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Daiwa Scarlet at the Tenno Sho (Autumn)

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LEGEND · 2000s

Daiwa Scarlet

ダイワスカーレット

2004–THOROUGHBRED

Never out of the first two in twelve starts, she won the 2008 Arima Kinen — the first filly to do so in 37 years.

Daiwa Scarlet — Tenno Sho (Autumn), Tokyo, 2 November 2008 — Photo: Chabata_k(Japan) / CC BY-SA 3.0

02

Horse profile

Fields that could not be verified are omitted.
Sex
Filly / Mare
Coat
Chestnut
Foaled
13 May 2004
Sire
Agnes Tachyon
Dam
Scarlet Bouquet
Damsire
Northern Taste
Breeder
Shadai Farm
Owner
Keizo Oshiro
Trainer
Kunihide Matsuda
Career
12 starts, 8 wins — 12 starts: 8 wins and 4 seconds — never out of the first two

03

Career overview

12
Starts
8
Wins
4
G1 wins
12
Top-three finishes

Racing career 2006–2008

04

Major victories

Grades as printed for each year’s running.

  1. 01 · 08 Apr 2007

    Oka Sho

    桜花賞

    GI · Hanshin · Turf 1600m · Katsumi Ando · 1:33.7

  2. 02 · 14 Oct 2007

    Shuka Sho

    秋華賞

    GI · Kyoto · Turf 2000m · Katsumi Ando · 1:59.1

  3. 03 · 11 Nov 2007

    Queen Elizabeth II Cup

    エリザベス女王杯

    GI · Kyoto · Turf 2200m · Katsumi Ando · 2:11.9

  4. 04 · 28 Dec 2008

    Arima Kinen

    有馬記念

    GI · Nakayama · Turf 2500m · Katsumi Ando · 2:31.5

FILM

On film

Films published by the JRA official YouTube channel, shown through YouTube’s embedded player.

06

The story

In 2007 she won the Oka Sho, the Shuka Sho and the Queen Elizabeth II Cup, and was seen as the great rival of her Derby-winning contemporary Vodka.

Her 2008 Arima Kinen made her the first filly to win it since Tomei in 1971. Twelve top-two finishes from twelve starts is the second-best such record in JRA history.

07

Career timeline

Race records are taken from the “Racing record” tables of each horse’s Japanese Wikipedia article (which cite netkeiba.com and JBIS-Search) and cross-checked against the career start count. Grades are shown as printed for that year’s running — current grades are never applied retroactively. “R” marks a record time at the time.

2006

  1. 19 NovNewcomer raceKyoto · Turf 2000m · Katsumi Ando1st2:04.1
  2. 16 DecChukyo Nisai StakesOPChukyo · Turf 1800m · Katsumi Ando1st1:47.8

2007

  1. 08 JanShinzan KinenGIIIKyoto · Turf 1600m · Katsumi Ando2nd1:35.3
  2. 03 MarTulip ShoGIIHanshin · Turf 1600m · Katsumi Ando2nd1:33.7
  3. 08 AprOka ShoGIHanshin · Turf 1600m · Katsumi Ando1st1:33.7
  4. 16 SepRose StakesGIIHanshin · Turf 1800m · Katsumi Ando1st1:46.1
  5. 14 OctShuka ShoGIKyoto · Turf 2000m · Katsumi Ando1st1:59.1
  6. 11 NovQueen Elizabeth II CupGIKyoto · Turf 2200m · Katsumi Ando1st2:11.9
  7. 23 DecArima KinenGINakayama · Turf 2500m · Katsumi Ando2nd2:33.8

2008

  1. 06 AprSankei Osaka HaiGIIHanshin · Turf 2000m · Katsumi Ando1st1:58.7
  2. 02 NovTenno Sho (Autumn)GITokyo · Turf 2000m · Katsumi Ando2nd1:57.2
  3. 28 DecArima KinenGINakayama · Turf 2500m · Katsumi Ando1st2:31.5

08

Pedigree

Source: the pedigree table in Japanese Wikipedia, which cites JBIS-Search.

Horse

Parents

Grandparents

Great-grandparents

Agnes Tachyonアグネスタキオン1998
Scarlet Bouquetスカーレットブーケ1988
Sunday Silenceサンデーサイレンス1986
アグネスフローラ1987
Northern Tasteノーザンテースト1971
スカーレットインク1971
Halo
Wishing Well
ロイヤルスキー
アグネスレディー
Northern Dancer
Lady Victoria
Crimson Satan
Consentid

Sire lineDam lineIn this archive (linked)Family スカーレットインク系

09 — MAJOR RACES

Great races contested

10 — JOCKEYS

Riders

  • Katsumi Ando12 rides · 8 wins · G1 4

11 — RIVALS

Grade 1 opponents

  • VodkaGreat rival
  • ウオッカOka Sho 2007 · Tenno Sho (Autumn) 2008
  • レインダンスShuka Sho 2007
  • フサイチパンドラQueen Elizabeth II Cup 2007
  • マツリダゴッホArima Kinen 2007
  • アドマイヤモナークArima Kinen 2008

Recorded as the winner (in defeat) or runner-up (in victory). Names as recorded in Japanese.

12

Gallery

13

Legacy

  1. 2007JRA Award for Best Three-Year-Old Filly

14 — CULTURAL CROSS REFERENCE

From racing history
to popular culture

Where the record meets the culture it inspired.

  1. REAL RACING ARCHIVE(documented racing history)

    Daiwa Scarlet

    ダイワスカーレット

    2004– · 4 G1 wins

    A real racehorse. The records, pedigree and honours on this page are documented facts with sources.

  2. FICTION / POP CULTURE REFERENCE(a reference to a work of fiction)

    UMA MUSUME: PRETTY DERBY — A GAME

    ダイワスカーレット

    The game “Umamusume: Pretty Derby” features a character who bears the name of this racehorse. The character is fictional; details of the game’s story are not part of the horse’s documented history.

    Official character list ↗

This site is not affiliated with the game’s rights holders. Character artwork is not shown because permission has not been confirmed. Sources: Wikipedia / Cygames

SOURCES & REFERENCES

Sources & References

Race records are taken from the “Racing record” tables of each horse’s Japanese Wikipedia article (which cite netkeiba.com and JBIS-Search) and cross-checked against the career start count. Grades are shown as printed for that year’s running — current grades are never applied retroactively.

  1. 01
    ダイワスカーレット — Wikipedia（日本語版）

    Wikipedia · Reference · Accessed 2026-09-26

  2. 02
    Daiwa Scarlet — Wikipedia (English)

    Wikipedia · Reference · Accessed 2026-09-26

  3. 03
    ダイワスカーレット｜JBISサーチ

    公益社団法人 日本軽種馬協会（JBIS-Search） · Racing record · Accessed 2026-09-26

  4. 04
    ウマ娘 プリティーダービーの登場キャラクター — Wikipedia（日本語版, revision 111119000）

    Wikipedia · Reference · Accessed 2026-09-26

  5. 05
    CHARACTER｜ウマ娘 プリティーダービー 公式ポータルサイト

    Cygames · Official · Accessed 2026-09-26

IMAGE CREDITS

Image credits

Each photograph was checked on its individual Wikimedia Commons file page for author and licence.