USA) | Lyphard (USA) | ||
| My Bupers | |||
| Dam Fluff (IRE) b. 2012 |
Galileo (IRE) b. 2002 |
Sadler's Wells (USA) | Northern Dancer (CAN) |
| Fairy Bridge (USA) | |||
| Urban Sea (USA) | Miswaki (USA) | ||
| Allegretta (USA) | |||
| Sumora (IRE) b. 2002 |
Danehill (USA) | Danzig (USA) | |
| Razyana (USA) | |||
| Rain Flower (IRE) | Indian Ridge (IRE) | ||
| Rose of Jericho (USA) |
References
edit- ^ a b "愛のＡ・オブライエン厩舎から良血ハーツクライ産駒が鮮烈デビュー 次走はクラシック登竜門へ - 海外 | 競馬 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Continuous | 競走馬データ". netkeiba.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "ハーツクライ産駒コンティニュアス、仏2歳G3トーマスブライアン賞を制す | JRA-VAN World - 海外競馬情報サイト". JRA-VAN Ver.World - 海外競馬 (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "英ダービー前哨戦のダンテSはザフォクシーズが競り勝ち、ハーツクライ産駒コンティニュアスは3着同着 | JRA-VAN World - 海外競馬情報サイト". JRA-VAN Ver.World - 海外競馬 (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "仏ダービー（G1） 2023/6/4(日) | 日程・結果 | JRA-VAN World - 海外競馬情報サイト". JRA-VAN Ver.World - 海外競馬 (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "仏ダービーはエースインパクトが豪快な追い込み勝ち、ハーツクライ産駒コンティニュアスは8着 | JRA-VAN World - 海外競馬情報サイト". JRA-VAN Ver.World - 海外競馬 (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "ハーツクライ産駒コンティニュアス、G2キングエドワード7世Sで英ダービー2着馬に完敗 | JRA-VAN World - 海外競馬情報サイト". JRA-VAN Ver.World - 海外競馬 (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "ハーツクライ産駒コンティニュアス、英G2快勝で英セントレジャー1番人気に | JRA-VAN World - 海外競馬情報サイト". JRA-VAN Ver.World - 海外競馬 (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "英セントレジャー（G1） 2023/9/16(土) | 日程・結果 | JRA-VAN World - 海外競馬情報サイト". JRA-VAN Ver.World - 海外競馬 (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "ハーツクライ産駒コンティニュアス、G1英セントレジャー完勝で凱旋門賞に電撃参戦も | JRA-VAN World - 海外競馬情報サイト". JRA-VAN Ver.World - 海外競馬 (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "出馬表 | 2023凱旋門賞 | JRA-VAN World - 海外競馬情報サイト". JRA-VAN Ver.World (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "【凱旋門賞】エースインパクトが無傷6連勝で頂点に！ スルーセブンシーズは小差の4着に善戦 | JRA-VAN World - 海外競馬情報サイト". JRA-VAN Ver.World - 海外競馬 (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "ルクセンブルクが英チャンピオンSを回避、コンティニュアスが代わりに出走か | JRA-VAN World - 海外競馬情報サイト". JRA-VAN Ver.World - 海外競馬 (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ 高木一成. "英セントレジャー制覇のコンティニュアスがJC参戦、日本生まれのハーツクライ産駒 - 競馬 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Continuous misses out on the chance to be big in Japan". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 16 November 2023.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Continuous ruled out of Japan Cup". irishracing.com. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "Five-generation Pedigree Table". jbis.jp. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "PEDIGREE (5-GEN)". netkeiba.com. Retrieved 10 January 2024.