Details
Name / Japanese / Hong Kong | Win Bright / ウインブライト / 勝出光采 |
Birth Year | 2014 |
Sex | male |
Earnings | 299,523,000 yen (only Japan) |
Races-Wins / G1-Wins | 24-9 / 9-2 |
Sire | Stay Gold |
Dam (Sire) | Summer Eternity (Admire Cozzene) |
Other site link | JBIS / Umanity / en.netkeiba |
Awards | JRA Award for Best Old Horse (2019) |
All G1 races + grade races in which he finished 3rd or higher
Y D/M |
Track | Race | No. | Pl. | ![]() |
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2017 19/03 |
Nakayama T1800 |
Fuji TV Sho Spring Stakes (G2) | 10 | 1 | G | |
2017 16/04 |
Nakayama T2000 |
Satsuki Sho (G1) | 17 | 8 | ◆ | |
2017 28/05 |
Tokyo T2400 |
Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) (G1) | 17 | 15 | ◆ | |
2017 12/11 |
Fukushima T2000 |
Fukushima Kinen (G3) | 3 | 1 | G | |
2018 06/01 |
Nakayama T2000 |
Nikkan Sports Sho Nakayama Kim Pai (G3) | 1 | 2 | G | |
2018 25/02 |
Nakayama T1800 |
Nakayama Kinen (G2) | 5 | 1 | G | |
2018 01/04 |
Hanshin T2000 |
Osaka Hai (G1) | 11 | 12 | ◆ | E |
2018 18/11 |
Kyoto T1600 |
Mile Championship (G1) | 9 | 9 | ◆ | E |
2019 05/01 |
Nakayama T2000 |
Nikkan Sports Sho Nakayama Kim Pai (G3) | 11 | 1 | G | |
2019 24/02 |
Nakayama T1800 |
Nakayama Kinen (G2) | 1 | 1 | G | |
2019 28/04 |
Sha Tin T2000 |
Queen Elizabeth II Cup (G1) (Hong Kong) | 4 | 1 | G | |
2019 27/10 |
Tokyo T2000 |
Tenno Sho (Autumn) (G1) | 15 | 8 | ◆ | E |
2019 08/12 |
Sha Tin T2000 |
Hong Kong Cup (G1) | 1 | 1 | G | |
2020 01/11 |
Tokyo T2000 |
Tenno Sho (Autumn) (G1) | 5 | 10 | ◆ | E |
2020 13/12 |
Sha Tin T2000 |
Hong Kong Cup (G1) | 3 | 2 | G |
- In the Fuji TV Sho Spring Stakes, he was 5th favorite.
He won the race beating the two-year-old champion, Satono Ares.
It was his first grade race win. - He ran in the first and second classic races, but did not do well.
- He then finished 1st in the 2017 Fukushima Kinen, 2nd in the 2018 Nakayama Kim Pai, 1st in the 2019 Nakayama Kim Pai, and 1st in the 2018 and 2019 Nakayama Kinen.
He beat Vivlos, Persian Knight and Aerolithe in the 2018 Nakayama Kinen.
And he beat Lucky Lilac, Stelvio, Suave Richard, Epoca d’Oro and Deirdre in the 2019 Nakayama Kinen.
He performed well at Nakayama Racecourse, even against the top-ranked horses. - There were no G1 races between 1800m and 2000m at Nakayama Racecourse that the older horses could run in.
He was entered in the Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Sha Tin Racecourse, which is similar to the inner track of Nakayama Racecourse. - In the Queen Elizabeth II Cup, he was 4th favorite.
He won the race over Hong Kong horses Exultant and Pakistan Star, Japanese horses Lys Gracieux and Deirdre, and others.
He broke the record time.
It was his first G1 win. - In the Hong Kong Cup (2019), he was 1st favorite.
Almond Eye was scheduled to run, but avoided the race.
The only Japanese horse in the race was Win Bright, and that was also because Almond Eye was scheduled to run.
The other reason why there were not many strong contenders was because there was a rumor that the Irish horse Magical was going to run.
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Win Bright took the lead about 200m before the finish line and won.
He broke the race record set by Eishin Hikari in 2015.
He was the third horse in history to win the Queen Elizabeth II Cup and the Hong Kong Cup in the same year, and the first non-Hong Kong horse ever to do so. - He also ran in the 2020 Hong Kong Cup as his retirement race, and finished 2nd.
His characteristics
- As far as his racing is concerned, he is strong at Nakayama Racecourse and Sha Tin Racecourse.
- Outside of racing, his distinguishing feature is his thick, eyebrow-like facial markings.
Win Bright eyebrows Google Images Twitter netkeiba coulumn - He is a popular horse in Japan.
I feel that he is popular in Hong Kong as well.