36:
417:. Despite finishing third to Zenno Rob Roy in his prep race, he was made 1.3/1 favourite in a field of eighteen for the fifteen furlong classic in October. He finished third behind That's The Plenty and Lincoln, beaten three quarters of a length and a neck. On his final appearance of the season he ran in the
397:
by half a length with That's The Plenty three quarters of a length back in third. Demuro, who became the first foreign jockey to win the race, never had to use his whip and described Neo
Universe as "unbelievable. If he did any more he'd be flying". Four weeks later, Neo Universe was matched against
383:
favourite for the ten furlong
Satsuki Shō (Japanese 2000 Guineas), the first leg of the Japanese Triple Crown. Ridden again by Demuro he was trapped behind other horses and appeared to be in a hopeless position, but accelerated through a narrow gap defeated Sakura President by a head after a "fierce
392:
on 1 June. The race attracted a crowd of 134,000 and Neo
Universe was made clear favourite in a field of eighteen. The track was unusually wet and muddy, leading many jockeys to take their horses to the outside in search of better racing ground but Demuro kept the favourite towards the inside rail
1282:
359:
Neo
Universe began his three-year-old season with five consecutive victories. After winning a minor race at Kyoto in January he was moved up in class and won the Group Three Kisaragi Shō at the same course a month later, beating Silent Deal by half a
1134:
1144:
608:
603:
292:
for thirteen consecutive seasons. Neo
Universe's dam was the British-bred mare Pointed Path, making him a close relative of the European Group One winners Helen Street (
1068:
783:
468:
over two miles and finished unplaced behind
Ingrandire. Neo Universe sustained an injury to his right foreleg and was retired from racing at a ceremony at
493:
997:
946:
833:
1022:
445:
253:
215:
1318:
385:
1313:
1333:
1343:
456:
Neo
Universe remained in training as a four-year-old but made only two appearances. In April he won the Group Two
1338:
1328:
1323:
464:
Magnaten by a head. In the following month he was moved up in distance to contest the spring running of the
347:. A month later her finished third to Hoshi Commander over nine furlongs in the Chukyo Two-year-old Cup at
808:
413:
After a summer break, Neo
Universe returned in autumn in an attempt to complete the Triple Crown in the
520:
309:
388:
Eishin Champ in third place. The winner's next race was the Tokyo Yūshun over one and a half miles at
328:
Neo
Universe began his racing career in November 2002 when he defeated seventeen opponents in a seven
260:. He was retired from racing after winning once in 2004 and has become a successful sire of winners.
970:
1186:
308:. The colt was sent into training with the veteran Tsutomu Setoguchi, best known for handling the
1046:
481:
858:
1165:
1113:
509:
406:. He finished fourth behind Hishi Miracle, one place ahead of the Japanese Horse of the Year
369:
289:
187:
837:
398:
older horses for the first time when he was one of seventeen runners invited to contest the
595:
277:
273:
8:
581:
373:
301:
17:
469:
403:
1092:
924:
903:
882:
701:
348:
666:
426:
399:
389:
336:
305:
16:
This article is about the
Thoroughbred racehorse. For the L'Arc-en-Ciel song, see
1210:
501:
438:
380:
340:
249:
197:
559:
543:
465:
422:
407:
285:
281:
49:
1211:"Pedigree Summary:Five-generation Pedigree Table | Aerolithe(JPN)|JBIS-Search"
245:
192:
1307:
505:
489:
394:
414:
257:
640:
551:
516:
365:
361:
241:
237:
182:
77:
59:
488:. He has become a leading sire in Japan, His first crop of foals produced
457:
1139:
975:
497:
332:
269:
135:
125:
1258:
1234:
759:
35:
648:
293:
1069:"Tap Dance City's Japan Cup Romp Gives Lane's End Sires Weekend Sweep"
588:
524:
434:
418:
312:
297:
280:
on his hind feet, bred and raced by the Shadai Farm. He was sired by
202:
686:
485:
252:(Japanese Derby), but was defeated when attempting to complete the
87:
364:. In March he was ridden for the first time by the Italian jockey
564:
519:
winner Aerolithe, as well as Le Vent Se Leve, winner of the 2018
461:
329:
576:
344:
480:
Neo Universe was retired to become a breeding stallion at the
430:
376:
and won by one and a quarter lengths from Sakura President.
425:, That's The Plenty and Symboli Kris S, well ahead of the
170:
236:; May 21, 2000 - March 8, 2021) was a retired Japanese
515:
In addition, Neo Universe is also the damsire of 2017
1187:"Neorealism | Race Record & Form | Racing Post"
883:"Thoroughbred Bloodlines – Paraffin – Family 1-L"
444:At the end of the season, Neo Universe was voted
1305:
421:at Tokyo in November. He finished fourth behind
288:, before retiring to stud in Japan where he was
536:Pedigree of Neo Universe (JPN), bay horse 2000
460:over ten furlongs, beating the eight-year-old
354:
877:
875:
451:
1135:"Victoire adds to sire's growing reputation"
1023:"Hishi Miracle Takes Third Group I in Japan"
496:(Satsuki Shō) while his second included the
323:
998:"Japan Might Also Have Triple Crown Winner"
23:Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse (2000-2021)
872:
859:"JBIS Japan Bloodstock Information System"
268:Neo Universe is a bay horse standing 16.2
34:
947:"Sunday Silence Colts One-Two in Guineas"
1066:
754:
752:
750:
748:
746:
744:
1306:
834:"Neo Universe｜Stallions in Japan 2012"
742:
740:
738:
736:
734:
732:
730:
728:
726:
724:
384:struggle", with the previous season's
216:JRA Award for Best Three-Year-Old Colt
1020:
995:
944:
446:Japanese Champion Three-Year-Old Colt
1235:"Le Vent Se Leve(JPN) | JBIS-Search"
784:"２冠ネオユニヴァース死す、種付け後に牝馬暴れ転倒｜極ウマ・プレミアム"
1259:"Derma Sotogake(JPN) | JBIS-Search"
721:
13:
379:On 20 April Neo Universe was made
14:
1355:
760:"Neo Universe(JPN) | JBIS-Search"
223:Last updated on February 24, 2023
1021:Bayer, Barbara J. (2003-06-30).
996:Bayer, Barbara J. (2003-06-02).
945:Bayer, Barbara J. (2003-04-21).
809:"２００３年の皐月賞、日本ダービーを制したネオユニヴァース死す"
318:
1275:
1251:
1227:
1203:
1179:
1158:
1127:
1116:(in Japanese). Uma-furusato.com
1106:
1085:
1060:
1039:
1014:
989:
963:
938:
917:
896:
851:
826:
801:
776:
475:
1:
714:
393:and won comfortably, beating
263:
1143:. 2010-12-26. Archived from
836:. Jrha.or.jp. Archived from
7:
1319:Racehorses trained in Japan
1067:Paulick, Ray (2003-11-30).
530:
355:2003: three-year-old season
300:. The colt was named after
10:
1360:
1166:"Neo Universe Stud Record"
508:. Neo Universe also sired
452:2004: four-year-old season
310:Japanese Horse of the Year
304:by the Japanese rock band
15:
1168:. Racing Post. 2012-02-15
815:(in Japanese). 2021-03-08
697:
682:
677:
662:
647:
639:
632:
619:
602:
594:
575:
558:
550:
540:
324:2002: two-year-old season
233:
222:
214:
209:
181:
176:
165:
157:
149:
141:
131:
121:
113:
101:
93:
83:
73:
65:
55:
45:
33:
28:
1314:Racehorses bred in Japan
708:Costa Sola (Family 1-l)
1334:Thoroughbred family 1-l
1283:"Neo Universe pedigree"
527:winner Derma Sotogake.
482:Shadai Stallion Station
1114:"Neo Universe profile"
523:, as well as the 2023
510:Queen Elizabeth II Cup
429:winners Islington and
1329:2021 racehorse deaths
1324:2000 racehorse births
386:champion two-year-old
254:Japanese Triple Crown
244:. In 2003 he won the
145:Shadai Race Horse Co.
1344:Tokyo Yūshun winners
40:Neo Universe in 2003
1339:Satsuki Shō winners
537:
512:winner Neorealism.
492:(Tokyo Yūshun) and
472:in September 2004.
374:Nakayama Racecourse
284:, who won the 1989
18:Neo Universe/Finale
1191:www.racingpost.com
788:p.nikkansports.com
635:Pointed Path (JPN)
535:
470:Sapporo Racecourse
404:Hanshin Racecourse
272:high with a white
712:
711:
368:in the Group Two
349:Chukyo Racecourse
227:
226:
153:Tsutomu Setoguchi
1351:
1298:
1297:
1295:
1294:
1279:
1273:
1272:
1270:
1269:
1255:
1249:
1248:
1246:
1245:
1231:
1225:
1224:
1222:
1221:
1207:
1201:
1200:
1198:
1197:
1183:
1177:
1176:
1174:
1173:
1162:
1156:
1155:
1153:
1152:
1131:
1125:
1124:
1122:
1121:
1110:
1104:
1103:
1101:
1100:
1089:
1083:
1082:
1080:
1079:
1064:
1058:
1057:
1055:
1054:
1043:
1037:
1036:
1034:
1033:
1018:
1012:
1011:
1009:
1008:
993:
987:
986:
984:
983:
967:
961:
960:
958:
957:
942:
936:
935:
933:
932:
921:
915:
914:
912:
911:
900:
894:
893:
891:
890:
885:. Bloodlines.net
879:
870:
869:
867:
866:
855:
849:
848:
846:
845:
830:
824:
823:
821:
820:
805:
799:
798:
796:
795:
780:
774:
773:
771:
770:
756:
678:Silken Way (USA)
620:Mountain Flower
538:
534:
400:Takarazuka Kinen
390:Tokyo Racecourse
337:Kyoto Racecourse
235:
108:
38:
26:
25:
1359:
1358:
1354:
1353:
1352:
1350:
1349:
1348:
1304:
1303:
1302:
1301:
1292:
1290:
1281:
1280:
1276:
1267:
1265:
1257:
1256:
1252:
1243:
1241:
1233:
1232:
1228:
1219:
1217:
1209:
1208:
1204:
1195:
1193:
1185:
1184:
1180:
1171:
1169:
1164:
1163:
1159:
1150:
1148:
1133:
1132:
1128:
1119:
1117:
1112:
1111:
1107:
1098:
1096:
1091:
1090:
1086:
1077:
1075:
1065:
1061:
1052:
1050:
1045:
1044:
1040:
1031:
1029:
1019:
1015:
1006:
1004:
994:
990:
981:
979:
969:
968:
964:
955:
953:
943:
939:
930:
928:
925:"Spring Stakes"
923:
922:
918:
909:
907:
904:"Chukyo Stakes"
902:
901:
897:
888:
886:
881:
880:
873:
864:
862:
857:
856:
852:
843:
841:
832:
831:
827:
818:
816:
807:
806:
802:
793:
791:
782:
781:
777:
768:
766:
758:
757:
722:
717:
679:
644:
636:
634:
599:
555:
547:
542:
533:
502:Dubai World Cup
478:
454:
439:Fields of Omagh
433:as well as the
357:
341:Yuichi Fukunaga
326:
321:
266:
201:
196:
191:
186:
106:
41:
24:
21:
12:
11:
5:
1357:
1347:
1346:
1341:
1336:
1331:
1326:
1321:
1316:
1300:
1299:
1274:
1250:
1226:
1202:
1178:
1157:
1126:
1105:
1084:
1059:
1038:
1013:
988:
962:
937:
916:
895:
871:
850:
825:
800:
775:
719:
718:
716:
713:
710:
709:
705:
704:
699:
695:
694:
690:
689:
684:
681:
675:
674:
670:
669:
664:
660:
659:
655:
654:
651:
646:
638:
630:
629:
625:
624:
621:
617:
616:
612:
611:
606:
601:
592:
591:
585:
584:
579:
573:
572:
571:Nothirdchance
568:
567:
562:
560:Hail to Reason
557:
549:
544:Sunday Silence
532:
529:
477:
474:
453:
450:
423:Tap Dance City
408:Symboli Kris S
356:
353:
325:
322:
320:
317:
286:Kentucky Derby
282:Sunday Silence
265:
262:
240:racehorse and
225:
224:
220:
219:
212:
211:
207:
206:
179:
178:
174:
173:
167:
163:
162:
159:
155:
154:
151:
147:
146:
143:
139:
138:
133:
129:
128:
123:
119:
118:
115:
111:
110:
109:(aged 20)
103:
99:
98:
95:
91:
90:
85:
81:
80:
75:
71:
70:
67:
63:
62:
57:
53:
52:
50:Sunday Silence
47:
43:
42:
39:
31:
30:
22:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1356:
1345:
1342:
1340:
1337:
1335:
1332:
1330:
1327:
1325:
1322:
1320:
1317:
1315:
1312:
1311:
1309:
1288:
1284:
1278:
1264:
1260:
1254:
1240:
1236:
1230:
1216:
1212:
1206:
1192:
1188:
1182:
1167:
1161:
1147:on 2016-03-04
1146:
1142:
1141:
1136:
1130:
1115:
1109:
1094:
1088:
1074:
1070:
1063:
1049:. Racing Post
1048:
1042:
1028:
1024:
1017:
1003:
999:
992:
978:
977:
972:
971:"Satsuki Shō"
966:
952:
948:
941:
926:
920:
905:
899:
884:
878:
876:
860:
854:
840:on 2013-06-22
839:
835:
829:
814:
810:
804:
790:(in Japanese)
789:
785:
779:
765:
761:
755:
753:
751:
749:
747:
745:
743:
741:
739:
737:
735:
733:
731:
729:
727:
725:
720:
707:
706:
703:
700:
696:
692:
691:
688:
685:
676:
672:
671:
668:
665:
661:
657:
656:
652:
650:
642:
631:
627:
626:
623:Montparnasse
622:
618:
614:
613:
610:
609:Promised Land
607:
605:
604:Understanding
597:
593:
590:
587:
586:
583:
580:
578:
574:
570:
569:
566:
563:
561:
553:
545:
539:
528:
526:
522:
521:Champions Cup
518:
513:
511:
507:
506:Victoire Pisa
503:
499:
495:
491:
490:Logi Universe
487:
483:
473:
471:
467:
463:
459:
449:
447:
442:
440:
436:
432:
428:
427:Breeders' Cup
424:
420:
416:
411:
409:
405:
401:
396:
395:Zenno Rob Roy
391:
387:
382:
377:
375:
371:
370:Spring Stakes
367:
363:
352:
350:
346:
342:
338:
334:
331:
319:Racing career
316:
314:
311:
307:
306:L'Arc-en-Ciel
303:
299:
295:
291:
290:champion sire
287:
283:
279:
275:
271:
261:
259:
255:
251:
247:
243:
239:
231:
221:
217:
213:
208:
204:
199:
194:
189:
188:Spring Stakes
184:
180:
175:
172:
168:
164:
160:
156:
152:
148:
144:
140:
137:
134:
130:
127:
124:
120:
116:
112:
105:March 8, 2021
104:
100:
96:
92:
89:
86:
82:
79:
76:
72:
68:
64:
61:
58:
54:
51:
48:
44:
37:
32:
27:
19:
1291:. Retrieved
1289:. 2012-05-08
1286:
1277:
1266:. Retrieved
1262:
1253:
1242:. Retrieved
1238:
1229:
1218:. Retrieved
1214:
1205:
1194:. Retrieved
1190:
1181:
1170:. Retrieved
1160:
1149:. Retrieved
1145:the original
1138:
1129:
1118:. Retrieved
1108:
1097:. Retrieved
1087:
1076:. Retrieved
1072:
1062:
1051:. Retrieved
1041:
1030:. Retrieved
1026:
1016:
1005:. Retrieved
1001:
991:
980:. Retrieved
974:
965:
954:. Retrieved
950:
940:
929:. Retrieved
919:
908:. Retrieved
898:
887:. Retrieved
863:. Retrieved
861:. Jbis.or.jp
853:
842:. Retrieved
838:the original
828:
817:. Retrieved
812:
803:
792:. Retrieved
787:
778:
767:. Retrieved
763:
693:Barley Corn
673:Soft Angels
663:Doubly Sure
615:Pretty Ways
596:Wishing Well
517:NHK Mile Cup
514:
479:
455:
443:
412:
378:
366:Mirco Demuro
358:
327:
267:
250:Tokyo Yūshun
238:Thoroughbred
230:Neo Universe
229:
228:
198:Tokyo Yūshun
183:Kisaragi Sho
169:613,376,000
107:(2021-03-08)
97:May 21, 2000
69:Pointed Path
29:Neo Universe
1263:www.jbis.jp
1239:www.jbis.jp
1215:www.jbis.jp
1140:Racing Post
1093:"Osaka Cup"
1047:"Japan Cup"
976:Racing Post
813:サンスポZBAT！競馬
764:www.jbis.jp
628:Edel Weiss
582:Cosmic Bomb
498:Arima Kinen
476:Stud record
333:maiden race
246:Satsuki Shō
232:(Japanese:
193:Satsuki Shō
136:Shadai Farm
1308:Categories
1293:2012-12-27
1287:Equineline
1268:2023-04-22
1244:2023-02-24
1220:2023-02-24
1196:2023-04-22
1172:2012-12-27
1151:2012-12-27
1120:2012-12-27
1099:2012-12-27
1078:2012-12-27
1073:BloodHorse
1053:2012-12-27
1032:2012-12-27
1027:BloodHorse
1007:2012-12-27
1002:BloodHorse
982:2012-12-27
956:2012-12-27
951:BloodHorse
931:2012-12-27
910:2012-12-27
889:2012-12-27
865:2012-12-27
844:2012-12-27
819:2023-02-24
794:2023-02-24
769:2024-03-11
715:References
698:Boulevard
658:Rocchetta
649:Sharpen Up
415:Kikuka Shō
294:Irish Oaks
276:and white
264:Background
258:Kikuka Shō
177:Major wins
702:Pall Mall
683:Shantung
589:Almahmoud
525:UAE Derby
494:Unrivaled
466:Tennō Shō
458:Osaka Hai
435:Cox Plate
419:Japan Cup
313:Oguri Cap
298:Shamardal
203:Osaka Hai
161:13: 7-0-3
56:Grandsire
687:Sicambre
667:Reliance
531:Pedigree
486:Hokkaido
248:and the
234:ネオユニヴァース
166:Earnings
88:Stallion
565:Turn-To
504:winner
462:gelding
437:winner
343:as his
330:furlong
256:in the
150:Trainer
132:Breeder
114:Country
74:Damsire
1095:. JBIS
927:. JBIS
906:. JBIS
577:Cosmah
362:length
345:jockey
302:a song
296:) and
218:(2003)
210:Awards
205:(2004)
200:(2003)
195:(2003)
190:(2003)
185:(2003)
158:Record
122:Colour
94:Foaled
680:1973
653:Atan
645:1976
637:1984
600:1975
598:(USA)
556:1969
554:(USA)
548:1986
546:(USA)
431:Johar
339:with
278:socks
270:hands
142:Owner
117:Japan
643:(GB)
641:Kris
552:Halo
541:Sire
500:and
381:13/5
274:star
242:sire
102:Died
78:Kris
60:Halo
46:Sire
633:Dam
484:in
402:at
372:at
335:at
171:JPY
126:Bay
84:Sex
66:Dam
1310::
1285:.
1261:.
1237:.
1213:.
1189:.
1137:.
1071:.
1025:.
1000:.
973:.
949:.
874:^
811:.
786:.
762:.
723:^
448:.
441:.
410:.
351:.
315:.
1296:.
1271:.
1247:.
1223:.
1199:.
1175:.
1154:.
1123:.
1102:.
1081:.
1056:.
1035:.
1010:.
985:.
959:.
934:.
913:.
892:.
868:.
847:.
822:.
797:.
772:.
20:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
