Godolphin

African Gold (JPN)

1st Rokusha S - Tokyo, JPN - 06 Oct 2019

1st - G2 Kyoto Kinen - Hanshin, Japan - 13 February 2022

Age

8

Foal date

26/03/2015

Gender

Gelding

Colour

Chesnut

Sire

Stay Gold (JPN)

Dam

Blixen (USA)

Trainer

Masato Nishizono

Breeder

Darley Japan K.K

Career earnings

$1,586,030.15

Results

Pedigree

Comments

Starts33Wins5Placed4

Date	Result	Racecourse	Race details
20/08/2023	12th	Sapporo (JPN)	Sapporo Kinen (Grade 2) (3yo+) (Turf) 3yo+
30/04/2023	PU	Kyoto (JPN)	Tenno Sho (Spring) (Grade 1) (4yo+) (Turf) 4yo+
19/03/2023	4th	Hanshin (JPN)	Hanshin Daishoten (Grade 2) (4yo+) (Turf) 4yo+
12/02/2023	9th	Hanshin (JPN)	Kyoto Kinen (Grade 2) (4yo+) (Turf) 4yo+
15/01/2023	9th	Chukyo (JPN)	Nikkei Shinshun Hai (Grade 2 Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 4yo+
06/11/2022	10th	Tokyo (JPN)	Copa Republica Argentina (Grade 2 Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf) 3yo+
10/10/2022	12th	Hanshin (JPN)	Kyoto Daishoten (Grade 2) (3yo+) (Turf) 3yo+
26/06/2022	16th	Hanshin (JPN)	Takarazuka Kinen (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Turf) 3yo+
03/04/2022	7th	Hanshin (JPN)	Osaka Hai (Grade 1) (4yo+) (Turf) 4yo+
13/02/2022	1st	Hanshin (JPN)	Kyoto Kinen (Grade 2) (4yo+) (Turf) 4yo+
16/01/2022	5th	Chukyo (JPN)	Nikkei Shinshun Hai (Grade 2 Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 4yo+
11/12/2021	2nd	Chukyo (JPN)	Chunichi Shimbun Hai (Grade 3 Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf) 3yo+
17/10/2021	8th	Tokyo (JPN)	October Stakes (Listed Race) (3yo+) (Turf) 3yo+
18/09/2021	9th	Chukyo (JPN)	Cepheus Stakes (Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf) 3yo+
05/06/2021	10th	Chukyo (JPN)	Naruo Kinen (Grade 3) (3yo+) (Turf) 3yo+
15/05/2021	7th	Chukyo (JPN)	Miyakooji Stakes (Listed Race) (4yo+) (Turf) 4yo+
07/03/2021	10th	Hanshin (JPN)	Osakajo Stakes (Listed Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 4yo+
30/01/2021	4th	Tokyo (JPN)	Shirafuji Stakes (Listed Race) (4yo+) (Turf) 4yo+
28/06/2020	18th	Hanshin (JPN)	Takarazuka Kinen (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Turf) 3yo+
31/05/2020	11th	Tokyo (JPN)	Meguro Kinen (Grade 2 Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 4yo+
09/05/2020	10th	Tokyo (JPN)	Metropolitan Stakes (Listed Race) (4yo+) (Turf) 4yo+
19/01/2020	11th	Kyoto (JPN)	Nikkei Shinshun Hai (Grade 2 Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 4yo+
03/11/2019	3rd	Tokyo (JPN)	Copa Republica Argentina (Grade 2 Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf) 3yo+
06/10/2019	1st	Tokyo (JPN)	Rokusha Stakes (Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf) 3yo+
13/07/2019	4th	Chukyo (JPN)	Malaysia Cup (Allowance) (3yo+) (Turf) 3yo+
29/04/2019	2nd	Kyoto (JPN)	Karasuma Stakes (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 4yo+
31/03/2019	4th	Hanshin (JPN)	Midosuji Stakes (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 4yo+
13/01/2019	15th	Kyoto (JPN)	Nikkei Shinshun Hai (Grade 2 Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 4yo+
21/10/2018	12th	Kyoto (JPN)	Kikuka Sho (Grade 1) (3yo Colts & Fillies) (Turf) 3yo
02/10/2018	1st	Hanshin (JPN)	Hyogo Tokubetsu (Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf) 3yo+
22/07/2018	1st	Chukyo (JPN)	Atsumi Tokubetsu (Allowance) (3yo+) (Turf) 3yo+
19/05/2018	2nd	Kyoto (JPN)	Melbourne Trophy (Allowance) (3yo) (Turf) 3yo
29/04/2018	1st	Kyoto (JPN)	Maiden Race (Maiden) (3yo) (Turf) 3yo Mdn

African Gold (JPN)	Stay Gold (JPN)	Sunday Silence (USA)	Halo (USA)
			1969
		1986	Wishing Well (USA)
			1975
	1994	Golden Sash (JPN)	Dictus (FR)
			1967
		1988	Dyna Sash (JPN)
			1988
2015	Blixen (USA)	Gone West (USA)	Mr Prospector (USA)
			1970
		1984	Secrettame (USA)
			1978
	1998	Danish (IRE)	Danehill (USA)
			1986
		1991	Tea House (GB)
			1980

Smart half-brother to winners, most notably Dubai World Cup winner African Story; won maiden at Kyoto in April 2018; two more minor wins since before close second in 1m4f Kyoto handicap on firm in April 2019; also won over 1m4f on firm at Tokyo in October of that year, which he followed with a close third in 1m4.5f Grade 2 handicap back there in November; well held four times in 2020; best run for some time when close fourth in 10f Listed race at Tokyo in January 2021; below that level for most of 2021 but best run for some time on final start at Chukyo (10f) when close second of eighteen; ran just as well when fifth of 16 in Grade 2 handicap at same course (11f) in January 2022 and then was a shock winner of Grade 2 contest at Hanshin (11f) the following month; ran respectably in a Grade 1 over 10f in April, finishing seventh, beaten just over 3l by the winner; held on next five starts in 2022 and 2023 but much better effort when fourth of fourteen over 1m7f at Hanshin in March (headed late on); pulled up in a 2m Grade 1 at Kyoto in late April (213-1); held again at big odds in Grade 2 next time.