MAURICE
MAURICE
2011 b. 16.6hh (1.69m)
Screen Hero – Mejiro Frances
2024 Fee : JPY8,000,000
Horse of the Year and Best Miler in Japan.
Sire of 5 G1 winners including the Sprinters Stakes winner Pixie Knight and triple Australian Classic winner Hitotsu.
PEDIGREE
| Screen Hero 2004 ch. |
Grass Wonder 1995 ch. |
Silver Hawk | Roberto | Hail to Reason |
| Bramalea | ||||
| Gris Vitesse | Amerigo | |||
| Matchiche | ||||
| Ameriflora | Danzig | Northern Dancer | ||
| Pas de Nom | ||||
| Graceful Touch | His Majesty | |||
| Pi Phi Gal | ||||
| Running Heroine 1993 b. |
Sunday Silence | Halo | Hail to Reason | |
| Cosmah | ||||
| Wishing Well | Understanding | |||
| Mountain Flower | ||||
| Dyna Actress | Northern Taste | Northern Dancer | ||
| Lady Victoria | ||||
| Model Sport | Model Fool | |||
| Magic Goddess | ||||
| Mejiro Frances 2001 b. |
Carnegie 1991 b. |
Sadler's Wells | Northern Dancer | Nearctic |
| Natalma | ||||
| Fairy Bridge | Bold Reason | |||
| Special | ||||
| Detroit | Riverman | Never Bend | ||
| River Lady | ||||
| Derna | Sunny Boy | |||
| Miss Barberie | ||||
| Mejiro Monterey 1986 dk.b. |
Mogami | Lyphard | Northern Dancer | |
| Goofed | ||||
| No Luck | Lucky Debonair | |||
| No Teasing | ||||
| Mejiro Quincey | Fidion | Djakao | ||
| Thessalie | ||||
| Mejiro Bosatsu | Montaval | |||
| Mejiro Queen |
Inbreeding / Northern Dancer 4D×5S×5S×5D, Hail to Reason 5S×5S
RACE RECORD
| Age | Country | Starts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | JPN | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | JPY 16,794,000 |
| 3 | JPN | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | JPY 16,341,000 |
| 4 | JPN | 5 | 5（3） | 0 | 0 | JPY 279,873,000 |
| HK | 1 | 1（1） | 0 | 0 | HK＄13,110,000 | |
| 5 | JPN | 3 | 1（1） | 2（2） | 0 | JPY 223,238,000 |
| HK | 2 | 2（2） | 0 | 0 | HK＄22,230,000 | |
| Total | 18 | 11（7） | 2（2） | 1 | JPY 536,246,000 | |
| HK＄35,340,000 |
- 4yo (2015) JRA Horse of the Year & Best Sprinter or Miler
- 5yo (2016) JRA Special Prize
| Age | FP | Race Name · Grade | Race Course | Dist. | Finish Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1st | Manryo Sho | Hanshin | T1400m | 1.22.7 |
| 2-Year-Old Newcomer | Kyoto | T1400m | 1.20.6 R | ||
| 3 | 3rd | Shirayuri Stakes-OP | Kyoto | T1800m | 1.45.2 |
| 4th | Spring Stakes-G2 | Nakayama | T1800m | 1.48.8 | |
| 5th | Shinzan Kinen-G3 | Kyoto | T1600m | 1.34.9 | |
| 4 | 1st | Yasuda Kinen-G1 | Tokyo | T1600m | 1.32.0 |
| Mile Championship-G1 | Kyoto | T1600m | 1.32.8 | ||
| Hong Kong Mile-G1 | Sha Tin | T1600m | 1.33.92 | ||
| Lord Derby Challenge Trophy-G3 | Nakayama | T1600m | 1.32.2 | ||
| Spica Stakes | Nakayama | T1800m | 1.50.2 | ||
| Wakashio Sho | Nakayama | T1600m | 1.33.7 | ||
| 5 | 1st | Tenno Sho (Autumn)-G1 | Tokyo | T2000m | 1.59.3 |
| Hong Kong Cup-G1 | Sha Tin | T2000m | 2.00.95 | ||
| Champions Mile-G1 | Sha Tin | T1600m | 1.34.08 | ||
| 2nd | Yasuda Kinen-G1 | Tokyo | T1600m | 1.33.2 | |
| Sapporo Kinen-G2 | Sapporo | T2000m | 2.02.0 |
STUD RECORD
Maurice entered stud in Japan in 2017.
He shuttled to Arrowfield Stud in Australia for the Southern Hemisphere breeding season in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023.
In 2023, Jack d'Or became the third Grade 1 winner for his sire in Japan when he won the Grade 1 Osaka Hai. Additionally, North Bridge captured the Grade 2 American Jockey Club Cup, Divina took the Grade 2 Fuchu Himba Stakes, Strauss won the Grade 2 Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai Stakes, and Bank Maur landed the Group 2 Alister Clark Stakes in Australia in 2023. Maurice's progeny won over 100 races in JRA for the past two years in a row.
He was ranked seventh on the Japanese Leading Sire list in 2023.
He was ranked fourth on the Japanese Leading Two-Year-Old Sire list in 2023.
BEST PROGENY
- Mazu (AUS)(2018, bay, gelding) Chatelaine (AUS) by Flying Spur (AUS)
23 starts 7 wins in AUS, Earn AUS$7,719,350
1st: BRC Doomben 10,000-G1 (Eagle Farm, T1200m), ATC Royal Sovereign Stakes-G2 (Randwick, T1200m), ATC Darby Munro Stakes-L (Rosehill Garden, T1200m), ATC Fireball Stakes-L (Randwick, T1100m), ATC Brian Crowley Stakes-L (Randwick, T1200m); 2nd: ATC Premiere Stakes-G2; 3rd: ATC T. J. Smith Stakes-G1, BRC Doomben 10,000-G1, ATC Pago Pago Stakes-G3; 5th: VRC Newmarket Handicap-G1, ATC The Shorts-G2
- Jack d'Or(2018, chestnut, horse) Ravarino (USA) by Unbridled's Song (USA)
17 starts 8 wins in JRA & HK, Earn JPY490,042,000
1st: Osaka Hai-G1 (Hanshin, T2000m), Sapporo Kinen-G2 (Sapporo, T2000m), Kinko Sho-G2 (Chukyo, T2000m, NTR), Shirafuji Stakes-L (Tokyo, T2000m); 4th: Tenno Sho (autumn)-G1; 5th: Osaka Hai-G1, Yasuda Kinen-G1
- Geraldina(2018, bay, mare) Gentildonna by Deep Impact
2022 JRA Best Older Filly or Mare
23 starts 6 wins in JRA & HK, Earn JPY445,447,000, HK$1,940,000
1st: Queen Elizabeth II Cup-G1 (Hanshin, T2200m), All Comers-G2 (Nakayama, T2200m); 2nd: Naruo Kinen-G3; 3rd: Arima Kinen (Grand Prix)-G1, Kokura Kinen-G3; 4th: Takarazuka Kinen-G1, Hong Kong Vase-G1, Kyoto Kinen-G2, Challenge Cup-G3; 5th: Queen Elizabeth II Cup-G1
- Hitotsu (AUS)(2018, brown, horse) Love Is Fickle (AUS) by Redoute's Choice (AUS)
8 starts 4 wins in AUS, Earn AUS$3,179,250
1st: ATC Australian Derby-G1 (Randwick, T2400m), VRC Victoria Derby-G1 (Flemington, T2500m), VRC Australian Guineas-G1 (Flemington, T1600m); 5th: MRC Caulfield Guineas-G1; Sire
- Pixie Knight(2018, bay, horse) Pixie Hollow by King Halo
14 starts 3 wins in JRA & HK, Earn JPY227,642,000
1st: Sprinters Stakes-G1 (Nakayama, T1200m), Shinzan Kinen-G3 (Chukyo, T1600m); 2nd: Centaur Stakes-G2, CBC Sho-G3; 4th: Arlington Cup-G3; Sire
- North Bridge(2018, bay, horse) Amazing Moon by Admire Moon
15 starts 6 wins in JRA, Earn JPY173,916,000
1st: American Jockey Club Cup-G2 (Nakayama, T2200m), Epsom Cup-G3 (Tokyo, T1800m); 3rd: Radio Nikkei Sho-G3; 5th: Mainichi Okan-G2
- Lagulf(2019, dark bay or brown, horse) Abandonne by Falbrav (IRE)
13 starts 5 wins in JRA, Earn JPY149,722,000
1st: Nakayama Kimpai-G3 (Nakayama, T2000m), Fuyo Stakes-OP (Nakayama, T2000m); 2nd: Nakayama Kinen-G2; 3rd: Hopeful Stakes-G1; 5th: St. Lite Kinen-G2
- Nocking Point(2020, chestnut, colt) Cecchino by King Kamehameha
8 starts 3 wins in JRA, Earn JPY109.431.000
1st: Niigata Kinen-G3 (Niigata, T2000m); 2ndd: Mainichi Hai-G3; Saudi Arabia Royal Cup-G3; 5th: Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby)-G1
- Shigeru Pink Ruby(2018, chestnut, mare) Moonlight Bay by High Chaparral (IRE)
17 starts 3 wins in JRA, Earn JPY99,229,000
1st: Fillies' Revue-G2 (Hanshin, T1400m), Kurama Stakes-OP (Chukyo, T1200m); 4th: Kitakyushu Kinen-G3, Kyoto Himba Stakes-G3; 5th: Keihan Hai-G3
- Kafuji Octagon(2019, grey, horse) Mejiro Marian by Mejiro Bailey
17 starts 4 wins in JRA & NAR, Earn JPY94,536,000
1st: Leopard Stakes-G3 (Niigata, D1800m); 3rd: Hakusan Daishoten-L, Saga Kinen-L; 5th: Sirius Stakes-G3, March Stakes-G3, Antares Stakes-G3
- Rooks Nest(2018, bay, horse) Villa by Deep Impact
15 starts 2 wins in JRA, Earn JPY83,625,000
1st: Falcon Stakes-G3 (Chukyo, T1400m); 2nd: Shinzan Kinen-G3, Port Island Stakes-L; 4th: Swan Stakes-G2
- Bank Maur (AUS)(2019, brown, horse) Banksia (AUS) by Redoute's Choice (AUS)
14 starts 3 wins in AUS, Earn AUS$727,900
1st: MVRC Alister Clark Stakes-G2 (Moonee Valley, T2040m); 2nd: MRC Manfred Stakes-G3; 4th: VRC Australian Guineas-G1
- Balsam Note(2020, dark bay or brown, colt) Epice Arome by Daiwa Major
9 starts 3 wins in JRA, Earn JPY60,556,000
1st: Shirayuri Stakes-L (Kyoto, T1800m); 4th: Radio Nikkei Sho-G3
- Strauss(2021, dark bay or brown, colt) Blumenblatt by Admire Vega
4 starts 2 wins in JRA, Earn JPY53,902,000
1st: Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai Stakes-G2 (Tokyo, T1800m); 3rd: Saudi Arabia Royal Cup-G3
- Kibou (AUS)(2019, dark bay or brown, gelding) Fortiche (AUS) by Any Given Saturday (AUS)
9 starts 4 wins in AUS, Earn AUS$348,075
1st: ATC Up & Coming Stakes-G3 (Rosehill Garden, T1300m)
- Genzano (AUS)(2020, brown, filly) Infiorata (AUS) by Dream Ahead (USA)
5 starts 3 wins in AUS, Earn AUS$194,775
1st: NJC Spring Stakes-G3 (Newcastle, T1600m)