Adorable (アドラーブル, Hepburn: Adorāburu, 28 March 1989 – 23 April 2005) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse who won the second leg of Japanese Triple Tiara, the Yushun Himba, in 1992. Her total earnings were ¥225,459,000 after her racing career.
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Background
Adorable was foaled on March 28, 1989, at the Shadai Farm, from the mare Ecorche, a foal of Big Spruce. She was sired by Northern Taste, a leading sire in Japan for 10 consecutive years. Her grandsire, Northern Dancer, was a double crown winner of the US Triple Crown and a leading sire in many countries.
Racing career
1991: Three-year-old season
On July 13, Adorable made her debut race at the Niigata Racecourse. She was ridden by Katsumi Shiomura and finished first with an overwhelming six lengths over Union Boy. At her next race, she competed in the Sapporo Sansai Stakes, along with thirteen other horses. Although she was the second most popular, with Nishino Flower being the favorite, she had finished lower, placing 9th. After that, it was decided that she would run on a dirt race, with a different jockey this time, Mikio Matsunaga. Despite the changes, she still failed to win, only placing third.
1992: Four-year-old season
In her second season, she returned to a turf race, the Kobai Sho. Now with a different jockey, Yoshyuki Muramoto, she had placed higher than her previous race last year, now second, just behind Kogane Tesco. She then returned to a dirt track once again, although it only made her perform worse as she placed lower than bettors anticipated, 7th among 14 runners. Afterwards, she switched to a turf race for the last time, now with the Tulip Sho, which was formerly an open race. With an odds of 14.8 (3rd favorite), she finally achieved victory against Nishino Flower by three and-a-half lengths.
At the first leg of Triple Tiara, the Oka Sho, she had lost again from Nishino Flower with the same margin as her previous race. On the Yushun Himba, she won by half a length against Sanei Thank You. She then went and lost in the Queen Elizabeth II Cup, finishing fourth, just behind Nishino Flower by three-fourth lengths.
Racing Record
Adorable's racing career was quite short, spanning only from July 13, 1991, until November 15, 1992. During that time, she won three races, only one of which is a G1 race.
Breeding Career and Death
Adorable had foaled a total of 9 horses. Her leading progeny, Emocion (horse), is the winner of 1999 Kyōto Kinen.
She later died on April 23, 2005.