Details
| Name / Japanese | Hishi Akebono / ヒシアケボノ |
| Birth Year | 1992 |
| Sex | male |
| Earnings | 324,262,000 yen |
| Races-Win / G1-Win | 30-6 / 10-1 |
| Sire | Woodman |
| Dam (Sire) | Mysteries (Seattle Slew) |
| Other site link | JBIS / Umanity / en.netkeiba |
| Awards | JRA Award for Best Sprinter or Miler (1995) |
- Agnes World is his half-brother.
All G1 races + grade-race he won
| Y D/M |
Track | Race | No. | Pl. |  |
| 1995 28/10 |
Kyoto T1400 |
Swan Stakes (G2) | 14 | 1 | G |
| 1995 19/11 |
Kyoto T1600 |
Mile Championship (G1) | 1 | 3 | ◆ |
| 1995 17/12 |
Nakayama T1200 |
Sprinters Stakes (G1) | 8 | 1 | ◆ |
| 1996 19/05 |
Chukyo T1200 |
Takamatsunomiya Hai (G1) | 7 | 3 | ◆ |
| 1996 09/06 |
Tokyo T1600 |
Yasuda Kinen (G1) | 2 | 3 | ◆ |
| 1996 17/11 |
Kyoto T1600 |
Mile Championship (G1) | 10 | 15 | ◆ |
| 1996 15/12 |
Nakayama T1200 |
Sprinters Stakes (G1) | 9 | 4 | ◆ |
| 1997 18/05 |
Chukyo T1200 |
Takamatsunomiya Hai (G1) | 7 | 14 | ◆ |
| 1997 08/06 |
Tokyo T1600 |
Yasuda Kinen (G1) | 15 | 13 | ◆ |
| 1997 16/11 |
Kyoto T1600 |
Mile Championship (G1) | 8 | 14 | ◆ |
| 1997 14/12 |
Nakayama T1200 |
Sprinters Stakes (G1) | 10 | 9 | ◆ |
- In the Swan Stakes, he was 4th favorite.
He was easy to win by 4 lengths.
He broke the Japanese record time.
It was his first grade-race win. - In the Mile Championship (1995), he lost to Trot Thunder.
- In the Sprinters Stakes (1995), he was 1st favorite.
He took the lead in the home stretch and won.
It was his first G1 win.
His weight at this time was 560kg.
This is the heaviest-ever record for a JRA G1 race winner, even as of 2020. - He won the JRA Award for Best Sprinter or Miler (1995).
- In 1996 (age 4), he was 3rd in the Takamatsunomiya Hai and Yasuda Kinen.
But in the autumn, he didn’t do so well, as with other Woodman’s crops.
He remained active in 1997, but retired without winning a single race. - At the time of the 1996 Mile Championship, it was the heaviest weight in his history. (582kg)
Episode
- Most importantly, it is his weight that should be mentioned.
- He was big since childhood.
- His name is derived from Akebono, who was a Sumo grand champion at the time.
(Akebono Wikipedia)
Of course, the name was probably associated with his large body.
(Maybe it could also mean that they are from the same USA.) - There were sometimes shouts of joy when his weight was announced in the paddock.
- He was popular as a unique horse.