Urban Chic
Japanese thoroughbred racehorse
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Urban Chic (アーバンシック, foaled March 16, 2021), is a Japanese racehorse.[1] His major wins include the 2024 Kikka Sho and St Lite Kinen.
| Urban Chic アーバンシック[1] | |
|---|---|
Urban Chic after winning the 2024 Kikka Sho | |
| Breed | Thoroughbred[1] |
| Sire | Suave Richard[1] |
| Grandsire | Heart's Cry[1] |
| Dam | Edgy Style[1] |
| Damsire | Harbinger[1] |
| Sex | Colt[1] |
| Foaled | March 16, 2021[1] |
| Color | Chestnut[1] |
| Breeder | Northern Farm[1] |
| Owner | Silk Racing[1] |
| Trainer | Ryo Takei[1] |
| Record | 13:4-1-1[1] |
| Earnings | 397,612,000 JPY[1] |
| Major wins | |
| St Lite Kinen (2024) Kikuka-shō (2024) | |
| Last updated on December 14, 2025 | |
The horse's name, meaning "sophisticated", is a reference to her dam's name.[2]
Racing career
2023: Two-year-old season
Urban Chic debuted on a debut race held over a course of 1,800 meters at Sapporo Racecourse with Takeshi Yokoyama as his jockey. He ran most of the race among the pack, before passing over the rest on the final stretch, clinching his first victory.[3] Urban Chic also won his next race, the Hyakunichiso Tokubetsu, by passing the pack from behind.[4]
2024: Three-year-old season
Urban Chic started the season off with his first graded race, the Keisei Hai held on January 14th at Nakayama Racecourse. While he was able to cover the last three furlongs in 33.9 seconds, he was unable to cover for the loss of meandering in to the inside, leading him to finish second behind future Derby winner Danon Decile.[5] This marked his first defeat. His first Grade I race, the Satsuki Shō, he finished fourth.[6] At the Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby), he was unable to make a pass and finished 11th.[7]
At the parade ring of the 2024 Japanese Derby
He spent the summer recuperating, and came back to the turf at the St Lite Kinen in Autumn. After running among the pack in the inside of the field, he slowly started to push up his position, before showing immense speed on the final stretch. He passed the others in the field, and managed to score his first graded race victory after his unimpressive last race.[8][9][10]
On the Kikka Sho held on October 20, after moving up from the middle to the front of the pack, quickly passed the rest of the pack on the final stretch, leading the horse to win his first Grade I title.[11] This was the third St Lite Kinen winner, after Symboli Rudolf and Kitasan Black, to win the Kikka Sho since Japan adopted graded race. Also, at this race, the groom in charge, Makoto Gunji, won the Best Turned Out Award.[12]
Racing Form
The form below is based on information available on netkeiba and JBIS.[13][14]
| Date | Track | Race | Grade | Distance (Condition) |
Entry | HN | Odds (Favored) |
Finish | Time | Margin | Jockey | Winner (Runner-up) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 – two-year-old season | ||||||||||||
| Aug 13 | Sapporo | 2YO Debut Race | 1,800m (Firm) | 10 | 6 | 2.3 (1) | 1st | 1:53.1 | 0.0 | Takeshi Yokoyama | (Victoria Doll) | |
| Nov 5 | Tokyo | Hyakunichiso Tokubetsu | L | 2,000m (Firm) | 9 | 4 | 4.1 (3) | 1st | 1:59.4 | -0.1 | Takeshi Yokoyama | (Margot Solare) |
| 2024 – three-year-old season | ||||||||||||
| Jan 14 | Nakayama | Keisei Hai | GIII | 2,000m (Firm) | 15 | 6 | 3.0 (2) | 2nd | 2:00.6 | 0.1 | Takeshi Yokoyama | Danon Decile |
| Apr 14 | Nakayama | Satsuki Shō | GI | 2,000m (Firm) | 18 | 9 | 14.2 (6) | 4th | 1:57.5 | 0.4 | Takeshi Yokoyama | Justin Milano |
| May 26 | Tokyo | Tōkyō Yūshun | GI | 2,400m (Firm) | 18 | 8 | 8.3 (4) | 11th | 2:25.4 | 1.1 | Takeshi Yokoyama | Danon Decile |
| Sep 16 | Nakayama | St Lite Kinen | GII | 2,200m (Firm) | 14 | 1 | 3.1 (2) | 1st | 2:11.6 | -0.3 | Christophe Lemaire | (Cosmo Kuranda) |
| Oct 20 | Kyoto | Kikka Sho | GI | 3,000m (Firm) | 18 | 13 | 3.7 (2) | 1st | 3:04.1 | -0.4 | Christophe Lemaire | (Redentor) |
| Dec 22 | Nakayama | Arima Kinen | GI | 2,500m (Firm) | 15 | 3 | 2.8 (1) | 6th | 2:32.3 | 0.5 | Christophe Lemaire | Regaleira |
| 2025 – four-year-old season | ||||||||||||
| Mar 29 | Nakayama | Nikkei Sho | GII | 2,500m (Good) | 15 | 7 | 1.7 (1) | 3rd | 2:36.2 | 0.1 | Christophe Lemaire | Meiner Emperor |
| Jun 15 | Hanshin | Takarazuka Kinen | GI | 2,200m (Good) | 17 | 13 | 10.6 (6) | 12th | 2:13.5 | 2.4 | Christophe Lemaire | Meisho Tabaru |
| Nov 2 | Tokyo | Tenno Sho (Fall) | GI | 2,000m (Firm) | 14 | 2 | 28.2 (11) | 5th | 1:58.8 | 0.2 | Alexis Pouchin | Masquerade Ball |
| Dec 14 | Sha Tin | Hong Kong Vase | GI | 2,400m (Good) | 11 | 6 | 4.5 (4) | 10th | 2:30.16 | 2.1 | Christophe Lemaire | Sosie |
| 2026 – five-year-old season | ||||||||||||
| Mar 15 | Chukyo | Kinko Sho | GII | 2,000m (Firm) | 14 | 4 | 11.9 (7) | 14th | 1:59.1 | 1.0 | Kosei Miura | Shake Your Heart |
Legend:
Turf
Pedigree
| Sire Suave Richard ch. 2014 |
Heart's Cry b 2001 |
Sunday Silence | Halo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wishing Well | |||
| Irish Dance | Tony Bin | ||
| Buper Dance | |||
| *Pirramimma dk.b. 2005 |
Unbridled's Song | Unbridled | |
| Trolley Song | |||
| Career Collection | General Meeting | ||
| River of Stars | |||
| Dam Edgy Style ch. 2013 |
*Harbinger b. 2006 |
Dansili | Danehill |
| Hasili | |||
| Penang Pearl | Bering | ||
| Guapa | |||
| Land's Edge ch. 2006 |
Dance in the Dark | Sunday Silence | |
| Dancing Key | |||
| Wind in Her Hair | Alzao | ||
| Burghclere (GB) (Family: 2-f)[17] |
- Urban Chic is inbred 3x4 to Sunday Silence, meaning the horse's name appears in both the third and fourth generation of this pedigree.
- Urban Chic's granddam, Land's Edge, is the half sister to Black Tide, who sired Kitasan Black, as well as Deep Impact.
- Urban Chic's great granddam, Wind in Her Hair, won the Aral-Pokal in Germany, while her granddam, Highclere, won the Prix de Diane and the 1000 Guineas Stakes.
- Urban Chic also shares mare line with Regaleira (Arima Kinen) and Stellenbosch (Oka Sho).