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Ask Victor More
Ask Victor More (Japanese: アスクビクターモア; April 1, 2019 – August 8, 2023) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 2022 Kikuka-shō and Yayoi Sho.
Ask Victor More was foaled on April 1, 2019, at the Shadai Farm in Chitose, Hokkaido. At the 2020 Yearlings Sale, the horse was purchased by Toshihiro Hirosaki for a total of 187 million yen, and became co-owned by Hirosaki and Teruya Yoshida. After training, he was sent to the stable of Yasuhito Tamura at Miho Training Center.
Ask Victor More ran his first race, an 1800-meter race at Tokyo Racecourse, at a maiden race on June 26 with Keita Tosaki as his jockey. The horse was the most favored to win, but finished third behind Geoglyph, who would later win the Satsuki Shō. Ask Victor More would earn his first win at another maiden race at Nakayama Racecourse on September 20.
Ask Victor More entered the Ivy Stakes, a Listed race, the following month. The horse was once again started as the most favored to win, but ended up finishing third to future Derby winner Do Deuce.
Ask Victor More's jockey was switched to Hironobu Tanabe for his first race of the year at an allowance race, where he managed to score his second victory.
Later on, Ask Victor More entered the Yayoi Sho on March 6 with Tanabe continuing his role as the horse's jockey. Do Deuce, who had gone on to win the Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes undefeated and won the JRA Award for Best Two-Year-Old Colt since the last time the two raced together, was the most favored, while Ask Victor More himself was the third most favored. The race proceeded at a slow pace, with Ask Victor More running at second place; before the horse overtook the lead on the final stretch, and outrunning Do Deuce by a neck even as he was making his final push, marking the horse's first group race victory.。As Ask Victor More was the only Deep Impact crop in that race, this win marked the 7th win of a Deep Impact crop won the Yayoi Sho, overtaking Sunday Silence's record of the 6 wins by its crop, as well as the 6th consecutive victory for any Deep Impact crop to enter that race.。
Following his victory, the horse entered the Satsuki Shō held on April 17. The horse, who was the 6th most favored, ran from the inside, and finished 5th even as he was being pressured from Desierto. Tanabe recalled after the race that "he anticipated Desierto to take the lead, but the horse ran out of the gate so smoothly and no one was in front of them so he took the lead."
After this, the horse was entered into the Tōkyō Yūshun. He was the 7th most favoured, and the horse pursued the Desierto, who had been in the lead, and took the lead on the final 400 meters. He ended up finishing third, as both Do Deuce and Equinox had passed him soon after. Tanabe commented that "the horse would have been at a disadvantage when it came to sharpness, so I thought I had to be more proactive. I thought I had a chance since the horse still had some strength left after the final curve, but I was passed on the climb" and that "we lost, but it was productive". Ask Victor More's trainer, Yasuhito Tamura, commented "The horse ran as planned. On a regular year, he would've won the race based on the time. I have no regrets."
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Ask Victor More
Ask Victor More (Japanese: アスクビクターモア; April 1, 2019 – August 8, 2023) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 2022 Kikuka-shō and Yayoi Sho.
Ask Victor More was foaled on April 1, 2019, at the Shadai Farm in Chitose, Hokkaido. At the 2020 Yearlings Sale, the horse was purchased by Toshihiro Hirosaki for a total of 187 million yen, and became co-owned by Hirosaki and Teruya Yoshida. After training, he was sent to the stable of Yasuhito Tamura at Miho Training Center.
Ask Victor More ran his first race, an 1800-meter race at Tokyo Racecourse, at a maiden race on June 26 with Keita Tosaki as his jockey. The horse was the most favored to win, but finished third behind Geoglyph, who would later win the Satsuki Shō. Ask Victor More would earn his first win at another maiden race at Nakayama Racecourse on September 20.
Ask Victor More entered the Ivy Stakes, a Listed race, the following month. The horse was once again started as the most favored to win, but ended up finishing third to future Derby winner Do Deuce.
Ask Victor More's jockey was switched to Hironobu Tanabe for his first race of the year at an allowance race, where he managed to score his second victory.
Later on, Ask Victor More entered the Yayoi Sho on March 6 with Tanabe continuing his role as the horse's jockey. Do Deuce, who had gone on to win the Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes undefeated and won the JRA Award for Best Two-Year-Old Colt since the last time the two raced together, was the most favored, while Ask Victor More himself was the third most favored. The race proceeded at a slow pace, with Ask Victor More running at second place; before the horse overtook the lead on the final stretch, and outrunning Do Deuce by a neck even as he was making his final push, marking the horse's first group race victory.。As Ask Victor More was the only Deep Impact crop in that race, this win marked the 7th win of a Deep Impact crop won the Yayoi Sho, overtaking Sunday Silence's record of the 6 wins by its crop, as well as the 6th consecutive victory for any Deep Impact crop to enter that race.。
Following his victory, the horse entered the Satsuki Shō held on April 17. The horse, who was the 6th most favored, ran from the inside, and finished 5th even as he was being pressured from Desierto. Tanabe recalled after the race that "he anticipated Desierto to take the lead, but the horse ran out of the gate so smoothly and no one was in front of them so he took the lead."
After this, the horse was entered into the Tōkyō Yūshun. He was the 7th most favoured, and the horse pursued the Desierto, who had been in the lead, and took the lead on the final 400 meters. He ended up finishing third, as both Do Deuce and Equinox had passed him soon after. Tanabe commented that "the horse would have been at a disadvantage when it came to sharpness, so I thought I had to be more proactive. I thought I had a chance since the horse still had some strength left after the final curve, but I was passed on the climb" and that "we lost, but it was productive". Ask Victor More's trainer, Yasuhito Tamura, commented "The horse ran as planned. On a regular year, he would've won the race based on the time. I have no regrets."