Arma Veloce
| Arma Veloce アルマヴェローチェ[1] | |
|---|---|
Arma Veloce after winning the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies | |
| Breed | Thoroughbred |
| Sire | Harbinger[1] |
| Grandsire | Dansili[1] |
| Dam | Rakuami[1] |
| Damsire | Daiwa Major[1] |
| Sex | Filly[1] |
| Foaled | February 15, 2022[1] |
| Country | Japan |
| Colour | Dark bay[1] |
| Breeder | Northern Farm[1] |
| Owner | Teruo Ohno (TO Racing)[2] |
| Racing colours | Red with White Stars |
| Trainer | Hiroyuki Uemura |
| Record | 5: 2–3–0[3] |
| Earnings | ¥218,672,000 |
| Major wins | |
| Hanshin Juvenile Fillies (2024) | |
| Awards | |
| JRA Award for Best Two-Year-Old Filly (2024) | |
| Last updated on 10 January 2026 | |
Arma Veloce (アルマヴェローチェ; foaled February 15, 2022) is a Japanese thoroughbred racehorse who famously won the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies in 2024. She also managed to be the runner-up for both Oka Sho and Yushun Himba in her classic season.
Background
Arma Veloce was foaled out of Rakuami, who won three races out of 24 starts.[4] She was sired by Daiwa Major who was a prominent racehorse in mid twenties with a Satsuki Sho and back to back Mile Championship wins.[5] Arma Veloce's sire is Harbinger, the 2010 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner.[6]
Her name came from the Italian word Arma which meant for weapon and the crown name Veloce.[2]
Racing career
Two-year-old season (2024)
She made her career debut in a debut race in Sapporo Racecourse. She was jockeyed by Takeshi Yokoyama, led the race, maintaining the lead over No Standard, who was in second place. Then, she slowed her pace down for the final 1000m and held off the rest of the pack in the straight, winning his debut race.[7] Later, she raced in her first graded race, the Sapporo Nisai Stakes.[8] At start, she ran pretty well in the middle pack. She made a good progress after the third corner but lost out to Magic Sands at the line, finishing in second place a nose behind.[9]
In December, she chose the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies as her first G1 race.[10] This is her first race with new jockey, Mirai Iwata.[11] In the race, Ryusei Sakai who was jockeying Mistress took the lead early as the front runner. Arma Veloce alongside Shonan Xanadu and Vip Daisy ran behind her and maintaining their position well. On the final stints, Vip Daisy started sprinting to the line but Arma Veloce matched her up, moved to the outside and overtook her for the win a length ahead of others.[12] This was also Mirai Iwata's first ever G1 race win.[12] In the end of season, Arma Veloce won the JRA Award for Best Two-Year-Old Filly with 255 votes out of 256 total.[13]
Three-year-old season (2025)
It was announced that she would heading straight into the Oka Sho at Hanshin Racecourse in March.[14][15] On the soft and rainy track, She triggered a good start and made a move to the outside for a straight duel with Embroidery. She overtook Embroidery on the final straight before Embroidery came back and zig-zagged Arma Veloce before sprinting passed her for the win.[16]
In her next race which would be the Yushun Himba, Arma Veloce again scored a good start from the inside gate and took the lead into the final phase but Kamunyak had another idea as she used a powerful final kick from behind to steal the win from Arma Veloce in the end.[17] Four days after the race, Arma Veloce was diagnosed with a minor avulsion fracture in the first phalanx of her right foreleg on May 29. She was scheduled for a surgery and rested solely for the Shuka Sho.[18] The plan was scrapped as of September 19 when she had developed a flexor tendonitis on her left fore in which a long layoff from the racetrack was required.[19]
Racing form
Arma Veloce had won two races out of five starts. The data available is based on JBIS and netkeiba.[20][3]
| Date | Track | Race | Grade | Distance
(Condition) |
Entry | HN | Odds
(Favored) |
Finish | Time | Margins | Jockey | Winner
(Runner-up) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 – two-year-old season | ||||||||||||
| Aug 4 | Sapporo | 2yo debut | 1,800m (Good) | 8 | 7 | 3.9 (2) | 1st | 1:51.9 | 0.0 | Takeshi Yokoyama | (Lien Bere) | |
| Aug 31 | Sapporo | Sapporo Nisai Stakes | 3 | 1,800m (Soft) | 12 | 1 | 23.4 (6) | 2nd | 1:50.3 | 0.0 | Takeshi Yokoyama | Magic Sands |
| Dec 8 | Kyoto | Hanshin Juvenile Fillies | 1 | 1,600m (Firm) | 18 | 12 | 10.5 (5) | 1st | 1:33.4 | –0.2 | Mirai Iwata | (Vip Daisy) |
| 2025 – three-year-old season | ||||||||||||
| Apr 13 | Hanshin | Oka Sho | 1 | 1,600m (Good) | 18 | 9 | 3.8 (2) | 2nd | 1:33.1 | 0.0 | Mirai Iwata | Embroidery |
| May 25 | Tokyo | Yushun Himba | 1 | 2,400m (Firm) | 18 | 1 | 3.4 (2) | 2nd | 2:25.7 | 0.0 | Mirai Iwata | Kamunyak |
Legend:
Turf
Pedigree
| Sire Harbinger b. 2006 |
Dansili dk.b. 1996 |
Danehill | Danzig |
|---|---|---|---|
| Razyana | |||
| Hasili | Kahyasi | ||
| Kerali | |||
| Penang Pearl b. 1996 |
Bering | Arctic Tern | |
| Beaune | |||
| Guapa | Shareef Dancer | ||
| Sauceboat | |||
| Dam Rakuami ch. 2012 |
Daiwa Major ch. 2001 |
Sunday Silence | Halo |
| Wishing Well | |||
| Scarlet Bouquet | Northern Taste | ||
| Scarlet Ink | |||
| Raise and Call b. 2001 |
Sakura Bakushin O | Sakura Yutaka O | |
| Sakura Hagoromo | |||
| Morriston Belle | Herat | ||
| Barkerville Belle (Family: 4-m)[22] |
- Arma Veloce is an inbred by 4 x 5 to Northern Taste (Sakura Hagoromo's sire) and 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 to Northern Dancer (Danzig's, Shareef Dancer's, Northern Taste's and Herat's sire)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Arma Veloce(JPN) | JBIS-Search". www.jbis.jp. Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ a b "アルマヴェローチェ Arma Veloce(JPN)" [Racehorse Information : Arma Veloce (JPN)]. www.jra.go.jp. Japanese Racing Association. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ a b "Arma Veloce Race Record and Form | Horse Profile". netkeiba. NET DREAMERS, Co., Ltd. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ "Rakuami(JPN) | JBIS-Search". www.jbis.jp. Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ "Daiwa Major(JPN) | JBIS-Search". www.jbis.jp. Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ "Harbinger (GB) - Progeny". racingpost.com. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ "２番人気アルマヴェローチェ逃走Ｖ 横山武騎手「センスだけで勝ってくれました」／新馬戦 - ２歳馬特集 | 競馬 : 日刊スポーツ" [Second favorite Arma Veloce escapes and wins. Jockey Takeshi Yokoyama says, "She won with just her own sense." / Maiden race]. nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports News. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ "【注目馬動向】アルマヴェローチェは札幌２歳Ｓへ 上村調教師「（新馬戦は）遊びながら走っていた」" [[Horse Trends to Watch] Arma Veloce to Sapporo 2-Year-Old Stakes Trainer Uemura: "She was playing around (in the maiden race)"]. スポーツ報知 (in Japanese). The Hochi Newspaper. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ "Magic Sands captures first graded stakes victory in G3 Sapporo Nisai Stakes | Horse Racing News". netkeiba. NET DREAMERS, Co., Ltd. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ "Expected odds for the G1 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies | Horse Racing News". netkeiba. NET DREAMERS, Co., Ltd. 4 December 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ "Arma Veloce could be "better next year" following G1 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies title | Horse Racing News". netkeiba. NET DREAMERS, Co., Ltd. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ a b Hawkins, Andrew (9 December 2024). "Iwata Breaks Through In Arma Veloce Triumph". Idol Horse. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ "最優秀2歳牡馬はクロワデュノール 同牝馬はアルマヴェローチェ - スポニチ Sponichi Annex ギャンブル" [Best 2-year-old colt: Croix du Nord; Best 2-year-old filly: Arma Veloce]. スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Newspaper. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ "【次走】阪神JF1着アルマヴェローチェは桜花賞直行も視野 - スポニチ Sponichi Annex ギャンブル" [[Next race] Hanshin Juvenile Fillies winner Arma Veloce could be heading straight for the Oka Sho]. スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Newspaper. 1 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ "Arma Veloce Gears Up for Queen of the Cherry Blossoms Challenge | Horse Racing News". netkeiba. NET DREAMERS, Co., Ltd. 8 April 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ Kieckhefer, Bob (13 April 2025). "Embroidery Stitches Together Oka Sho Win at Hanshin". www.bloodhorse.com. Bloodhorse LLC. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ "Kamunyak Snatches Second Jewel of Fillies' Triple Crown in Yushun Himba - News - Horse Racing in Japan". japanracing.jp. Japan Association for International Racing and Stud Book (JAIRS). 25 May 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ "Dual Classic runner-up Arma Veloce sidelined with minor fracture, eyes G1 Shuka Sho return | Horse Racing News". netkeiba. NET DREAMERS, Co., Ltd. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ "Champion 2YO filly, Arma Veloce sidelined with left fore superficial tendon injury requiring long term layoff | Horse Racing News". netkeiba. NET DREAMERS, Co., Ltd. 20 September 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ "Race Records | Arma Veloce(JPN) | JBIS-Search". www.jbis.jp. Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ "Arma Veloce Horse Pedigree". www.pedigreequery.com. Select Web Ventures, LLC. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ a b "Five-generation Pedigree Table | Pedigree | Arma Veloce(JPN) | JBIS-Search". www.jbis.jp. Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association. Retrieved 10 January 2026.