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Urban Chic (horse)

Urban Chic (アーバンシック, foaled March 16, 2021), is a Japanese racehorse.[1] His major win includes the 2024 Kikka Sho and St Lite Kinen.

Urban Chic
アーバンシック[1]
Urban Chic after winning the 2024 Kikka Sho
BreedThoroughbred[1]
SireSuave Richard[1]
GrandsireHeart's Cry[1]
DamEdgy Style[1]
DamsireHarbinger[1]
SexColt[1]
Foaled (2021-03-16) March 16, 2021 (age 3)[1]
ColorChestnut[1]
BreederNorthern Farm[1]
OwnerSilk Racing[1]
TrainerRyo Takei[1]
Record7:4-1-2[1]
Earnings350,448,000 JPY[1]
（As of October 20, 2024）
Major wins
St Lite Kinen (2024)
Kikuka-shō (2024)

The horse's name, meaning "sophisticated", is a reference to her dam's name.[2]

Racing career

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2023: Two-year-old season

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Urban Chic debuted on a debut race held over a course of 1,800 meters at Sapporo Racecourse with Takeshi Yokoyama as his jockey. He ran most of the race among the pack, before passing over the rest on the final stretch, clinching his first victory.[3] Urban Chic also won his next race, the Hyakunichiso Tokubetsu, by passing the pack from behind.[4]

2024: Three-year-old season

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Urban Chic started the season off with his first graded race, the Keisei Hai held on January 14th at Nakayama Racecourse. While he was able to cover the last three furlongs in 33.9 seconds, he was unable to cover for the loss of meandering in to the inside, leading him to finish second behind future Derby winner Danon Decile.[5] This marked his first defeat. His first Grade I race, the Satsuki Shō, he finished fourth.[6] At the Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby), he was unable to make a pass and finished 11th.[7]

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    At the parade ring of the 2024 Japanese Derby

He spent the summer recuperating, and came back to the turf at the St Lite Kinen in Autumn. After running among the pack in the inside of the field, he slowly started to push up his position, before showing immense speed on the final stretch. He passed the others in the field, and managed to score his first graded race victory after his unimpressive last race.[8][9][10]

On the Kikka Sho held on October 20, after moving up from the middle to the front of the pack, quickly passed the rest of the pack on the final stretch, leading the horse to win his first Grade I title.[11] This was the third St Lite Kinen winner, after Symboli Rudolf and Kitasan Black, to win the Kikka Sho since Japan adopted graded race. Also, at this race, the groom in charge, Makoto Gunji, won the Best Turned Out Award [ja].[12]

Racing Form

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The form below is based on information available on netkeiba and JBIS.[13][14]

Date Track Race Grade Distance
(Condition) 		Entry HN Odds
(Favored) 		Finish Time Margin Jockey Winner
(Runner-up)
2023 – two-year-old season
Aug 13 Sapporo 2YO Debut Race 1,800m (Firm) 10 6 2.3 (1) 1st 1:53.1 0.0 Takeshi Yokoyama (Victoria Doll)
Nov 5 Tokyo Hyakunichiso Tokubetsu L 2,000m (Firm) 9 4 4.1 (3) 1st 1:59.4 -0.1 Takeshi Yokoyama (Margot Solare)
2024 – three-year-old season
Jan 14 Nakayama Keisei Hai GIII 2,000m (Firm) 15 6 3.0 (2) 2nd 2:00.6 0.1 Takeshi Yokoyama Danon Decile
Apr 14 Nakayama Satsuki Shō GI 2,000m (Firm) 18 9 14.2 (6) 4th 1:57.5 0.4 Takeshi Yokoyama Justin Milano
May 26 Tokyo Tōkyō Yūshun GI 2,400m (Firm) 18 8 8.3 (4) 11th 2:25.4 1.1 Takeshi Yokoyama Danon Decile
Sep 16 Nakayama St Lite Kinen GII 2,200m (Firm) 14 1 3.1 (2) 1st 2:11.6 -0.3 Christophe Lemaire (Cosmo Kuranda)
Oct 20 Kyoto Kikka Sho GI 3,000m (Firm) 18 13 3.7 (2) 1st 3:04.1 -0.4 Christophe Lemaire (Redentor)

Legend:
  Turf

Pedigree

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Pedigree of Urban Chic[15][16]
Sire
Suave Richard
ch. 2014 		Heart's Cry
b 2001 		Sunday Silence Halo
Wishing Well
Irish Dance Tony Bin
Buper Dance
*Pirramimma
dk.b. 2005 		Unbridled's Song Unbridled
Trolley Song
Career Collection General Meeting
River of Stars
Dam
Edgy Style
ch. 2013 		*Harbinger
b. 2006 		Dansili Danehill
Hasili
Penang Pearl Bering
Guapa
Land's Edge
ch. 2006 		Dance in the Dark Sunday Silence
Dancing Key
Wind in Her Hair Alzao
Burghclere (GB) (Family: 2-f)[17]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Urban Chic(JPN)". JBIS Search. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  2. ^ "競走馬情報 アーバンシック". Japan Racing Association. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  3. ^ "【札幌5R新馬戦結果】アーバンシックが鋭く差し切りデビューV". netkeiba (in Japanese). 2023-08-13. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  4. ^ "【百日草特別結果】アーバンシックが直線一気で無傷の2連勝！". netkeiba (in Japanese). 2023-11-05. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  5. ^ "【京成杯】最速３３秒９の末脚でアーバンシックが２着 内にもたれて修正 横山武史騎手「その分の差が出てしまったかも」". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  6. ^ "【皐月賞】６番人気アーバンシックが最後に伸びて４着 横山武史騎手「一歩ずつ成長している」". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 2024-04-14. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  7. ^ "【日本ダービー】４番人気アーバンシック末脚不発１１着 横山武史騎手「スムーズに外に出せましたが…」". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 2024-05-26. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  8. ^ "【セントライト記念】アーバンシックが鋭く差し切り重賞初制覇 ルメール騎手は９度目騎乗で初勝利". Sports Hochi. 2024-09-16. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  9. ^ "【セントライト記念結果】アーバンシックが突き抜け重賞初制覇！". netkeiba.com (in Japanese). 2024-09-16. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  10. ^ "【セントライト記念】アーバンシックが圧巻の切れ味発揮！反撃の秋へ初の重賞V". Sankei Sports (in Japanese). 2024-09-16. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  11. ^ "【菊花賞 2024結果情報】アーバンシックが重賞連勝で最後の一冠制す | 競馬まとめ". netkeiba (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  12. ^ "【菊花賞】アーバンシックの郡司誠厩務員がベストターンドアウト賞を受賞 審査委員は９９年の菊花賞を勝った調教師". UMATOKU | 馬トク - スポーツ報知' (in Japanese). 2024-10-20. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  13. ^ "RECENT FORM". netkeiba.com. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  14. ^ "Lifetime Starts". JBIS Search. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  15. ^ "PEDIGREE (5-GEN)". netkeiba.com. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  16. ^ "アーバンシック - 競走馬詳細 - UMATOKU". 馬トク (in Japanese). 報知新聞社. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  17. ^ "Thoroughbred Bloodlines - Hyacinthus Mare - Family 2-f". www.bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
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