Hishi Akebono
American-bred Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse
Hishi Akebono
Hishi Akebono (Japanese: ヒシアケボノ, Hepburn: Hishi Akebono; 27 February 1992 – 19 November 2008) was an American-bred, Japanese-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. Best known for his exceptional power and weight-carrying ability, he won the 1995 Sprinters Stakes and Swan Stakes. Weighing 560 kg during his Sprinters Stakes victory, Hishi Akebono set the record as the heaviest horse to ever win a JRA Grade 1 race on turf. He was a half-brother to the champion sprinter Agnes World and an uncle to the European Group 1 winner Dubai Destination.
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