Details
| Name / Japanese / HongKong | Stay Gold / ステイゴールド / 黄金旅程 |
| Birth Year | 1994 |
| Sex | male |
| Earnings | 762,993,000 yen (in Japan) |
| Races-Win / G1-Win | 50-7 / 20-1 |
| Sire | Sunday Silence |
| Dam (Sire) | Golden Sash (Dictus) |
| Other site link | JBIS / Umanity / en.netkeiba |
| Awards | JRA Special Award (2001) |
- Stay Gold’s dam Golden Sash is Soccer Boy’s sister.
He inherited his rough temper from his sire, dam and dam-sire.
All G1 races + G2 races he won
| Y D/M |
Track | Race | No. | Pl. |  |
| 1997 02/11 |
Kyoto T3000 |
Kikuka Sho (G1) | 1 | 8 | ◆ |
| 1998 03/05 |
Kyoto T3200 |
Tenno Sho (Spring) (G1) | 9 | 2 | ◆ |
| 1998 12/07 |
Hanshin T2200 |
Takarazuka Kinen (G1) | 4 | 2 | ◆ |
| 1998 01/11 |
Tokyo T2000 |
Tenno Sho (Autumn) (G1) | 10 | 2 | ◆ |
| 1998 29/11 |
Tokyo T2400 |
Japan Cup (G1) | 7 | 10 | ◆ |
| 1998 27/12 |
Nakayama T2500 |
Arima Kinen (G1) | 5 | 3 | ◆ |
| 1999 02/05 |
Kyoto T3200 |
Tenno Sho (Spring) (G1) | 2 | 5 | ◆ |
| 1999 11/07 |
Hanshin T2200 |
Takarazuka Kinen (G1) | 1 | 3 | ◆ |
| 1999 31/10 |
Tokyo T2000 |
Tenno Sho (Autumn) (G1) | 6 | 2 | ◆ |
| 1999 28/11 |
Tokyo T2400 |
Japan Cup (G1) | 10 | 6 | ◆ |
| 1999 26/12 |
Nakayama T2500 |
Arima Kinen (G1) | 5 | 10 | ◆ |
| 2000 30/04 |
Kyoto T3200 |
Tenno Sho (Spring) (G1) | 3 | 4 | ◆ |
| 2000 20/05 |
Tokyo T2500 |
Meguro Kinen (G2) | 14 | 1 | G |
| 2000 25/06 |
Hanshin T2200 |
Takarazuka Kinen (G1) | 3 | 4 | ◆ |
| 2000 29/10 |
Tokyo T2000 |
Tenno Sho (Autumn) (G1) | 9 | 7 | ◆ |
| 2000 26/11 |
Tokyo T2400 |
Japan Cup (G1) | 16 | 8 | ◆ |
| 2000 24/12 |
Nakayama T2500 |
Arima Kinen (G1) | 11 | 7 | ◆ |
| 2001 14/01 |
Kyoto T2400 |
Nikkei Shinshun Hai (G2) | 1 | 1 | G |
| 2001 24/03 |
Nad Al Sheba T2400 |
Dubai Sheema Classic (G2) | 14 | 1 | G |
| 2001 24/06 |
Hanshin T2200 |
Takarazuka Kinen (G1) | 9 | 4 | ◆ |
| 2001 28/10 |
Tokyo T2000 |
Tenno Sho (Autumn) (G1) | 4 | 7 | ◆ |
| 2001 25/11 |
Tokyo T2400 |
Japan Cup (G1) | 8 | 4 | ◆ |
| 2001 16/12 |
Sha Tin T2400 |
Hong Kong Vase (G1) | 9 | 1 | G |
- His speed was appreciated but he was too tempered.
In the third race from his debut, he didn’t turn the corner and shook off his jockey. - In 1998 (age 4), he finished in 2nd place in the Tenno Sho (Spring), Takarazuka Kinen and Tenno Sho (Autumn).
In the Arima Kinen, he finished in 3rd place. - In 1999 (age 5), he continued to finish in 2nd and 3rd place, following the previous year.
He gained unique popularity.
He was nicknamed “The Silver and Bronze Collector”. - In 2000 (age 6), he won the Meguro Kinen.
It was his first victory in two years and eight months.
It was also his first victory in a grade race.
Despite the G2 race in the rain on Saturday, the crowd cheered and applauded him comparable to G1 race.
His trainer and his groom cried when they saw the situation. - In 2001 (age 7), he won the Nikkei Shinshun Hai.
- In the Dubai Sheema Classic, he won passing Fantastic Light just before the finish-line.
- Before the Hong Kong Cup, he had never won a G1 race.
It was his last race and his 50th race.
He overtook Ekraar just before the finish-line and won.
His trainer said “It’s a scene you’ll never see, even if it’s in a movie or drama.”
This touching victory led him to the JRA Special Award.
He retired with memories of running with many famous horses.
Stud Career
- He let his crops inherit that his ferocity and his speed.
- He was particularly good with dam-sire Mejiro McQueen and Danzig (Danehill).
- Such as Dream Journey, Orfevre, Nakayama Festa, Gold Ship, Fenomeno, Oju Chosan, Win Bright, Indy Champ
Episode?
- Dictus’s descendants have the characteristic of laying their ears back and glaring with their whites of their eyes when they are in a bad mood. (Dictus Eye)
- Stay Gold and his crops have the characteristic of smelling their droppings.
(And sometimes go mad.)
Stay Gold 1, Stay Gold 2, Orfebre, Gold Ship 1, Gold Ship 2
Tags: Turf