Agnes Flight (Japanese : アグネスフライト, 2 March 1997 – 11 January 2023) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse. He was sired by Sunday Silence covering Agnes Flora, and is therefore full-brother to Agnes Tachyon.

Agnes Flight
Tokyo Racecourse (26 November 2000)
SireSunday Silence
GrandsireHalo
DamAgnes Flora
DamsireRoyal Ski
SexStallion
Foaled(1997-03-02)March 2, 1997
DiedJanuary 11, 2023(2023-01-11) (aged 25)
CountryJapan
ColourChestnut
BreederShadai Farm
OwnerTakao Watanabe
TrainerHiroyuki Nagahama
Record14: 4-2-0
Earnings¥299,193,000
Major wins
Kyoto Shimbun Hai (2000)
Tokyo Yushun (2000)
Last updated on 12 July 2007

Racing career

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As a three-year-old, Agnes Flight, ridden by Hiroshi Kawachi, won the Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby). That year, he also won the Kyoto Shimbun Hai and the Wakakusa Stakes. He came second in the Kobe Shimbun Hai.[1]

During his four-year-old season, Agnes Flight came second in the Kyōto Kinen. Overall, he started 14 times during his career, won four times, and came second twice.[1]

Later life

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In 2004, Agnes Flight was sent to stand at stud at Hidaka Stallion Station. He stood there until 2011.[1] He later became a training horse for new recruits at the Shadai Farm before being pensioned at the Shadai Blue Grass Farm in 2015.[2][3]

Agnes Flight was euthanized on 11 January 2023 after he could no longer stand despite efforts due to his age.[4][5]

Pedigree

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Pedigree of Agnes Flight (JPN), chestnut stallion, 1997
Sire
Sunday Silence (USA)
1986
Halo (USA)
1969
Hail to Reason
1958
Turn-to
Nothirdchance
Cosmah
1953
Cosmic Bomb
Almahmoud
Wishing Well
1975
Understanding
1963
Promised Land
Pretty Ways
Mountain Flower
1964
Montparnasse
Edelweiss
Dam
Agnes Flora (JPN)
1987
Royal Ski
1974
Raja Baba Bold Ruler
Missy Baba
Coz o'Nijinsky
1969
Involvement
Gleam
Agnes Lady (JPN)
1976
Remand
1965
Alcide
Admonish
Ikoma Eikan (JPN) Sallymount
Heatherlands (GB) (Family: 1-l)

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Agnes Flight Horse Pedigree". Thoroughbred Database. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  2. ^ "ダービー馬アグネスフライトが種牡馬引退 | 競馬ニュース". netkeiba.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  3. ^ "社台ファーム - 皆さまこんにちは。..." www.facebook.com. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  4. ^ "アグネスフライトが死亡 JRA". jra.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  5. ^ "00年ダービー馬アグネスフライト死す 26歳、老衰で 社台F・東礼治郎場長「感謝の気持ちでいっぱい」 - スポニチ Sponichi Annex ギャンブル". スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). 11 January 2023. Archived from the original on 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.