Wind in Her Hair (foaled February 20, 1991) is an Irish-bred, English-trained racehorse who won the Grade 1 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 when 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 foaled in the United States have been successful race horses. The four fillies out of Wind in Her Hair that were born in the United States or Europe have all since been imported to Japan.Glint in Her Eye and Veil of Avalon and Lady Blonde at Northern Farm, and Stars in Her Eyes at Yano Farm
Racing statistics DateTrackRaceGroupFinishJockeyDistanceMarginFirst () PlaceRef1993.8.28GoodwoodMaiden RaceDarryll Holland7 furlongsNeckZama9.29NewmarketWeight For Age11thRichard Hills7 furlongs3 lengthsFumo Di Londra1994.4.28NewmarketPretty Polly StakesListedRichard Hills10 furlongs1 3/4 lengths (Wijdan)5.13NewburyFillies' Trial StakesListedRichard Hills10 furlongs 6 yards1 1/4 lengths (Bearall)6.4EpsomEpsom OaksG1Richard Hills12 furlongs 10 yards2 1/2 lengthsBalanchine7.9CurraghIrish OaksG14thRichard Hills12 furlongs5 lengthsBolas7.30GoodwoodNassau StakesG25thRichard Hills10 furlongs7 1/2 lengthsHawajiss9.7DoncasterPark Hill StakesG34thRichard Hills14 furlongs 132 yards7 lengthsCoigach1995.5.31NewburyHermitage StakesRichard Hills10 furlongs 6 yards3 lengthsCapias6.23AscotHardwicke StakesG25thRichard Hills12 furlongs11 lengthsBeauchamp Hero7.21NewmarketSaint Petersburg StakesRichard Hills12 furlongsHeadBurroj8.6GelsenkirchenAral-PokalG1Richard Hills2400 meters2 lengths (Lecroix)8.16YorkYorkshire OaksG1Richard Hills11 furlongs 195 yards2 lengthsPure Grain
Breeding records YearNameSexColorSireTrainerOwnerNotable Wins and Other RecordsRef1996Glint in Her Eye(USA)MareBayAraziJohn W. HillsThe Dan Abbott RacingPartnership1997Veil of Avalon(USA)MareBayThunder GulchBob BaffertGolden Eagle farm2002 De La Roce Handicap (G3)1998Lady BlondMareBaySeeking the GoldKazuo FujisawaLord Horse ClubGranddam of Rey de Oro1999Stars In Her EyesMareDark BayWoodmanJohn W.HillsMrs David Nagle& Mrs John Magnier2000Like the WindMareBayDanehillHiroyoshi Matsuda↓Takeshi NakatsukaSunday Racing↓Katsumi Yoshida2001Black TideStallionDark BaySunday SilenceYasuo IkeeMakoto Kaneko2004 Spring Stakes Sired Kitasan Black and Kamunyak2002Deep ImpactStallionBay2005 Japanese Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, 2006 Japan Cup, 2006 Arima Kinen Sired Gentildonna and Contrail2003On FireStallionBayKazuo FujisawaSunday Racing2004New BeginningStallionBayAgnes TachyonYasuo Ikee ↓
Naohiro YoshidaMakoto Kaneko2005VerthandiMareBayYasuo IkeeSunday Racing2006Land's EdgeMareBayDance in the DarkDamline granddam of Regaleira, Stellenbosch, and Urban Chic2007N/AFillySeal BrownSpecial Week - -（Died）2009Tosen LaurenceStallionBayDaiwa MajorRyuji OkuboTakaya Shimakawa(Did not race, pensioned)2010Tosen SoleilMareBayNeo UniverseYasutoshi Ikee2011Monde Chat LunaStallionBayKatsuhiko Sumii↓Mitsumasa Nakauchida↓Hiroo ShimizuHidetoshi Yamamoto2012L'EsperanceMareBayKing KamehamehaTetsuya KimuraSilk 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.
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