Transcend (horse)

Transcend
トランセンド
Transcend at the award ceremony for the 2010 Miyako Stakes.
SireWild Rush
GrandsireWild Again
DamCinema Scope
DamsireTony Bin
SexStallion
FoaledMarch 9, 2006
CountryJapan
ColourBay
BreederNorth Hills Farm
OwnerKoji Maeda
Racing colours
TrainerTakayuki Yasuda
JockeyShinji Fujita
Record24: 10-5-1
Earnings¥575,520,000 (equivalent to ¥639,000,000 in 2024)
Honors
Miyako Stakes (2010)
Japan Cup Dirt (2010, 2011)
February Stakes (2011)
Mile Championship Nambu Hai (2011)

Transcend (Japanese: トランセンド, Hepburn: Toransendo; foaled March 9, 2006) is a Japanese racehorse and stallion.[1] His major victories include back-to-back wins in the Japan Cup Dirt in 2010 and 2011, as well as the 2011 February Stakes and the Mile Championship Nambu Hai. His name means "to transcend."

Racing career

2009: three-year-old season

Transcend's debut race was a 1,800-meter turf race at Kyoto Racecourse.[2] Having drawn attention even before his debut by posting times in training that rivaled those of older horses, he was the favorite but finished second.[3] He was entered in his second race, also on turf, but was scratched due to phlegmon. Transcend claimed his first victory in his third start, a dirt maiden race at Hanshin Racecourse.[4] In a 5-million-yen class race run on a heavy track, he led from the front throughout the race and posted the fastest final three furlongs at 37.9 seconds to win by seven lengths.[5] At this point, his team began considering an entry in the Tokyo Yushun, so Transcend returned to the turf to compete in the Kyoto Shimbun Hai. Although he had finished second in a maiden race on turf, all of his wins to that point had come on dirt, and he was the fifth favorite. In the race, Transcend took the lead as usual but couldn’t keep up in the home stretch, finishing ninth, well behind the winner, Best Member.[6] In the 10-million-yen class Kirinzan Tokubetsu, he faced older horses for the first time but won by a margin of 8 lengths in record time.[7]

In the newly established Leopard Stakes, Hiroyuki Uchida was suspended from riding in the UK, so Masami Matsuoka took over as the jockey. Although horses with proven dirt records, such as Suni and Silk Mobius, were entered, Transcend was backed as the favorite. In the race, he tracked in second place before breaking away in the home stretch to win by three lengths over Suni.[8] Although the track was in good condition making it difficult to post fast times, his winning time matched that of his previous race. He was also the favorite in the Elm Stakes, held on the same course, but failed to finish strongly and finished fourth.[9] In the subsequent Musashino Stakes, Transcend stayed back at the rear for the first time and gradually gained ground in the home stretch but still finished sixth.[10] Trainer Yasuda commented, “He was concerned about the transition from turf to dirt.” After the race, he did not compete in the Japan Cup Dirt and went into a rest period.

2010: four-year-old season

In Transcend's comeback race, the Aldebaran Stakes, Katsumi Ando rode him for the first time since the Kyoto Shimbun Hai. Backed as the second favorite behind Fusaichi Seven, he caught Fusaichi Seven in the home stretch to claim victory. Partly due to the fast pace of the race, the race was decided in a record time that beat the 1:56.6 set by Ryu Boy in 1983 by 1.2 seconds.[11] Subsequently, he started as the favorite in the Antares Stakes. He raced in the leading pack but lacked a finishing kick in the home stretch and finished in 8th place.[12] In the following Tokai Stakes, he again started as the favorite. He took the lead and set the pace for the field but was overtaken just before the finish line by Silk Mobius, who had closed in from the middle of the pack, and finished in 2nd place.[13]

Transcend racing at the 2010 Japan Cup Dirt.

Transcend kicked off the fall season with the Nippon TV Hai. Although he was overtaken by Furioso in the home stretch, he held on to finish second. In the first Miyako Stakes, he took the lead from the start and without losing any momentum, went on to win, securing his second graded stakes victory.[14] In the Japan Cup Dirt, with Espoir City and Smart Falcon having withdrawn, Transcend was backed as the favorite. He took the lead at the start and, though challenged by Birdie Birdie coming out of the fourth turn, pulled away and held off a late charge by Glorious Noah by a neck to claim his first GI victory.[15]

2011: five-year-old season

Transcend's first race of the year was the February Stakes. As in his previous race, with Espoir City and Smart Falcon absent, he was once again the favorite. He took the lead from the start and pulled away from the field in the home stretch, fending off a late charge from Furioso and others to hold on for his second GI victory.[16] Following this victory, his entry in the Godolphin Mile was withdrawn, and he was entered in the Dubai World Cup alongside Buena Vista and Victoire Pisa. In the Dubai World Cup, Transcend took the lead from the start but was narrowly defeated in a neck-and-neck battle with fellow Japanese horse Victoire Pisa in the final straight, finishing in second place.

Transcend at the 2011 Japan Cup Dirt.

Transcend's fall schedule was originally set to begin with the Nippon TV Hai, but he was withdrawn from that race. In the Mile Championship Nambu Hai which was held at Tokyo Racecourse due to the Tōhoku earthquake, he extended his lead from second place during the race and prevailed in a head-to-head battle with Danon Come On in the home stretch to claim his third Grade 1 victory. His finishing time of 1 minute 34.8 seconds was a fast performance, just 0.2 seconds off the then-standing record for the 1,600-meter dirt course at Tokyo Racecourse. In the JBC Classic, he ran in second place and closed the gap on the front-running Smart Falcon in the home stretch, but narrowly lost, finishing second. In the Japan Cup Dirt, he seized the lead from the outermost gate and, showing no signs of tiring in the home stretch, held on to win, becoming the first horse in Japan Cup Dirt history to win back-to-back titles.[17]

2012: six-year-old season

Transcend started as the favorite in the February Stakes. Although he was unable to build up speed on the turf section immediately after the start, he improved his position on the backstretch and moved up to fourth place by the third turn, but he lost momentum in the home stretch and finished in seventh. He competed in the Dubai World Cup again, following his 2011 appearance. In the Dubai World Cup, Transcend took the lead from the start and led the race, but lost momentum at the third turn and finished 13th, bringing up the rear. In the JBC Classic, following a layoff of about seven months, he was the favorite but finished third, 1.6 seconds behind the winner, Wonder Acute. In the Japan Cup Dirt, Transcend attempted to take the lead but was unable to do so; he ran in third place for most of the race but lost momentum at the third turn and, unable to recover, finished in 16th place, bringing up the rear.[18] He also finished seventh in the Tokyo Daishoten, ending the year without a single victory.

Racing form

The following racing form is based on information available on JBIS search,[19] netkeiba.com,[20] and Racing Post.[21]

Date Racecourse Race Grade Distance Gate Odds Fav. Fin. Time Margin Jockey Winner (Runner-Up)
2009 – three-year-old season
2009/02/14 Kyoto Three-Year-Old Newcomer Maiden T 1800m 11 3.9 1 2nd 1:51.1 0.1 Y.Kawada Admire Again
2009/03/01 Hanshin Three-Year-Old Maiden Maiden T 1600m 1 NR K.Ando Triumph March
2009/04/11 Hanshin Three-Year-Old Maiden Maiden D 1800m 1 2.9 2 1st 1:53.7 -0.3 K.Ando (Red Surpass)
2009/04/25 Kyoto Three-Year-Old Pre-OP Pre-OP D 1800m 2 1.9 1 1st 1:49.7 -1.2 K.Ando (Smart Pulse)
2009/05/09 Kyoto Kyoto Shimbun Hai G2 T 2200m 12 10.9 5 9th 2:14.4 1.4 K.Ando Best Member
2009/07/26 Niigata Kirinzan Tokubetsu Pre-OP D 1800m 11 2.0 1 1st R1:49.5 -1.3 H.Uchida (Christophoros)
2009/08/23 Niigata Leopard Stakes Listed D 1800m 10 1.7 1 1st 1:49.5 -0.5 M.Matsuoka (Suni)
2009/09/21 Niigata Elm Stakes G3 D 1800m 15 1.6 1 4th 1:51.4 0.3 H.Uchida Machikanenihombare
2009/11/07 Tokyo Musashino Stakes G3 D 1600m 15 4.1 3 6th 1:35.9 0.4 M.Matsuoka Wonder Acute
2010 – four-year-old season
2010/02/13 Kyoto Aldebaran Stakes OP D 1900m 8 3.5 2 1st R1:55.4 -0.2 K.Ando (Fusaichi Seven)
2010/04/25 Kyoto Antares Stakes G3 D 1800m 12 1.6 1 8th 1:50.5 0.8 K.Ando Daishin Orange
2010/05/23 Kyoto Tokai Stakes G2 D 1900m 6 3.3 1 2nd 1:55.4 0.0 S.Fujita Silk Mobius
2010/09/23 Funabashi Nippon TV Hai Jpn2 D 1800m 7 3.0 2 2nd 1:49.3 0.5 S.Fujita Furioso
2010/11/07 Kyoto Miyako Stakes G3 D 1800m 2 3.1 2 1st 1:49.8 -0.2 S.Fujita (King's Emblem)
2010/12/05 Hanshin Japan Cup Dirt G1 D 1800m 3 3.5 1 1st 1:48.9 0.0 S.Fujita (Glorious Noah)
2011 – five-year-old season
2011/02/20 Tokyo February Stakes G1 D 1600m 12 3.5 1 1st 1:36.4 -0.2 S.Fujita (Furioso)
2011/03/26 UAE Dubai World Cup G1 AW 2000m 9 40/1 13 2nd 2:06.0 0.1 S.Fujita Victoire Pisa
2011/10/10 Tokyo Mile Championship Nambu Hai Jpn1 D 1600m 11 1.6 1 1st 1:34.8 0.0 S.Fujita (Danon Come On)
2011/11/03 Ooi JBC Classic Jpn1 D 2000m 9 2.4 2 2nd 2:02.3 0.2 S.Fujita Smart Falcon
2011/12/04 Hanshin Japan Cup Dirt G1 D 1800m 16 2.0 1 1st 1:50.6 -0.3 S.Fujita (Wonder Acute)
2012 – six-year-old season
2012/02/19 Tokyo February Stakes G1 D 1600m 15 1.5 1 7th 1:36.6 1.2 S.Fujita Testa Matta
2012/03/31 UAE Dubai World Cup G1 AW 2000m 10 20/1 9 13th 2:07.5 4.8 S.Fujita Monterosso
2012/11/05 Kawasaki JBC Classic Jpn1 D 2100m 13 2.6 1 3rd 2:14.1 1.6 S.Fujita Wonder Acute
2012/12/02 Hanshin Japan Cup Dirt G1 D 1800m 7 9.0 5 16th 1:51.8 3.0 S.Fujita Nihonpiro Ours
2012/12/29 Ooi Tokyo Daishoten G1 D 2000m 9 21.7 6 7th 2:08.2 2.3 S.Fujita Roman Legend

Legend
D = Dirt
T = Turf
AW = All-Weather

  • R indicated that it was a record time finish

Retirement

In light of the previous year, which ended without a single victory, his team decided to retire him from racing on January 3, 2013 and transition him to stud. After retiring from racing, he moved to Arrow Stud in Shinhidaka, Hokkaido, where he began his career as a stallion.[22] On January 6, the Japan Racing Association announced that his registration as a racehorse would be canceled effective January 9.[23] He retired from stud duties in 2025 and was transferred to Versailles Resort Farm.[24]

An anthropomorphic version of Transcend appears in Umamusume: Pretty Derby and is voiced by Yui Tsukada.[25]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Transcend (JPN)[26][27]
Sire
Wild Rush		 Wild Again Icecapade Nearctic
Shenanigans
Bushel-n-Peck Khaled
Dama
Rose Park Plugged Nickle Key to the Mint
Toll Booth
Hardship Drone
Hard and Fast
Dam
Cinema Scope		 Tony Bin Kampala Kalamoun
State Pension
Severn Bridge Hornbeam
Priddy Fair
Blue Hawaii Thrill Show Northern Baby
Splendid Girl
Sunny Swaps Hawaii
Iron Age

References

  1. ↑ "Transcend | Horse Profile, Pedigree, Form, Race Record". netkeiba. Retrieved 2026-07-18.
  2. ↑ "3yo Debut Full Result | 14 FEB 2009 R6 Kyoto Racing Information (JRA)". netkeiba. Retrieved 2026-07-18.
  3. ↑ "3yo Maiden Full Result | 01 MAR 2009 R3 Hanshin Racing Information (JRA)". netkeiba. Retrieved 2026-07-18.
  4. ↑ "3yo Maiden Full Result | 11 APR 2009 R2 Hanshin Racing Information (JRA)". netkeiba. Retrieved 2026-07-18.
  5. ↑ "3yo ALW (1 Win) Full Result | 25 APR 2009 R7 Kyoto Racing Information (JRA)". netkeiba. Retrieved 2026-07-18.
  6. ↑ "KYOTO SHIMBUN HAI (G2) Full Result | 09 MAY 2009 R10 Kyoto Racing Information (JRA)". netkeiba. Retrieved 2026-07-18.
  7. ↑ "KIRINZAN TOKUBETSU Full Result | 26 JUL 2009 R10 Niigata Racing Information (JRA)". netkeiba. Retrieved 2026-07-18.
  8. ↑ "LEOPARD STAKES (G) Full Result | 23 AUG 2009 R11 Niigata Racing Information (JRA)". netkeiba. Retrieved 2026-07-18.
  9. ↑ "ELM STAKES (G3) Full Result | 21 SEP 2009 R11 Niigata Racing Information (JRA)". netkeiba. Retrieved 2026-07-18.
  10. ↑ "TOKYO CHUNICHI SPORTS HAI MUSASHINO STAKES (G3) Full Result | 07 NOV 2009 R11 Tokyo Racing Information (JRA)". netkeiba. Retrieved 2026-07-18.
  11. ↑ "ALDEBARAN STAKES (OP) Full Result | 13 FEB 2010 R11 Kyoto Racing Information (JRA)". netkeiba. Retrieved 2026-07-18.
  12. ↑ "ANTARES STAKES (G3) Full Result | 25 APR 2010 R10 Kyoto Racing Information (JRA)". netkeiba. Retrieved 2026-07-18.
  13. ↑ "TOKAI TV HAI TOKAI STAKES (G2) Full Result | 23 MAY 2010 R10 Kyoto Racing Information (JRA)". netkeiba. Retrieved 2026-07-18.
  14. ↑ "MIYAKO STAKES (G3) Full Result | 07 NOV 2010 R11 Kyoto Racing Information (JRA)". netkeiba. Retrieved 2026-07-18.
  15. ↑ "JAPAN CUP DIRT (G1) Full Result | 05 DEC 2010 R11 Hanshin Racing Information (JRA)". netkeiba. Retrieved 2026-07-18.
  16. ↑ "FEBRUARY STAKES (G1) Full Result | 20 FEB 2011 R11 Tokyo Racing Information (JRA)". netkeiba. Retrieved 2026-07-18.
  17. ↑ "JAPAN CUP DIRT (G1) Full Result | 04 DEC 2011 R11 Hanshin Racing Information (JRA)". netkeiba. Retrieved 2026-07-18.
  18. ↑ "JAPAN CUP DIRT (G1) Full Result | 02 DEC 2012 R11 Hanshin Racing Information (JRA)". netkeiba. Retrieved 2026-07-18.
  19. ↑ "Race Records | Transcend(JPN) | JBIS-Search". www.jbis.jp. Retrieved 2026-07-18.
  20. ↑ "Transcend Race Record and Form | Horse Profile". netkeiba. Retrieved 2026-07-18.
  21. ↑ "Transcend | Race Record & Form". www.racingpost.com. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  22. ↑ "ＪＣダート連覇 トランセンドが引退、種牡馬入り - スポニチ Sponichi Annex ギャンブル". スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-07-18.
  23. ↑ "【競馬】トランセンドの登録抹消". MSN産経ニュース (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2013-01-06. Retrieved 2026-07-18.
  24. ↑ 木南友輔. "トランセンド、ラニがヴェルサイユリゾートファームで功労馬に アロースタッドが発表 - 競馬 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-07-18.
  25. ↑ "トランセンド｜ウマ娘 プリティーダービー 公式ポータルサイト｜Cygames". umamusume.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-07-18.
  26. ↑ "Transcend Pedigree | Horse Profile". netkeiba. Retrieved 2026-07-18.
  27. ↑ "Five-generation Pedigree Table | Pedigree | Transcend(JPN) | JBIS-Search". www.jbis.jp. Retrieved 2026-07-18.
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