King Halo

2020-08-05 | By jpkeiba | Filed in: (Turf G1 wins)1, colt,stallion(male), Turf.

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His sire, Dancing Brave, is said to be the strongest horse in the 1980s in Europe.
Dancing Brave was expected as a stallion, but he was sold to Japan due to a Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease.
His dam is Goodbye Halo who won seven G1 races in the USA.
A Japanese farm bought her for $2.1 million at broodmare sale.
At her retirement ceremony, boos came from the crowd when they were told she was going to Japan.
The Blood-Horse wrote a feature article titled “SAYONARA Goodbye Halo”.
(“SAYONARA” means “goodbye” in Japanese.)
He attracted a lot of attention as a blooded horse worldwide.
At first her jockey was determined to be Yutaka Take, but eventually it was decided to be Yuichi Fukunaga.
Yuichi Fukunaga was still the second year jockey and he is a son of Yoichi Fukunaga, who was said to be a genius.
His jockey also attracted attention.

All G1 races + grade races he won

Y D/M	Track	Race	No.	Pl.
1997 15/11	Tokyo T1800	Tokyo Sports Hai Sansai Stakes (G3)	8	1	G
1998 19/04	Nakayama T2000	Satsuki Sho (G1)	12	2	◆
1998 07/06	Tokyo T2400	Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) (G1)	2	14	◆
1998 08/11	Kyoto T3000	Kikuka Sho (G1)	9	5	◆
1998 27/12	Nakayama T2500	Arima Kinen (G1)	13	6	◆
1999 07/02	Tokyo T1600	Tokyo Shinbun Hai (G3)	11	1	G
1999 14/03	Nakayama T1800	Nakayama Kinen (G2)	5	1	G
1999 13/06	Tokyo T1600	Yasuda Kinen (G1)	10	11	◆
1999 11/07	Hanshin T2200	Takarazuka Kinen (G1)	10	8	◆
1999 31/10	Tokyo T2000	Tenno Sho (Autumn) (G1)	16	7	◆
1999 21/11	Kyoto T1600	Mile Championship (G1)	9	2	◆
1999 19/12	Nakayama T1200	Sprinters Stakes (G1)	13	3	◆
2000 20/02	Tokyo D1600	February Stakes (G1)	2	13	◆
2000 26/03	Chukyo T1200	Takamatsunomiya Kinen (G1)	13	1	◆
2000 04/06	Tokyo T1600	Yasuda Kinen (G1)	9	3	◆
2000 01/10	Nakayama T1200	Sprinters Stakes (G1)	4	7	◆
2000 19/11	Kyoto T1600	Mile Championship (G1)	8	7	◆
2000 24/12	Nakayama T2500	Arima Kinen (G1)	10	4	◆

In the Tokyo Sports Hai Sansai Stakes, he won by 2.5 lengths.
It was a first grade-race win for him and his jockey.
(2nd: Meiner Love)
Before the Satsuki Sho, the first classic race, Special Week, Seiun Sky and King Halo was treated as the top three horses of the classic races.
In the race, he could not catch up with Seiun Sky.
He finished in 2nd place.
In the Tokyo Yushun, he was 2nd favorite.
He ran at a devastating pace from the start of the race.
He exhausted on the beginning of the home stretch.
He finished in 14th place.
His jockey received severe criticism.
In the first half of 1999 (age 4), his jockey was changed to Yoshitomi Shibata.
He won two grade races.
In the second half of 1999, he showed good runs in the Mile Championship and the Sprinters Stakes.
At that time his jockey was Yuichi Fukunaga.
In the February Stakes, his trainer ran him a dirt race in an attempt to get him to win the G1 race.
He finished in 13th place.
His trainer received criticism.
In the Takamatsunomiya Kinen, his jockey was Yoshotomi Shibata.
He overtook other horses in the home stretch and won.
Yuichi Fukunaga rode on the 2nd horse Divine Light at the race.
King Halo finally won the G1 race for the first time.
His trainer cried.

Stud Career

Kawakami Princess won the Yushun Himba (G1) and the Shuka Sho (G1).
Laurel Guerreiro won the Sprinters Stakes (G1) and the Takamatsunomiya Kinen (G1).
There are some grade race winner in his crops.

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