← Previous revisionRevision as of 21:46, 27 October 2026 Line 25: Line 25: |racing_colors=[[File:Owner North Hills Maeda Kouji.svg|48px]]}} |racing_colors=[[File:Owner North Hills Maeda Kouji.svg|48px]]}} '''Believe''' ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: {{Lang|ja|ビリーヴ}}, [[Hepburn romanization|Hepburn]]: ''Birīvu'', foaled 26 April 1998) is a retired Japanese [[Thoroughbred]] [[Horse racing|racehorse]] and [[broodmare]] who was active from the early 2000s. She was known for winning the [[Sprinters Stakes]] in 2002 and the [[Takamatsunomiya Kinen]] in 2003. In her final season, she was awarded the [[JRA Award for Best Older Filly or Mare]]. Her total earnings were [[Japanese yen|¥]]460,313,000. '''Believe''' ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: {{Lang|ja|ビリーヴ}}, [[Hepburn romanization|Hepburn]]: ''Birīvu'', foaled 26 April 1998) is a retired Japanese [[Thoroughbred]] [[Horse racing|racehorse]] and [[broodmare]] who was active in the early 2000s. She was known for winning the [[Sprinters Stakes]] in 2002 and the [[Takamatsunomiya Kinen]] in 2003. In her final season, she was awarded the [[JRA Award for Best Older Filly or Mare]]. Her total earnings were [[Japanese yen|¥]]460,313,000. ==Background== ==Background== Line 479: Line 479: ==Breeding career== ==Breeding career== Believe has foaled a total of 7 horses. Her leading progeny, [[Gendarme (horse)|Gendarme]] was the winner of the 2022 [[Sprinters Stakes]] and also her last foal.{{cite web |title=Family {{!}} Believe (JPN) |url=https://www.jbis.jp/horse/0000324472/broodmare/info/ |website=www.jbis.jp |access-date=28 April 2026}} This win marked the first occasion where a dam and her son won the same race, twenty years apart.{{cite web |title=【スプリンターズS結果情報】人馬ともに初GI！ ジャンダルムが鮮やかに抜け出し親子制覇! |url=https://dir.netkeiba.com/keibamatome/detail.html?no=2401 |website=netkeiba |access-date=28 April 2026 |language=ja |date=2 October 2022 |trans-title=[Sprinters Stakes Results] First GI race for both horse and rider! Gendarme pulls ahead brilliantly to achieve a father-son victory!}} Following her retirement from racing, Believe was sent to the United States to assume broodmare duties at [[Lane's End Farm]]. She has produced seven foals from 2005 to 2015. Her youngest and most notable progeny is Gendarme who won the [[Sprinters Stakes]] in 2022. This win marked the first occasion where a mother and her son won the same race, twenty years apart.{{cite web |title=【スプリンターズS結果情報】人馬ともに初GI！ ジャンダルムが鮮やかに抜け出し親子制覇! |url=https://dir.netkeiba.com/keibamatome/detail.html?no=2401 |website=netkeiba |access-date=28 April 2026 |language=ja |date=2 October 2022 |trans-title=[Sprinters Stakes Results] First GI win for both the horse and the jockey! Gendarme pulls ahead brilliantly to achieve a mother-son victory!}} ''c = [[Colt (horse)|colt]], f = [[filly]], g = [[gelding]]''{{Cite web |title=Family {{!}} Believe (JPN) {{!}} JBIS-Search |url=https://www.jbis.jp/horse/0000324472/broodmare/info/ |access-date=2026-02-27 |website=www.jbis.jp}} {| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%; width: 100%; text-align: center;" !No. !Name !Foaled !Sex !Color !Sire !Wins !Races !Remarks |- |1st |Faridat |2005 |rowspan="2" |c |Brown |rowspan="2" |[[Kingmambo]] |5 |53 |Retired |- |2nd |Kazanlik |2007 |Bay |1 |13 |Retired |- |3rd |Corundum |2008 |rowspan="2" |g |Dark Bay |rowspan="2" |[[A.P. Indy]] |7 |84 |Retired |- |4th |Vrai Roi |2010 |rowspan="3" |Bay |0 |4 |Retired |- |5th |Fiducia |2012 |rowspan="2" |f |[[Medaglia d'Oro (horse)|Medaglia d'Oro]] |7 |26 |rowspan="2" |Retired, broodmare |- |6th |Elisheva |2013 |[[Smart Strike]] |4 |20 |- |7th |Gendarme |2015 |c |Dark Bay |[[Kitten's Joy]] |7 |30 |Retired, breeding stallion |} == In popular culture == == In popular culture ==