# Danon Decile

Danon Decile (Japanese: ダノンデサイル; foaled April 6, 2021) is a Japanese thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2024 Japanese Derby. He won the JRA Award for Best Three-Year-Old Colt the same year.

## Background

Danon Decile was foaled at Shadai Farm in Chitose, Hokkaido on April 6, 2021. He was bought by Danox [ja], the asset management company of Mitsuhiro Noda, at the 2022 JRHA Select Sale [ja] Yearling Session for 135 million yen.
Danon Decile was later put in the stable of Shogo Yasuda [ja] at Ritto Training Center.

## Racing career
### 2023: Two year old season

Danon Decile debuted at a newcomer race for 2-year olds held at Tokyo Racecourse over a course of 1600m on October 9, where he came in fourth behind Fabulous Star. The horse won his first race at a maiden race on October 28 held at Kyoto Racecourse over a course of 1800m. Danon Decile finished the season off in November 25's Kyoto Nisai Stakes, his first graded race, where he placed in the rear of the pack throughout the race before catching up to take the lead, only to finish fourth behind Shin Emperor [ja].

### 2024: Three year old season

Danon Decile started the season off with the Keisei Hai, held on January 14 at Nakayama Racecourse, where he ran 5th for most of the way before taking the lead on the final stretch. Urban Chic attempted to catch up to the horse, but Danon Decile managed to stave him off with a 3/4 length lead; securing his first graded victory and for his jockey, Norihiro Yokoyama, the title of the oldest JRA jockey to win a graded race, aged 55 years, 10 months and 23 days at the time. The horse also received some additional attention as reviews of the race footage revealed the horse had defecated during the race.
The horse was later entered in to the Satsuki Sho on April 14, but was scratched at the last minute after showing signs of lameness on his right foreleg.
On May 26, at the 91st Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby), the horse was placed in the front of the pack, where he was able to take the lead from Justin Milano on the stretch. This marked Yokoyama's 3rd Derby win, and the oldest JRA jockey to win any graded JRA race at the age of 56 years 3 months and 4 days, surpassing Yutaka Take's previous record of 54 years 9 months and 10 days. Meanwhile, his trainer, Shogo Yasuda, won his first GI race with this race, and also became the youngest trainer to win the Japanese Derby at 41 years 10 months and 19 days old.

## Racing statistics

Below data is based on data available on JBIS Search, and NetKeiba.
| Date | Track | Race | Grade | Distance (Condition) | Entry | HN | Odds (Favored) | Finish | Time | Margins | Jockey | Winner (Runner-up) |
| 2023 – two-year-old season |||||||||||||
| Oct 9 | Tokyo | 2yo Newcomer | | 1,600 m (Good) | 13 | 2 | 8.3 (3rd) | 4th | 1:37.7 | 0.8 | Norihiro Yokoyama | Fabulous Star |
| Oct 28 | Kyoto | 2yo Maiden Race | | 1,800 m (Firm) | 10 | 6 | 11.3 (5th) | 1st | 1:47.9 | -0.1 | Norihiro Yokoyama | (Silvery Moon) |
| Nov 25 | Kyoto | Kyoto Nisai Stakes | GIII | 2,000 m (Firm) | 14 | 4 | 43.0 (11th) | 4th | 1:59.9 | 0.1 | Norihiro Yokoyama | Shin Emperor |
| 2024 – three-year-old season |||||||||||||
| Jan 14 | Nakayama | Keisei Hai | GIII | 2,000 m (Firm) | 14 | 14 | 11.5 (5th) | 1st | 2:00.5 | -0.1 | Norihiro Yokoyama | (Urban Chic) |
| Apr 14 | Nakayama | Satsuki Sho | GI | 2,000 m (Firm) | 17 | 16 | Scratched | Scratched | Scratched | Scratched | Norihiro Yokoyama | Justin Milano |
| May 26 | Tokyo | Tokyo Yushun | GI | 2,400 m (Firm) | 17 | 5 | 2.3 (1) | 1st | 2:24.1 | -0.4 | Norihiro Yokoyama | (Justin Milano) |
| Oct 20 | Kyoto | Kikuka-shō | GI | 3,000 m (Firm) | 18 | 4 | 2.9 (1) | 6th | 3:04.8 | 0.7 | Norihiro Yokoyama | Urban Chic |
| Dec 22 | Nakayama | Arima Kinen | GI | 2,500 m (Firm) | 15 | 1 | 4.0 (2) | 3rd | 2:32.0 | 0.2 | Norihiro Yokoyama | Regaleira |
| 2024 – four-year-old season |||||||||||||
| Jan 26 | Nakayama | American Jockey Club Cup | GII | 2,200 m (Firm) | 18 | 8 | 2.6 (1) | 1st | 2:12.1 | -0.1 | Keita Tosaki | Matenro Leo |
Legend:
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## Pedigree

Pedigree of Danon Decile :
| Sire Epiphaneia b. 2010 | Symboli Kris S (USA) dk. b. 1999 | Kris S. | Roberto |
| Sire Epiphaneia b. 2010 | Symboli Kris S (USA) dk. b. 1999 | Kris S. | Sharp Queen |
| Sire Epiphaneia b. 2010 | Symboli Kris S (USA) dk. b. 1999 | Tee Key | Gold Meridian |
| Sire Epiphaneia b. 2010 | Symboli Kris S (USA) dk. b. 1999 | Tee Key | Tri Argo |
| Sire Epiphaneia b. 2010 | Cesario blk. 2002 | Special Week | Sunday Silence (USA) |
| Sire Epiphaneia b. 2010 | Cesario blk. 2002 | Special Week | Campaign Girl |
| Sire Epiphaneia b. 2010 | Cesario blk. 2002 | Kirov Premiere (GB) | Sadler's Wells (USA) |
| Sire Epiphaneia b. 2010 | Cesario blk. 2002 | Kirov Premiere (GB) | Querida (IRE) |
| Dam Top Decile ch. 2012 | Congrats b. 2000 | A.P. Indy | Seattle Slew |
| Dam Top Decile ch. 2012 | Congrats b. 2000 | A.P. Indy | Weekend Surprise |
| Dam Top Decile ch. 2012 | Congrats b. 2000 | Praise | Mr. Prospector |
| Dam Top Decile ch. 2012 | Congrats b. 2000 | Praise | Wild Applause |
| Dam Top Decile ch. 2012 | Sequoia Queen dk. b. 2004 | Forestry | Storm Cat |
| Dam Top Decile ch. 2012 | Sequoia Queen dk. b. 2004 | Forestry | Shared Insterest |
| Dam Top Decile ch. 2012 | Sequoia Queen dk. b. 2004 | Barefoot Dyna | Dynaformer |
| Dam Top Decile ch. 2012 | Sequoia Queen dk. b. 2004 | Barefoot Dyna | Spankey's Seconds |