Hishi Amazon

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Hishi Amazon ヒシアマゾン
Hishi Amazon in October 1995.
Breed	Thoroughbred
Sire	Theatrical
Grandsire	Nureyev
Dam	Katies
Damsire	Nonoalco
Sex	Mare
Foaled	(1991-03-26)March 26, 1991
Died	April 15, 2019(2019-04-15) (aged 28)
Country	Japan
Color	Dark Bay
Breeder	Masaichiro Abe
Owner	Masaichiro Abe
Racing colors
Trainer	Takao Nakano
Jockey	Eiji Nakadate
Record	20: 10-5-0
Earnings	¥695,829,000
Major wins
Hanshin Sansai Himba Stakes (1993) New Zealand Trophy Yonsai Stakes (1994) Rose Stakes (1994) Sankei Sho All Comers (1995) Kyoto Daishoten (1995) Japanese Classic Tiara Race wins: Queen Elizabeth II Cup (1994)
Awards
JRA Award for Best Two-Year-Old Filly (1993) JRA Award for Best Three-Year-Old Filly (1994) JRA Award for Best Older Filly or Mare (1995)

Hishi Amazon (Japanese: ヒシアマゾン; March 26, 1991 – April 15, 2019) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare.

Hishi Amazon was born in the United States and trained in Japan. She won the 1993 JRA Award for Best Two-Year-Old Filly, the 1994 JRA Award for Best Three-Year-Old Filly, and the 1995 JRA Award for Best Older Filly or Mare.

Her main jockey was Eiji Nakadate, only being jockeyed by someone else in the second race after her debut and her final race at the Arima Kinen.

Overview

Hishi Amazon's racing career was marked both by the JRA's still-severe restrictions on foreign-born horses and also how well she competed against colts and stallions in spite of those restrictions. At the time, foreign-born horses weren't allowed to compete in the Classic races, and as a filly, Hishi Amazon's options for G1 races were limited.

After her first two races, which were on dirt tracks instead of turf due to worsening periostitis, she placed 2nd in her first graded race on a turf track, the Keio Hai Sansai Stakes. Later that year, Hishi Amazon won the filly-only G1 Hanshin Sansai Himba Stakes by five lengths, earning the JRA Award for Best Three-Year-Old Filly in 1993.

Despite being unable to race in the 1994 Classics, she won five graded races in a row that year—many over colts—culminating in a victory in the Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup over Classic winners Oguri Roman and Chokai Carol. While she lost the G1 Arima Kinen to Triple Crown-winner Narita Brian, she still came in second despite being the number-six favorite, beating out other veteran stallions like Rice Shower. She was given the JRA Award for Best Four-Year-Old Filly in 1994.

For the next two years, she began to struggle more in races, though she won the 1995 Sankei Sho All Comers and Kyoto Daishoten and placed 2nd in the Japan Cup, highest of all Japanese horses in that race. Her efforts earned her the JRA Award for Best Older Filly or Mare that year. She retired after three more races in 1996, becoming a broodmare.

In popular culture

An anthropomorphized version of Hishi Amazon appears as a character in the Japanese multimedia franchise Umamusume: Pretty Derby, voiced by Yuiko Tatsumi. She is depicted as the assigned head student of Miho, one of Tracen Academy's dormitory buildings named after the real-life training center of the same name, where she is famous for her generosity, such as by cooking meals for her schoolmates. She is also a stubborn, competitive, and hot-blooded racer who likes to boldly challenge others to one-on-one matches, such as her rival Narita Brian, but always demonstrates good sportsmanship against her opponents.

Racing statistics

The following statistics are based on information from netkeiba and JBIS.

(*) Demoted from 2nd.

Pedigree

Notes

References

See also

• List of racehorses