Details
| Name / Japanese | Admire Rakti / アドマイヤラクティ |
| Birth Year | 2008 |
| Sex | male |
| Earnings | 282,798,000 yen |
| Races-Wins / G1-Wins | 28-7 / 6-1 |
| Sire | Heart’s Cry |
| Dam (Sire) | Admire Teresa (Helissio) |
| Other site link | JBIS / Umanity / en.netkeiba |
- Admire Justa is his brother.
All G1 races + grade-races in which he finished 3rd or higher
| Y D/M |
Track | Race | No. | Pl. |  |
| 2012 01/12 |
Chukyo T2000 |
Kinko Sho (G2) | 5 | 3 | G |
| 2013 20/01 |
Nakayama T2200 |
American Jockeys Club Cup (G2) | 4 | 3 | G |
| 2013 16/02 |
Tokyo T3400 |
Diamond Stakes (G3) | 15 | 1 | G |
| 2013 28/04 |
Kyoto T3200 |
Tenno Sho (Spring) (G1) | 7 | 4 | ◆ |
| 2013 03/11 |
Tokyo T2500 |
Copa Republica Argentina (G2) | 16 | 2 | G |
| 2013 24/11 |
Tokyo T2400 |
Japan Cup (G1) | 6 | 4 | ◆ |
| 2013 22/12 |
Nakayama T2500 |
Arima Kinen (G1) | 10 | 11 | ◆ |
| 2014 23/03 |
Hanshin T3000 |
Hanshin Daishoten (G2) | 8 | 2 | G |
| 2014 04/05 |
Kyoto T3200 |
Tenno Sho (Spring) (G1) | 15 | 13 | ◆ |
| 2014 18/10 |
Caulfield T2400 |
Caulfield Cup (G1) | 1 | 1 | G |
| 2014 04/11 |
Flemington T3200 |
Melbourne Cup (G1) | 1 | 22 | G |
- He finally ran his first grade-race, Kinko Sho, in 2012, at the end of his fourth year.
- In the Diamond Stakes, he was 1st favorite.
He won by 2+1/2 lengths.
It was his first grade-race win. - He finished 4th in the Tenno Sho (Spring) and Japan Cup in 2013.
- His connections decided to go to Australia in the second half of 2014, and he left Japan on September 19.
- In the Caulfield Cup, he carried the top weight of 58 kg.
He took the lead just before the finish line.
It was his first G1 win.
He became the first Japanese horse to win the Caulfield Cup. - In the Melbourne Cup, he carried the top weight of 58.5 kg.
He ran second from the front.
He stalled about 600 meters before the finish line.
He managed to cross the finish line, placing 22nd.
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He then reached the stable on his own, where he sat down and could not stand up again.
The stables, which could be seen by the public, were soon blocked off with covers.
He’s dead.
According to the autopsy, he had a heart attack.
This was the first time since Hokuto Vega that a Japanese racehorse had died in a racing accident in a foreign country.
His grave is in Australia, where local fans and fans from Japan still prepare bouquets of flowers and other items.
(Google image search “Admire Rakti grave”)
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/// The following is from Wikipedia ///
Another horse, Araldo, shattered a hind pastern when frightened by a spectator after the race.
He was later euthanised.
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