Admire Groove
| Admire Groove | |
|---|---|
Admire Groove in 2004 | |
| Sire | Sunday Silence |
| Grandsire | Halo |
| Dam | Air Groove |
| Damsire | Tony Bin |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | April 30, 2000 |
| Died | October 15, 2012 (aged 12) |
| Country | Japan |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Northern Farm |
| Owner | Riichi Kondo |
| Trainer | Mitsuru Hashida |
| Jockey | Yutaka Take |
| Record | 21: 8-1-3 |
| Earnings | 551,335,000 JPY |
| Major wins | |
| Queen Elizabeth II Cup (2003 & 2004) Hanshin Himba Stakes (2005) | |
| Awards | |
| JRA Award for Best Older Filly or Mare (2004) | |
Admire Groove (Japanese: アドマイヤグルーヴ, foaled April 30, 2000) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse, broodmare and the winner of the 2003 and 2004 Queen Elizabeth II Cup.[1][2]
Career
Admire Groove won her very first race, on November 10, 2002, at Kyoto.[2] She also won her next two races at Hashin Racecourse, which included a win at the Wakaba Stakes.[1]
Admire Groove's first major win was at the Grade-2 Rose Stakes on September 21, 2003. She came close to capturing the October Shūka Sho just weeks later, but finished second. She then picked up her first Grade-1 victory, by winning the 2003 Queen Elizabeth II Cup. [2] She picked up another win, at the 2004 Mermaid Stakes, on 11 July.
Admire Groove then returned to the Queen Elizabeth II Cup in 2004, where she successfully defended her title. [2] Groove tried to repeat the feat again at the 2005 Queen Elizabeth II Cup, but finished in 3rd place. [2]
On December 18, 2005, she grabbed her final win in her last race by winning the 2005 Hanshin Himba Stakes.[2] A retirement ceremony soon followed.[3]
Breeding career
Admire Groove's descendants include:[2][4]
| Foaled | Name | Sex | Major Wins |
| 2007 | Admire Temba | f | Moiwayama Tokubetsu |
| 2008 | Admire Sceptre | f | Hakushu Stakes, Applause Sho, Tokachidake Tokubetsu, Sapporo Sponichi Sho |
| 2012 | Duramente | c | Satsuki Shō, Tokyo Yūshun, Nakayama Kinen |
Death
On October 16, 2012, the JRA announced that Admire Groove had suddenly died the day prior at the Northern Farm, where she was a broodmare. It was only two days after her daughter Admire Sceptre won the Hakushu Stakes.[5][6]
In popular culture
An anthropomorphized version of Admire Groove appears in Umamusume: Pretty Derby, voiced by Hina Suzuki.[7]
Pedigree
| Sire Sunday Silence (USA) b. 1986 |
Halo (USA) b. 1969 |
Hail to Reason | Turn-To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nothirdchance | |||
| Cosmah | Cosmic Bomb | ||
| Almahmoud | |||
| Wishing Well (USA) b. 1975 |
Understanding | Promised Land | |
| PRetty Ways | |||
| Mountain Flower | Montparnasse | ||
| Edelweiss | |||
| Dam Air Groove (JPN) b. 1993 |
Tony Bin (IRE) b. 1983 |
Kampala | Kalamoun |
| State Pension | |||
| Severn Bridge | Hornbeam | ||
| Priddy Fair | |||
| Dyna Carle (JPN) b. 1980 |
Northern Taste | Northern Dancer | |
| Lady Victoria | |||
| Shadai Feather | Guersant | ||
| Peroxide |
References
- ^ a b "Admire Groove". Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Admire Groove". Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ "アドマイヤグルーヴ、有終の美飾る" (in Japanese). 競馬ブック. Archived from the original on 2006-06-28. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ^ "Admire Groove(JPN)". www.jbis.jp. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ^ "エリザベス女王杯連覇 アドマイヤグルーヴ急死 - スポニチ Sponichi Annex ギャンブル". スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). 2012-10-16. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ^ "アドマイヤグルーヴ急死". netkeiba.com (in Japanese). 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ^ "シーザリオ｜ウマ娘 プリティーダービー 公式ポータルサイト｜Cygames". ウマ娘 プリティーダービー 公式ポータルサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-12-12.
- ^ "Admire Groove". Retrieved 21 November 2019.