Shadai Kagura
| Shadai Kagura シャダイカグラ | |
|---|---|
 Shadai Kagura at the paddock for the 1989 Queen Elizabeth II Cup. | |
| Breed | Thoroughbred |
| Sire | Real Shadai |
| Grandsire | Roberto |
| Dam | Milly Bird |
| Damsire | Faberge |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 23 March 1986 |
| Died | 4 April 2005 (aged 19) Biratori, Hokkaido, Japan |
| Country | Japan |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Nojima Bokujo |
| Owner | Shigeru Yoneda |
| Racing colours |  |
| Trainer | Yuji Ito |
| Jockey | Yutaka Take |
| Record | 11: 7-2-0 |
| Earnings | ¥232,369,000 |
| Major wins | |
| Pegasus Stakes(1989) Rose Stakes (1989) Japanese Classic Tiara Race wins: Oka Shō (1989) | |
| Awards | |
| Best 4-Year-Old Filly (1989) | |
Shadai Kagura (Japanese: シャダイカグラ, Hepburn: Shadai Kagura; 23 March 1986 – 4 April 2005) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. She competed from 1988 to 1989, recording seven wins in eleven starts, including the Oka Shō (GI) in 1989.[1] She also won the Rose Stakes (GII) and Pegasus Stakes (GIII) in 1989.[1] She was named Best 4-Year-Old Filly in 1989.[1] Her career ended when she suffered a suspensory ligament rupture during the Queen Elizabeth II Cup (GI), finishing last in her retirement race.[2]
Background
Shadai Kagura was a chestnut mare bred in Monbetsu, Hokkaido, by Nojima Bokujo.[1] She was sired by Real Shadai, an American-bred son of Roberto who had raced in France before being imported to Japan as a stallion, and her dam was Milly Bird, a daughter of the French-bred stallion Faberge.[3] Her racing name combines the "Shadai" prefix of her sire with the "Kagura" prefix used by owner Shigeru Yoneda.[2] She was owned by Shigeru Yoneda and sent into training with Yuji Ito at the JRA's Ritto Training Center.[1]
Racing career
1988: two-year-old season (three-year-old by Japanese reckoning)
Shadai Kagura debuted on June 19, 1988, in a maiden race on the dirt at Sapporo Racecourse, ridden by Masato Shibata, finishing second.[4] She won a maiden race at Sapporo on July 3.[4] After a break due to periostitis, she returned in October, winning the Rindo Sho (Allowance) at Kyoto Racecourse with Yutaka Take aboard, and the Kyoto 3-Year-Old Stakes (Open) at Kyoto in November.[4] She finished second in the Radio Tampa Hai 3-Year-Old Filly Stakes (GIII) at Hanshin Racecourse in December.[4]
1989: three-year-old season
Shadai Kagura won the Elfin Stakes (Open) at Kyoto in February and the Pegasus Stakes (GIII) at Hanshin in March.[4]
On April 9, she contested the Oka Shō (GI) at Hanshin. Drawn in the extreme outside post (18 of 18), she started slowly and was positioned at the rear.[2] Take guided her through the inner rail on the final turn to recover ground, and she finished strongly to defeat Hokuto Venus by a neck.[4] She became the first horse since Sugihime in 1961 to win the Oka Shō from the outside post.[5]
On May 21, she finished second in the Yushun Himba (GI) at Tokyo Racecourse, beaten a neck by Light Color.[4]
On October 22, she won the Rose Stakes (GII) at Kyoto by 1.5 lengths.[4] On November 12, she contested the Queen Elizabeth II Cup (GI) at Kyoto as her retirement race. She was positioned in second place entering the third turn but suddenly decelerated and finished last (20th), beaten 7.6 seconds by Sand Piaris.[4] She was found to have ruptured the suspensory ligament in her right foreleg.[2]
Statistics
The following table details all 11 starts of Shadai Kagura's racing career based on official netkeiba and JBIS records.
| Date | Distance (Condition) | Race | Class | Course | Odds (Favourite) |
Field | Finish | Time | Jockey | Winning (Losing) Margin |
Winner (2nd Place) |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 – two-year-old season | ||||||||||||
| Jun 19 | Dirt 1000 m (Soft) | 3-Y-O Newcomer | Maiden | Sapporo | 6.1 (4th) | 7 | 2nd | 1:00.1 | Masato Shibata | 1.2 | Matsu Swift | [4] |
| Jul 3 | Dirt 1000 m (Firm) | 3-Y-O Newcomer | Maiden | Sapporo | 1.1 (1st) | 5 | 1st | 1:02.1 | Masato Shibata | –0.1 | (Super One) | [4] |
| Oct 22 | Turf 1400 m (Good) | Rindo Sho | Allowance | Kyoto | 5.7 (3rd) | 10 | 1st | 1:24.8 | Yutaka Take | –0.1 | (Miss Junius) | [4] |
| Nov 26 | Turf 1600 m (Firm) | Kyoto Sansai Stakes | Open | Kyoto | 3.2 (1st) | 10 | 1st | 1:37.8 | Yutaka Take | –0.7 | (Lucky Guerlain) | [4] |
| Dec 11 | Turf 1600 m (Firm) | Radio Tampa Hai Sansai Himba Stakes | GIII | Hanshin | 1.6 (1st) | 11 | 2nd | 1:36.1 | Yutaka Take | 0.0 | Tanino Target | [4] |
| 1989 – three-year-old season | ||||||||||||
| Feb 5 | Turf 1600 m (Firm) | Elfin Stakes | Open | Kyoto | 1.6 (1st) | 9 | 1st | 1:36.2 | Yutaka Take | –0.8 | (Light Color) | [4] |
| Mar 5 | Turf 1600 m (Soft) | Pegasus Stakes | GIII | Hanshin | 2.2 (1st) | 14 | 1st | 1:37.5 | Yutaka Take | –0.2 | (Narcisse Noir) | [4] |
| Apr 9 | Turf 1600 m (Good) | Oka Shō | GI | Hanshin | 2.2 (1st) | 18 | 1st | 1:37.5 | Yutaka Take | 0.0 | (Hokuto Venus) | [4] |
| May 21 | Turf 2400 m (Good) | Yushun Himba | GI | Tokyo | 1.8 (1st) | 24 | 2nd | 2:29.0 | Yutaka Take | 0.0 | Light Color | [4] |
| Oct 22 | Turf 2000 m (Good) | Rose Stakes | GII | Kyoto | 1.6 (1st) | 10 | 1st | 2:01.5 | Yutaka Take | –0.2 | (Shinei Lotus) | [4] |
| Nov 12 | Turf 2400 m (Firm) | Queen Elizabeth II Cup | GI | Kyoto | 2.2 (1st) | 20 | 20th | 2:36.4 | Yutaka Take | 7.6 | Sand Peeress | [4] |
Broodmare career
Following her retirement, Shadai Kagura returned to Nojima Bokujo as a broodmare.[2] She produced seven named foals between 1991 and 2003, though her reproductive record was poor, with several miscarriages and barren years.[6] She was moved to Biratori Bokujo in Biratori, Hokkaido, in 2002.[6] She died of a ruptured aneurysm on April 4, 2005, at the age of 19.[7]
Pedigree
| Sire Real Shadai (USA) 1979 |
Roberto (USA) 1969 |
Hail to Reason | Turn-to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nothirdchance | |||
| Bramalea | Nashua | ||
| Rarelea | |||
| Desert Vixen (USA) 1970 |
In Reality | Intentionally | |
| My Dear Girl | |||
| Desert Trial | Moslem Chief | ||
| Scotch Verdict | |||
| Dam Milly Bird (JPN) 1976 |
Faberge (FR) 1961 |
Princely Gift | Nasrullah |
| Blanche | |||
| Spring Offensive | Charles o'Malley | ||
| Wild Arum | |||
| Lavatera (IRE) 1970 |
Le Haar | Roi Herode | |
| Vahren | |||
| Begonia | Sundridge | ||
| Americus Girl |
- Shadai Kagura is inbred 5 × 4 to Nasrullah.[3]
- Her half-sister Taisei Kagura (by Morning Frolic) is the granddam of Straight Girl, winner of the 2015 Victoria Mile (GI) and 2015 Sprinters Stakes (GI).[3]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "シャダイカグラ (Shadai Kagura) - Profile & Race Record". JBIS Search (in Japanese). Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "シャダイカグラ 桜下に舞う". Yushun (in Japanese). Japan Racing Association: 64–68. July 1993.
- 1 2 3 "シャダイカグラ - 5代血統表". JBIS Search (in Japanese). Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "シャダイカグラ 競走成績". netkeiba (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ "第49回桜花賞 シャダイカグラ". Yushun (in Japanese). Japan Racing Association: 128–133. June 1989.
- 1 2 "シャダイカグラ 繁殖牝馬情報". JBIS Search (in Japanese). Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ "桜花賞馬、シャダイカグラが死亡". netkeiba (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 July 2026.