Admire Groove
Admire Groove (in Japanese: アドマイヤグルーヴ, foaled April 30th, 2000) is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 2003 and 2004 Queen Elizabeth II Cup. Career. Admire Groove's first race was on November 10th, 2002 at Kyoto, where she came in first. She then won her next two races after at Hashin Racecourse, which included a win at the Wakaba Stakes. Admire Groove's first major win was at the Grade-2 Rose Stakes on September 21st, 2003. She came close to capturing the October Shūka Sho just weeks later, but finished in 2nd. She then picked  up her first Grade-1 victory, by winning the 2003 Queen Elizabeth II Cup. Admire Groove then returned to the Queen Elizabeth II Cup in 2004, where she successfully defended her title. On December 18th, 2005, she grabbed her final win in her last race by winning the 2005 Hanshin Himba Stakes. Stud career. Admire Groove's descendants include: "c = colt, f = filly"