Details
Name / Japanese | Shinko Forest / シンコウフォレスト |
Birth Year | 1993 |
Sex | male |
Earnings | 349,079,000 yen |
Races-Wins / G1-Wins | 29-9 / 6-1 |
Sire | Green Desert |
Dam (Sire) | Park Express (Ahonoora) |
Other site link | JBIS / Umanity / en.netkeiba |
All G1 races
Y D/M |
Track | Race | No. | Pl. | ![]() |
1997 29/03 |
Hanshin T1200 |
Hankyuu Hai (G3) | 8 | 1 | |
1997 18/05 |
Chukyo T1200 |
Takamatsunomiya Hai (G1) | 5 | 3 | ◆ |
1997 14/12 |
Nakayama T1200 |
Sprinters Stakes (G1) | 13 | 7 | ◆ |
1998 26/04 |
Kyoto T1200 |
Silk Road Stakes (G3) | 12 | 3 | |
1998 24/05 |
Chukyo T1200 |
Takamatsunomiya Kinen (G1) | 8 | 1 | ◆ |
1998 20/12 |
Nakayama T1200 |
Sprinters Stakes (G1) | 14 | 11 | ◆ |
1999 23/05 |
Chukyo T1200 |
Takamatsunomiya Kinen (G1) | 3 | 3 | ◆ |
1999 18/07 |
Hakodate T1200 |
Hakodate Sprint (G3) | 4 | 1 | G |
1999 19/12 |
Nakayama T1200 |
Sprinters Stakes (G1) | 11 | 6 | ◆ |
- In the Hankyuu Hai, he was 2nd favorite.
He won his first grade race by 1+3/4 lengths.
Shinko King, owned by the same owner as him, was 1st favorite, but he finished 7th. - In the Takamatsunomiya Hai (1997), he was 4th favorite.
He lost to Shinko King and finished 3rd. - In the Takamatsunomiya Kinen (1998), he was 2nd favorite.
The track conditions were Good, not Firm.
Seeking the Pearl was 1st favorite, but the track conditions were not so good for her.
Shinko Forest took the lead 100m before the finish line.
He won by 3/4 lengths.
It was his first G1 win. - He then finished 3rd in the 1999 Takamatsunomiya Kinen and 1st in the G3 race Hakodate Kinen.
As a stallion & his family
- He was sought after by his native Ireland as a successor to his sire, Green Desert.
He sired some of the most successful horses in Europe, including Moss Vale.
Some of his crops have been successful in Australia and Hong Kong. - He was retired as a stallion in 2007 when he was deemed to have lost his fertility.
He was euthanized for humanitarian reasons shortly thereafter.
He probably had a hard time even staying alive. - His half-sister, Dazzling Park, won a G3 race in Ireland.
- His half-brother, New Approach, won five G1 races in England and Ireland, including the Epsom Derby.
- Was, who won the Epsom Oaks, is his niece.