Daring Heart (, ; foaled 9 March 2002) is a retired Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. She recorded four wins from twenty-six starts between 2004 and 2008, including the Queen Stakes (GIII) in 2006 and the Fuchu Himba Stakes (GIII) in 2006 and 2007. She placed in two Grade 1 races, finishing third in the 2005 Oka Sho and second in the 2005 NHK Mile Cup. She is the granddam of Daring Tact, the winner of the 2020 Japanese Fillies' Triple Crown. Her name means "brave heart".
Background Daring Heart is a chestnut mare foaled in Chitose, Hokkaido, by Shadai Farm. She was sired by Sunday Silence, and her dam was Daring Danzig, a mare by Danzig. She was owned by Shadai Race Horse and trained by Hideaki Fujiwara at the JRA's Ritto Training Center. Her notable stablemates at the Shadai Farm from the 2002 crop included Air Messiah, Maruka Rascal, Shadow Gate and Agnes Jedi.
Racing career 2004: two-year-old season Daring Heart debuted on 9 October 2004 in a 2-year-old newcomer race over 1400 metres on turf at Kyoto Racecourse, finishing second behind Mayano Stardom with Koshiro Take. On 30 October, she won her maiden race over 1600 metres at Kyoto on turf by 0.4 seconds. On 5 December, she ran in the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies (GI) at Hanshin Racecourse, finishing fifth behind Shonan Peintre.
2005: three-year-old season She began the year with a third in the Kobai Stakes and a sixth in the Elfin Stakes at Kyoto. On 13 March, she finished second in the Fillies' Revue (GII) at Hanshin behind Rhein Kraft, earning priority entry to the Oka Sho. On 10 April, she started as the 10th favourite in the Oka Sho (GI) at Hanshin. Ridden by Mirco Demuro, she finished third, a neck behind the second-place Cesario, who in turn was beaten by Rhein Kraft by a head. On 8 May, she ran in the NHK Mile Cup (GI) at Tokyo Racecourse. Starting as the 10th favourite, she improved one place to finish second behind Rhein Craft.
She then finished fourth in the GIII Queen Stakes, 12th in the Shuka Sho behind Air Messiah, and 15th in the Swan Stakes.
2006: four-year-old season Daring Heart began the year with a 12th in the Hanshin Himba Stakes and a sixth in the inaugural Victoria Mile. On 13 August, she contested the Queen Stakes at Sapporo Racecourse. Ridden by Shinji Fujita, she defeated the Grade 1 winner Yamanin Sucre to record her first graded stakes victory. On 15 October, she won the Fuchu Himba Stakes (GIII) at Tokyo, recording her second consecutive graded win. She ended the year with a 13th in the Mile Championship behind Daiwa Major.
2007: five-year-old season She began the year with a sixth in the Lord Derby Challenge Trophy at Nakayama Racecourse. On 13 May, she finished third in the Victoria Mile (JpnI) at Tokyo behind Koiuta. After a ninth in the Epsom Cup and a seventh in the Queen Stakes, she won the Fuchu Himba Stakes at Tokyo on 14 October for the second consecutive year, defeating Asahi Rising. She then finished 12th in the Queen Elizabeth II Cup behind Daiwa Scarlet, and third in the Queen Sho at Funabashi Racecourse.
2008: six-year-old season Daring Heart began the year on 16 January in the TCK Jo-o Hai (JpnIII) at Ohi Racecourse, finishing second behind Rapid Orange. On 24 February, she ran in the February Stakes (GI) on dirt at Tokyo, finishing seventh behind Vermilion. She was retired from racing on 28 February 2008 to become a broodmare.
Race record The following table details all 26 starts of Daring Heart's racing career based on official JBIS and netkeiba records. Record current as of her final start on 24 February 2008. Date Distance (Condition) Race Class Course Odds(Favourite) Field Finish Time Jockey Winning(Losing)Margin Winner(2nd Place) Ref2004 – two-year-old season Turf 1400 m (Yielding) 2-Y-O Newcomer Maiden Kyoto 3.4 (2nd) 10 1:24.8 Koshiro Take 0.2 Mayano Stardom Turf 1600 m (Good) 2-Y-O Maiden Maiden Kyoto 2.5 (1st) 14 1:35.3 Koshiro Take –0.4 (Toho Levin) Turf 1600 m (Good) Hanshin Juvenile Fillies GI Hanshin 36.6 (11th) 18 5th 1:35.5 Koshiro Take 0.3 Shonan Peintre2005 – three-year-old season Turf 1400 m (Good) Kobai Stakes Open Kyoto 4.0 (2nd) 13 1:24.4 Koshiro Take 0.1 Erimo Final Turf 1600 m (Good) Elfin Stakes Open Kyoto 6.0 (3rd) 12 6th 1:36.5 Koshiro Take 0.5 Air Messiah Turf 1400 m (Good) Fillies' Revue GII Hanshin 28.4 (7th) 15 1:21.2 Koshiro Take 0.0 Rhein Kraft Turf 1600 m (Good) Oka Sho GI Hanshin 20.0 (10th) 18 1:33.6 Mirco Demuro 0.1 Rhein Kraft Turf 1600 m (Good) NHK Mile Cup GI Tokyo 36.6 (10th) 18 1:33.9 Hiroki Goto 0.3 Rhein Kraft Turf 1800 m (Good) Queen Stakes GIII Sapporo 2.9 (1st) 14 4th 1:47.2 Hiroki Goto 0.5 Les Clefs d'Or Turf 2000 m (Good) Shuka Sho GI Kyoto 20.6 (3rd) 18 12th 2:01.1 Hiroki Goto 1.9 Air Messiah Turf 1400 m (Heavy) Swan Stakes GII Kyoto 7.3 (3rd) 18 15th 1:22.8 Mikio Matsunaga 1.3 Cosmo Sunbeam2006 – four-year-old season Turf 1400 m (Good) Hanshin Himba Stakes GII Hanshin 28.4 (7th) 12 12th 1:23.3 Mirco Demuro 2.1 Rhein Kraft Turf 1600 m (Yielding) Victoria Mile GI Tokyo 82.9 (11th) 18 6th 1:34.6 Shinji Fujita 0.6 Dance in the Mood Turf 1800 m (Heavy) Epsom Cup GIII Tokyo 27.2 (10th) 18 4th 1:49.5 Shinji Fujita 0.3 Top Gun Joe Turf 1800 m (Good) Queen Stakes GIII Sapporo 5.1 (3rd) 14 1:46.7 Shinji Fujita –0.3 (Yamanin Sucre) Turf 1800 m (Good) Fuchu Himba Stakes GIII Tokyo 4.8 (2nd) 16 1:47.5 Hiroki Goto –0.0 (Sanrei Jasper) Turf 1600 m (Good) Mile Championship GI Kyoto 27.4 (7th) 18 13th 1:33.9 Shinji Fujita 1.2 Daiwa Major2007 – five-year-old season Turf 1600 m (Good) Lord Derby Challenge Trophy GIII Nakayama 11.6 (6th) 15 6th 1:33.7 Shinji Fujita 0.6 Picaresque Coat Turf 1600 m (Good) Victoria Mile JpnI Tokyo 32.6 (8th) 18 1:32.6 Shinji Fujita 0.1 Koiuta Turf 1800 m (Yielding) Epsom Cup GIII Tokyo 6.5 (3rd) 18 9th 1:49.2 Shinji Fujita 0.9 Eishin Deputy Turf 1800 m (Good) Queen Stakes JpnIII Sapporo 7.1 (4th) 12 7th 1:47.2 Shinji Fujita 0.5 Asahi Rising Turf 1800 m (Good) Fuchu Himba Stakes GIII Tokyo 7.8 (4th) 16 1:45.4 Shinji Fujita –0.3 (Asahi Rising) Turf 2200 m (Good) Queen Elizabeth II Cup GI Kyoto 22.0 (8th) 13 12th 2:13.0 Shinji Fujita 1.1 Daiwa Scarlet Dirt 1800 m (Yielding) Queen Sho JpnIII Funabashi 6.5 (4th) 14 1:52.5 Shinji Fujita 0.9 White Melody2008 – six-year-old season Dirt 1800 m (Good) TCK Jo-o Hai JpnIII Ohi 2.4 (1st) 14 1:54.3 Shinji Fujita 0.2 Rapid Orange Dirt 1600 m (Good) February Stakes GI Tokyo 36.9 (10th) 16 7th 1:36.5 Shinji Fujita 1.2 Vermilion
Broodmare career Daring Heart retired to Shadai Farm as a broodmare. Her first foal, Daring Bird (by King Kamehameha), is the dam of Daring Tact, the winner of the 2020 Japanese Fillies' Triple Crown. Her other foals include Daring Edge, Heart Rich, Ravanchiful, Eternal Heart, Daring Woman, Awesome Dealer and Bravely. She was retired from broodmare duty on 11 November 2022.
Pedigree
Daring Heart is inbred 4 × 5 to Almahmoud and 4 × 4 to Nearctic (within the dam line). Her half-brothers Ection Park (by Forty Niner) and Pit Fighter (by Pulpit) both won graded stakes races.
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