Contrail (horse)
| Contrail | |
|---|---|
Contrail in December 2019 | |
| Sire | Deep Impact |
| Grandsire | Sunday Silence |
| Dam | Rhodochrosite |
| Damsire | Unbridled's Song |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1 April 2017 |
| Country | Japan |
| Colour | Brown |
| Breeder | North Hills Co Ltd |
| Owner | Shinji Maeda |
| Trainer | Yoshito Yahagi |
| Record | 11: 8-2-1 |
| Earnings | ¥1,195,294,000 |
| Major wins | |
| Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai Stakes (2019) Hopeful Stakes (2019) Satsuki Sho (2020) Tokyo Yushun (2020) Kobe Shimbun Hai (2020) Kikuka Sho (2020) Japan Cup (2021) | |
| Awards | |
| 8th Japanese Triple Crown Champion (2020) JRA Award for Best Two-Year-Old Colt (2019) JRA Award for Best Three-Year-Old Colt (2020) JRA Award for Best Older Male Horse (2021) | |
| Honours | |
| Japan Racing Association Hall of Fame (2024) Timeform rating: 127 | |
| Last updated on June 4, 2024 | |
Contrail (Japanese: コントレイル, foaled 1 April 2017) is a champion Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Japanese Triple Crown in 2020. He was one of the leading two-year-olds in Japan in 2019 when he was undefeated in three races including the Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai Stakes and Hopeful Stakes. In 2020 he maintained his unbeaten record with wins in the Satsuki Sho, Tokyo Yushun and Kobe Shimbun Hai before completing the Japan Triple Crown with a victory in the Kikuka Sho. Additionally, he won the 2021 Japan Cup in his final race, having come second to Almond Eye the previous year.