Gold Allure
{{short description|Japanese thoroughbred racehorse}}
{{Infobox racehorse
| name = Gold Allure
| image =
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| caption =
| breed =
| sire = Sunday Silence
| grandsire = Halo
| dam = Nikiya
| damsire = Nureyev
| sex = Stallion
| death_date = {{dda|2017|2|18|1999|3|3}}
Abira, Hokkaido, Japan
| country = Japan
| color = Chestnut
| breeder = Oiwake Farm
| owner = Shadai Racehorse
| racing_colors =
| trainer = Yasuo Ikee
| record = 16:8-1-1
| earnings = ¥410,376,000
| wins = Tokyo Daishōten (2002)
Japan Dirt Derby (2002)
Derby Grand Prix (2002)
Tango Stakes (2002)
February Stakes (2003)
Antares Stakes (2003)
| awards =
| honors =
| updated =
}}
Gold Allure (Japanese: ゴールドアリュール, foaled March 3, 1999 – February 18, 2017) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse, the winner of the 2003 February Stakes, and a breeding stallion.{{cite web|title=Gold Allure|url=https://www.jbis.jp/horse/0000619768/|accessdate=21 November 2019|language=en}}{{cite web|title=Gold Allure|url=https://ahonoora.com/gold_allure.html|accessdate=21 November 2019|language=en}}
Career
Gold Allure's first race was on November 11, 2001, at Kyoto where he came in 2nd place. He won his first race the following month also at Kyoto.
He picked up a pair of wins in April 2002, including a win at the Danno Stakes. He then qualified for his first Grade-1 race, which was the 2002 Tokyo Yūshun, where he came in 5th.
He got his first Grade-1 win when he won the July 4, 2002, Japan Dirt Derby. He then won another Grade-1 race when he won the Derby Grand Prix in September 2002.
He came in 5th at the November 2002 Champions Cup. He then won the December 29, 2002, Tokyo Daishōten to start a three-race win streak. He captured the 2003 February Stakes, then won the Antares Stakes on April 27.
Gold Allure then ended his career with an 11th-place finish at the Teio Sho on June 25, 2003.
Stud career
Gold Allure's descendants include:
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| style="width:35px;"| Foaled | style="width:120px;"| Name | style="width:35px;"| Sex | style="width:580px;"| Major Wins |
| 2005
| c | February Stakes, Champions Cup, Kashiwa Kinen, Miyako Stakes |
| 2005
| Oro Meister | c |
| 2005
| Take Mikazuchi | c |
| 2005
| c |
| 2006
| Silk Fortune | c |
| 2007
| Terra the Cloud | c | Tokyo Kinen |
| 2009
| Hula Bride | f | Aichi Hai, Nakayama Himba Stakes |
| 2010
| c | February Stakes, Tokyo Daishōten, Japan Breeding farms' Cup Classic, Kashiwa Kinen |
| 2010
| Chrysolite | c | Japan Dirt Derby, Diolite Kinen, Nippon TV Hai |
| 2010
| Graceful Leap | c | Polaris Stakes, JBC Sprint, Hyogo Gold Trophy |
| 2010
| Meisho Sumitomo | c |
| 2011
| Red Alvis | c |
| 2012
| Lalabel | c | JBC Ladies Classic, Shirasagi Sho, Rosita Kinen, Oka Sho |
| 2012
| Wish Happiness | c | Edelweiss Sho |
| 2013
| Gold Dream | c |
| 2013
| One Millionth | f | Empress Hai |
| 2013
| Suadela | c | Narashino Kiratto Sprint |
| 2014
| Iron Tailor | f | Queen Sho |
| 2014
| Epicharis | f | Hokkaido Nisai Yushun |
| 2014
| Step of Dance | f | Rosita Kinen, Jungfrau Sho |
| 2014
| Sunrise Nova | c |
| 2015
| Gold Patek | c | Laurel Sho |
| 2016
| Chrysoberyl | c | Japan Dirt Derby, Champions Cup, Teio Sho, Hyogo Championship, Nihon TV Hai |
| 2016
| c |
Pedigree
{{Pedigree
|name =Gold Allure (JPN), 2015
|f= Sunday Silence (USA)
b. 1986
|m= Nikiya (USA)
b. 1993
|ff= Halo (USA)
b. 1969
|fm= Wishing Well (USA)
b. 1975
|mf= Nureyev (USA)
b. 1977
|mm= Reluctant Guest (USA)
b. 1986
|fff= Hail to Reason
|ffm= Cosmah
|fmf= Understanding
|fmm= Mountain Flower
|mff =Northern Dancer
|mfm = Special
|mmf=Hostage
|mmm=Vaguely Royal
|ffff=Turn-to
|fffm=Nothirdchance
|ffmf=Cosmic Bomb
|ffmm=Almahmoud
|fmff=Promised Land
|fmfm=Pretty Ways
|fmmf=Montparnasse
|fmmm=Edelweiss
|mfff = Nearctic
|mffm =Natalma
|mfmf =Forli
|mfmm =Tong
|mmff = Nijinsky
|mmfm =Entente
|mmmf =Vaguely Noble
|mmmm =Shoshanna
}}