Danon Kingly

{{Infobox racehorse

| horsename = Danon Kingly

| image_name = Danon Kingly Tokyo Yushun 2019.jpg

| caption = Danon Kingly in 2019

| sire = Deep Impact

| grandsire = Sunday Silence

| dam = My Goodness

| damsire = Storm Cat

| sex = Stallion

| foaled = 25 March 2016{{cite web|url=https://www.equineline.com/Free-5X-Pedigree.cfm/=Danon%20Kingly%20(JPN)?page_state=DISPLAY_REPORT&reference_number=10521977®istry=T&horse_name==Danon%20Kingly%20(JPN)&dam_name=My%20Goodness&foaling_year=2016&include_sire_line=N&include_truenick=N|title=Danon Fantasy pedigree|website=Equineline|date= |accessdate=}}

| country = Japan

| colour = Dark bay or brown

| breeder = Mishima Bokujo

| owner = Danox Co Ltd

| trainer = Kiyoshi Hagiwara

| record = 12: 6-1-2

| earnings = ¥487,796,000

| race = Tokinominoru Kinen (2019)
Mainichi Okan (2019)
Nakayama Kinen (2020)
Yasuda Kinen (2021)

|awards =

|honours =

|updated=

}}

Danon Kingly ({{langx|ja|ダノンキングリー|link=no}}, foaled 25 March 2016) is a Japanese retired Thoroughbred racehorse. After winning both of his races as a two-year-old in 2018 he proved himself one of the best colts of his generation in the following year when he won the Tokinominoru Kinen and the Mainichi Okan as well as running second in the Tokyo Yushun and third in the Satsuki Sho. As a four-year-old he defeated a strong field to win the Nakayama Kinen and ran a close third in the Osaka Hai. In 2021 he recorded his first Grade 1 victory in the Yasuda Kinen.

Background

Danon Kingly is a dark bay or brown horse with no white markings bred by Mishima Bokujo. He was sent into training with Kiyoshi Hagiwara and races in the white and red colours of Masahiro Noda's Danox Co Ltd.

He was from the ninth crop of foals sired by Deep Impact, who was the Japanese Horse of the Year in 2005 and 2006, winning races including the Tokyo Yushun, Tenno Sho, Arima Kinen and Japan Cup. Deep Impact's other progeny include Gentildonna, Harp Star, Kizuna, A Shin Hikari, Marialite and Saxon Warrior.{{cite web|url=https://www.racingpost.com/profile/horse/636099/deep-impact|title=Deep Impact – Stud Record|publisher=Racing Post}} Danon Kingly's dam My Goodness was a Kentucky-bred mare who showed modest racing ability, winning one minor race from six attempts.{{cite web|url=https://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=7455398®istry=T&rbt=TB|title=My Goodness Statistics|publisher=Equibase}} As a five-year-old she was offered for sale at Keeneland and was exported to Japan after being bought for $60,000 by Ever Union Shokai.{{cite web|url=https://www.equineline.com/Free-5X-Pedigree.cfm?page_state=DISPLAY_REPORT&reference_number=7455398&horse_name=My%20Goodness®istry=T&include_sire_line=Y|title=My Goodness pedigree|website=Equineline|date= |accessdate=}} My Goodness's dam Caressing won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies and produced several other winners including West Coast. She was a female-line descendant of Aphaona, a half-sister to Easton.{{cite web|url=http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Families/Family9f.htm|title=Toxophilite Mare – Family 9-f|work=Thoroughbred Bloodlines}}

Racing career

=2018: two-year-old season=

On 8 October at Tokyo Racecourse Danon Kingly made his racecourse debut in an event for previously unraced juveniles over 1600 metres in which he was ridden by Keita Tosaki and started at odds of 4.4/1. He raced just behind the leaders before taking the lead in the straight and won by a head from the filly Curren Bouquet d'Or. The colt made his second and final appearance of the year in the Hiiragi Sho over the same distance on 15 December when he was again partnered by Tosaki. He went off the 3.6/1 second favourite and won by three and a half lengths from Mythologie after going to the front in the straight.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001221761/record//|title=Danon Kingly Race Record|website=JBIS}}

=2019: three-year-old season=

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Danon Kingly began his second season in the Grade 3 Tokinominoru Kinen (a trial race for the Satsuki Sho) over 1800 metres at Tokyo on 10 February. Starting the 3.2/1 third choice in the betting behind Admire Mars and Fossamagna, he raced in fourth place before overtaking the front-running favourite in the closing stages and winning by one and a quarter lengths.{{Cite web|url=https://www.racingpost.com/results/315/tokyo/2019-02-10/722733|title=Tokinominoru Kinen result |date=10 February 2019|website=Racing Post}} On 14 April the colt contested the 79th running of the Satsuki Sho over 2000 metres at Nakayama and started third favourite behind Saturnalia and Admire Mars. After settling in fourth place he struggled to obtain a clear run before producing a strong charge along the inside rail and finished third, beaten a head and a nose by Saturnalia and Velox in a three-way photo-finish.{{cite web|url=http://japanracing.jp/_news2019/190414.html|title=2019.04.14 Unbeaten Race Favorite Saturnalia Claims This Year's Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas) Title|date=14 April 2019|website=Horse Racing in Japan}} He was then stepped up in distance for the 86th edition of the Tokyo Yushun over 2400 metres at Tokyo 26 May. Starting the 3.7/1 third choice in the betting he raced on the inside in fifth place before making a sustained run in the straight but failed by a neck to overhaul the 92/1 outsider Roger Barows.{{cite web|url=http://japanracing.jp/_news2019/190526.html|title=Twelfth Favorite Roger Barows Scores Upset Victory with Record Time in 86th Tokyo Yushun|date=26 May 2019|website=Horse Racing in Japan}}

After a four-month summer break Danon Kingly returned to the track in the Grade 2 Mainichi Okan 1800 metres at Tokyo on 6 October in which he was matched against older horses for the first time. He started 0.6/1 favourite in a ten-runner field which included Aerolithe (2017 NHK Mile Cup), Indy Champ, Mozu Ascot and Keiai Nautique (2018 NHK Mile Cup). After racing in last place for most of the way Danon Kingly was switched to the outside in the straight and produced a sustained run to take the lead in the closing stages and win by a length and a quarter from Aerolithe with Indy Champ the same distance away in third.{{Cite web|url=https://www.racingpost.com/results/315/tokyo/2019-10-06/741907|title=Mainichi Okan result |date=6 October 2019|website=Racing Post}} The colt was partnered by Norihiro Yokoyama when he ended his season in the Mile Championship over 1600 metres at Kyoto Racecourse on 17 November. He started second favourite but after tracking the leaders for most of the way he was unable to make any significant progress in the straight and came home fifth behind Indy Champ, Danon Premium, Persian Knight and My Style.{{Cite web|url=http://japanracing.jp/_news2019/191117.html|title=Indy Champ Claims This Year's Mile Championship to Secure Both Spring & Autumn G1 Mile Titles|date=17 November 2019|website=Horse Racing in Japan}}

In the 2019 World's Best Racehorse Rankings Danon Kingly was given a rating of 118, making him the 78th best racehorse in the world.{{cite web|url=https://www.ifhaonline.org/resources/WTRRankings/LWBRR.asp?batch=71 |title=The 2019 World Thoroughbred Rankings |publisher=IFHA |date= |accessdate=2020-01-22}}

=2020: four-year-old season=

Danon Kingly began his third campaign in the Grade 2 Nakayama Kinen over 1800 metres at Nakayama on 1 March in which he was ridden by Norihiro Yokoyama and started 1.5/1 against eight opponents including Lucky Lilac, Win Bright, Indy Champ, Persian Knight and Soul Stirring. He settled in third place behind the front-running outsider Maltese Apogee before taking the lead in the straight and winning by one and three quarter lengths from Lucky Lilac.{{Cite web|url=https://www.racingpost.com/results/514/nakayama/2020-03-01/752998|title=Nakayama Kinen result |date=1 March 2020|website=Racing Post}} Five weeks later the colt started favourite for the Group 1 Osaka Hai over 2000 metres at Hanshin Racecourse. By this point horse racing in Japan was taking place behind closed doors owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a change of tactics, Yokoyama sent him into the lead from the start and Danon Kingly maintained his advantage until the last 100 metres when he was overtaken and beaten into third place by Lucky Lilac and Chrono Genesis.{{Cite web|url=https://japanracing.jp/_news2020/200405.html|title=Matured Lucky Lilac Finishes Strongly to Win Osaka Hai|date=5 April 2020|website=Horse Racing in Japan}} Keita Tosaki returned from injury to resume his partnership with the colt when Danon Kingly was dropped back in distance for the 1600 metre Yasuda Kinen at Tokyo on 7 June. He tracked the leaders before switching to the outside in the straight but was unable to quicken and came home seventh of the fourteen runners behind Gran Alegria.{{Cite web|url=https://japanracing.jp/_news2020/200607.html|title=Gran Alegria Puts Away Heavy Competition in Yasuda Kinen|date=7 June 2020|website=Horse Racing in Japan}}

Danon Kingly returned after an absence of almost five months to contest the autumn edition of the Tenno Sho over 2000 metres at Tokyo on 1 November. He started third choice in the betting but after racing in fifth place he faded in the last 400 metres and finished last of the twelve runner behinds Almond Eye.{{Cite web|url=https://japanracing.jp/_news2020/201101.html|title=Almond Eye Captures Eighth G1 Turf Victory in Tenno Sho (Autumn)|date=1 November 2020|website=Horse Racing in Japan}}

In the 2020 World's Best Racehorse Rankings, Danon Kingly was again given a rating of 118, making him the 80th best horse in the world.{{cite web|url=https://www.ifhaonline.org/resources/WTRRankings/LWBRR.asp?batch=76 |title=The 2020 World Thoroughbred Rankings |publisher=Horseracingintfed.com |date= |accessdate=2021-01-26}}

=2021: five-year-old season=

Danon Kingly did not reappear as a five-year-old until 6 June when he started a 47/1 outsider for the Yasuda Kinen. Gran Alegria started odds-on favourite while the other thirteen runners included Schnell Meister, Indy Champ, Salios, Lauda Sion and Danon Premium. Ridden for the first time by Yuga Kawada he raced in mid-division before making a sustained run down the centre of the straight. Danon Kingly gained the advantage from Indy Champ and Schnell Meister in the last 100 metres and held off the late challenge of Gran Alegria to win by a head. After the race Kawada said "He felt a bit tense first entering the track but he had good rhythm during the trip and had plenty of horse left. He responded just as I hoped turning the last corner and ran well after that. Although he hasn’t been able to put in the best results in the past, he has definitely demonstrated his true strength today and I’m happy to have been a part of it in my first time in the saddle."{{Cite web|url=https://japanracing.jp/_news2021/210606.html|title=Danon Kingly Scores First G1 Victory in Yasuda Kinen|date=6 June 2021|website=Horse Racing in Japan}}

He traveled to Hong Kong to compete in the Hong Kong Mile on December 12 , where he finished in 8th place behind Golden Sixty. He returned to Japan from Hong Kong on December 14, and was removed from the racing horse registration on December 22.

Racing results

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The following content is based on information from netkeiba.com and the Hong Kong Jockey Club .

class="wikitable"

!Race Day

!Racecourse

!Race Name

!Rank

!Distance (track)

!Number of Head

!Frame

No.

!Horse number

!Odds

(popularity)

!Finishing order

!Time

(3F)

!Winning margin

!Jockey

!Weight

[kg]

!1st place horse (2nd place horse)

!Horse weight

[kg]

2018. 10. 8

|Tokyo

|2-year-old new horse

|Turf 1600m (good)

|18

|17

| 5.4 (2 people)

|1st Place

| 1:37.5 (33.4)

| -0.0

|Tosaki

|55

|( Karen Bouquet Doll )

|450

12.15

|Nakayama

|Hiiragi Award

|5 million and under

|Turf 1600m (good)

|15

| 4.6 (2 people)

|1st Place

| 1:33.7 (35.7)

| -0.6

| Tosaki

|55

|(Mithology)

|450

2019. 2.10

|Tokyo

|Kyodo News Cup

|GIII

|Turf 1800m (good)

| 4.2 (3 people)

|1st Place

| 1:46.8 (32.9)

| -0.2

| Tosaki

|56

|( Admire Mars )

|454

4.14

|Nakayama

|Satsuki Sho

|G.I.

|Turf 2000m (good)

|18

| 5.8 (3 people)

|3rd Place

| 1:58.1 (34.5)

| 0.0

| Tosaki

|57

|Saturnalia

|450

5.26

|Tokyo

|Tokyo Yushun

|G.I.

|Turf 2400m (good)

|18

| 4.7 (3 people)

|2nd Place

| :22.6 (34.5)

| 0.0

| Tosaki

|57

|Roger Burrows

|454

10. 6

|Tokyo

|Daily Crown

|GII

|Turf 1800m (good)

|10

| 1.6 (1 person)

|1st Place

| 1:44.4 (33.4)

| -0.2

| Tosaki

|54

|( Aerolit )

|454

11.17

|Kyoto

|Mile Championship

|G.I.

|Turf 1600m (good)

|17

| 3.9 (2 people)

| 5th Place

| 1:33.4 (34.1)

| 0.4

|Yokoyama

|56

|Indy Champ

|452

2020. 3. 1

|Nakayama

|Nakayama Memorial

|GII

|Turf 1800m (good)

| 2.5 (1 person)

|1st Place

| 1:46.3 (34.2)

| -0.3

| Yokoyama

|56

|( Lucky Lilac )

|458

4. 5

|Hanshin

|Osaka Cup

|G.I.

|Turf 2000m (good)

|12

| 3.8 (1 person)

|3rd Place

| 1:58.5 (34.3)

| 0.1

| Yokoyama

|57

|Lucky Lilac

|456

6. 7

|Tokyo

|Yasuda Memorial

|G.I.

|Turf 1600m (slight)

|14

| 12.9 (5 people)

| 7th Place

| 1:32.4 (34.6)

| 0.8

| Tosaki

|58

|Gran Alegria

|456

11. 1

|Tokyo

|Emperor's Cup (Autumn)

|G.I.

|Turf 2000m (good)

|12

| 13.3 (3 people)

|12th place

| 2:00.7 (35.8)

| 2.9

| Tosaki

|58

|Almond Eye

|450

2021. 6. 6

|Tokyo

|Yasuda Memorial

|G.I.

|Turf 1600m (good)

|14

|11

| 47.6 (8 people)

|1st Place

| 1:31.7 (33.1)

| -0.0

|Kawada

|58

|(Gran Alegria)

|456

10.10

|Tokyo

|Daily Crown

|GII

|Turf 1800m (good)

|13

| 2.7 (2 people)

|2nd Place

| 1:44.8 (33.7)

| 0.0

| Kawada

|58

|Schnellmeister

|458

12.12

|Sha Tin

|Hong Kong Miles

|G1

|Turf 1600m (good)

|11

| 8.6 (2 people)

| 8th Place

| 1:34.37

| 0.51

| Kawada

|57

|Golden Sixty

|450

Odds and favorites in Hong Kong are from the Hong Kong Jockey Club.

Stallion performance

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From 2022, he will be kept as a breeding stallion at Shadai Stallion Station in Abira , Hokkaido .

Pedigree

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class="wikitable"

| colspan="3" |Danon Kingly 's Pedigree

| colspan="2" |(Source of pedigree)

Patrilineal

| colspan="3" |Sunday Silence line

rowspan="8" |father

Deep Impact

2002 Bay

| rowspan="4" |Father's Father

* Sunday

Silence

1986 Blue bay

| rowspan="2" |Halo

| colspan="2" |Hail to Reason

colspan="2" |Cosmah

rowspan="2" |Wishing Well

| colspan="2" |Understanding

colspan="2" |Mountain Flower

rowspan="4" |Father's Mother

* Wind in Her Hair

1991

Bay

| rowspan="2" |Alzheimer's

| colspan="2" |Lyphard

colspan="2" |Lady Rebecca

rowspan="2" |Burghclere

| colspan="2" |Busted

colspan="2" |Highclere

rowspan="8" |mother

*My Goodness

2005 dark bay

| rowspan="4" |Mother's Father

Storm Cat

1983

| rowspan="2" |Storm Bird

| colspan="2" |Northern Dancer

colspan="2" |South Ocean

rowspan="2" |Terlingua

| colspan="2" |Secretariat

colspan="2" |Crimson Saint

rowspan="4" |Mother's Mother

Caressing

1998

| rowspan="2" |Honour and Glory

| colspan="2" |Relaunch

colspan="2" |Fair to All

rowspan="2" |Lovin' Touch

| colspan="2" |Majestic Prince

colspan="2" |Princess of the Forest

Maternal lineage ( F-No. )

| colspan="3" |(FN: 9-f )

Inbreeding within 5 generations

| colspan="3" |Northern Dancer 5×4

source

| colspan="4" |

Her dam, Caressing, was the winner of the 2000 Breeder's Cup Juvenile Fillies and the 2000 Eclipse Award for Champion Two-Year-Old Filly.
His half-brothers are Danon Legend (sire Macho Uno), winner of the 2016 JBC Sprint , and Danon Good (sire Elusive Quality ) , who has won six races in the central circuit and nine major races in the local circuit and is now a sire. His close relative is West Coast, winner of the 2017 Eclipse Award for Best Three-Year-Old Colt.

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^ " The stablehand in charge reminisces about the Derby. " Number Web. Retrieved July 16, 2022 .
^ International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA)
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^ " December 19, 2018 All Japan Two-Year-Old Championship (Central Exchange) Jpn1 ". Racehorse Hometown Information Center. Retrieved March 24, 2019 .
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^ " [Satsuki Sho] Danon Kingly came in third, narrowly losing by a head and a nose but showing his ability | Horse Racing News ". netkeiba.com . Accessed May 29, 2019 .
^ " Danon Kingly wins silver by a neck, Tosaki Kei regrets coming second for the second year in a row | Horse Racing News ". netkeiba.com . Accessed May 29, 2019 .
^ INC, SANKEI DIGITAL. " [Mainichi Ohkan] Derby runner-up Danon Kingly gets off to a good start towards his long-cherished GI victory! ". Sanspo ZBAT! Horse Racing . Accessed October 6, 2019 .
^ INC, SANKEI DIGITAL. " [Old horse next race report] Danon Kingly will be paired with jockey Tosaki for the Mile Championship ". Sanspo ZBAT! Horse racing . Retrieved November 17, 2019 .
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^ " Danon Kingly stretches from the inside but finishes 5th/Mile CS (Nikkan Sports) ". Yahoo!News . Retrieved November 17, 2019 .
^ " [Nakayama Kinen] A strong lineup including Win Bright aiming for a third consecutive victory / Highlights of the JRA race | Horse racing news - netkeiba.com ". news.netkeiba.com . Accessed March 1, 2020 .
^ " Danon Kingly breaks away from a good position and wins! His third major race win/JRA race results | Horse Racing News - netkeiba.com ". news.netkeiba.com . Accessed March 1, 2020 .
^ " Highlights of the Osaka Cup: A good lineup of middle-distance GI racers, including five GI horses and preliminary race winners (netkeiba.com) ". Yahoo!News . Accessed April 24, 2020 .
^ INC, SANKEI DIGITAL. " [Osaka Cup] The favorite Danon Kingly makes a surprise breakaway and finishes third. Noriyuki Yokoyama: "The start was a miscalculation ". Sanspo ZBAT! Horse racing . Accessed April 24, 2020 .
^ INC, SANKEI DIGITAL. " Danon Kingly finishes 7th in Yasuda Kinen, his first time off the board. Tosaki: "I couldn't stretch out in the straight." ". Sanspo ZBAT! Horse Racing . Accessed August 20, 2020 .
^ " Danon Kingly defeats Queen of Yasuda Kinen! A big victory and a long-awaited first G1 victory. A splendid comeback from last place in the previous race | Horse Racing News ". netkeiba.com . Accessed June 7, 2021 .
^ " Owner Yoshihiro Noda is overwhelmed with emotion: "I am deeply moved and grateful" / Yasuda Kinen | Gokuuma Premium ". p.nikkansports.com . Accessed June 7, 2021 .
^ " Danon Kingly's single-win support rate of 1.67% is the lowest ever / Yasuda Kinen A La Carte | Gokuuma Premium ". p.nikkansports.com . Accessed June 7, 2021 .
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^ " Danone Kingly ". netkeiba.com . Net Dreamers Co., Ltd. Retrieved February 23, 2019 .
^ " The Hong Kong Jockey Club ". The Hong Kong Jockey Club. Retrieved 2021-12-22 .
^ ^{a b c} " Pedigree information: Five-generation pedigree chart | Danon Kingly ". JBIS Search . Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association. Accessed March 11, 2020 .
^ " Danon Kingly Stallion Information ". Horse Racing Lab . Retrieved January 27, 2025 .
^ " Danon Kingly's pedigree | Racehorse data - netkeiba.com ". netkeiba.com . Net Dreamers Co., Ltd. Accessed October 27, 2020 .
^ " Stallion Danon Good moves from Kyushu to Hakuba Ranch in Niikappu, Hokkaido . Siblings of Danon Legend and Danon Kingly" Metkeiba, November 24, 2024. Accessed January 26, 2025 .

External links

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Racehorse results and information netkeiba , SportsNavi , JBIS Search

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