Asian Winds (Japanese: エイジアンウインズ, Hepburn: Eijian Uinzu; 28 March 2004 – 14 March 2025) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. She competed from 2006 to 2008, recording six wins in eleven starts, including the Hanshin Himba Stakes and the Victoria Mile.
Background Asian Winds was a bay mare bred in Japan by Shadai Farm. She was sired by Fuji Kiseki, a son of Sunday Silence. Her dam, Sakurasaku II, was sired by Danehill. She was purchased by Yosimi Ota and trained by Hideaki Fujiwara. During her career, she was ridden by Christophe Lemaire, Ryota Sameshima, and Shinji Fujita.
Racing career Asian Winds debuted in December 2006 on the dirt track at Hanshin Racecourse, finishing third. She won her next two starts on the dirt in December 2006 and January 2007, followed by another dirt victory in March 2007.
In late 2007, she transitioned to turf racing. After a third-place finish on dirt and a second-place finish on turf, she won a turf allowance race at Chukyo in December 2007.
In 2008, she competed exclusively on turf. She won allowance races at Nakayama and Hanshin. In April, she contested the Hanshin Himba Stakes (GII), where she led from the start and finished first, ahead of Blumenblatt.
On May 18, 2008, she ran in the Victoria Mile (GI) at Tokyo Racecourse. Ridden by Shinji Fujita, she raced near the lead and won by a margin of 0.1 seconds, with Vodka finishing second. She was retired after this race due to a physical issue.
Statistics The following table details all 11 starts of Asian Winds's racing career based on official netkeiba race charts.
Date Distance (Condition) Race Class Course Odds(Favourite) Field Finish Time Winning(Losing)Margin Winner(2nd Place) Jockey Ref2006 – two-year-old season Dirt 1400 m (Good) 2-Y-O Maiden Maiden Hanshin 1.8 (3rd) 12 1:26.7 0.6 Shadow Stripe Yuichi Fukunaga Dirt 1400 m (Good) 2-Y-O Maiden Maiden Hanshin 1.4 (1st) 15 1:26.8 –0.8 (Yamanin Prologue) Christophe Lemaire2007 – three-year-old season Dirt 1400 m (Good) 1 Win Allowance Allowance Kyoto 2.5 (3rd) 13 1:25.7 0.3 Amano Cherry Run Christophe Lemaire Dirt 1200 m (Good) 2 Win Allowance Allowance Hanshin 1.5 (1st) 12 1:13.4 –0.2 (Towa Scat) Yasunari Iwata Dirt 1400 m (Good to Soft) 3 Win Allowance Allowance Kyoto 6.5 (9th) 16 9th 1:25.7 1.0 Hana Ichirin Yuichi Fukunaga Turf 1400 m (Good) 3 Win Allowance Allowance Kyoto 14.4 (2nd) 17 1:21.6 0.1 Shy na Musume Christophe Lemaire Turf 1200 m (Good) 3 Win Allowance Allowance Chukyo 2.8 (1st) 18 1:07.8 –0.3 (Spring Tapian) Christophe Lemaire2008 – four-year-old season Turf 1200 m (Good) 4 Win Allowance Allowance Nakayama 2.6 (2nd) 16 1:08.8 0.5 Western Venus Norihiro Yokoyama Turf 1400 m (Good) 4 Win Allowance Allowance Hanshin 3.2 (1st) 18 1:21.5 –0.1 (Meiner Polite) Ryota Sameshima Turf 1400 m (Good) Hanshin Himba Stakes GII Hanshin 8.8 (1st) 15 1:21.4 0.0 (Blumenblatt) Ryota Sameshima Turf 1600 m (Good) Victoria Mile GI Tokyo 13.4 (5th) 18 1:33.7 –0.1 (Vodka) Shinji Fujita
Notable progeny 2024 crop Jetson (colt, by Bricks and Mortar) 2023 crop Furin Kazan (colt, by California Chrome) 2022 crop Terminator (colt, by Rulership) 2021 crop Jewel de Paris (colt, by Dance Director) 2019 crop Wings of Love (gelding, by Rulership) 2018 crop Mighty Treasure (filly, by Macfi)
Pedigree
See also Thoroughbred racing in Japan Victoria Mile
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