Kinshasa no Kiseki (Japanese: キンシャサノキセキ, Hepburn: Kinshasa no Kiseki; foaled 24 September 2003) is a retired Australian-bred, Japanese-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and active sire. He competed from 2005 to 2011, recording twelve wins in thirty-one starts, including consecutive runnings of the Takamatsunomiya Kinen in 2010 and 2011. He received the JRA Award for Best Sprinter or Miler in 2010.

Background Kinshasa no Kiseki is a bay horse bred in Australia by Arrowleave Joint Venture. He was sired by Fuji Kiseki, a son of Sunday Silence. His dam, Keltshaan, was sired by Pleasant Colony. He was purchased by Kazumi Yoshida and trained by Noriyuki Hori. During his career, he was ridden by jockeys including Yasunari Iwata, Hirofumi Shii, Umberto Rispoli, and Christophe Soumillon.

Racing career Kinshasa no Kiseki debuted in December 2005 at Nakayama Racecourse, winning his maiden start on the turf. In 2006, he contested the NHK Mile Cup (GI), finishing third. He won allowance races at Kyoto and Tokyo later that year. In 2007, he won the Tanigawadake Stakes and the Capital Stakes.

In 2008, he finished second in the Takamatsunomiya Kinen (GI) and the Sprinters Stakes (GI), and won the Hakodate Sprint Stakes (GIII). In 2009, he won the Swan Stakes (GII) and the Hanshin Cup (GII).

In 2010, he won the Ocean Stakes (GIII), the Takamatsunomiya Kinen (GI), and the Hanshin Cup (GII). He also finished third in the Sprinters Stakes and the Mile Championship (GI). In 2011, he won the Takamatsunomiya Kinen for the second time, ridden by Umberto Rispoli. He was retired following this race.

Statistics The following table details all 31 starts of Kinshasa no Kiseki'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 Ref2005 – two-year-old season Turf 1200 m (Firm) 2-Y-O Newcomer Maiden Nakayama 1.8 (1st) 12 1:11.7 –0.4 (Yakumo Cat) Fuyuki Igarashi2006 – three-year-old season Turf 1600 m (Firm) Junior Cup Open Nakayama 6.1 (5th) 12 1:33.6 0.0 (Admire Carib) Yuichi Shibayama Turf 1600 m (Firm) Arlington Cup GIII Hanshin 2.5 (1st) 15 6th 1:35.8 1.1 Suteki Shinsukekun Yuichi Shibayama Turf 1400 m (Soft) Marguerite Stakes Open Hanshin 1.5 (1st) 11 4th 1:26.6 0.5 M S World Yutaka Take Turf 1600 m (Firm) NHK Mile Cup GI Tokyo 14.8 (6th) 18 1:33.4 0.2 Logic Katsumi Ando Turf 1600 m (Good) Ireland Trophy Allowance (3 win) Tokyo 2.5 (1st) 16 4th 1:33.6 0.3 Nishino Nurse Call Katsumi Ando Turf 1400 m (Firm) Katsuragawa Stakes Allowance (3 win) Kyoto 3.4 (1st) 15 1:19.4 –0.5 (Spinning Noir) Katsumi Ando Turf 1600 m (Firm) Mile Championship GI Kyoto 13.2 (5th) 18 5th 1:33.2 0.5 Daiwa Major Shinichiro Akiyama2007 – four-year-old season Turf 1600 m (Good) Kyoto Kimpai GIII Kyoto 4.0 (1st) 16 6th 1:34.3 0.4 Meiner Scherzi Katsumi Ando Turf 1400 m (Firm) Hankyu Hai GIII Hanshin 3.0 (1st) 16 4th 1:20.7 0.2 Precise Machine Olivier Peslier Turf 1400 m (Firm) Tanigawadake Stakes Open Niigata 1.8 (1st) 16 1:20.1 –0.1 (Peer Gynt) Shinji Fujita Turf 1200 m (Firm) Centaur Stakes GII Hanshin 2.6 (1st) 16 1:07.9 0.8 Sans Adieu Shinji Fujita Turf 1600 m (Firm) Capital Stakes Open Tokyo 5.5 (2nd) 18 1:32.8 –0.1 (Air Shady) Shinji Fujita2008 – five-year-old season Turf 1600 m (Firm) Kyoto Kimpai GIII Kyoto 5.1 (2nd) 16 10th 1:34.3 0.7 Eishin Deputy Shinji Fujita Turf 1400 m (Firm) Hankyu Hai GIII Hanshin 4.5 (2nd) 16 5th 1:21.3 0.6 Laurel Guerreiro Katsumi Ando Turf 1200 m (Firm) Takamatsunomiya Kinen GI Chukyo 9.3 (5th) 18 1:07.1 0.0 Fine Grain Yasunari Iwata Turf 1200 m (Firm) Hakodate Sprint Stakes GIII Hakodate 1.8 (1st) 16 1:08.4 –0.1 (Tosho Courage) Yasunari Iwata Turf 1200 m (Firm) Keeneland Cup GIII Sapporo 2.0 (1st) 16 1:08.1 0.2 Tanino Martini Yasunari Iwata Turf 1200 m (Firm) Sprinters Stakes GI Nakayama 5.9 (2nd) 16 1:08.2 0.2 Sleepless Night Yasunari Iwata2009 – six-year-old season Turf 1200 m (Good) Ocean Stakes GIII Nakayama 2.9 (1st) 16 10th 1:09.5 0.3 Urbanity Yasunari Iwata Turf 1200 m (Firm) Takamatsunomiya Kinen GI Chukyo 9.0 (5th) 18 10th 1:08.8 0.8 Laurel Guerreiro Yasunari Iwata Turf 1200 m (Firm) Sprinters Stakes GI Nakayama 9.6 (4th) 16 12th 1:07.9 0.4 Laurel Guerreiro Kosei Miura Turf 1400 m (Firm) Swan Stakes GII Kyoto 8.6 (4th) 18 1:20.3 0.0 (Early Robusto) Christophe Soumillon Turf 1400 m (Firm) Hanshin Cup GII Hanshin 4.7 (1st) 18 1:20.4 –0.2 (Premium Box) Mirco Demuro (San Carlo)2010 – seven-year-old season Turf 1200 m (Soft) Ocean Stakes GIII Nakayama 4.2 (2nd) 16 1:09.8 0.0 (A Shin F Danz) Hirofumi Shii Turf 1200 m (Firm) Takamatsunomiya Kinen GI Chukyo 3.7 (1st) 18 1:08.6 0.0 (B B Guldan) Hirofumi Shii Turf 1200 m (Firm) Centaur Stakes GII Hanshin – 15 Scratched – – Dasher Go Go Hirofumi Shii Turf 1200 m (Firm) Sprinters Stakes GI Nakayama 5.6 (3rd) 16 1:07.6 0.2 Ultra Fantasy Hirofumi Shii Turf 1600 m (Firm) Mile Championship GI Kyoto 7.2 (3rd) 18 13th 1:32.5 0.7 A Shin Forward Ryan Moore Turf 1400 m (Firm) Hanshin Cup GII Hanshin 3.9 (2nd) 17 1:20.3 0.0 (Red Spada) Christophe Soumillon2011 – eight-year-old season Turf 1200 m (Firm) Ocean Stakes GIII Nakayama 3.6 (2nd) 16 1:07.9 0.1 Dasher Go Go Umberto Rispoli Turf 1200 m (Firm) Takamatsunomiya Kinen GI Hanshin 4.5 (3rd) 16 1:07.9 –0.2 (San Carlo) Umberto Rispoli

Stud record He moved to stud in 2011 at Shadai Stallion Station in Abira, Hokkaido with a fee of after the confirmation of pregnancy.

Notable progeny This data is available based on the JBIS Stallion Report. c = colt, f = filly, g = gelding

bold: GI/JpnI grade winners

FoaledNameSexMajor Wins2013ShujicKokura Nisai Stakes, Hanshin Cup2014Monde Can KnowcKeio Hai Nisai Stakes2014Success EnergycKakitsubata Kinen, Kurofune Sho, Oval Sprint, Hyogo Gold Trophy, Tokyo Hai, Sakitama Hai2015BelugafFantasy Stakes2015Hiraboku la TachecSaga Kinen2015KemonogHakodate Nisai Stakes2016Daishin ClovergKyoto High Jump2017Galore CreekcSpring Stakes2017LuftstromgNew Zealand Trophy2019Fern HillcJBC Sprint2020RivarafFantasy Stakes2021Pair PolluxcOcean Stakes

Pedigree

See also Thoroughbred racing in Japan Takamatsunomiya Kinen

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