Yoshida (horse)
| Yoshida ヨシダ | |
|---|---|
 Yoshida at the 2018 Breeders' Cup Classic | |
| Breed | Thoroughbred |
| Sire | Heart's Cry |
| Grandsire | Sunday Silence |
| Dam | Hilda's Passion |
| Damsire | Canadian Frontier |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | February 24, 2014 |
| Country | Japan |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Northern Farm |
| Owner | China Horse Club, WinStar Farm, Head of Plains Partners et al |
| Racing colours |  |
| Trainer | William I. Mott |
| Jockey | Joel Rosario José Ortiz |
| Record | 18: 5-4-1 |
| Earnings | US$2,505,770 |
| Major wins | |
| Woodward Stakes (2018) Turf Classic Stakes (2018) Hill Prince Stakes (2017) | |
Yoshida (Japanese: ヨシダ; foaled February 24 2014) is a Japanese-bred, American-trained retired Thoroughbred racehorse and active sire. He competed from 2016 to 2019, recording five wins in eighteen starts, including the Woodward Stakes (GI) and Turf Classic Stakes (GI) in 2018, and the Hill Prince Stakes (GIII) in 2017.[1] He was the first Japanese-bred horse to win a Grade 1 race on dirt in the United States.[2] His racing name is derived from the surname of Katsumi Yoshida, president of Northern Farm.[3]
Background
Yoshida is a bay horse bred in Abira, Hokkaido, by Northern Farm.[4] He was sired by Heart's Cry, a son of Sunday Silence, and his dam was Hilda's Passion, an American-bred mare by Canadian Frontier.[5] His dam Hilda's Passion won five graded stakes in North America, including the Ballerina Stakes (GI).[6] His half-sister Sanctuaire (by Deep Impact) won the 2020 Shinzan Kinen (GIII).[5]
Hilda's Passion was purchased for US$1,225,000 by Katsumi Yoshida at the 2011 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Mixed Sale and imported to Japan as a broodmare.[3] Yoshida was her second foal, born on February 24, 2014.[4] At the 2015 Select Sale yearling session, he was purchased for ¥94,000,000 (the highest price for a Heart's Cry yearling that year) by John McCormack Bloodstock, acting as agent for WinStar Farm, and was exported to the United States for training.[3] He was sent into training with William I. Mott.[1]
Racing career
2016: Two-year-old season
Yoshida debuted on November 19, 2016, in a maiden special weight race on the turf at Aqueduct Racetrack, finishing second in a field of ten.[1]
2017: Three-year-old season
Yoshida won a maiden special weight race at Keeneland Racecourse on April 9, 2017.[1] He won the James W. Murphy Stakes (Listed) at Pimlico Race Course on May 20 by four lengths.[6] He finished fifth in the Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes (GI) at Belmont Park in July, second in the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes (GII) at Saratoga Race Course in August, and second in the Saranac Stakes (GIII) at Saratoga in September.[1]
On October 7, he won the Hill Prince Stakes (GIII) at Belmont Park, ridden by José Ortiz, defeating Lucullan by a neck in a time of 1:47.07 for nine furlongs on firm turf.[1]
2018: Four-year-old season
On May 5, Yoshida won the Turf Classic Stakes (GI) at Churchill Downs, ridden by José Ortiz, covering nine furlongs on turf in 1:54.64.[7] He defeated eight graded stakes winners, including three Grade 1 winners.[8]
He finished fifth in the Queen Anne Stakes (GI) at Ascot Racecourse in England on June 19.[1] He finished fifth in the Fourstardave Handicap (GI) at Saratoga in August.[1]
On September 1, Yoshida contested the Woodward Stakes (GI) at Saratoga, his first career start on dirt. Ridden by Joel Rosario, he won by two lengths over Gunnevera in a time of 1:48.94, becoming the first Japanese-bred horse to win a Grade 1 race on dirt in the United States.[2][9] He finished fourth in the Breeders' Cup Classic (GI) at Churchill Downs on November 3, beaten 2.25 lengths by Accelerate.[1]
2019: Five-year-old season and retirement
Yoshida finished sixth in the Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational (GI) at Gulfstream Park in January and sixth in the Dubai World Cup (GI) at Meydan Racecourse in March.[1] He finished sixth in the Stephen Foster Stakes (GII) at Churchill Downs in June.[1] He finished second in the Whitney Stakes (GI) at Saratoga in August and third in the Woodward Stakes (GI) at Saratoga in August.[1] He finished eighth in the Breeders' Cup Classic (GI) at Santa Anita Park on November 2, his final start.[1]
Statistics
The following table details all 18 starts of Yoshida's racing career based on Equibase and en.netkeiba records.
| Date | Distance (Surface) | Race | Class | Course | Odds (Favourite) |
Field | Finish | Time | Jockey | Winning (Losing) Margin |
Winner (2nd Place) |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 – two-year-old season | ||||||||||||
| Nov 19 | 1 mile (Turf) | Maiden Special Weight | Maiden | Aqueduct | 3.9 (5th) | 10 | 2nd | 1:40.90 | José Ortiz | 0.5 | Coleman Rocky | [1] |
| 2017 – three-year-old season | ||||||||||||
| Apr 9 | 1⅛ miles (Turf) | Maiden Special Weight | Maiden | Keeneland | 0.6 (1st) | 11 | 1st | 1:49.36 | José Ortiz | –1.25 | (Im The Captain Now) | [1] |
| May 20 | 1 mile (Turf) | James W. Murphy Stakes | Listed | Pimlico | 1.3 (1st) | 12 | 1st | 1:36.83 | Joel Rosario | –4.0 | (Chubby Star) | [1] |
| Jul 8 | 1¼ miles (Turf) | Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes | GI | Belmont Park | 4.0 (1st) | 11 | 5th | 2:00.25 | John Velazquez | 2.25 | Oscar Performance | [1] |
| Aug 4 | 1 1/16 miles (Turf) | National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes | GII | Saratoga | 3.0 (1st) | 9 | 2nd | 1:39.47 | José Ortiz | 0.5 | Bricks and Mortar | [1] |
| Sep 2 | 1⅛ miles (Turf) | Saranac Stakes | GIII | Saratoga | 2.1 (1st) | 8 | 2nd | 1:46.18 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 0.25 | Voodoo Song | [1] |
| Oct 7 | 1⅛ miles (Turf) | Hill Prince Stakes | GIII | Belmont Park | 6.7 (3rd) | 9 | 1st | 1:47.07 | José Ortiz | –0.25 | (Lucullan) | [1] |
| 2018 – four-year-old season | ||||||||||||
| May 5 | 1⅛ miles (Turf) | Turf Classic Stakes | GI | Churchill Downs | 13.0 (6th) | 9 | 1st | 1:54.64 | José Ortiz | –0.75 | (Beach Patrol) | [1] |
| Jun 19 | 1 mile (Turf) | Queen Anne Stakes | GI | Ascot | 12.0 (5th) | 15 | 5th | 1:38.85 | José Ortiz | 2.75 | Accidental Agent | [1] |
| Aug 11 | 1 mile (Turf) | Fourstardave Handicap | GI | Saratoga | 2.25 (1st) | 6 | 5th | 1:35.96 | José Ortiz | 2.75 | Voodoo Song | [1] |
| Sep 1 | 1⅛ miles (Dirt) | Woodward Stakes | GI | Saratoga | 6.0 (3rd) | 14 | 1st | 1:48.94 | Joel Rosario | –2.0 | (Gunnevera) | [1] |
| Nov 3 | 1¼ miles (Dirt) | Breeders' Cup Classic | GI | Churchill Downs | 11.0 (7th) | 14 | 4th | 2:02.93 | José Ortiz | 2.25 | Accelerate | [1] |
| 2019 – five-year-old season | ||||||||||||
| Jan 26 | 1 3/16 miles (Turf, Yielding) | Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational | GI | Gulfstream Park | 3.5 (1st) | 10 | 6th | 1:54.59 | José Ortiz | 2.75 | Bricks and Mortar | [1] |
| Mar 30 | 1¼ miles (Dirt) | Dubai World Cup | GI | Meydan | 9.8 (5th) | 13 | 6th | 2:03.87 | José Ortiz | 8.75 | Thunder Snow | [1] |
| Jun 15 | 1⅛ miles (Dirt) | Stephen Foster Stakes | GII | Churchill Downs | 4.5 (4th) | 12 | 6th | 1:49.27 | José Ortiz | 6.75 | Seeking the Soul | [1] |
| Aug 3 | 1⅛ miles (Dirt) | Whitney Stakes | GI | Saratoga | 7.6 (4th) | 7 | 2nd | 1:47.10 | Joel Rosario | 2.0 | McKinzie | [1] |
| Aug 31 | 1⅛ miles (Dirt) | Woodward Stakes | GI | Saratoga | 2.1 (1st) | 9 | 3rd | 1:48.11 | Joel Rosario | 1.25 | Preservationist | [1] |
| Nov 2 | 1¼ miles (Dirt) | Breeders' Cup Classic | GI | Santa Anita Park | 13.2 (4th) | 11 | 8th | 2:02.80 | Mike E. Smith | 15.75 | Vino Rosso | [1] |
Stud career
Following his retirement, Yoshida entered stud at WinStar Farm in Kentucky in 2020. His first crop of 148 foals was bred in his initial season.[10] His first winners debuted in 2023.[11]
In 2024, Yoshida was imported to Japan and stands at the Darley Japan Stallion Complex in Hidaka, Hokkaido.[6] His first Japanese-bred winner came on March 2, 2024, when Dual Wilder won a maiden race at Nakayama Racecourse.[12]
Pedigree
| Sire Heart's Cry (JPN) 2001 |
Sunday Silence (USA) 1986 |
Halo | Hail to Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmah | |||
| Wishing Well | Understanding | ||
| Mountain Flower | |||
| Irish Dance (JPN) 1990 |
Tony Bin | Kampala | |
| Severn Bridge | |||
| Buper Dance | Lyphard | ||
| My Bupers | |||
| Dam Hilda's Passion (USA) 2007 |
Canadian Frontier (USA) 1999 |
Gone West | Mr. Prospector |
| Secrettame | |||
| Borodislew | Seattle Slew | ||
| Breath Taking | |||
| Executricker (USA) 1998 |
El Prado | Sadler's Wells | |
| Lady Capulet | |||
| Trick Trick | Clever Trick | ||
| Full Virtue |
- Yoshida is inbred 5 × 5 to Northern Dancer.[5]
- His dam Hilda's Passion won the Ballerina Stakes (GI) and four other graded stakes in North America.[6]
- His half-sister Sanctuaire (by Deep Impact) won the 2020 Shinzan Kinen (GIII).[5]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 "Horse Profile for Yoshida (JPN)". Equibase. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
- 1 2 "Yoshida Prevails in Woodward Stakes". BloodHorse. September 1, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
- 1 2 3 "米で走るハーツクライ産駒・ヨシダが接戦制し重賞初制覇". netkeiba (in Japanese). October 13, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
- 1 2 "ヨシダ (Yoshida) - Profile & Race Record". JBIS Search (in Japanese). Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "ヨシダ - 5代血統表". JBIS Search (in Japanese). Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "Yoshida". Darley Japan. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
- ↑ "Yoshida Gets First Grade 1 Win in Turf Classic". BloodHorse. May 5, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
- ↑ "Yoshida". WinStar Farm. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
- ↑ "Yoshida proves dirt prowess in G1 Woodward win". NYRA. September 1, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
- ↑ "日本生まれの米G1馬ヨシダに産駒第一号が誕生、初年度は148頭に種付け". netkeiba (in Japanese). Retrieved July 27, 2026.
- ↑ "ハーツクライ産駒ヨシダ、種牡馬としての初勝利をゲット". JRA-VAN ver.World (in Japanese). Retrieved July 27, 2026.
- ↑ "デュアルウィルダーでヨシダ産駒が日本初勝利". UMATOKU (in Japanese). March 2, 2024. Retrieved July 27, 2026.