Energico (horse)
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| Energico エネルジコ[1] | |
|---|---|
 Energico before the 2025 Niigata Kinen | |
| Breed | Thoroughbred[1] |
| Sire | Duramente[1] |
| Grandsire | King Kamehameha[1] |
| Dam | Enora[1] |
| Damsire | Noverre[1] |
| Sex | Colt[1] |
| Foaled | April 23, 2022[1] |
| Color | Dark bay[1] |
| Breeder | Northern Farm[1] |
| Owner | Silk Racing[1] |
| Trainer | Mizuki Takayanagi[1] |
| Record | 5:4-1-0[1] |
| Earnings | 318,219,000 JPY[1] |
| Major wins | |
| Aoba Sho (2025) Kikuka-shō (2025) | |
| Last updated on December 15, 2025 | |
Energico (エネルジコ, foaled April 23, 2022), is a Japanese racehorse.[1] His major wins include the 2025 Aoba Sho and 2025 Kikuka Sho.[2]
Energico was foaled out of Enora who won Preis der Diana in 2010.[3] He was sired by Duramente, the 2015 Japanese double crown winner and also 2023 Leading sire in Japan.[4]
His name inspired by an Italian word which meant powerful and was associated with both of his parents.[5]
Race career
Two-year-old season (2024)
He only raced once in his two-year-old season, participating in his debut race on October 20 in Tokyo. He started from the back of the pack and overtook all the other horses in the straight, earning his first victory in his debut race.[6]
Three-year-old season (2025)
He started the season with Saintpaulia Sho in Tokyo. Despite a slow start, he made a strong run on the outside straight to win his second consecutive race. His father, Duramente, had also won the same race in 2015, making this the second generation of father and son to achieve this feat.[7][8] On April 26, He ran in Aoba Sho which was his first graded race.[9] He made a significant spurt from behind to win the race for his third win in a row since his debut and first graded race win.[10] The win qualified him for Tokyo Yushun but did not participate due to illness.[11]
In the autumn, he ran in the Niigata Kinen. He finished strong at second place in his comeback behind Shirankedo.[12] This race result guaranteed a spot in the Kikuka-shō. During the race, he started very well and was in rhythm throughout the early phase. Christophe Lemaire, who was his jockey that day, started to accelerate on the third corner uphill before using the fourth corner downhill slope exit and quickly made the grounds. In the final straight, he was in the fifth position and surged quickly and surpassed the four horses ahead of him, including Eri King, who was at the lead, winning him the race.[13] With this win, Lemaire himself won Kikuka Sho three times in a row, with Durezza in 2023 and Urban Chic in 2024.[14] After the Kikuka-shō, Energico suffered a left fore superficial digital flexor tendonitis which sidelined him for a lengthened period of time.[15]