Details
| Name / Japanese / Hong Kong | Admire Mars / アドマイヤマーズ / 頌讚火星 |
| Birth Year | 2016 |
| Sex | male |
| Earnings | 322,195,000 yen (only Japan) |
| Races-Wins / G1-Wins | 13-6 / 7-3 |
| Sire | Daiwa Major |
| Dam (Sire) | Via Medici (Medicean) |
| Other site link | JBIS / Umanity / en.netkeiba |
| Awards | JRA Award for Best Two-Year-Old Colt (2018) |
All grade races
| Y D/M |
Track | Race | No. | Pl. |  / E |
|
| 2018 10/11 |
Kyoto T1600 |
Daily Hai Nisai Stakes (G2) | 3 | 1 | G | |
| 2018 16/12 |
Hanshin T1600 |
Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes (G1) | 6 | 1 | ◆ | E |
| 2019 10/02 |
Tokyo T1800 |
Kyodo Tsushin Hai (G3) | 4 | 2 | G | |
| 2019 14/04 |
Nakayama T2000 |
Satsuki Sho (G1) | 1 | 4 | ◆ | E |
| 2019 05/05 |
Tokyo T1600 |
NHK Mile Cup (G1) | 17 | 1 | ◆ | E |
| 2019 19/10 |
Tokyo T1600 |
Fuji Stakes (G3) | 7 | 9 | G | |
| 2019 08/12 |
Sha Tin T1600 |
Hong Kong Mile (G1) | 9 | 1 | G | |
| 2020 07/06 |
Tokyo T1600 |
Yasuda Kinen (G1) | 9 | 6 | ◆ | E |
| 2020 31/10 |
Kyoto T1400 |
Mainichi Hoso Sho Swan Stakes (G2) | 2 | 3 | G | |
| 2020 22/11 |
Hanshin T1600 |
Mile Championship (G1) | 7 | 3 | ◆ | E |
| 2020 13/12 |
Sha Tin T1600 |
Hong Kong Mile (G1) | 3 | 3 | G | |
- In the Daily Hai Nisai Stakes, he won his first grade race.
- In the Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes, he was 2nd favorite.
He took the lead at the beginning of the home stretch.
He won by 2 lengths.
It was his first G1 win.
Gran Alegria, the most favorite by far, finished in 3rd place. - He won all four races as a two-year-old.
He won the JRA Award for Best Two-Year-Old Colt (2018) by 30 votes over Saturnalia, who also won four races in four years. - In the NHK Mile Cup, he was 2nd favorite.
Once again, Gran Alegria was the most favorite by far.
Admire Mars came out of the middle of the pack and won by 1/2 lengths.
Gran Alegria crossed-run and dropped to 5th place. - His owner, Riichi Kondo, better known by his horse name Admire, died on November 17, 2019.
- In the Hong Kong Mile (2019), he was 5th favorite.
Other Japanese horses that ran with him were Indy Champ, Normcore and Persian Knight.
The previous year’s Hong Kong champion, Beauty Generation, also ran in the race.
Admire Mars took the lead 100m before the finish line and won.
His trainer, Yasuo Tomomichi, had come to the racetrack wearing a suit that his owner was planning to wear to Hong Kong.
His connections surrounded the photo of his owner’s remains, tears in their eyes, rejoicing in his victory and mourning the death of his owner.
It was the last G1 victory under the name of Riichi Kondo. - After that, all the horses owned by Riichi Kondo, including Admire Mars, were transferred to Junko Kondo.
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Ms. Junko Kondo is the second wife of Mr. Riichi Kondo.
Ms. Hideko Kondo, who owned Lincoln, Company, Victory and others, is his former wife.
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Admire Mars had some good runs after that, but retired without ever winning a race.