Details
| Name / Japanese | Yamanin Zephyr / ヤマニンゼファー |
| Birth Year | 1988 |
| Sex | male |
| Earnings | 596,209,600 yen |
| Races-Win / G1-Win | 20-8 / 7-3 |
| Sire | Nihon Pillow Winner |
| Dam (Sire) | Yamanin Policy (Blushing Groom) |
| Other site link | JBIS / Umanity / en.netkeiba |
| Awards | JRA Award for Best Older Male Horse (1993) JRA Award for Best Sprinter or Miler (1993) Best Horse By Home-bred Sire (1993) |
All G1 races + G2 race he won
| Y D/M |
Track | Race | No. | Pl. |  |
| 1991 15/12 |
Nakayama T1200 |
Sprinters Stakes (G1) | 11 | 7 | ◆ |
| 1992 17/05 |
Tokyo T1600 |
Yasuda Kinen (G1) | 18 | 1 | ◆ |
| 1992 22/11 |
Kyoto T1600 |
Mile Championship (G1) | 9 | 5 | ◆ |
| 1992 20/12 |
Nakayama T1200 |
Sprinters Stakes (G1) | 2 | 2 | ◆ |
| 1993 24/04 |
Tokyo T1400 |
Keio Hai Spring Cup (G2) | 7 | 1 | G |
| 1993 16/05 |
Tokyo T1600 |
Yasuda Kinen (G1) | 14 | 1 | ◆ |
| 1993 31/10 |
Tokyo T2000 |
Tenno Sho (Autumn) (G1) | 8 | 1 | ◆ |
| 1993 19/12 |
Nakayama T1200 |
Sprinters Stakes (G1) | 8 | 2 | ◆ |
- Before the Yasuda Kinen (1992), he won 4 dirt races.
But he never won a turf race.
In the race, he was 11th favorite. (1st: Daitaku Helios)
He took the lead in the home stretch and won.
It was a first G1 win for him and his jockey Katsuharu Tanaka.
And it was a sire and crop victory with his sire Nihon Pillow Winner in the Yasuda Kinen. - In the Mile Championship (1992), he lost to Daitaku Helios.
- In the Sprinters Stakes (1992), he lost to Nishino Flower by a neck.
- In 1993 (age 5), his connections’ goal was to win the Tenno Sho (Autumn).
- In the Keio Hai Spring Cup, he won by 1.5 lengths defeating Shinko Lovely.
- In the Yasuda Kinen (1993), he won defeating such as Ikuno Dictus, Shinko Lovely and Noshino Flower.
He won the same G1 race twice in a row.
It was a first G1 win for his jockey Yoshitomi Shibata.
He presented the two jockeys with their first G1 victory. - 4 days before the Tenno Sho (Autumn), Mejiro McQueen retired due to an injury.
The most favored horse in the race was suddenly gone.
In the race, Yamanin Zephyr and Sekitei Ryu O competed hard in the home stretch.
As a result of the photo judgment, Yamanin Zephyr won by a nose.
He achieved his connections’ goal running a longer distance than usual. - In the Sprinters Stakes (1993), he lost to Sakura Bakushin O.
After the race he retired. - He was selected for the JRA Award for Best Older Male Horse (1993), the JRA Award for Best Sprinter or Miler (1993) and Best Horse By Home-bred Sire (1993).
He was expected to be selected for the JRA Award for Horse of the Year (1993).
But Biwa Hayahide was selected for the JRA Award for Horse of the Year (1993).
(Biwa Hayahide had 1st place once and 2nd place 3 times in G1 races.)
Some critics were raised about this result.
Tags: Turf