Equinox (horse)
| Equinox イクイノックス | |
|---|---|
Equinox winning the 2023 Takarazuka Kinen | |
| Sire | Kitasan Black |
| Grandsire | Black Tide |
| Dam | Chateau Blanche |
| Damsire | King Halo |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | March 23, 2019 |
| Country | Japan |
| Color | Brown |
| Breeder | Northern Farm |
| Owner | Silk Racing |
| Trainer | Tetsuya Kimura → Takaki Iwato → Tetsuya Kimura |
| Jockey | Christophe Lemaire |
| Record | 10:8-2-0 |
| Earnings | 2,215,446,100 JPY JPN: 1,756,556,000 JPY UAE: 3,480,000 USD |
| Major wins | |
| Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai Stakes (2021) Tenno Sho (Autumn) (2022, 2023) Arima Kinen (2022) Dubai Sheema Classic (2023) Takarazuka Kinen (2023) Japan Cup (2023) | |
| Awards | |
| Japanese Horse of the Year (2022, 2023) JRA Award for Best Three-Year-Old Colt (2022) JRA Award for Best Older Male Horse (2023) | |
| Honours | |
| Japan Racing Association Hall of Fame (2025) Timeform rating: 136 Timeform Leading Male 3yo+ (2023) World's Best Racehorse (2023) | |
| Last updated on September 23, 2025 | |
Equinox（Japanese: イクイノックス, Foaled March 23, 2019) is a retired champion Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and current sire. He won both of his races as a two-year-old in 2021, taking the Grade II Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai Stakes on his second start. In the early part of his second season he finished second in both the Satsuki Sho and the Tokyo Yushun before emerging as a high-class horse in the autumn when he won the Autumn Tenno Sho and the Arima Kinen.
Prior to retiring in November 2023, he won all of his races as a four-year-old, the Dubai Sheema Classic, the Takarazuka Kinen, an Autumn Tenno Sho repeat, and the Japan Cup. Equinox was the world's highest-rated horse in 2023. He was voted Japanese Horse of the Year in 2022 and 2023. On 16 May 2025, Equinox was selected as the 38th inductee into Japan Racing Association Hall of Fame.