Details
Name / Japanese | Admire Groove / アドマイヤグルーヴ |
Birth Year | 2000 |
Sex | female |
Earnings | 551,335,000 yen |
Races-Win / G1-Win | 21-8 / 10-2 |
Sire | Sunday Silence |
Dam (Sire) | Air Groove (Tony Bin) |
Other site link | JBIS / Umanity / en.netkeiba |
Awards | JRA Award for Best Older Filly or Mare (2004) |
- Her dam Air Groove won the Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) and the Tenno Sho (Autumn).
- Her grand-dam Dyna Carle won the Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks).
- Rulership is her young brother.
- Admire Groove is Air Groove’s first crop.
She was sold for the highest price as a filly at that time, 230 million yen.
All G1 race + grade races she won
Y D/M |
Track | Race | No | Pl | ![]() |
2003 13/04 |
Hanshin T1600 |
Oka Sho (G1) | 14 | 3 | ◆ |
2003 25/05 |
Tokyo T2400 |
Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) (G1) | 2 | 7 | ◆ |
2003 21/09 |
Hanshin T2000 |
Kansai TV Rose Stakes (G2) | 1 | 1 | G |
2003 19/10 |
Kyoto T2000 |
Shuka Sho (G1) | 10 | 2 | ◆ |
2003 16/11 |
Kyoto T2200 |
Queen Elizabeth II Cup (G1) | 7 | 1 | ◆ |
2004 11/07 |
Hanshin T2000 |
Mermaid Stakes (G3) | 9 | 1 | G |
2004 31/10 |
Tokyo T2000 |
Tenno Sho (Autumn) (G1) | 8 | 3 | ◆ |
2004 14/11 |
Kyoto T2200 |
Queen Elizabeth II Cup (G1) | 12 | 1 | ◆ |
2005 01/05 |
Kyoto T3200 |
Tenno Sho (Spring) (G1) | 3 | 11 | ◆ |
2005 26/06 |
Hanshin T2200 |
Takarazuka Kinen (G1) | 12 | 8 | ◆ |
2005 30/10 |
Tokyo T2000 |
Tenno Sho (Autumn) (G1) | 17 | 17 | ◆ |
2005 13/11 |
Kyoto T2200 |
Queen Elizabeth II Cup (G1) | 3 | 3 | ◆ |
2005 18/12 |
Hanshin T1600 |
Sankei Sports Hai Hanshin Himba Stakes (G2) | 5 | 1 | G |
- In the Oka Sho, the first classic race, she was 1st favorite.
She was late to start.
She couldn’t catch up with Still in Love.
She finished in 3rd place. - In the Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks), she was expected to win the Oaks by three generations of dam and filly.
She was 1st favorite again.
She was late to start again.
She finished in 7th place.
Still in Love became a double crown filly. - In the Kansai Ty Rose Stakes, she was 2nd favorite.
Still in Love was 1st favorite.
Admire Groove won by 1 lengths.
Still in Love was 5th. - In the Shuka Sho, the last classic race, she was 1st favorite from the result of the previous race.
Still in Love who was expected to win a triple crown was 2nd favorite.
Admire Groove lost to Still in Love by 3/4 lengths.
Admire Groove was 1st favorite in all classic races but lost all.
Still in Love became a triple crown filly. - In the Queen Elizabeth II Cup (2003), she was 2nd favorite.
Still in Love was 1st favorite.
Admire Groove won by nose defeating Still in Love.
It was her first G1 win. - In 2004 (age 4), she won the Queen Elizabeth II Cup.
She awarded the JRA Award for Best Older Filly or Mare (2004).
Episode
- Her jockey Yutaka Take has mentioned her name several times in response to the question “Which horse was the hardest to ride?”
She has a rough temper and was often late to start.
Her young brother Rulership was like her.
As dam
- Duramente won the two G1 races.
He became a stallion.