Stunning Rose (スタニングローズ, foaled January 18, 2019) is a Japanese thoroughbred racehorse.[1] Her major wins include the 2022 Shūka Sho and the 2024 Queen Elizabeth II Cup.

Stunning Rose
スタニングローズ[1]
Stunning Rose at the Shuka Sho
BreedThoroughbred [1]
SireKing Kamehameha[1]
GrandsireKingmambo[1]
DamRosa Blanca[1]
DamsireKurofune[1]
SexMare[1]
Foaled (2019-01-18) January 18, 2019 (age 5)[1]
ColorBay[1]
BreederNorthern Farm[1]
OwnerSunday Racing[1]
TrainerTomokazu Takano[1]
Record17:6-2-1-8[1]
Earnings426,216,000[1]

Racing career

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2021: Two-year-old season

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Stunning Rose made her debut on a debut race for two year olds held at Chukyo Racecourse on June 6 held over a distance of 1400 meters, where she lost to Breathlessly and finished second. She would go on to have her first victory on June 26 at a 1600 meter long maiden race held at Hanshin Racecourse, where she won by two and a half length lead.[2] Later she ran in several graded race in the season but did not win any one of them.

2022: Three-year-old season

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Stunning Rose started the season off with the Kobushi Sho held on February 13, where she was the most favored to win. She placed herself in the middle of the pack for most of the race before making a pass, catching front-runner Seiun Hades [ja] and winning by a head.[3] At the Flower Cup held on March 21, she was able to keep her pace among the pack, before passing Nishino Love Wink just before the finishing line and scoring her first graded race victory.[4] She was the last crop of her sire, King Kamehameha, and with that victory he achieved producing a grade winning crop in all fourteen generations.[5]

After winning the Flower Cup, she did not head to the Oka Sho, but headed straight to the Oaks following a brief break.[6] As she headed straight to the Oaks without running the Oka Sho, she was only the 10th most favored to win at that race. However, she ran a good position and overtook the lead on the final stretch, only to be passed at the last second by Stars on Earth, finishing second.[7]

After taking a break for the summer, she was entered in to the Shion Stakes, which is a trial race for the Shuka Sho. Although she gained 14 kilograms since her last race, she was nonetheless the most favored to win, with the parimutuel odds of her at 2.8. She won the race after swiftly coming through the pack, earning her a slot in the Shuka Sho.[8]

At the Shuka Sho, she was placed in the middle of the pack, and moved up as the pack entered the final stretch. She managed to shake off Double Crown winner Stars on Earth and Namur [ja], who finished third at the Oaks, and won her first Grade I race. This was also the first Grade I win for her jockey, Ryusei Sakai, and the first time her trainer Takano won a Grade I race since Lei Papale in the previous year's Osaka Hai, and the first time winning the Shuka Sho since Shonan Pandora in 2014.

On November 13, she was entered in to the Queen Elizabeth II Cup as her last race of the year. She was the second most favored to win behind Daring Tact. She made a decent start and was among the middle pack, but failed to keep up beyond that and finished at 14th place.[9]

2023: Four-year-old season

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Stunning Rose started her four year old season at the Nakayama Kinen, where she managed to run at third place, but was not able to keep up and finished 5th with a 0.2 second gap behind the winner. She also finished 12th at the Victoria Mile, and after that race it was discovered that the horse developed Peritendinitis on her left forearm, forcing her off the race.[10][11]

2024: Five-year-old season

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Stunning Rose returned to racing after a 10-month break at the Osaka Hai in March. She was able to make headway for most of the race, but lost momentum and finished at 8th place.[12] She then went on to finish 9th at the Victoria Mile and 6th at the Queen Stakes.

On November 10, Stunning Rose was entered in to the Queen Elizabeth II Cup, the same race where she lost at 14th place. She ran most of the race at around fourth place, before catching up with the front runners at around the fourth corner. On the final stretch she overtook and kept the momentum, winning her second Grade I race since the Shuka Sho.[13]

Racing form

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The following racing form is based on information available on netkeiba and JBIS.[14][15]

Date Track Race Grade Distance

(condition)

Entry HN Odds

(Favored)

Finish Time Margins Jockey Winner

(Runner-up)

2021 – two-year-old season
Jun 6 Chukyo Debut Race 1400 m (Firm) 13 11 1.9 (1) 2nd 1:23.3 0.2 Hayato Yoshida Breathlessly
Jun 26 Hanshin Maiden Race 1600 m (Firm) 10 9 2.0 (1) 1st 1:35.2 -0.4 Yuga Kawada (Chronicle Nova)
Aug 29 Niigata Niigata Nisai Stakes GIII 1600 m (Firm) 12 5 12.1 (5) 5th 1:34.3 0.5 Kohei Matsuyama Serifos
Oct 9 Tokyo Saudi Arabia Royal Cup GIII 1600 m (Firm) 7 1 5.4 (3) 3rd 1:36.5 0.1 Keita Tosaki Command Line
Nov 13 Hanshin Daily Hai Nisai Stakes GII 1600 m (Firm) 7 2 7.3 (4) 5th 1:35.6 0.5 Yasunari Iwata Serifos
2022 – three-year-old season
Feb 13 Hanshin Kobushi Sho 1-win 1600 m (Good) 6 5 1.7 (1) 1st 1:36.9 0.0 Ryusei Sakai (Seiun Hades)
Mar 21 Nakayama Flower Cup GIII 1800 m (Firm) 12 1 4.4 (2) 1st 1:48.5 -0.1 Yuga Kawada (Nishino Love Wink)
May 22 Tokyo Yushun Himba GI 2400 m (Firm) 17 2 28.2 (10) 2nd 2:24.1 0.2 Damian Lane Stars on Earth
Sept 10 Nakayama Shion Stakes GIII 2000 m (Firm) 12 8 2.8 (1) 1st 1:58.6 0.0 Ryusei Sakai (Sound Vivace)
Oct 16 Hanshin Shuka Sho GI 2000 m (Firm) 16 4 5.7 (3) 1st 1:58.6 -0.1 Ryusei Sakai (Namur)
Nov 13 Hanshin Queen Elizabeth II Cup GI 2200 m (Soft) 18 5 5.7 (2) 14th 2:15.5 2.5 Ryusei Sakai Geraldina
2023 – four-year-old season
Feb 26 Nakayama Nakayama Kinen GII 1800 m (Firm) 14 12 7.8 (3) 5th 1:47.3 0.2 Hayato Yoshida Hishi Iguazu
May 14 Tokyo Victoria Mile GI 1600 m (Firm) 16 5 25.4 (7) 12th 1:33.0 0.8 Ryusei Sakai Songline
2024 – five-year-old season
Mar 31 Hanshin Osaka Hai GI 2000 m (Firm) 16 3 12.5 (6) 8th 1:58.7 0.5 Atsuya Nishimura Bellagio Opera
May 12 Tokyo Victoria Mile GI 1600 m (Firm) 15 2 17.8 (5) 9th 1:32.6 0.8 Atsuya Nishimura Ten Happy Rose
Jul 28 Sapporo Queen Stakes GIII 1800 m (Good) 14 9 13.8 (9) 6th 1:47.6 0.2 Yuichi Kitamura Koganeno Sora
Nov 10 Kyoto Queen Elizabeth II Cup GI 2200 m (Firm) 17 11 9.5 (3) 1st 2:11.1 -0.4 Cristian Demuro (Ravel)

Pedigree

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Pedigree of Stunning Rose[16][17][18]
Sire
King Kamehameha
b. 2001
Kingmambo
b. 1990
Mr. Prospector Raise a Native
Gold Digger
Miesque Nureyev
Pasadoble
Manfath
dk. b. 1991
Last Tycoon Try My Best
Mill Princess
Pilot Bird Blakeney
The Dancer
Dam
Rosa Blanca
gr. 2005
Kurofune
gr. 1998
French Deputy Deputy Minister
Mitterand
Blue Avenue Classic Go Go
Eliza Blue
Rosebud
blk. 1998
Sunday Silence Halo
Wishing Well
Rose Colour Shirley Heights
Rosa Nay

References

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  14. ^ "RECENT FORM". netkeiba. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  15. ^ "Lifetime Starts". JBIS. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  16. ^ "Five-generation Pedigree Table". JBIS Search. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  17. ^ "PEDIGREE (5-GEN)". netkeiba.com. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
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