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off the late challenge of Queens Ring to win by a neck. The winning time of 1:56.9 was a new record for the race. After the race
Hamanaka said "she was just amazing. Her usual slow start wasn't that bad today and since the pace and surface was fast, I intentionally kept her near the pace. At the top of the stretch, I asked her to go right through the group of horses instead of going wide because I had faith in her strength and she responded beautifully."
507:. After being settled in eighth place by Hamanaka, Mikki Queen was switched to the outside in the straight and took the lead in the closing stages to win by one and three quarter lengths from Admire Lead. She started odds-on favourite for the Victoria Mile on 14 May but after having trouble obtaining a clear run in the straight she came home seventh behind Admire Lead. On 25 June the mare was moved back up in distance to take on male opposition in the
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Association sale and was bought for 105,000,000 by Mizuki Noda. The filly was sent into training with Yasutoshi Ikee and was ridden in both of her races by Suguru Hamanaka. During her track career Mikki Queen was an unusually small Thoroughbred who usually
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Touching Speech, Let's Go Donki, Tosen Victory, Queens Ring, Kokorono Ai and Cat Coin. Starting from a draw on the far outside she raced in eighth place before making rapid progress on the inside in the straight and after taking the lead 100 metres out she held
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finishing further back. As in the previous year, Mikki Queen began her autumn campaign by running third in the Queen
Elizabeth II Cup; on this occasion she produced a "powerful late run" but was beaten a neck and a head by Mozu Katchan and Crocosmia in a three-way photo finish. The mare ended her
404:) over 1800 metres at Hanshin. She came from last place on the final turn to finish second one and half lengths behind the winner Touching Speech with third place going to Tosen Victory. On 18 October the filly started 2/1 favourite for the 20th edition of the Shuka Sho over 2000 metres at
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February and finished second to Cat Coin, beaten a neck by the winner. The filly missed the Oka Sho in April, as she had not earned sufficient prize money, and was stepped up in trip to win Wasurenagusa Sho over 2000 metres earlier on the card.
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Pandora and Smart Layer in third and fourth. Mikki Queen's return in autumn was delayed by an injury to her left foreleg and she was off the track for almost six months before contesting the
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Hanshin Himba Stakes and started 1.2/1 favourite ahead of fifteen opponents including Queens Ring, Admire Lead (
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Japanese rankings Mikki Queen was rated equal with Let's Go Donki as the best three-year-old filly, nine pounds behind the top colt
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288:. Deep Impact's other progeny include
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848:"Orville Mare – Family 2-s"
831:"Deep Impact – Stud Record"
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194:Mikki Queen
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1123:Categories
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760:References
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537:JRA Awards
517:Gold Actor
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425:JRA Awards
248:Background
156:Major wins
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674:Gold Away
660:Highclere
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477:Marialite
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414:Japan Cup
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387:Tulip Sho
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286:Japan Cup
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298:Kizuna
187:(2015)
179:Awards
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