Details
Name / Japanese | Takeno Velvet / タケノベルベット |
Birth Year | 1989 |
Sex | female |
Earnings | 228,270,000 yen |
Races-Wins / G1-Wins | 11-5 / 2-1 |
Sire | Pas de Seul |
Dam (Sire) | Takeno Dancer (China Rock) |
Other site link | JBIS / Umanity / netkeiba |
All grade races
Y D/M |
Track | Race | No. | Pl. | ![]() |
1992 05/07 |
Chukyo T1800 |
Chunichi Sports Sho Yonsai Stakes (G3) | 12 | 7 | G |
1992 15/11 |
Kyoto T2400 |
Queen Elizabeth II Cup (G1) | 12 | 1 | ◆ |
1992 13/12 |
Hanshin T2500 |
Naruo Kinen (G2) | 3 | 1 | |
1993 24/01 |
Kyoto T2200 |
Nikkei Shinshun Hai (G2) | 11 | 3 | G |
1993 14/03 |
Hanshin T3000 |
Hanshin Daishoten (G2) | 2 | 2 | G |
1993 25/04 |
Kyoto T3200 |
Tenno Sho (spring) (G1) | 6 | 10 | ◆ |
- She did not get to run in any of the classic spring races.
She had a record of three wins in six starts since her debut, but she was entered in the Queen Elizabeth II Cup. - In the Queen Elizabeth II Cup, she was 17th favorite.
She started to make a move on the backstretch and moved to second place while running on the outside of the pack from the third corner to the fourth corner.
She did not slow down and won by 3+1/2 lengths over the 2nd place finisher.
It was her first G1 win. - She then went on to win the Naruo Kinen and finish 2nd in the Hanshin Daishoten by 1/2 lengths to the 1st place finisher, Mejiro Palmer.
- Her older sister, Riesengross, was the 1982 Oka Sho winner, and her other sister, Martha Red, was the 1983 Best Two-Year-Old Filly.
Takeno Velvet was also expected to be a broodmare, but her offspring did not flourish.