What a way to cap off her brilliant career!!!
Almond Eye(JPN), 2015M. Lord Kanaloa(JPN) x
Fusaichi Pandora(JPN) by
Sunday Silence(USA), won the G1 Japan Cup 2400m turf at Tokyo, the first race in history to feature three Triple Crown winners, living up to her 6/5 favoritism on Nov 29th 2020!!
She is the queen and now the legend!
Almond Eye(JPN)
https://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001203363/
15-11-2-1
-- replay (long version)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoPBDIdkHto
1st 2 Almond Eye(JPN)[Lord Kanaloa(JPN) x
Fusaichi Pandora(JPN) by
Sunday Silence(USA)] M5 55 02:23.0
2nd 6 Contrail(JPN)[
Deep Impact(JPN) x Rhodochrosite(USA) by Unbridled's Song(USA)] C3 55 02:23.2 1 1/4
3rd 5 Daring Tact(JPN)[Epiphaneia(JPN) x Daring Bird(JPN) by King Kamehameha(JPN)] F3 53 02:23.2 NK
4th 1 Curren Bouquetd'or(JPN) F4 55 02:23.2 NS
5th 15 Glory Vase(JPN) H5 57 02:23.3 NK
6th 3 World Premiere(JPN) C4 57 02:23.8 3
7th 7 Mikki Swallow(JPN) H6 57 02:23.8 NK
8th 4 Kiseki(JPN) H6 57 02:24.1 2
9th 12 Makahiki(JPN) H7 57 02:24.2 NK
10th 8 Way To Paris(GB) H7 57 02:24.6 2 1/2
11th 10 Perform a Promise(JPN) H8 57 02:24.8 1
12th 13 You Can Smile(JPN) H5 57 02:25.0 1
13th 11 Crescendo Love(JPN) H6 57 02:25.3 2
14th 9 Taurus Gemini(JPN) C4 57 02:25.6 1 3/4
15th 14 Yoshio(JPN) H7 57 02:29.2 DS
-- JRA review
''Almond Eye Crowns Spectacular Career with Japan Cup Victory''
https://japanracing.jp/_news2020/pdf/201129.pdf
Almond Eye retires as the richest horse in Japanese racing history.
(¥1,912,029,000 = about USD $18.4 million)
1. Almond Eye 1,912,029,900
2. Kitasan Black 1,876,843,000
3. TM Opera O 1,835,189,000
4. Gentildonna 1,726,030,400
5. Orfevre 1,576,213,000
6. Buena Vista 1,478,869,700
7. Deep Impact 1,454,551,000
8. Gold Ship 1,397,767,000
9. Vodka 1,333,565,800
10. Admire Moon 1,187,727,000
She also renewed her G1 winning Japan's-record to nine!!!
and as always...
Gentildonna, Lucky Lilac, Suave Richard, Deep Impact and Almond Eye