Verxina
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| Verxina | |
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 Verxina at the 39th Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup | |
| Breed | Thoroughbred |
| Sire | Deep Impact |
| Grandsire | Sunday Silence |
| Dam | Halwa Sweet |
| Damsire | Machiavellian |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | March 5, 2009 |
| Country | Japan |
| Color | Black |
| Breeder | Northern Farm |
| Owner | Kazuhiro Sasaki |
| Trainer | Yasuo Tomomichi |
| Earnings | ¥460,795,000 |
| Major wins | |
| Daily Hai Queen Cup (2012) Victoria Mile (2013, 2014)[1] | |
Verxina, (born on March 5, 2009) is a retired race horse sired by Deep Impact, and out of Halwa Sweet.[2][3] She is owned by a former professional baseball player, Kazuhiro Sasaki.[4]
Early life[edit]
Verxina, a black mare, was foaled on March 5, 2009, by Deep Impact out of Halwa Sweet. She was bred by Northern Farm in Abira, Hokkaido, Japan. Verxina's dam, Halwa Sweet, who was famous for being born without a tail, went on to birth two other successful racehorses, Cheval Grand and Vivlos, both of which are also owned by Sasaki.[5] Her sire, Deep Impact, was a champion racehorse known for winning the Japanese Triple Crown and earning a title in the Japanese Racing Association Hall of Fame.
Racing career[edit]
She began her racing career as a 2-year-old, but debuted as a 3-year-old at the Daily Hai Queen Cup. Her major wins were at the Queen Cup, and twice at the Victoria Mile. During her time as a racer, Verxina represented the stables she resided in, Yasuo Tomomichi, twice.[6]
Verxina was ridden by Hiroyuki Uchida for most of her races.[7]
3 year old[edit]
At age 3, Verxina won the Daily Hai Queen Cup in Japan. She placed second at the Yushun Himba, Oka Sho, Shuka Sho, Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup, and Kansai Telecasting Corporation Sho Rose Stakes.[3]
4-5 years old[edit]
Verxina won the Victoria Mile twice, once as a 4-year-old and again a year later. She was favored both times.[7] Both the Tokyo Shimbun Hai and the Hanshin Himba Stakes had a major defeat with 11 landings, and although Victoria Mile was welcomed as the 11th most popular despite becoming champion the previous year. After the Victoria Mile, she went to Takarazuka Kinen.
Her rating was 8th most popular. However, in the race that Yuichi Fukunaga switched to, she ran away in the same way as before, dropping to a super slow pace of 1000 minutes passing 62 seconds. Although replaced by the Gold Ship and Karen Milotick at the last line, Verxina showed a good fight, entering 3rd.
In autumn Verxina went to the Queen Elizabeth II Cup and Arima Kinen, but lost both races.[4] Verxina retired at age 5 to become a breeding mare at the Northern Farm in Abira, Hokkaido.[4]
Breeding career[edit]
As of 2023, Verxina has foaled 5 offsprings.[8] Of these, her most successful progeny is Bravas, by King Kamehameha, who won the Niigata Kinen in 2020,[9] and Divina, by Maurice, who won the 2023 Fuchu Himba Stakes.[10]
In popular culture[edit]
An anthromorphized character based off of the horse appears in Uma Musume Pretty Derby.[11][12]
Pedigree[edit]
| Sire Deep Impact (JPN) 2002 |
Sunday Silence (USA) 1986 |
Halo | Hail to Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmah | |||
| Wishing Well | Understanding | ||
| Mountain Flower | |||
| Wind in Her Hair (IRE) 1991 |
Alzao (USA) | Lyphard | |
| Lady Rebecca (GB) | |||
| Burghclere (GB) | Busted | ||
| Highclere | |||
| Dam Halwa Sweet (JPN) 2001 |
Machiavellian (USA) 1987 |
Mr. Prospector | Raise a Native |
| Gold Digger | |||
| Coup de Folie | Halo | ||
| Raise The Standard (CAN) | |||
| Halwa Song (USA) 1996 |
Nureyev | Northern Dancer (CAN) | |
| Special | |||
| Morn of Song | Blushing Groom (FR) | ||
| Glorious Song (CAN) |
References[edit]
- ^ "Virushina issue of racehorse deregistration". 5 November 2015. Archived from the original on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ Nancy Sexton (June 2, 2016). "Dominant Deep Impact proving international hit". Racing Post. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Pedigree of Verxina". Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ a b c "ヴィルシーナ引退 "大魔神"佐々木氏所有、ヴィクトリアＭ連覇". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). 2015-01-05. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "Family:Dam Information | Halwa Sweet(JPN) | JBIS-Search". www.jbis.jp. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ "Stable representative". Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Victoria Mile". Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "Family | Verxina(JPN) | JBIS-Search". www.jbis.jp. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ "ブラヴァスが競走馬登録抹消 JRA". jra.go.jp (in Japanese). Japan Racing Association. 2023-10-25. Archived from the original on 2023-11-16. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ "【府中牝馬Ｓ】ディヴィーナ逃げ切り母子重賞Ｖ佐々木主浩オーナー感謝". スポーツ報知 (in Japanese). 2023-10-15. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ "ヴィルシーナ" [Verxina]. ウマ娘 プリティーダービー 公式ポータルサイト (in Japanese). Cygames. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ "『ウマ娘』アニメ3期で新ウマ娘「ヴィルシーナ」「ヴィブロス」登場！シュヴァルグランの姉妹で勝気&小悪魔なお嬢様たち". Inside Games. 2023-11-16. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "PEDIGREE (5-GEN)". netkeiba.com. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ "Five-generation Pedigree Table". JBIS Search. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
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