Details
| Name / Japanese | Cheval Grand / シュヴァルグラン |
| Birth Year | 2012 |
| Sex | male |
| Earnings | 1,000,697,000 yen (only Japan) |
| Races-Win / G1-Win | 33-7 / 17-1 |
| Sire | Heart’s Cry |
| Dam (Sire) | Halwa Sweet (Machiavellian) |
| Other site link | JBIS / Umanity / en.netkeiba |
All G1 races + grade-races he won
| Y D/M |
Track | Race | No. | Pl. |  / E |
|
| 2016 20/03 |
Hanshin T3000 |
Hanshin Daishoten (G2) | 11 | 1 | G | |
| 2016 01/05 |
Kyoto T3200 |
Tenno Sho (Spring) (G1) | 8 | 3 | ◆ | |
| 2016 26/06 |
Hanshin T2200 |
Takarazuka Kinen (G1) | 5 | 9 | ◆ | |
| 2016 06/11 |
Tokyo T2500 |
Copa Republica Argentina (G2) | 11 | 1 | G | |
| 2016 27/11 |
Tokyo T2400 |
Japan Cup (G1) | 17 | 3 | ◆ | |
| 2016 25/12 |
Nakayama T2500 |
Arima Kinen (G1) | 14 | 6 | ◆ | |
| 2017 30/04 |
Kyoto T3200 |
Tenno Sho (Spring) (G1) | 6 | 2 | ◆ | |
| 2017 25/06 |
Hanshin T2200 |
Takarazuka Kinen (G1) | 5 | 8 | ◆ | |
| 2017 26/11 |
Tokyo T2400 |
Japan Cup (G1) | 1 | 1 | ◆ | |
| 2017 24/12 |
Nakayama T2500 |
Arima Kinen (G1) | 10 | 3 | ◆ | |
| 2018 01/04 |
Hanshin T2000 |
Osaka Hai (G1) | 4 | 13 | ◆ | E |
| 2018 29/04 |
Kyoto T3200 |
Tenno Sho (Spring) (G1) | 11 | 2 | ◆ | E |
| 2018 25/11 |
Tokyo T2400 |
Japan Cup (G1) | 9 | 4 | ◆ | E |
| 2018 23/12 |
Nakayama T2500 |
Arima Kinen (G1) | 15 | 3 | ◆ | E |
| 2019 30/03 |
Meydan T2410 |
Dubai Sheema Classic (G1) | 2 | G | ||
| 2019 27/07 |
Ascot T11f211y (T2406m) |
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (G1) | 6 | G | ||
| 2019 21/08 |
York T10f56y (T2063m) |
International Stakes (G1) | 8 | G | ||
| 2019 24/11 |
Tokyo T2400 |
Japan Cup (G1) | 11 | 9 | ◆ | E |
| 2019 22/12 |
Nakayama T2500 |
Arima Kinen (G1) | 16 | 6 | ◆ | E |
- In the Hanshin Daishoten, he was easy to win by 2+1/2 lengths.
It was his first grade-race win. - He had some good runs in G1 races after that.
But he hadn’t won in some time.
He lost three times, especially to Kitasan Black, who was the same age as him. - In the Japan Cup (2017), he was 5th favorite.
Kitasan Black made a pace as usual.
Cheval Grand passed Kitasan Black 100m before the finish-line and won.
It was his first G1 win. - In the Arima Kinen (2017), he was 3rd favorite.
It was a Kitasan Black’s retirement race.
Cheval Grand was interfered with by Suave Richard and finished third. - He then stayed active until 2019 (age 7) when he retired.
Episode
- His dam, Halwa Sweet, was born without a tailbone, making her a popular racehorse without a tail.
(Halwa Sweet photo – Google Images) - Verxina (born in 2009, sire: Deep Impact) is his sister.
She won the Victoria Mile (2013,2014). - Vivlos (born in 2013, sire: Deep Impact) is his sister.
She won the Shuka Sho (2016) and Dubai Turf (2017). - His owner is Kazuhiro Sasaki, a professional baseball player who also played in MLB.
(Kazuhiro Sasaki – Wikipedia)
He’s a fan of Halwa Sweet and buys all of Halwa Sweet’s crops.
Another reason he bought Halwa Sweet’s crops was that he thought that since Halwa Sweet had won five races without a tail, if her crops had a tail, they would be a great success.