Following the footsteps of his sire Kitasan Black who won the Japan Cup in 2016, Equinox became the first Japan-based horse to win six straight G1 races without losing any race in the process.
(Both T M Opera O and Lord Kanaola also won six straight G1s. But both horses lost in a G2 race, respectively, in the process).
Also, he has moved up to Japan's richest horse in history.
-- Top ten Japan-based horses by money earned (as of Nov 26th 2023)
1. Equinox(JPN)(Kitasan Black) : JPY2,211,582,100.
2. Almond Eye(JPN)(Lord Kanaloa) : JPY1,915,263,900.
3. Kitasan Black(JPN)(Black Tide) : JPY1,876,843,000.
4. Panthalassa(JPN)(Lord Kanaloa) : JPY1,844, 663,500.
5. T M Opera O(JPN)(Opera House) : JPY1,835,189,000.
6. Gentildonna(JPN)(Deep Impact) : JPY1,726,034, 000.
7. Orfevre(JPN)(Stay Gold) : JPY1,576,213,000.
8. Buena Vista(JPN)(Special Week) : JPY1,478,869,700.
9. Deep Impact(JPN)(Sunday Silence) : JPY1,454,551,000.
10. Gold Ship(JPN)(Stay Gold) : JPY1,397,767,000.
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photos: @JRA
-- replay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-6ruNWa-eE
1st 2 Equinox(JPN) [Kitasan Black(JPN) x Chateau Blanche(JPN) by King Halo(JPN)] C4 58 02:21.8
2nd 1 Liberty Island(JPN) [Duramente(JPN) x Yankee Rose(AUS) by All American(USA)] F3 54 02:22.5 4
3rd 17 Stars on Earth(JPN) [Duramente(JPN) x Southern Stars(GB) by Smart Strike(CAN)] F4 56 02:22.6 1
4th 5 Do Deuce(JPN) C4 58 02:22.7 3月4日
5th 3 Titleholder(JPN) H5 58 02:23.1 2
6th 10 Danon Beluga(JPN) C4 58 02:23.2 1
7th 9 Vela Azul(JPN) H6 58 02:23.3 NK
8th 4 Studley(JPN) H5 58 02:23.3 NK
9th 7 Iresine(FR) G6 58 02:23.5 1 1/2
10th 14 Deep Bond(JPN) H6 58 02:23.6 1月2日
11th 15 Shonan Bashitto(JPN) C3 56 02:23.8 1
12th 8 Panthalassa(JPN) H6 58 02:24.0 1 1/4
13th 16 Impress(JPN) C4 58 02:25.2 7
14th 6 Forward Again(JPN) G6 58 02:25.3 3月4日
15th 18 Win Erfolg(JPN) H6 58 02:26.2 5
16th 11 Trust Kenshin(JPN) H8 58 02:26.6 2
17th 12 Chestnut Coat(JPN) H9 58 02:27.0 2 1/2
18th 13 Kurino Megami Ace(JPN) F4 56 02:27.9 5
-- JRA Review
''Equinox Overwhelms in Japan Cup''
https://japanracing.jp/en/japancup/news ... 31126.html
What a champion!!!!