Gold Allure (Japanese: ã´ã¼ã«ãÂÂã¢ãªãÂ¥ã¼ã«, foaled March 3, 1999 â February 18, 2017) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse, the winner of the 2003 February Stakes, and a breeding stallion.
Gold Allure was foaled out of Nikiya, who was the mare sired by Nureyev who raced in France and won 3 out of 8 starts. He was sired by the thirteen time leading sire in Japan, Sunday Silence who won Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes in 1989.
His name Gold Allure is a moniker of Golden Charm whereas the horses supposed to be so captivating in sight that it draws people in.
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 Yà «shun, 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 Daishà Âten to start a three-race win streak. At the end of the 2002 season, Gold Allure won the JRA Award for Best Dirt Horse by 149 votes out of 281 total.
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. Right after the race, he was sent to pastures and diagnosed with roaring sickness, which immediately worsened as time went by. By July 21st, he would be retired from active racing.
Gold Allure won eight races out of 16 starts. This data is available based on JBIS and netkeiba.
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Gold Allure's descendants include: