Admire Groove

Admire Groove (in Japanese: アドマイヤグルーヴ, foaled April 30th, 2000) is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 2003 and 2004 Queen Elizabeth II Cup.[1][2]

Admire Groove
Admire Groove in 2004
SireSunday Silence
GrandsireHalo
DamAir Groove
DamsireTony Bin
SexMare
FoaledApril 30th, 2000
DiedOctober 15, 2012(2012-10-15) (aged 12)
CountryJapan
ColourBay
BreederNorthern Farm
OwnerRisa Kondo
TrainerMitsuru Hashida
JockeyYutaka Take
Record21:8-1-3
Earnings551,335,000 JPY
Major wins
Queen Elizabeth II Cup (2003 & 2004)
Hanshin Himba Stakes (2005)
Awards
JRA Award for Best Older Filly or Mare (2004)

Career

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]

Stud career

Admire Groove's descendants include:[2][4]

c = colt, f = filly

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

Death

On October 16, 2012, the JRA announced that Admire Groove suddenly passed away the day prior at the Northern Stud, where she was standing stud. It was only two days after Admire Sceptre won the Hakushu Stakes.[5][6]

Pedigree
Pedigree of Admire Groove (JPN), 2000[7]
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

References
  1. "Admire Groove". Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  2. "Admire Groove". Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  3. "アドマイヤグルーヴ、有終の美飾る" (in Japanese). 競馬ブック. Archived from the original on 2006-06-28. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  4. "Admire Groove(JPN)". www.jbis.jp. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  5. "エリザベス女王杯連覇 アドマイヤグルーヴ急死 - スポニチ Sponichi Annex ギャンブル". スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). 2012-10-16. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  6. "アドマイヤグルーヴ急死". netkeiba.com (in Japanese). 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  7. "Admire Groove". Retrieved 21 November 2019.
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