Details
| Name / Japanese | Kane Hekili / カネヒキリ |
| Birth Year | 2002 |
| Sex | male |
| Earnings | 816,291,000 yen (only Japan) |
| Races-Win / G1-Win | 23-12 / 11-7 |
| Sire | Fuji Kiseki |
| Dam (Sire) | Life Out There (Deputy Minister) |
| Other site link | JBIS / Umanity / en.netkeiba |
| Awards | JRA Award for Best Dirt Horse (2005, 2008) |
All G1 races
| Y D/M |
Track | Race | No. | Pl. |  |
| 2005 13/07 |
Ohi D2000 |
Japan Dirt Derby (G1) | 10 | 1 | G |
| 2005 19/09 |
Morioka D2000 |
Derby Grand Prix (G1) | 6 | 1 | ◆ |
| 2005 26/11 |
Tokyo D2100 |
Japan Cup Dirt (G1) | 10 | 1 | ◆ |
| 2006 19/02 |
Tokyo D1600 |
February Stakes (G1) | 14 | 1 | ◆ |
| 2006 25/03 |
Nad Al Sheba D2000 |
Dubai World Cup (G1) | 5 | 4 | G |
| 2008 07/12 |
Hanshin D1800 |
Japan Cup Dirt (G1) | 10 | 1 | ◆ |
| 2008 29/12 |
Ohi D2000 |
Tokyo Daishoten (G1) | 9 | 1 | ◆ |
| 2009 28/01 |
Kawasaki D2100 |
Kawasaki Kinen (G1) | 3 | 1 | G |
| 2009 22/02 |
Tokyo D1600 |
February Stakes (G1) | 2 | 3 | ◆ |
| 2009 05/05 |
Funabashi D1600 |
Kashiwa Kinen (G1) | 11 | 2 | G |
| 2010 30/06 |
Ohi D2000 |
Teio Sho (G1) | 14 | 2 | G |
- Kane Hekili could not win a turf race.
But he was very strong when he ran in a dirt race. - In the Japan Dirt Derby, he was 1st favorite.
He won by 4 lengths.
It was his first g1 win. - In the Derby Grand Prix, he won easily.
- In the Japan Cup Dirt (2005), Kane Hekili, Seeking the Dia and Star King Man competed in the home stretch.
Kane Hekili won by a slight difference.
He became a dirt champion at the age of three. - He won the JRA Award for Best Dirt Horse (2005).
- In 2006, he won the February Stakes.
- He challenged the Dubai World Cup because there were no enemies in Japan, but he finished in 4th place.
- He suffered from bowed tendon and had to fight for 2 years and 4 months.
- In the Japan Cup Dirt (2008), he won for the first time in 2 years and 10 months.
He beat Vermilion who was a dirt champion 2007 and the same age as him. - In the Tokyo Daishoten, he beat Vermilion again and won.
He has won the JRA Award for Best Dirt Horse for the second time since 2005. - In 2009, he won the Kawasaki Kinen.
After the Kasiwa Kinen, he took a break for more than a year due to a fracture. - In 2010, he had a stable record after he returned.
But he retired due to an injury. - He’s had some great results in dirt races.
But he was suffered a lot of injuries.
Nonetheless, he was late to retirement and becoming a stallion.
Maybe that’s because dirt racing isn’t mainstream in Japan and there weren’t any good offers for him as a stallion.
Episode
- He was sometimes called “砂のディープインパクト (Sand Deep Impact / Dirt Deep Impact)”.
The reason for this is that he and Deep Impact were the same age, born on the same ranch and owned by the same owner.
To add a few more reasons, both horses were very strong, and were often ridden by jockey Yutaka Take.
Tags: Dirt