# Wind in Her Hair

Wind in Her Hair is an Irish-bred, English-trained racehorse who won the Aral-Pokal in 1995 while pregnant. After retiring from racing, she was retired to become a breeding mare at the Northern Farm in Japan, where she became the dam of Black Tide and Deep Impact, both of whom became successful stallions in their own right.

## Career

As a race horse, she came in second behind Balanchine at the 1994 Epsom Oaks, and won the Aral-Pokal in 1995 despite carrying an Arazi foal in her womb. The foal would be born the following year and be named Glint in Her Eye, but because the foal was unable to win any races, she was sold to Japan. It was only after her second crop, Veil of Avalon, became a successful racehorse, that there was an attempt to buy her back from Japan.
After being shipped to Japan, her crops such as Deep Impact and Black Tide, as well as Lady Blond who she produced in the United States have been successful race horses. The four fillies Wind in Her Hair outside of Japan have all since been imported to Japan.

## Racing statistics

| Date | Track | Race | Group | Finish | Jockey | Distance | Margin | First (Second) Place |
| 1993.08.28 | Goodwood | Maiden Race | | 2nd | Darryll Holland | 7 furlongs | Neck | Zama |
| 9.29 | Newmarket | Weight For Age | | 11th | Richard Hills | 7 furlongs | 3 lengths | Fumo Di Londra |
| 1994.04.28 | Newmarket | Pretty Polly Stakes | Listed | 1st | Richard Hills | 10 furlongs | 1 3/4 lengths | (Wijdan) |
| 5.13 | Newbury | Fillies' Trial Stakes | Listed | 1st | Richard Hills | 10 furlongs 6 yards | 1 1/4 lengths | (Bearall) |
| 6.04 | Epsom | Epsom Oaks | G1 | 2nd | Richard Hills | 12 furlongs 10 yards | 2 1/2 lengths | Balanchine |
| 7.09 | Curragh | Irish Oaks | G1 | 4th | Richard Hills | 12 furlongs | 5 lengths | Bolas |
| 7.30 | Goodwood | Nassau Stakes | G2 | 5th | Richard Hills | 10 furlongs | 7 1/2 lengths | Hawajiss |
| 9.07 | Doncaster | Park Hill Stakes | G3 | 4th | Richard Hills | 14 furlongs 132 yards | 7 lengths | Coigach |
| 1995.05.31 | Newbury | Hermitage Stakes | | 2nd | Richard Hills | 10 furlongs 6 yards | 3 lengths | Capias |
| 6.23 | Ascot | Hardwicke Stakes | G2 | 5th | Richard Hills | 12 furlongs | 11 lengths | Beauchamp Hero |
| 7.21 | Newmarket | Saint Petersburg Stakes | | 2nd | Richard Hills | 12 furlongs | Head | Burroj |
| 8.06 | Gelsenkirchen | Aral-Pokal | G1 | 1st | Richard Hills | 2400 meters | 2 lengths | (Lecroix) |
| 8.16 | York | Yorkshire Oaks | G1 | 3rd | Richard Hills | 11 furlongs 195 yards | 2 lengths | Pure Grain |

## Breeding records

| Year | Name | Sex | Color | Sire | Trainer | Owner | Notable Wins and Other Records |
| 1996 | Glint in Her Eye(USA) | Mare | Bay | Arazi | John W. Hills | The Dan Abbott Racing Partnership | |
| 1997 | Veil of Avalon(USA) | Mare | Bay | Thunder Gulch | Bob Baffert | Golden Eagle farm | 2002 De La Roce Handicap (G3) |
| 1998 | Lady Blond | Mare | Bay | Seeking the Gold | Kazuo Fujisawa | Lord Horse Club | Granddam of Rey de Oro |
| 1999 | Stars In Her Eyes | Mare | Dark Bay | Woodman | John W.Hills | Mrs David Nagle & Mrs John Magnier | |
| 2000 | Like the Wind | Mare | Bay | Danehill | Hiroyoshi Matsuda 0000↓ Takeshi Nakatsuka | Sunday Racing 000↓ Katsumi Yoshida | |
| 2001 | Black Tide | Stallion | Dark Bay | Sunday Silence | Yasuo Ikee | Makoto Kaneko | 2004 Spring Stakes Sired Kitasan Black |
| 2002 | Deep Impact | Stallion | Bay | Sunday Silence | Yasuo Ikee | Makoto Kaneko | 2005 Japanese Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, 2006 Japan Cup, 2006 Arima Kinen Sired Gentildonna and Contrail |
| 2003 | On Fire | Stallion | Bay | Sunday Silence | Kazuo Fujisawa | Sunday Racing | |
| 2004 | New Beginning | Stallion | Bay | Agnes Tachyon | Yasuo Ikee ↓ Naohiro Yoshida | Makoto Kaneko | |
| 2005 | Verthandi | Mare | Bay | Agnes Tachyon | Yasuo Ikee | Sunday Racing | |
| 2006 | Land's Edge | Mare | Bay | Dance in the Dark | Yasuo Ikee | Sunday Racing | Damline granddam of Regaleira, Stellenbosch, and Urban Chic |
| 2007 | N/A | Filly | Seal Brown | Special Week | - | - | （Died） |
| 2009 | Tosen Laurence | Stallion | Bay | Daiwa Major | Ryuji Okubo | Takaya Shimakawa | (Did not race, pensioned) |
| 2010 | Tosen Soleil | Mare | Bay | Neo Universe | Yasutoshi Ikee | Takaya Shimakawa | |
| 2011 | Monde Chat Luna | Stallion | Bay | Neo Universe | Katsuhiko Sumii 0000↓ Mitsumasa Nakauchida 0000↓ Hiroo Shimizu | Hidetoshi Yamamoto | |
| 2012 | L'Esperance | Mare | Bay | King Kamehameha | Tetsuya Kimura | Silk Racing | |
* Wind in Her Hair retired from breeding in 2012 and as of 2023 is being pensioned at the Northern Horse Park in Tomakomai, Hokkaido.

## Pedigree

Pedigree of Wind in Her Hair :
| Sire Alzao 1980 Bay | Lyphard 1969 Bay | Northern Dancer | Nearctic |
| Sire Alzao 1980 Bay | Lyphard 1969 Bay | Northern Dancer | Natalma |
| Sire Alzao 1980 Bay | Lyphard 1969 Bay | Goofed | Court Martial |
| Sire Alzao 1980 Bay | Lyphard 1969 Bay | Goofed | Barra |
| Sire Alzao 1980 Bay | Lady Rebecca 1971 Bay | Sir Ivor | Sir Gaylord |
| Sire Alzao 1980 Bay | Lady Rebecca 1971 Bay | Sir Ivor | Attica |
| Sire Alzao 1980 Bay | Lady Rebecca 1971 Bay | Pocahontas | Roman |
| Sire Alzao 1980 Bay | Lady Rebecca 1971 Bay | Pocahontas | How |
| Dam Burghclere 1977 Bay | Busted 1963 Bay | Crepello | Donatello |
| Dam Burghclere 1977 Bay | Busted 1963 Bay | Crepello | Crepuscule |
| Dam Burghclere 1977 Bay | Busted 1963 Bay | Sans le sou | Vimy |
| Dam Burghclere 1977 Bay | Busted 1963 Bay | Sans le sou | Martial Loan |
| Dam Burghclere 1977 Bay | Highclere 1971 Bay | Queen's Hussar | March Past |
| Dam Burghclere 1977 Bay | Highclere 1971 Bay | Queen's Hussar | Jojo |
| Dam Burghclere 1977 Bay | Highclere 1971 Bay | Highlight | Borealis |
| Dam Burghclere 1977 Bay | Highclere 1971 Bay | Highlight | Hypericum |

## Footnotes
### Note

* ↑ Glint in Her Eye and Veil of Avalon and Lady Blonde at Northern Farm, and Stars in Her Eyes at Yano Farm