Admire Moon

B 2003 16.1HH (1.65M)
End Sweep – My Katies (Sunday Silence)
Standing at Darley Japan

The Japan Cup-winning Horse of the Year who also won the G1 Dubai Duty Free. Sire of Darley's exceptional Champion sprinter Fine Needle. A ready source of winners – over 40 from his 2019 crop – imbued with both superior speed and stamina. His third dam is the breed-shaping miler Katies, source of Champions of all ages and over most distances.

News

In the news

Fine Needle beats his paternal half-brothers Seiun Kosei and Fumino Moon at Kyoto

The G3 Silk Road Stakes, run over 1200m on turf at Kyoto, turned into an Admire Moon benefit on Sunday, 28 January when he sired the fi


Best progeny

His winning offspring

Video footage

Watch him go: see him at his best

Japan Cup (G1), 2400m, Tokyo, 25 November 2007
Takarazuka Kinen (G1), 2200m, Hanshin, 24 June 2007

Watch THEM go: big wins by his offspring

Fine Needle
Sprinters S (G1), 1200m, Nakayama, 30 Sep 2018
Fine Needle
Takamatsunomiya Kinen (G1), 1200m, Chukyo, 25 Mar 2018

Pedigree

ADMIRE MOON

END SWEEP

FORTY NINER

MR PROSPECTOR

RAISE A NATIVE

GOLD DIGGER

FILE

TOM ROLFE

CONTINUE

BROOM DANCE

DANCE SPELL

NORTHERN DANCER

OBEAH

WITCHING HOUR

THINKING CAP

ENCHANTED EYE

MY KATIES

SUNDAY SILENCE

HALO

HAIL TO REASON

COSMAH

WISHING WELL

UNDERSTANDING

MOUNTAIN FLOWER

KATIES FIRST

KRIS

SHARPEN UP

DOUBLY SURE

KATIES

NONOALCO

MORTEFONTAINE

By END SWEEP (1991) Breeders’ Cup H (G3), 3rd Jerome H (G1), etc. Sire of 844 foals aged three and up, including ADMIRE MOON, CLEAN SWEEP, DARK ENDING, NANY’S SWEEP, RHEIN KRAFT, SWEEP TOSHO, SWEPT OVERBOARD, SOUTH VIGOROUS, TRIPPI, etc.

1st dam: My Katies by Sunday Silence. Unraced. Dam of 10 foals, 9 to race, 8 winners:

ADMIRE MOON (c End Sweep) G1 winner, see race record.

Pray (c Rock Of Gibraltar) Winner (1800m) at 2, 2nd Hochi Hai Yayoi Sho (G2), Kyoto Nisai S, 3rd Keisei Hai (G3).

First Chair (f Jungle Pocket) Placed at 3. Dam of:
FULL DEPTH LEADER (c Henny Hughes) Elm S (G3).
Logi Harbin (c Harbinger) 2nd Keisei Hai (G3).

2nd dam: KATIES FIRST by Kris. 3 wins (1000m-1200m) at 3, Remembrance Day S, Prix du Cercle. Dam of 10 winners:

Go Steady (c Tony Bin) 6 wins, 3 to 5, 3rd Nikkan Sports Sho Nakayama Kimpai H (G3).

Thor Hammer (c Helissio) 6 wins, 2 to 6, 2nd UHB Hai, Sapporo Nikkan Sports Hai.

KATIES HEART (f Heart's Cry) 3 wins at 3 and 4. Dam of:

EFFORIA (c Epiphaneia) Horse of the Year in Japan, Champion three-year-old colt in Japan, Arima Kinen (G1), Tenno Sho (Autumn) (G1), Satsuki Sho (G1), 2nd Tokyo Yushun (G1).

Perifania (f Maurice) 3rd Oka Sho (G1), Tulip Sho (G2).

KATIES GEM (f Deep Impact) Winner at 2 and 3. Dam of:

Wittelsbach (c Rulership) 3rd New Zealand Trophy (G2).

KATIES GIFT (f French Deputy) Winner at 3. Dam of:

DADDY’S VIVID (c Kizuna) Tachibana S, Shinetsu S, 2nd Hankyu Hai (G3), Azuchijo S, 3rd Keio Hai Spring Cup (G2).

Katie Pride (c Deep Impact) 2nd Hakodate Kinen (G3).

QUEENS DAGGER (f Rahy) Winner at 3. Dam of:

MEISHO SUZURAN (f King Kamehameha) Winner. Dam of: Meisho Shobu (f Daiwa Major) 2nd New Zealand Trophy (G2); Meisho Gekirin (c Kizuna) 3rd Kisaragi Sho (G3); Meishin Alison (c Manhattan Cafe) 2nd Coral S.

Katies Best (f Falbrav) Dam of:

Grace Un (f Deep Brillante) 3rd Fairy S (G3).

3rd dam: KATIES by Nonoalco. Champion three-year-old filly in England, Irish 1,000 Guineas (G1), Coronation S (G2). Dam of 11 winners:

HISHI AMAZON (f Theatrical) Champion two-year-old and three-year-old filly in Japan, Champion older mare in Japan, Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup (G1), Hanshin Sansai Himba S (G1), Kyoto Daishoten (G2), Sankei Sho All Comers (G2), Sho Rose S (G2), 2nd Japan Cup (G1), Arima Kinen (G1). Dam of: HISHI SILVER MADE (f Silver Deputy) Winner at 2. Dam of:

Amicable Number (f Daiwa Major) 3rd Turquoise S. Grandam of: CAGLIOSTRO (f Eishin Flash) Tachibana S.

HISHI PINNACLE (f Theatrical) Rose S (G2), 3rd Shuka Sho (G1).

HISHI NILE (f A P Indy) Fairy S (G3), 3rd Flower Cup (G3).

WHAT KATY DID (f Nureyev) Prix Tantieme, 2nd Preis von Koln. Dam of:

SLEEPLESS NIGHT (f Kurofune) Champion sprinter in Japan, Sprinters S (G1), CBC Sho H (G3), 2nd Takamatsunomiya Kinen (G1), Centaur S (G2).

ADMIRE LIGHT (f Kris S ) 3 wins at 3 and 4. Dam of: BELUGA (f Kinshasa No Kiseki) Fantasy S (G3).

Jet Route (f Alydar) 2nd Queen Breeders’ Cup S, R & R Ranch H, 3rd June Darling H. Dam of:

Silk Flare (f Danzig) Unraced. Grandam of: PRAY AND REAL (c Durandal) Keisei Hai (G3), 2nd Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai S (G3); Eeyan (c Silver State) 2nd Lord Derby Challenge Trophy (G3).

Conformation

Race record

His successful career

Age Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Two 4 3 1 - -
Three 7 3 1 1 1
Four 6 4 - 1 -
Total 17 10 2 2 1

At 2

1st
Sapporo Nisai S (G3), 1800m, Sapporo, beating Deep Air, Noere Genius, Matsurida Gogh, Flamme De Passion, Nishino Answer.
1st
Clover Cho, 1500m, Sapporo, beating Nishino Answer, Moere So Bloods.
2nd
Hai Nissai S (G3), 2000m, Hanshin, to Sakura Mega Wonder, beating Victory Run, Aperitif, Amano Trendy, Nirvana, Tamamo Support, Meiner Scherzi.

At 3

1st
Sapporo Kinen (G2), 2000m, Sapporo, beating Les Clefs D'Or, Machikane Kirara, Mayano Raijin, Erimo Harrier, Fast Tateyama, Great Journey, Silk Famous, Safety Emperor, Tiger Cafe.
1st
Hochai Hai Yayoi Sho (G2), 2000m, Nakayama, beating Glorious Week, Deep Air, Sakura Mega Wonder, Super Hornet, Moere So Bloods, Victory Run, Setouchi Apollon.
1st
Tokinominoru Kinen (G3), 1800m, Tokyo, beating Fusaichi Richard, Matchless Valor, Shonan Tachyon, Black Bar Spin, Amberjack, Yamatake Golden.
2nd
Hong Kong Cup (G1), 2000m, Sha Tin, by a nose, to Pride, beating Subscribe, Comic Strip, Art Trader, Satwa Queen, Dia De La Novia, Alexander Goldrun, Musical Way, Growl, Dance Up.
3rd
Tenno Sho-Autumn (G1), 2000m, Tokyo, to Daiwa Major, Swift Current, beating Cosmo Bulk, Sweep Tosho, Dance In The Mood, Asakusa Den'en, Hat Trick, Sakura Mega Wonder, Lohengrin, Inti Raimi, Company.
4th
Satsuki Sho (G1), 2000m, Nakayama, to Meisho Samson, Dream Passport, Fusaichi Junk, beating Fusaichi Richard, Sakura Mega Wonder, Super Hornet, Captain Vega, Nishino Answer, Shonan Tachyon, Go Go Krishima.

At 4 JRA Horse of the Year / JRA Champion Older Horse

1st
Japan Cup (G1), 2400m, Tokyo, beating Pop Rock, Meisho Samson, Vodka, Delta Blues, Chosan, Fusaichi Pandora, Inti Raimi, Erimo Harrier, Cosmo Bulk, Dream Passport, Rosenkreuz, Hiraboku Royal, Victory.
1st
Dubai Duty Free (G1), 1800m, Nad Al Sheba, beating Linngari, Daiwa Major, Seihali, Kapil, Flashy Wings, Formal Decree, Pompeii Ruler, Stormy River, Irridescence, English Channel, Miesque's Approval, Lava Man.
1st
Takarazuka Kinen (G1), 2200m, Hanshin, beating Meisho Samson, Pop Rock, Admire Fuji, Kawakami Princess, Inti Raimi, Vodka, Cosmo Bulk, Daiwa Major, Swift Current, Shadow Gate, Asakusa Kings, Lohengrin.
1st
Kyoto Kinen (G2), 2200m, Kyoto, beating Pop Rock, Tosho Knight, Air Selecao, Swift Current, My Sole Sound, Logic, Tokai Wild, Fast Tateyama, Osumi Grass One, Rosenkreuz.
3rd
Queen Elizabeth II Cup (G1), 2000m, Sha Tin, to Comic Strip, Subscribe, beating Sir Ernesto, Sushisan, Oracle West, Izzat, Seihali.