Air Groove

Air Groove
SireTony Bin[1]
GrandsireKampala
DamDyna Carle
DamsireNorthern Taste
SexMare
FoaledApril 6, 1993
DiedApril 23, 2013 (aged 20)
CountryJapan
ColourBay
BreederShadai Farm Hayakita
OwnerSatoshi Yoshihara
TrainerYuji Ito
JockeyYutaka Take
Record19:9-5-3
Earnings¥821,966,000
Major wins
Yushun Himba (1996)
Tenno Sho (Autumn) (1997)
Sapporo Kinen (1997, 1998)
Ōsaka Hai (1998)
Awards
Japanese Horse of the Year (1997)
JRA Award for Best Older Filly or Mare (1997)

Air Groove (Japanese: エアグルーヴ; April 6, 1993 - April 23, 2013) was a Japanese racehorse and broodmare.

She won the 1996 Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) after her mother, Dyna Carle, won it in 1983. In 1997, Air Groove won the Grade 1 Autumn Tenno Sho and became the first mare chosen for Japanese Horse of the Year in 26 years. She was nicknamed the Empress for how evenly she competed with male horses. Her other wins included the 1996 Tulip Sho (G3), the 1997 Sapporo Kinen (G2) and Mermaid Stakes (G3), and the 1998 Sapporo Kinen (G2) and Sankei Ōsaka Hai (G2).

After retirement, she became a broodmare. Her foals included two G1 winners: Admire Groove (winner of the 2003 and 2004 Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup, fathered by Sunday Silence) and Rulership (winner of the 2012 Queen Elizabeth II Cup, fathered by King Kamehameha).

Racing career

Air Groove's first race was on October 29, 1995, at the Ichō Stakes, where she came in first.[2]

She came in 2nd place at the Grade 1 1995 Hanshin Sansai Himba Stakes. She started off the 1996 season with a win at the 1996 Tulip Sho in March.[2] She then won the first of her multiple Grade-1 wins by winning the 1996 Yushun Himba.

Her next victory came almost a year later, when she captured the July 1997 Grade 3 Mermaid Stakes. This win sparked a three race win streak that saw her win the 1997 Sapporo Kinen and the 1997 Grade 1 Autumn Tenno Sho.[2] She capped off the year with a 2nd place finish at the 1997 Japan Cup and the 3rd place Arima Kinen.

Her 1998 season was also very successful, as she either won or placed on the podium at 6 of her 7 races.[2] She started off the year with a win at the April Sankei Ōsaka Hai, and came in 2nd at the June 1998 Naruo Kinen. She came in 3rd at the July 1998 Takarazuka Kinen and got the last win of her career at the August 1998 Sapporo Kinen. Her final race of her career was on December 27, 1998, when she came in 5th at the Arima Kinen.[2]

Statistics

Information based on information from netkeiba.[3]

Date Track Race Grade Distance Field Odds (Favorite) Finish Time Margin (Seconds) Jockey Winner (2nd place)
Jul 8, 1995 Sapporo Maiden Race Maiden Turf 1200m 9 1.6 (1) 2nd 1:12.1 0.0 Yutaka Take Meiner Ransom
Jul 30, 1995 Sapporo Maiden Race Maiden Turf 1200m 7 1.1 (1) 1st 1:12.0 -0.8 Yutaka Take (Daiwa Texas)
Oct 29, 1995 Tokyo Ichō Stakes Open Turf 1600m 11 2.2 (1) 1st 1:35.8 -0.2 Yutaka Take (Mountain Stone)
Dec 3, 1995 Hanshin Hanshin Sansai Himba Stakes G1 Turf 1600m 11 6.0 (3) 2nd 1:35.4 0.1 Michael Kinane Biwa Heidi
Mar 2, 1996 Hanshin Tulip Sho G3 Turf 1600m 14 2.7 (2) 1st 1:34.2 -0.8 Olivier Peslier (Biwa Heidi)
May 26, 1996 Tokyo Yushun Himba G1 Turf 2400m 18 2.5 (1) 1st 2:29.1 -0.2 Yutaka Take (Fight Gulliver)
Oct 20, 1996 Kyoto Shuka Sho G1 Turf 2000m 18 1.7 (1) 10th 1:59.8 1.7 Yutaka Take Fabulous la Fouine
Jun 22, 1997 Hanshin Mermaid Stakes G3 Turf 2000m 13 1.9 (1) 1st 2:02.6 -0.1 Yutaka Take (Sing Like Talk)
Aug 17, 1997 Sapporo Sapporo Kinen G2 Turf 2000m 13 1.8 (1) 1st 2:00.2 -0.4 Yutaka Take (Erimo Chic)
Oct 26, 1997 Tokyo Tenno Sho (Autumn) G1 Turf 2000m 16 4.0 (2) 1st 1:59.0 0.0 Yutaka Take (Bubble Gum Fellow)
Nov 23, 1997 Tokyo Japan Cup G1 Turf 2400m 14 4.0 (2) 2nd 2:25.8 0.0 Yutaka Take Pilsudski
Dec 21, 1997 Nakayama Arima Kinen G1 Turf 2500m 16 3.8 (2) 3rd 2:34.9 0.1 Olivier Peslier Silk Justice
Apr 5, 1998 Hanshin Sankei Ōsaka Hai G2 Turf 2000m 9 1.2 (1) 1st 2:01.3 -0.1 Yutaka Take (Mejiro Dober)
Jun 21, 1998 Hanshin Naruo Kinen G2 Turf 2000m 14 1.3 (1) 2nd 2:04.1 0.5 Yutaka Take Sunrise Flag
Jul 12, 1998 Hanshin Takarazuka Kinen G1 Turf 2200m 13 4.7 (3) 3rd 2:12.1 0.2 Yutaka Take Silence Suzuka
Aug 23, 1998 Sapporo Sapporo Kinen G2 Turf 2000m 12 1.3 (1) 1st 1:59.5 -0.5 Yutaka Take (Silent Hunter)
Nov 15, 1998 Kyoto Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup G1 Turf 2200m 14 1.4 (1) 3rd 2:13.1 0.3 Norihiro Yokoyama Mejiro Dober
Nov 29, 1998 Tokyo Japan Cup G1 Turf 2400m 15 4.6 (2) 2nd 2:26.3 0.4 Norihiro Yokoyama El Condor Pasa
Dec 27, 1998 Nakayama Arima Kinen G1 Turf 2500m 16 3.8 (2) 5th 2:32.9 0.8 Yutaka Take Grass Wonder

An anthropomorphized version of Air Groove appears in Umamusume: Pretty Derby, voiced by Ruriko Aoki.[4]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Air Groove (JPN), 1993[5]
Sire
Tony Bin (IRE)
b. 1983 		Kampala (GB)
b. 1976 		Kalamoun Zeddaan
Khairunissa
State Pension Only for Life
Lorelei
Severn Bridge (GR)
b. 1965 		Hornbeam Hyperion
Thicket
Priddy Fair Preciptic
Campanette
Dam
Dyna Carle (JPN)
b. 1980 		Northern Taste (CAN)
b. 1971 		Northern Dancer Nearctic
Natalma
Lady Victoria Victoria Park
Lady Angela
Shadai Feather (JPN)
b. 1973 		Guersant Bubbles
Montagnana
Peroxide Never Say Die
Feather Ball

References

  1. ^ "Air Groove". Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Air Groove". Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  3. ^ "エアグルーヴ (Air Groove) | 競走馬データ - netkeiba". netkeiba.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-09-08.
  4. ^ "エアグルーヴ｜ウマ娘 プリティーダービー 公式ポータルサイト｜Cygames". ウマ娘 プリティーダービー 公式ポータルサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-12-01.
  5. ^ "Air Groove". Retrieved 21 November 2019.
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