Kane Hekili
Kane Hekili (February 26, 2002 -May 25, 2016) was a Thoroughbred racehorse named after "The Thunder God" in Hawaiian mythology. In 2005 and 2006 he won four Grade 1 races on dirt in Japan and finished fourth to Electrocutionist in the 2006 Dubai World Cup.
Kane Hekili | |
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Kane Hekili (right) June 28, 2006 | |
Sire | Fuji Kiseki |
Grandsire | Sunday Silence |
Dam | Life Out There |
Damsire | Deputy Minister |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | February 26, 2002 |
Died | May 25, 2016 14) | (aged
Country | Japan |
Colour | Chestnut |
Breeder | Northern Farm |
Owner | Makoto Kaneko |
Trainer | Katsuhiko Sumii |
Record | 12: 8-1-0 |
Earnings | 442,729,000 JPY 180,000 USD |
Major wins | |
Japan Cup Dirt (2005, 2008) Japan Dirt Derby (2005) Unicorn Stakes (2005) Derby Grand Prix (2005) February Stakes (2006) Tokyo DaishÅten (2008) Kawasaki Kinen (2009) | |
Awards | |
JRA Award for Best Dirt Horse (2005, 2008) | |
Last updated on February 19, 2010 |
Kane Hekili was injured after finishing second in the Teio Sho on June 28, 2006. He did not race again for more than twenty-eight months following surgery for a bowed tendon. He returned to racing on November 8, 2008, in the Grade 3 Musashino Stakes, finishing four lengths back of the winner. Entered in the December 7th Japan Cup Dirt, a Grade 1 race he won in 2005, Kane Hekili stunned his rivals and racing fans with a winning performance under French jockey, Christophe Lemaire.
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