Details
| Name / Japanese | Lys Gracieux / リスグラシュー |
| Birth Year | 2014 |
| Sex | female |
| Earnings | 887,381,000 yen (only Japan) |
| Races-Win / G1-Win | 22-7 / 13-4 |
| Sire | Heart’ Cry |
| Dam (Sire) | Liliside (American Post) |
| Other site link | JBIS / Umanity / en.netkeiba |
| Awards | JRA Award for Best Older Filly or Mare (2018, 2019) JRA Award for Horse of the Year (2019) |
All G1 races + grade races she won
| Y D/M | Track | Race | No. | Pl. |  / Eng. |
| 2016 29/10 |
Tokyo T1600 |
Artemis Stakes (G3) | 16 | 1 | G |
| 2016 11/12 |
Hanshin T1600 |
Hanshin Juvenile Fillies (G1) | 18 | 2 | ◆ |
| 2017 09/04 |
Hanshin T1600 |
Oka Sho (G1) | 6 | 2 | ◆ |
| 2017 21/05 |
Tokyo T2400 |
Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) (G1) | 14 | 5 | ◆ |
| 2017 15/10 |
Kyoto T2000 |
Shuka Sho (G1) | 7 | 2 | ◆ |
| 2017 12/11 |
Kyoto T2200 |
Queen Elizabeth II Cup (G1) | 6 | 8 | ◆ |
| 2018 04/02 |
Tokyo T1600 |
Tokyo Shimbun Hai (G3) | 8 | 1 | G |
| 2018 13/05 |
Tokyo T1600 |
Victoria Mile (G1) | 16 | 2 | ◆ E |
| 2018 03/06 |
Tokyo T1600 |
Yasuda Kinen (G1) | 14 | 8 | ◆ E |
| 2018 11/11 |
Kyoto T2200 |
Queen Elizabeth II Cup (G1) | 12 | 1 | ◆ E |
| 2018 09/12 |
Sha Tin T2400 |
Hong Kong Vase (G1) | 10 | 2 | G |
| 2019 28/04 |
Sha Tin T2000 |
Queen Elizabeth II Cup (G1) (Hong Kong) | 12 | 3 | G |
| 2019 23/06 |
Hanshin T2200 |
Takarazuka Kinen (G1) | 12 | 1 | ◆ E |
| 2019 26/10 |
Moonee T2040 |
W.S. Cox Plate (G1) | 9 | 1 | G |
| 2019 22/12 |
Nakayama T2500 |
Arima Kinen (G1) | 6 | 1 | ◆ E |
- Lys Gracieux had shown stable performance since she was two years old.
But she was a horse that couldn’t win much.
- In the Queen Elizabeth II Cup (2018, Kyoto), she was 3rd favorite.
Her jockey was João Moreira.
She passed about 10 horses in the home stretch and won.
Her first G1 victory was late, in November when she was four years old.
- Her trainer Yoshito Yahagi said “She evolved three times when she was 5 years old”.
First, before the Takarazuka Kinen.
Second, while the expedition to Australia.
Third, before the Arima Kinen. - In the Takarazuka Kinen, her jockey was decided Damian Lane.
She followed Kiseki as he made a pace at the front of the pack.
She overtook Kiseki and won by 3 lengths. - In the Cox Plate, Lane’s riding was not good.
She had to run longer than the other horses.
But she accelerated in the short home stretch and passed the other horses.
She was noticeably different from the other horses.
She won the race by 1.5 lengths. - Before the Arima Kinen, Damian Lane was granted a one day limited license by JRA.
In this race, 11 G1 horses including Almond Eye gathered.
She was 2nd favorite and Almond Eye was by far the most favorite.
Damian Lane made a movement in the last corner.
She ran from the rail to outside and overtook about 8 horses.
She won by 5 lengths.
Lys Gracieux and Damian Lane showed a great performance.
- She had excellent performances in the last three races, so she was also expected the next year.
But due to the rules of her owner Carrot Farm, she retired.
Her trainer Yoshito Yahagi and her jockey Damian Lane said “It’s a shame. (She could do more.)” about her retirement. - Her ability to grow up was out of the ordinary.
Tags: Turf