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Neo Universe
Neo Universe in 2003
SireSunday Silence[1]
GrandsireHalo[1]
DamPointed Path[1]
DamsireKris[1]
SexStallion[1]
FoaledMay 21, 2000[1]
DiedMarch 8, 2021(2021-03-08)(aged 20)[1]
CountryJapan[1]
ColourBay[1]
BreederShadai Farm[1]
OwnerShadai Race Horse Co.[1]
TrainerTsutomu Setoguchi[1]
Record13: 7-0-3[1]
Earnings613,376,000JPY[1]
Major wins
Kisaragi Sho(2003)
Spring Stakes(2003)
Satsuki Shō(2003)
Tokyo Yūshun(2003)
Osaka Hai(2004)
Awards
JRA Award for Best Three-Year-Old Colt(2003)
Last updated on February 24, 2023

Neo Universe(Japanese:ネオユニヴァース;May 21, 2000 - March 8, 2021)[2][3]was a retired JapaneseThoroughbredracehorse andsire.[1]In 2003 he won theSatsuki Shōand theTokyo Yūshun(Japanese Derby), but was defeated when attempting to complete theJapanese Triple Crownin theKikuka Shō.He was retired from racing after winning once in 2004 and has become a successful sire of winners.

Background

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Neo Universe is a bay horse standing 16.2handshigh[4]with a whitestarand whitesockson his hind feet, bred and raced by the Shadai Farm.[5]He was sired bySunday Silence,who won the 1989Kentucky Derby,before retiring to stud in Japan where he waschampion sirefor thirteen consecutive seasons. Neo Universe's dam was the British-bred mare Pointed Path, making him a close relative of the European Group One winners Helen Street (Irish Oaks) andShamardal.[6]The colt was named aftera songby the Japanese rock bandL'Arc-en-Ciel.The colt was sent into training with the veteran Tsutomu Setoguchi, best known for handling theJapanese Horse of the YearOguri Cap.

Racing career

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2002: two-year-old season

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Neo Universe began his racing career in November 2002 when he defeated seventeen opponents in a sevenfurlongmaiden raceatKyoto RacecoursewithYuichi Fukunagaas hisjockey.A month later her finished third to Hoshi Commander over nine furlongs in the Chukyo Two-year-old Cup atChukyo Racecourse.[7]

2003: three-year-old season

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Neo Universe began his three-year-old season with five consecutive victories. After winning a minor race at Kyoto in January he was moved up in class and won the Group Three Kisaragi Shō at the same course a month later, beating Silent Deal by half alength.In March he was ridden for the first time by the Italian jockeyMirco Demuroin the Group TwoSpring StakesatNakayama Racecourseand won by one and a quarter lengths from Sakura President.[8]

On 20 April Neo Universe was made13/5favourite for the ten furlong Satsuki Shō (Japanese 2000 Guineas), the first leg of the Japanese Triple Crown. Ridden again by Demuro he was trapped behind other horses and appeared to be in a hopeless position, but accelerated through a narrow gap defeated Sakura President by a head after a "fierce struggle",[9]with the previous season'schampion two-year-oldEishin Champ in third place.[10]The winner's next race was the Tokyo Yūshun over one and a half miles atTokyo Racecourseon 1 June. The race attracted a crowd of 134,000 and Neo Universe was made clear favourite in a field of eighteen. The track was unusually wet and muddy, leading many jockeys to take their horses to the outside in search of better racing ground but Demuro kept the favourite towards the inside rail and won comfortably, beatingZenno Rob Royby half a length with That's The Plenty three quarters of a length back in third. Demuro, who became the first foreign jockey to win the race, never had to use his whip and described Neo Universe as "unbelievable. If he did any more he'd be flying".[11]Four weeks later, Neo Universe was matched against older horses for the first time when he was one of seventeen runners invited to contest theTakarazuka KinenatHanshin Racecourse.He finished fourth behind Hishi Miracle, one place ahead of the Japanese Horse of the YearSymboli Kris S.[12]

After a summer break, Neo Universe returned in autumn in an attempt to complete the Triple Crown in theKikuka Shō.Despite finishing third to Zenno Rob Roy in his prep race, he was made 1.3/1 favourite in a field of eighteen for the fifteen furlong classic in October. He finished third behind That's The Plenty and Lincoln, beaten three quarters of a length and a neck. On his final appearance of the season he ran in theJapan Cupat Tokyo in November. He finished fourth behindTap Dance City,That's The Plenty and Symboli Kris S, well ahead of theBreeders' Cupwinners Islington andJoharas well as theCox PlatewinnerFields of Omagh.[13][14]

At the end of the season, Neo Universe was votedJapanese Champion Three-Year-Old Colt.

2004: four-year-old season

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Neo Universe remained in training as a four-year-old but made only two appearances. In April he won the Group TwoOsaka Haiover ten furlongs, beating the eight-year-oldgeldingMagnaten by a head.[15]In the following month he was moved up in distance to contest the spring running of theTennō Shōover two miles and finished unplaced behind Ingrandire. Neo Universe sustained an injury[16]to his right foreleg and was retired from racing at a ceremony atSapporo Racecoursein September 2004.

Stud record

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Neo Universe was retired to become a breeding stallion at theShadai Stallion StationinHokkaido.He has become a leading sire in Japan,[17]His first crop of foals producedLogi Universe(Tokyo Yūshun) andUnrivaled(Satsuki Shō) while his second included theArima KinenandDubai World CupwinnerVictoire Pisa.[18]Neo Universe also siredQueen Elizabeth II Cupwinner Neorealism.[19]

In addition, Neo Universe is also the damsire of 2017NHK Mile Cupwinner Aerolithe, as well as Le Vent Se Leve, winner of the 2018Champions Cup,as well as the 2023UAE Derbywinner Derma Sotogake.[20][21][22]

Pedigree

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Pedigree of Neo Universe (JPN), bay horse 2000[1][23]
Sire
Sunday Silence(USA)
1986 		Halo(USA)
1969 		Hail to Reason Turn-To
Nothirdchance
Cosmah Cosmic Bomb
Almahmoud
Wishing Well(USA)
1975 		Understanding Promised Land
Pretty Ways
Mountain Flower Montparnasse
Edel Weiss
Dam
Pointed Path (JPN)
1984 		Kris(GB)
1976 		Sharpen Up Atan
Rocchetta
Doubly Sure Reliance
Soft Angels
Silken Way (USA)
1973 		Shantung Sicambre
Barley Corn
Boulevard Pall Mall
Costa Sola (Family 1-l)[6]

References

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  2. ^"２ quan ネオユニヴァース chết す, loại phó け sau に mái mã bạo れ転 đảo ｜ cực ウマ・プレミアム".p.nikkansports(in Japanese).Retrieved2023-02-24.
  3. ^"２００３ năm の cao nguyệt thưởng, Nhật Bản ダービーを chế したネオユニヴァース chết す".サンスポZBAT! Cạnh mã(in Japanese). 2021-03-08.Retrieved2023-02-24.
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  12. ^Bayer, Barbara J. (2003-06-30)."Hishi Miracle Takes Third Group I in Japan".BloodHorse.Retrieved2012-12-27.
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  17. ^"Victoire adds to sire's growing reputation".Racing Post.2010-12-26. Archived fromthe originalon 2016-03-04.Retrieved2012-12-27.
  18. ^"Neo Universe Stud Record".Racing Post. 2012-02-15.Retrieved2012-12-27.
  19. ^"Neorealism | Race Record & Form | Racing Post".racingpost.Retrieved2023-04-22.
  20. ^"Pedigree Summary:Five-generation Pedigree Table | Aerolithe(JPN)|JBIS-Search".jbis.jp.Retrieved2023-02-24.
  21. ^"Le Vent Se Leve(JPN) | JBIS-Search".jbis.jp.Retrieved2023-02-24.
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  23. ^"Neo Universe pedigree".Equineline.2012-05-08.Retrieved2012-12-27.
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