Silence Suzuka

Silence Suzuka (Japanese : サイレンススズカ; May 1, 1994 - November 1, 1998) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Grade I Takarazuka Kinen in 1998. In the same year, his career and life were cut short by an injury suffered during the running of the 1998 Tenno Sho.

Silence Suzuka
Silence Suzuka, November 1, 1998
Sire	Sunday Silence
Grandsire	Halo
Dam	Wakia
Damsire	Miswaki
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	(1994-05-01)May 1, 1994
Died	November 1, 1998(1998-11-01) (aged 4)
Country	Japan
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Inahara Bokujho
Owner	Keiji Nagai
Trainer	Mitsuru Hashida
Record	16: 9-1-0
Earnings	455,984,000 Yen
Major wins
Takarazuka Kinen (1998) Mainichi Okan (1998) Kinko Sho (1998) Nakayama Kinen (1998) Kokura Daishoten (1998)
Last updated on November 23, 2011

Silence Suzuka was the inspiration for a main character of the same name in the 2018 anime Uma Musume Pretty Derby.

Racing career

Silence Suzuka was unbeatable on the turf from 7 furlongs to 10 furlongs, and in 1998 year he was one of the greatest turf racehorses. His career ended when he was euthanized in the middle of the 1998 Autumn Tenno Sho.

Pedigree

Pedigree of Silence Suzuka (JPN), chestnut horse 1994

Sire Sunday Silence (USA) 1986	Halo (USA) 1969	Hail to Reason	Turn-To
			Nothirdchance
		Cosmah	Cosmic Bomb
			Almahmoud
	Wishing Well (USA) 1975	Understanding	Promised Land
			Pretty Ways
		Mountain Flower	Montparnasse
			Edel Weiss
Wakia (USA) 1987	Miswaki (USA) 1978	Mr. Prospector	Raise a Native
			Gold Digger
		Dam Hopespringseternal	Nashua
			Rose Bower
	Rascal Rascal (USA) 1981	Ack Ack	Battle Joined
			Fast Turn
		Savage Bunny	Never Bend
			Tudor Jet

See also

• List of racehorses

External links

• The video of the race that Silence Suzuka won
• Silence Suzuka's pedigree