Masaichiro Abe's Hishi Amazon (Theatrical {Ire}–Katies {Ire}, by Nonoalco), a champion at ages two, three and four in Japan, passed away peacefully in her paddock Apr. 15, according to a tweet from Polo Green Stable. She officially turned 28 this past Mar. 26.
A daughter of Katies, winner of the 1984 G1 Goffs Irish One Thousand Guineas and the G2 Coronation S. en route to being named champion filly in England that season, Hishi Amazon won half of her four starts as a juvenile, clinching her championship in the Hanshin Sansai Himba S. She went on a six-race winning streak the following season, capped by a narrow success in the Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup. Runner-up in the year-ending Arima Kinen, she remained in training at four and posted two black-type wins from five outings and a strong second-place finish to European raider Lando (Ger) (Acatenango {Ger}) in the 1995 G1 Japan Cup (see below, gate 12). She retired with 10 wins from 20 starts, including nine stakes, for earnings just shy of $7 million.
A number of Hishi Amazon's foals were offered at the Keeneland September sale, including a colt by Thunder Gulch who fetched $675,000 in 2004. The mare's final live produce was Hishi Hamza (War Pass), a foal of 2011 who was exported to Japan, but was unraced.
WATCH: Hishi Amazon storms home to be second in the 2004 G1 Japan Cup
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