Ascoli Piceno (horse) explained

Horsename:Ascoli Piceno
アスコリピチェーノ
Sire:Daiwa Major
Grandsire:Sunday Silence
Dam:Ascolti
Damsire:Danehill Dancer
Sex:Filly
Foaled:24 February 2021
Country:Japan
Color:Dark Bay
Breeder:Northern Farm
Owner:Sunday Racing Co. Ltd.
Trainer:Yoichi Kuroiwa
Record:5:3-2-0
Earnings:221,648,000 JPY
Race:Niigata Nisai Stakes (2023)
Hanshin Juvenile Fillies (2023)
Awards:JRA Award for Best Two-Year-Old Filly (2023)
Updated:May 5, 2024

Ascoli Piceno (Japanese: アスコリピチェーノ, Foaled February 24, 2021) is an active Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse.[1] [2] She won the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies in 2023.

She was named after Ascoli Piceno, a city in Italy.[3] She was awarded the JRA Award for Best Two-Year-Old Filly for 2023.[4]

Racing career

2023: two-year-old season

Ascoli Piceno debuted at the Tokyo Racecourse on June 24, 2023, in a two-year-old newcomer race on turf at the distance of 1,400m. She was ridden by Christophe Lemaire, who let her settle at the back of the pack, then took the lead on the final straight, winning by two-and-a-half lengths.[5] Two months later, on August 27, she raced in the Niigata Nisai Stakes for her first graded stakes race challenge. Ridden by Hiroshi Kitamura, she settled in the middle of the pack. On the final straight, she chased down the runaway horse Shonan Manuela and won by a length, successfully achieving her first graded stakes win.[6]

For the last race of her two-year-old season, she was signed-up for the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies held at Hanshin Racecourse on December 10. This was her first grade-one stakes race. Ridden by Hiroshi Kitamura again, she settled in midfield. Entering the final straight, after passing a group of horses, she overtook Corazon Beat in the final furlong and held off the fast-finishing Stellenbosch, winning the race by a neck. She achieved her first grade-one stakes victory while breaking the race record.[7]

Racing statistics

Below data is based on data available on JBIS Search,[8] and NetKeiba.[9]

DateTrackRaceGradeDistance
(Condition)
EntryHNOdds
(Favored)
FinishTimeMarginsJockeyWinner
(Runner-up)
2023  - two-year-old season
Jun 24Tokyo2yo Newcomer1,400 m (Firm)1651.7 (1)1:22.8-0.4Christophe Lemaire(Red Senor)
Aug 27NiigataNiigata 2yo S31,600 m (Firm)12123.7 (1)1:33.8-0.2Hiroshi Kitamura(Shonan Manuela)
Dec 10HanshinHanshin JF11,600 m (Firm)1875.9 (3)0.0Hiroshi Kitamura(Stellenbosch)
2024  - three-year-old season
Apr 7HanshinOka Sho11,600 m (Firm)1893.5 (1)1:32.30.1Hiroshi KitamuraStellenbosch
May 5TokyoNHK Mile Cup11,600 m (Firm)18142.9 (1)1:32.80.4Christophe LemaireJantar Mantar

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Pedigree

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ascoli Piceno(JPN) JBIS-Search . 2024-04-13 . www.jbis.jp.
  2. Web site: Ascoli Piceno Horse Profile, Pedigree, Form, Race Record . 2024-04-13 . netkeiba . en.
  3. Web site: 競走馬情報 JRA . 2024-04-13 . www.jra.go.jp.
  4. Web site: 「2023年度JRA賞」決定!年度代表馬はイクイノックス! JRA . 2024-04-13 . jra.jp . ja.
  5. Web site: 舟元祐二 . 1番人気アスコリピチェーノが差し切り初陣V ルメール騎手「いい瞬発力だった」/新馬戦 - 競馬 : 日刊スポーツ . 2024-04-13 . nikkansports.com . ja.
  6. Web site: 【新潟2歳S結果】アスコリピチェーノが人気に応えて無傷2連勝で重賞制覇! 競馬ニュース . 2024-04-13 . netkeiba . ja.
  7. Web site: 2023-12-10 . 【阪神JF】アスコリピチェーノ桜も見えた! 無敗女王が誕生した2つの理由 . 2024-04-13 . 東スポ競馬 . ja.
  8. Web site: Race Records Ascoli Piceno(JPN) JBIS-Search . 2024-04-13 . www.jbis.jp.
  9. Web site: Ascoli Piceno Race Record and Form Horse Profile . 2024-04-13 . netkeiba . en.