| Equinox イクイノックス | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Equinox_Takarazuka_Kinen_2023(IMG1).jpg) Equinox winning the 2023 Takarazuka Kinen | |
| Sire | Kitasan Black[1] |
| Grandsire | Black Tide[1] |
| Dam | Chateau Blanche[1] |
| Damsire | King Halo[1] |
| Sex | Stallion[1] |
| Foaled | March 23, 2019[1] |
| Country | Japan[1] |
| Color | Brown[1] |
| Breeder | Northern Farm[1] |
| Owner | Silk Racing |
| Trainer | Takaki Iwato -> Tetsuya Kimura[1] |
| Jockey | Christophe Lemaire |
| Record | 10:8-2-0 |
| Earnings | 2,215,446,100 JPY[2] Japan: 1,756,556,000 JPY[1] UAE：3,480,000 USD[3] （As of November 26, 2023） |
| Major wins | |
| Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai Stakes (2021) Tenno Sho (Autumn) (2022, 2023) Arima Kinen (2022) Dubai Sheema Classic (2023) Takarazuka Kinen (2023) Japan Cup (2023) | |
| Awards | |
| Japanese Horse of the Year (2022, 2023) JRA Award for Best Three-Year-Old Colt (2022)[1] JRA Award for Best Older Male Horse (2023)[4] Timeform Leading Male 3yo+ (2023)[5] World's Best Racehorse (2023)[6] | |
| Honours | |
| Timeform rating: 136 | |
| Last updated on January 23, 2024 | |
Equinox（Japanese: イクイノックス, Foaled March 23, 2019）is a retired Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and current sire.[1] He won both of his races as a two-year-old in 2021, taking the Grade II Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai Stakes on his second start. In the early part of his second season he finished second in both the Satsuki Sho and the Tokyo Yushun before emerging as a high-class horse in the autumn when he won the Tenno Sho and the Arima Kinen.
Prior to retiring in November 2023, he won all of his races as a four-year-old, the Dubai Sheema Classic, the Takarazuka Kinen, Tenno Sho, and the Japan Cup. Equinox was the world's highest-rated horse in 2023. He was voted Japanese Horse of the Year in 2022 and 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "イクイノックス". JBISサーチ (in Japanese). 公益社団法人日本軽種馬協会. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ "第64回 宝塚記念". JRA. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- ^ "2023ドバイ・ワールドカップ・デイ施行競走 登録要綱（簡易版）". Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ^ "「2023年度JRA賞」決定！年度代表馬はイクイノックス！ JRA". jra.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ "TIMEFORM AWARDS: WINNERS REVEALED". Timeform. December 20, 2023.
- ^ Playle, Maddy (January 23, 2024). "Equinox rated 7lb higher than Ace Impact as Japanese superstar wins World's Best Racehorse award". Racing Post. Retrieved January 23, 2024.