Daring Tact's first "Undefeated Triple Crown Queen" was born in this way October 18, 19:32
Daring Tact, the first undefeated Triple Crown horse, was born in 2017 at Hasegawa Ranch in Hidaka Town, Hokkaido.
Evaluation that was not high at the time of birth
There were no buyers in the bidding market in the year of birth, and the bid was sold for 12 million yen the following year.
Racehorses that are expected to have a future often cost more than 100 million yen, but their evaluation was not high when they were young.
Growth of physical strength and mental strength through ranch's unique efforts
"It was a horse that had no muscles and was sloppy," says Makio Okada, the representative of the ranch that he purchased.
Mr. Okada was expecting Daring Tact, saying that even if his body is small, he would be able to get a good body by training.
Mr. Okada worked on "night grazing," which is rarely seen in other farms, saying that "the more you walk, the stronger your bones become."
“Night grazing” was carried out in an environment where most of the day was spent outdoors on a vast ranch in Hokkaido, which is close to the wild, with flock of deer and sometimes bears.
Daring Tact laid the foundation for a racehorse, cultivating the physical and mental strength of horses trying to protect themselves from wild animals.
After the start of full-scale training, the strong "last leg" becomes a big weapon
After that, after moving to the training center of JRA = Japan Racing Association in Ritto City, Shiga Prefecture, full-scale training started.
Haruki Sugiyama, the trainer in charge, recalls, "I learned how to train because I eat well. I remember the horses that burn my hands, but I made my debut really smoothly. I wish everyone had such a horse."
What I learned in training with Sugiyama trainer is the strong end legs shown in the last straight line.
Since debuting in November last year, he has won two consecutive victories, and at the "Oka Sho" in April, he caught up from the final corner and evaded the leading horse just before the goal.
In May's most popular "Oaks", the race was from the rear, but the horse that was ahead in the last straight line was overtaken at a stretch and achieved the undefeated double crown for the first time in 63 years. ..
Even at the Autumn Flower Award on the 18th, he showed a strong end leg and overtook the highly acclaimed rivals to win the victory.
Fumio Hasegawa, who runs Hasegawa Ranch, where Daring Tact was born, told the interview after achieving the Triple Crown, "It is difficult for a small ranch like us to take the title that a large ranch takes." ..
Daring Tact, which was never attracting attention when it was born, continued to grow with the support of those around it, and achieved a historic achievement.