Asian Winds (Japanese: エイジアンウインズ, Hepburn: Eijian Uinzu; 28 March 2004 – 14 March 2025) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. She competed from 2006 to 2008, recording six wins in eleven starts, including the Hanshin Himba Stakes and the Victoria Mile.
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Background
Asian Winds was a bay mare bred in Japan by Shadai Farm. She was sired by Fuji Kiseki, a son of Sunday Silence. Her dam, Sakurasaku II, was sired by Danehill. She was purchased by Yosimi Ota and trained by Hideaki Fujiwara. During her career, she was ridden by Christophe Lemaire, Ryota Sameshima, and Shinji Fujita.
Racing career
Asian Winds debuted in December 2006 on the dirt track at Hanshin Racecourse, finishing third. She won her next two starts on the dirt in December 2006 and January 2007, followed by another dirt victory in March 2007.
In late 2007, she transitioned to turf racing. After a third-place finish on dirt and a second-place finish on turf, she won a turf allowance race at Chukyo in December 2007.
In 2008, she competed exclusively on turf. She won allowance races at Nakayama and Hanshin. In April, she contested the Hanshin Himba Stakes (GII), where she led from the start and finished first, ahead of Blumenblatt.
On May 18, 2008, she ran in the Victoria Mile (GI) at Tokyo Racecourse. Ridden by Shinji Fujita, she raced near the lead and won by a margin of 0.1 seconds, with Vodka finishing second. She was retired after this race due to a physical issue.
Statistics
The following table details all 11 starts of Asian Winds's racing career based on official netkeiba race charts.
Notable progeny
2024 crop
Jetson (colt, by Bricks and Mortar)
2023 crop
Furin Kazan (colt, by California Chrome)
2022 crop
Terminator (colt, by Rulership)
2021 crop
Jewel de Paris (colt, by Dance Director)
2019 crop
Wings of Love (gelding, by Rulership)
2018 crop
Mighty Treasure (filly, by Macfi)