Daiwa Scarlet

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Daiwa Scarlet (Japanese: ダイワスカーレット, Hepburn: Daiwa Sukāretto; foaled May 13, 2004) is a retired Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare who finished top two in all of her races, winning eight out of twelve of them; four of which were G1 races. Daiwa Scarlet was considered to be part of the "Big Three" of the 2007 Classic Racers along with Aston Machan and Vodka as fellow fillies. Vodka, a JRA Hall of Fame horse and winner of the Japanese Derby was Scarlet's primary rival who she raced against on six occasions. Although she lost their first head-to-head matchup in the 2007 Tulip Sho, Daiwa Scarlet went on to win the Oka Sho and the Shuka Sho, becoming a Double Tiara champion. Scarlet also finished ahead of Vodka in that year’s Arima Kinen which finished with a large margin in between them. In the 2008 Tenno Sho (Autumn), Scarlet lost by a margin of 2 cm, concluding the competition against Vodka with a total of five G1 races: two victories, one draw and two defeats. Daiwa Scarlet's...

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