| Admire Groove | |
|---|---|
Admire Groove in 2004
| |
| Sire | Sunday Silence |
| Grandsire | Halo |
| Dam | Air Groove |
| Damsire | Tony Bin |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | April 30th, 2000 |
| Died | October 15, 2012(2012-10-15) (aged 12) |
| Country | Japan |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Northern Farm |
| Owner | Risa Kondo |
| Trainer | Mitsuru Hashida |
| Jockey | Yutaka Take |
| Record | 21:8-1-3 |
| Earnings | 551,335,000 JPY |
| Major wins | |
| Queen Elizabeth II Cup (2003 & 2004) Hanshin Himba Stakes (2005) | |
| Awards | |
| JRA Award for Best Older Filly or Mare (2004) | |
Admire Groove (in Japanese: アドマイヤグルーヴ, foaled April 30, 2000) is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 2003 and 2004 Queen Elizabeth II Cup.[1][2]
Admire Groove's first race was on November 10, 2002, at Kyoto, where she came in first.[2] She then won her next two races after at Hashin Racecourse, which included a win at the Wakaba Stakes.[1]
Admire Groove's first major win was at the Grade-2 Rose Stakes on September 21, 2003. She came close to capturing the October Shūka Sho just weeks later, but finished in 2nd. She then picked up her first Grade-1 victory, by winning the 2003 Queen Elizabeth II Cup. [2] She picked up another win at the July 11th, 2004 Mermaid Stakes.
Admire Groove then returned to the Queen Elizabeth II Cup in 2004, where she successfully defended her title. [2] Groove tried to repeat the feat again at the 2005 Queen Elizabeth II Cup, but finished in 3rd place. [2]
On December 18, 2005, she grabbed her final win in her last race by winning the 2005 Hanshin Himba Stakes.[2] A retirement ceremony soon followed.[3]
Admire Groove's descendants include:[2][4]
| Foaled | Name | Sex | Major Wins |
| 2007 | Admire Temba | f | Moiwayama Tokubetsu |
| 2008 | Admire Sceptre | f | Hakushu Stakes, Applause Sho, Tokachidake Tokubetsu, Sapporo Sponichi Sho |
| 2012 | Duramente | c | Satsuki Shō, Tokyo Yūshun, Nakayama Kinen |
On October 16, 2012, the JRA announced that Admire Groove suddenly passed away the day prior at the Northern Farm, where she was a broodmare. It was only two days after Admire Sceptre won the Hakushu Stakes.[5][6]
| Sire Sunday Silence (USA) b. 1986 |
Halo (USA) b. 1969 |
Hail to Reason | Turn-To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nothirdchance | |||
| Cosmah | Cosmic Bomb | ||
| Almahmoud | |||
| Wishing Well (USA) b. 1975 |
Understanding | Promised Land | |
| PRetty Ways | |||
| Mountain Flower | Montparnasse | ||
| Edelweiss | |||
| Dam Air Groove (JPN) b. 1993 |
Tony Bin (IRE) b. 1983 |
Kampala | Kalamoun |
| State Pension | |||
| Severn Bridge | Hornbeam | ||
| Priddy Fair | |||
| Dyna Carle (JPN) b. 1980 |
Northern Taste | Northern Dancer | |
| Lady Victoria | |||
| Shadai Feather | Guersant | ||
| Peroxide |
