Shinzan (シンザン; 2 April 1961 – 13 July 1996) was a thoroughbred racehorse that won the Japanese Triple Crown .
19-511: Shinzan was a bay horse bred by Yoshimatsu Matsuhashi. He was sired by Irish Derby winner Hindostan . His dam, Hayanobori was a great-granddaughter of the Irish mare Beautiful Dreamer who was imported to Japan in the 1930s and became extremely influential: her other descendants included the Japanese classic winners Kazuyoshi, Jitsu Homare, Hakuryo and Meiji Hikari. Shinzan was foaled on April 2, 1961, in
38-800: A four-year-old, defending his Horse of the Year title. Shinzan was a successful sire in Japan. His most successful offspring was Miho Shinzan (ミホシンザン) who won the Japanese 2,000 Guineas , Japanese St. Leger , and the Tenno Sho (Spring). Pensioned form stud duties in 1987, Shinzan spent the rest of life at Tanikawa Stud. He lost the sight in his right eye in his later years and also lost all of his teeth. Eventually, he could not stand by himself at times, and his physical weakening became more prominent after February, 1994. He died of old age at about 2:00 a.m. on July 13, 1996. He
57-556: A half lengths. In the official two-year-old ratings for 2022, Auguste Rodin was rated the equal fourth-best juvenile of the season in Europe, behind Little Big Bear , Blackbeard and Chaldean . In the early part of 2023 there was speculation that Auguste Rodin would become the first horse since Nijinsky to complete the Triple Crown by winning the 2000 Guineas, Derby and St Leger . On 6 May Auguste Rodin began his second season in
76-669: A major international race in 1962, when its prize money was substantially increased. Joe McGrath , a founder of the Irish Hospitals' Sweepstake , combined the race with the sweepstake, and it became known as the Irish Sweeps Derby. The event began to regularly attract the winners of the Epsom Derby, and Santa Claus became the second horse to win both races in 1964. The Irish Derby was sponsored by Budweiser from 1986 to 2007, and it has been backed by Dubai Duty Free since 2008. It
95-590: A seven- furlong maiden race at the Curragh on 1 June when he started the 4/6 favourite but finished second to Crypto Force, beaten two and a half lengths . A month later the colt started odds-on favourite for a similar event at Naas Racecourse . Ridden by Seamie Heffernan he won "comfortably" by two lengths from Shadowed. The colt was then stepped up in class for the Group 2 Juvenile Stakes over one mile on soft ground at Leopardstown Racecourse on 10 September when he
114-589: A white blaze and a white sock on his left hind leg, bred in Ireland by the Coolmore Stud . He raced in the ownership of the Coolmore partners Michael Tabor , Sue Magnier and Derrick Smith in association with Georg von Opel 's Westerberg organization. The colt was sent into training with Aidan O'Brien at Ballydoyle . He is from the thirteenth crop of foals sired by Japanese Triple Crown champion Deep Impact , who
133-578: Is a multiple-Group 1 winning Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse . In 2022 he won three of his four races, including the Vertem Futurity Trophy . In the following year he won the Epsom Derby , Irish Derby , Irish Champion Stakes and Breeders' Cup Turf . As a four-year-old he continued his brilliant form winning the Group 1 Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot . Auguste Rodin is a bay colt, with
152-513: Is currently staged on the second day of the Curragh's three-day Irish Derby Festival meeting. A total of nineteen horses have now completed the English-Irish Derby double, and the most recent was Auguste Rodin in 2023. Leading jockey (6 wins): Leading trainer (16 wins): Leading owner (16 wins): (includes part ownership) A Unique Racing Record - Only Owner to complete
171-613: Is scheduled to take place each year in late June or early July. It is Ireland's equivalent of the Derby Stakes , and it is usually held four weeks after the English race. The earliest version of the Irish Derby was an event called the O'Darby Stakes. This was established in 1817, but it was discontinued after 1824. A subsequent race titled the Curragh Derby was inaugurated in 1848, but this
190-580: The Hokkaidō Prefecture . Shinzan was generally considered to be the best Japanese racehorse of the post-war era and became the first horse to win all 5 big titles of Japan including the Japanese Triple Crown. He became the second horse to win the Japanese Triple Crown and was named Japanese Horse of the Year in 1964. Shinzan won the Arima Kinen , Takarazuka Kinen and Tenno Sho (Autumn) as
209-706: The 2000 Guineas, eventually coming in twelfth, more than twenty lengths behind the winner Chaldean . The 244th running of the Derby took place over one and a half miles on good to firm ground at Epsom Racecourse on 3 June and Auguste Rodin started the 9/2 second favourite behind the Chester Vase winner Arrest. The other twelve contenders included Military Order ( Lingfield Derby Trial ), The Foxes ( Dante Stakes ), White Birch ( Ballysax Stakes ), Sprewell ( Derby Trial Stakes ), San Antonio ( Dee Stakes ) and Dubai Mile ( Criterium de Saint-Cloud ). Ridden by Moore, Auguste Rodin caught
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#1732898493619228-523: The Derby and Grand National Double In 1880 William Brophy completed a unique double by owning the winner of both the Irish Derby with King of the Bees and the Irish Grand National with Controller. Also uniquely both winners were out of the same Dam Winged Bee. Premonition finished first in 1953 but was disqualified. Auguste Rodin (horse) Auguste Rodin (foaled 26 January 2020)
247-454: The front, but we're delighted with him. He's always gone through his work very impressively. He has plenty of class and quality, and probably will sharpen up a lot from today. We thought he could be the type of horse to do both the Guineas and the Derby". For his final run of the season Auguste Rodin was sent to England to contest the Group 1 Vertem Futurity Trophy winning "readily" by three and
266-457: The introduction of Grade in 1984 which categorized all as GI in 1984. Also, before 1981, a horse can only win Tenno Sho once in their career. (Keishu Award is current JRA Award.) Irish Derby The Irish Derby ( Irish : Dearbaí na hÉireann ) is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies . It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs (2,414 metres), and it
285-410: The leader 100 yards from the finish and won by three quarters of a length. Auguste Rodin made his next start in the Group 1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes on 29 July. After running in midfield for most of the race, he dropped out into the back of the field and was eased home last as the 9/4 favorite, beaten by more than 100 lengths by winner Hukum . Notes: An (*) asterisk after
304-546: Was 35 years, three months and 11 days old. He is (to date) the longest-lived thoroughbred horse ever recorded in Japan. A funeral service was held posthumously. Shinzan's grave is located in the Tanikawa Stud of Urakawacho, Urakawa-gun, Hokkaido, and a bronze statue of Shinzan was built in this stud. Satsuki Sho, Tokyo Yushun, Kikuka Sho, Tenno Sho (Autumn), Arima Kinen was 5 of the 8 major races in Japan (the other 3 are Oka Sho , Yushun Himba , and Tenno Sho (Spring)), before
323-475: Was again short-lived. The modern Irish Derby was created by the 3rd Earl of Howth , the 3rd Marquess of Drogheda and the 3rd Earl of Charlemont . It was first run in 1866, and it was initially contested over 1 mile, 6 furlongs and 3 yards. It was extended by 9 yards in 1869, and cut to its present distance in 1872. The first Epsom Derby winner to achieve victory in the Irish version was Orby , trained in Ireland by Fred McCabe, in 1907. The Irish Derby became
342-414: Was ridden by Ryan Moore and started 11/10 favourite in a six-runner field. After tracking the leaders he took the lead a furlong out and despite hanging to the right in the closing stages he stayed on well to win by one and a half lengths from Caroline Street. After the race Aidan O'Brien commented "He's always showed a lot and has a beautiful physique, a lovely nature... He was a little idle when he got to
361-627: Was the Japanese Horse of the Year in 2005 and 2006. Auguste Rodin is the first foal produced by Rhododendron , whose wins included the Fillies' Mile , Prix de l'Opéra and Lockinge Stakes . Rhododendron's dam Halfway to Heaven won the Irish 1,000 Guineas , Nassau Stakes and Sun Chariot Stakes in 2008. and was a descendant of the Kentucky Oaks winner Native S. Auguste Rodin began his track career in
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