KITASAN BLACK
KITASAN BLACK
2012 b. 16.9hh (1.72m)
Black Tide – Sugar Heart
2023 Fee : JPY10,000,000
Over $12 million in earnings.
Sired 2022 JRA Horse of the Year Equinox in his first crop and Artemis Stakes-G3 winner Ravel in his second crop.
PEDIGREE
| Black Tide 2001 dk.b. |
Sunday Silence 1986 br. |
Halo | Hail to Reason | Turn-to |
| Nothirdchance | ||||
| Cosmah | Cosmic Bomb | |||
| Almahmoud | ||||
| Wishing Well | Understanding | Promised Land | ||
| Pretty Ways | ||||
| Mountain Flower | Montparnasse | |||
| Edelweiss | ||||
| Wind in Her Hair 1991 b. |
Alzao | Lyphard | Northern Dancer | |
| Goofed | ||||
| Lady Rebecca | Sir Ivor | |||
| Pocahontas | ||||
| Burghclere | Busted | Crepello | ||
| Sans le Sou | ||||
| Highclere | Queen's Hussar | |||
| Highlight | ||||
| Sugar Heart 2005 b. |
Sakura Bakushin O 1989 b. |
Sakura Yutaka O | Tesco Boy | Princely Gift |
| Suncourt | ||||
| Angelica | Never Beat | |||
| Star Highness | ||||
| Sakura Hagoromo | Northern Taste | Northern Dancer | ||
| Lady Victoria | ||||
| Clear Amber | Ambiopoise | |||
| One Clear Call | ||||
| Otome Gokoro 1990 ch. |
Judge Angelucci | Honest Pleasure | What a Pleasure | |
| Tularia | ||||
| Victorian Queen | Victoria Park | |||
| Willowfield | ||||
| Tizly | Lyphard | Northern Dancer | ||
| Goofed | ||||
| Tizna | Trevieres | |||
| Noris |
Inbreeding / Lyphard 4S×4D, Northern Dancer 5S×5D×5D
RACE RECORD
| Age | Country | Starts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | JPN | 8 | 5（3） | 0 | 2（2） | JPY355,573,000 |
| 4 | JPN | 6 | 3（3） | 2（1） | 1（1） | JPY711,930,000 |
| 5 | JPN | 6 | 4（4） | 0 | 1（1） | JPY809,340,000 |
| Total | 20 | 12（10） | 2（1） | 4（4） | JPY1,876,843,000 |
- 4yo (2016) JRA Horse of the Year & Best Older Colt or Horse
- 5yo (2017) JRA Horse of the Year & Best Older Colt or Horse
| Age | FP | Race Name · Grade | Race Course | Dist. | Finish Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1st | Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger)-G1 | Kyoto | T3000m | 3.03.9 |
| St. Lite Kinen-G2 | Nakayama | T2200m | 2.13.8 | ||
| Spring Stakes-G2 | Nakayama | T1800m | 1.49.1 | ||
| 3-Year-Old 5,000,000 & Less | Tokyo | T2000m | 2.01.4 | ||
| 3-Year-Old Newcomer | Tokyo | T1800m | 1.52.3 | ||
| 3rd | Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas)-G1 | Nakayama | T2000m | 1.58.8 | |
| Arima Kinen (The Grand Prix)-G1 | Nakayama | T2500m | 2.33.1 | ||
| 4 | 1st | Japan Cup-G1 | Tokyo | T2400m | 2.25.8 |
| Tenno Sho (Spring)-G1 | Kyoto | T3200m | 3.15.3 | ||
| Kyoto Daishoten-G2 | Kyoto | T2400m | 2.25.5 | ||
| 2nd | Arima Kinen (The Grand Prix)-G1 | Nakayama | T2500m | 2.32.6 | |
| Osaka Hai-G2 | Hanshin | T2000m | 1.59.3 | ||
| 3rd | Takarazuka Kinen-G1 | Hanshin | T2200m | 2.12.8 | |
| 5 | 1st | Arima Kinen (The Grand Prix)-G1 | Nakayama | T2500m | 2.33.6 |
| Tenno Sho (Spring)-G1 | Kyoto | T3200m | 3.12.5 R | ||
| Tenno Sho (Autumn)-G1 | Tokyo | T2000m | 2.08.3 | ||
| Osaka Hai-G1 | Hanshin | T2000m | 1.58.9 | ||
| 3rd | Japan Cup-G1 | Tokyo | T2400m | 2.23.9 |
STUD RECORD
Kitasan Black entered stud in Japan in 2018.
In 2022, his first-crop colt Equinox landed the Grade 1 Tenno Sho (Autumn) and the Grade 1 Arima Kinen (Grand Prix), and was awarded Horse of the Year in Japan. Also in 2022, Gaia Force captured the Grade 2 St.Lite Kinen, and Ravel won the Grade 3 Artemis Stakes.
BEST PROGENY
- Equinox(2019, dark bay or brown, colt) Chateau Blanche by King Halo
2022 JRA Horse of the Year & Best 3-Year-Old Colt
6 starts 4 wins in JRA, Earn JPY806,602,000
1st: Arima Kinen (Grand Prix)-G1 (Nakayama, T2500m), Tenno Sho (autumn)-G1 (Tokyo, T2000m), Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai Stakes-G2 (Tokyo, T1800m); 2nd: Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby)-G1, Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas)-G1
- Gaia Force(2019, grey, colt) Natale by Kurofune (USA)
7 starts 3 wins in JRA, Earn JPY84,222,000
1st: St. Lite Kinen-G2 (Nakayama, T2200m), Kunisaki Tokubetsu (Kokura, T2000m, NTR); 5th: American Jockey Club Cup-G2
- Justin Sky(2019, bay, colt) Realisatrice (FR) by Numerous (USA)
7 starts 4 wins in JRA, Earn JPY54,952,000
1st: Akiiro Stakes, Takanosuyama Tokubetsu, Freesia Sho
- Sol Oriens(2020, bay, colt) Skia (FR) by Motivator (GB)
2 starts 2 wins in JRA, Earn JPY47,315,000
1st: Keisei Hai-G3 (Nakayama, T2000m)
- Black Blossom(2019, black, colt) Pollen (IRE) by Orpen (USA)
4 starts 3 wins in JRA, Earn JPY37,157,000
5th: Kyoto Shimbun Hai-G2
- Dogma(2019, bay, colt) Shonan Carat by Brian's Time (USA)
10 starts 3 wins in JRA, Earn JPY37,080,000
1st: 4-year-old & up 10,000,000 & Less (C2W)
- Ravel(2020, bay, filly) Sambre et Meuse by Daiwa Major
3 starts 2 wins in JRA, Earn JPY36,357,000
1st: Artemis Stakes-G3 (Tokyo, T1600m)
- Vers Reims(2019, bay, colt) Jeweler by Victoire Pisa
7 starts 2 wins in JRA, Earn JPY20,980,000
1st: 3-year-old & up 5,000,000 & Less (C1W)
- Bijou Noir(2019, brown, filly) Coup de Grace by White Muzzle (GB)
6 starts 1 win in JRA, Earn JPY18,382,000
3rd: Fairy Stakes-G3
- La Seule(2019, bay, filly) Samaaha (GB) by Singspiel (IRE)
4 starts 2 wins in JRA, Earn JPY14,500,000
1st: 2-year-Old Newcomer
- Toussaint(2019, dark bay or brown, filly) Suzuka Angel by High Yield (USA)
10 starts 1 win in JRA, Earn JPY8,900,000
1st: 2-year-Old Newcomer