page_title: Deep Impact (horse)
section_title: Racing career
hierarchical_section_title: Deep Impact (horse) / Racing career
caption_attribution_description: 第50回有馬記念（2005年12月25日撮影、中山競馬場）
context_page_description: Deep Impact was a champion Japanese bred Thoroughbred racehorse that won seven Japanese Domestic Grade 1 races, including all races of Japanese Triple Crown.
context_section_description: Deep Impact won over Admire Japan by two lengths in Kikuka Sho on 23 October 2005, thereby becoming the first horse since Narita Brian 11 years earlier to complete the Japanese Triple crown. He also became the first unbeaten Japanese Triple crown winner since Symboli Rudolf 21 years earlier, but in his next race, Arima Kinen, Deep Impact was defeated by Heart's Cry to suffer his first loss in his racing career.
  In 2006 Deep Impact returned to the turf with an easy victory in the Hanshin Daishōten (Jpn-GII). Then he won the Tenno Sho (spring), beating the world record for a 3200-meter race in the time of (3'13"4), following this with a  victory in the Takarazuka Kinen (G1 – 2200m). In October, he raced in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (Fr – Group 1 – 2400m), but finished third. He was heavy favourite for the race, and 1,587,263 € (about $1,238,000) was bet on him in France (especially by many of the Japanese fans that traveled to the racecourse). Two weeks later, news from France Galop revealed Deep Impact was positive tested to Ipratropium. Connections announced the colt would retire to stud after that season in a syndication deal worth 5.1 billion yen. Deep Impact retired after he won the Japan Cup and Arima Kinen races in 2006.
  Wins
  2005 Hochi Hai Yayoi Sho (Domestic G2), Nakayama Turf 2000m
  2005 Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas) (Domestic G1), Nakayama Turf 2000m
  2005 Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) (Domestic G1), Tokyo Turf 2400m
  2005 Kobe Shimbun Hai (Domestic G2), Hanshin Turf 2000m
  2005 Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger) (Domestic G1), Kyoto Turf 3000m
  2006 Hanshin Daishoten (G2), Hanshin Turf 3000m
  2006 Tenno Sho (Spring) (Domestic G1), Kyoto Turf 3200m
  2006 Takarazuka Kinen  (G1), Kyoto Turf 2200m
  2006 Japan Cup (G1), Tokyo Turf 2400m
  2006 Arima Kinen (Domestic G1), Nakayama Turf 2500m
  Second
  2005 Arima Kinen (Domestic G1), Nakayama Turf 2500m
  Finished Third
  Later disqualified due to a positive drug test for a prohibited substance.
  2006 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1), Longchamp Turf 2400m
caption: Deep Impact was defeated by Heart's Cry in the 2005 Arima Kinen, suffering his first of two losses (the other was a 3rd-place finish in the 2006 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, but was later disqualified to last place due to a positive drug test.)
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