Kane Hekili (February 26, 2002 -May 25, 2016)[1] was a Thoroughbred racehorse named after "The Thunder God" in Hawaiian mythology. In 2005 and 2006 he won four Grade 1 races on dirt in Japan and finished fourth to Electrocutionist in the 2006 Dubai World Cup.

Kane Hekili
Kane Hekili (right)
June 28, 2006
SireFuji Kiseki
GrandsireSunday Silence
DamLife Out There
DamsireDeputy Minister
SexStallion
FoaledFebruary 26, 2002
DiedMay 25, 2016(2016-05-25) (aged 14)
CountryJapan
ColourChestnut
BreederNorthern Farm
OwnerMakoto Kaneko
TrainerKatsuhiko Sumii
Record12: 8-1-0
Earnings442,729,000 JPY
180,000 USD
Major wins
Japan Cup Dirt (2005, 2008)
Japan Dirt Derby (2005)
Unicorn Stakes (2005)
Derby Grand Prix (2005)
February Stakes (2006)
Tokyo Daishōten (2008)
Kawasaki Kinen (2009)
Awards
JRA Award for Best Dirt Horse (2005, 2008)
Last updated on February 19, 2010

Kane Hekili was injured after finishing second in the Teio Sho on June 28, 2006. He did not race again for more than twenty-eight months following surgery for a bowed tendon. He returned to racing on November 8, 2008, in the Grade 3 Musashino Stakes, finishing four lengths back of the winner. Entered in the December 7th Japan Cup Dirt, a Grade 1 race he won in 2005, Kane Hekili stunned his rivals and racing fans with a winning performance under French jockey, Christophe Lemaire.

Stud career

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Kane Hekili's descendants include:

c = colt, f = filly

Foaled Name Sex Major Wins
2012 Mitsuba c Kawasaki Kinen
2012 Altair c Hakurei Stakes, Pollux Stakes, Oasis Stakes
2014 Superstition c Doei Kinen, Mizuho Sho
2015 A Shin Cerrado c Kazusa Stakes

Pedigree

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Pedigree of Kane Hekili (JPN), 2002
Sire
Fuji Kiseki (JPN)
1992
Sunday Silence (USA)
1986
Halo Hail to Reason
Cosmah
Wishing Well Understanding
Mountain Flower
Millracer (USA)
1983
Le Fabuleux Wild Risk
Anguar
Marston's Mill In Reality
Millicent
Dam
Life Out There (USA)
1992
Deputy Minister (CAN)
1979
Vice Regent Northern Dancer
Victoria Regina
Mint Copy Bunty's Flight
Shakney
Silver Valley (USA)
1979
Mr. Prospector Raise a Native
Gold Digger
Seven Valleys Road At Sea
Proud Pied

References

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  1. ^ "Stallions in Japan 2023".
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