Danon Decile (Japanese: ダノンデサイル; foaled April 6, 2021) is a Japanese thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2024 Japanese Derby.
| Danon Decile ダノンデサイル[1] | |
|---|---|
 Danon Decile winning the 91st Tokyo Yushun (May 26, 2024) | |
| Breed | Thoroughbred[1] |
| Sire | Epiphaneia[1] |
| Grandsire | Symboli Kris S[1] |
| Dam | Top Decile[1] |
| Damsire | Congrats[1] |
| Sex | Colt[1] |
| Foaled | April 6, 2021[1] |
| Color | Chestnut[1] |
| Breeder | Shadai Farm[1] |
| Owner | Danox Co Ltd[1] |
| Trainer | Shogo Yasuda[1] |
| Record | 6:3-0-3[1] |
| Earnings | 382,000,000 JPY [1] |
| Major wins | |
| Tokyo Yushun (2024) Keisei Hai (2024) | |
| Last updated on October 20, 2024 | |
Background
editDanon Decile was foaled at Shadai Farm in Chitose, Hokkaido on April 6, 2021. He was bought by Danox, the asset management company of Mitsuhiro Noda, at the 2022 JRHA Select Sale Yearling Session for 135 million yen.[2]
Danon Decile was later put in the stable of Shogo Yasuda at Ritto Training Center.
Racing career
edit2023: Two year old season
editDanon Decile debuted at a newcomer race for 2-year olds held at Tokyo Racecourse over a course of 1600m on October 9, where he came in fourth behind Fabulous Star. The horse won his first race at a maiden race on October 28 held at Kyoto Racecourse over a course of 1800m. Danon Decile finished the season off in November 25's Kyoto Nisai Stakes, his first graded race, where he placed in the rear of the pack throughout the race before catching up to take the lead, only to finish fourth behind Shin Emperor.[3]
2024: Three year old season
editDanon Decile started the season off with the Keisei Hai, held on January 14 at Nakayama Racecourse, where he ran 5th for most of the way before taking the lead on the final stretch. Urban Chic attempted to catch up to the horse, but managed to stave him off with a 3/4 length lead; securing his first graded victory and the title of the oldest JRA jockey to win a graded race for Norihiro Yokoyama, who was his jockey and was 55 years and 10 months and 23 days old at the time.[4] The horse also received some additional attention as reviews of the race footage revealed the horse had defecated during the race.[5]
The horse was later entered in to the Satsuki Sho on April 14, but was scratched at the last minute after the horse showed signs of lameness on his right foreleg.[2][6]
On May 26, at the 91st Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby), the horse was placed in the front of the pack, where he was able to take the lead from Justin Milano on the stretch. This marked Yokoyama's 3rd Derby win, and the oldest JRA jockey to win any graded JRA race at the age of 56 years 3 months and 4 days, surpassing Yutaka Take's previous record of 54 years 9 months and 10 days.[7] Meanwhile, his trainer, Shogo Yasuda, won his first GI race with this race, and also became the youngest trainer to win the Japanese Derby at 41 years 10 months and 19 days old.[8]
Racing statistics
editBelow data is based on data available on JBIS Search,[9] and NetKeiba.[10]
| Date | Track | Race | Grade | Distance
(Condition) |
Entry | HN | Odds
(Favored) |
Finish | Time | Margins | Jockey | Winner
(Runner-up) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 – two-year-old season | ||||||||||||
| Oct 9 | Tokyo | 2yo Newcomer | 1,600 m (Good) | 13 | 2 | 8.3 (3rd) | 4th | 1:37.7 | 0.8 | Norihiro Yokoyama | Fabulous Star | |
| Oct 28 | Kyoto | 2yo Maiden Race | 1,800 m (Firm) | 10 | 6 | 11.3 (5th) | 1st | 1:47.9 | -0.1 | Norihiro Yokoyama | (Silvery Moon) | |
| Nov 25 | Kyoto | Kyoto Nisai Stakes | GIII | 2,000 m (Firm) | 14 | 4 | 43.0 (11th) | 4th | 1:59.9 | 0.1 | Norihiro Yokoyama | Shin Emperor |
| 2024 – three-year-old season | ||||||||||||
| Jan 14 | Nakayama | Keisei Hai | GIII | 2,000 m (Firm) | 14 | 14 | 11.5 (5th) | 1st | 2:00.5 | -0.1 | Norihiro Yokoyama | (Urban Chic) |
| Apr 14 | Nakayama | Satsuki Sho | GI | 2,000 m (Firm) | 17 | 16 | Scratched | Norihiro Yokoyama | Justin Milano | |||
| May 26 | Tokyo | Tokyo Yushun | GI | 2,400 m (Firm) | 17 | 5 | 2.3 (1) | 1st | 2:24.1 | -0.4 | Norihiro Yokoyama | (Justin Milano) |
| Oct 20 | Kyoto | Kikuka-shō | GI | 3,000 m (Firm) | 18 | 4 | 2.9 (1) | 6th | 3:04.8 | 0.7 | Norihiro Yokoyama | Urban Chic |
Legend:
Turf
Pedigree
edit| Sire Epiphaneia b. 2010 |
Symboli Kris S (USA) dk. b. 1999 |
Kris S. | Roberto |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp Queen | |||
| Tee Key | Gold Meridian | ||
| Tri Argo | |||
| Cesario blk. 2002 |
Special Week | Sunday Silence (USA) | |
| Campaign Girl | |||
| Kirov Premiere (GB) | Sadler's Wells (USA) | ||
| Querida (IRE) | |||
| Dam Top Decile ch. 2012 |
Congrats b. 2000 |
A.P. Indy | Seattle Slew |
| Weekend Surprise | |||
| Praise | Mr. Prospector | ||
| Wild Applause | |||
| Sequoia Queen dk. b. 2004 |
Forestry | Storm Cat | |
| Shared Insterest | |||
| Barefoot Dyna | Dynaformer | ||
| Spankey's Seconds |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Danon Decile(JPN)". JBIS-Search. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ a b "DANON DECILE, the fifth Japanese Derby winner from the graduates of JRHA Select Sale". www.jrha-selectsale.com. Japan Racing Horse Association. 2024-05-28. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ "【京都2歳S結果】ソットサスの弟シンエンペラーが差し切って無傷2連勝！". netkeiba (in Japanese). 2023-11-25. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ "55歳10カ月23日！横山典弘が自身のJRA最年長重賞Ｖ更新 ダノンデサイルを導く／京成杯 - ３歳馬特集 | 競馬 : 日刊スポーツ". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ Shimomura, Kotoha (2024-01-18). "【栗東便り】ダノンデサイルのレース中ボロ事件を安田翔師に直撃しました - ３歳馬特集". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ "【皐月賞】ダノンデサイルはスタート直前に右前肢ハ行を発症して競走除外". UMATOKU (in Japanese). Sports Hochi. 2024-04-14. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ Utsumi, Yusuke (2024-05-27). "【日本ダービー】ダノンデサイルが７９０６頭の頂点に 横山典弘騎手はＧⅠ最年長Ｖ". サンスポZBAT! (in Japanese). Sankei Shimbun. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ Watagoshi, Ryosuke (2024-05-27). "【日本ダービー】安田翔伍調教師は最年少Ｖ 元騎手の父・安田隆行さんがトウカイテイオーで制してから３３年". サンスポZBAT! (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ "Race Records | Danon Decile(JPN) | JBIS-Search". www.jbis.jp. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ "Danon Decile Race Record and Form | Horse Profile". netkeiba. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ "Five-generation Pedigree Table". JBIS-Search. Retrieved 2024-06-10.