That's a great question!!Missbeholder wrote: ↑Thu Jun 03, 2021 4:50 pm
My question for a long time has been, where do all these "AGNES" names come from? In Euro/American countries, "Agnes" is an old fashioned and somewhat laughed at women's name (see Agnes Gooch). Does it have some other meaning or context over there where you are?
I really don't mean to offend. I'm just legitimately curious. Thanks!
Agnes Digital was one of the champions who were owned by Mr. Takao Watanabe.
And those ''Agnes'' names came from the Japanese pop singer Agnes Chan.
Ms. Agnes Chan, a Hong Kong native lady, became a pop star in Japan in 1970's and Takao Watanabe's daughter was a big fan of hers.
Takao Watanabe named all his horses, male or female, with ''Agnes'' for his daughter and raced such star horses as:
Agnes Lady : 1979 Japanese Oaks
Agnes Tesco : 1981 QE2 Commemorative Cup
Agnes Flora : 1990 Oka Sho
Agnes World : 1999 Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp, 2000 July Cup
Agnes Digital : 2000 Mile Championship, 2001 Tenno Sho Autumn, Hong Kong Cup, 2002 February Stakes, 2003 Yasuda KInen
Agnes Flight : 2000 Japanese Derby
Agnes Tachyon (my namesake ) : 2001 Satsuki Sho
Agnes Gold : 2001 Spring Stakes --> champion sire in Brazil now
Takao Watanabe passed away in 2014
Agnes Chan (singer)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Chan