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Admire Groove
Admire Groove (in Japanese: アドマイヤグルーヴ, foaled April 30, 2000) is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 2003 and 2004 Queen Elizabeth II Cup.[1][2] CareerAdmire Groove's first race was on November 10, 2002, at Kyoto, where she came in first.[2] She then won her next two races after at Hashin Racecourse, which included a win at the Wakaba Stakes.[1] Admire Groove's first major win was at the Grade-2 Rose Stakes on September 21, 2003. She came close to capturing the October Shūka Sho just weeks later, but finished in 2nd. She then picked up her first Grade-1 victory, by winning the 2003 Queen Elizabeth II Cup. [2] She picked up another win at the July 11th, 2004 Mermaid Stakes. Admire Groove then returned to the Queen Elizabeth II Cup in 2004, where she successfully defended her title. [2] Groove tried to repeat the feat again at the 2005 Queen Elizabeth II Cup, but finished in 3rd place. [2] On December 18, 2005, she grabbed her final win in her last race by winning the 2005 Hanshin Himba Stakes.[2] A retirement ceremony soon followed.[3] Breeding careerAdmire Groove's descendants include:[2][4]
DeathOn October 16, 2012, the JRA announced that Admire Groove suddenly passed away the day prior at the Northern Farm, where she was a broodmare. It was only two days after Admire Sceptre won the Hakushu Stakes.[5][6] Pedigree
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