Kinshasa no Kiseki (Japanese: キンシャサノキセキ, Hepburn: Kinshasa no Kiseki; foaled 24 September 2003) is a retired Australian-bred, Japanese-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and active sire. He competed from 2005 to 2011, recording twelve wins in thirty-one starts, including consecutive runnings of the Takamatsunomiya Kinen in 2010 and 2011. He received the JRA Award for Best Sprinter or Miler in 2010.
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Background
Kinshasa no Kiseki is a bay horse bred in Australia by Arrowleave Joint Venture. He was sired by Fuji Kiseki, a son of Sunday Silence. His dam, Keltshaan, was sired by Pleasant Colony. He was purchased by Kazumi Yoshida and trained by Noriyuki Hori. During his career, he was ridden by jockeys including Yasunari Iwata, Hirofumi Shii, Umberto Rispoli, and Christophe Soumillon.
Racing career
Kinshasa no Kiseki debuted in December 2005 at Nakayama Racecourse, winning his maiden start on the turf. In 2006, he contested the NHK Mile Cup (GI), finishing third. He won allowance races at Kyoto and Tokyo later that year. In 2007, he won the Tanigawadake Stakes and the Capital Stakes.
In 2008, he finished second in the Takamatsunomiya Kinen (GI) and the Sprinters Stakes (GI), and won the Hakodate Sprint Stakes (GIII). In 2009, he won the Swan Stakes (GII) and the Hanshin Cup (GII).
In 2010, he won the Ocean Stakes (GIII), the Takamatsunomiya Kinen (GI), and the Hanshin Cup (GII). He also finished third in the Sprinters Stakes and the Mile Championship (GI). In 2011, he won the Takamatsunomiya Kinen for the second time, ridden by Umberto Rispoli. He was retired following this race.
Statistics
The following table details all 31 starts of Kinshasa no Kiseki's racing career based on official netkeiba race charts.
Stud record
He moved to stud in 2011 at Shadai Stallion Station in Abira, Hokkaido with a fee of ¥1,500,000 after the confirmation of pregnancy.
Notable progeny
This data is available based on the JBIS Stallion Report.
c = colt, f = filly, g = gelding
bold: GI/JpnI grade winners