Hat Trick (JPN)
April 26, 2001 – August 3, 2021
Sunday Silence (USA) x Tricky Code (USA), by Lost Code (USA)
Family 1-o
April 26, 2001 – August 3, 2021
Sunday Silence (USA) x Tricky Code (USA), by Lost Code (USA)
Family 1-o
A top sprinter-miler at 4 in Japan, Hat Trick was unable to show his best form afterward although he continued racing through age 6. He stood in Kentucky, Argentina, and Brazil, having his greatest success in the last-named country.
Race record
21 starts, 8 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds, ¥392,065,357
2005:
In 2005, all of these events were considered listed races by International Catalog standards. The Hong Kong Mile and the Mile Championship were considered Group 1 events in Hong Kong and Japan, respectively, while the Sports Nippon Sho Kyoto Kimpai and Tokyou Shimbun Hai were considered Group 3 races in Japan.
Honors
Japanese champion sprinter (2005)
Assessments
Rated at 118 pounds in the Mile category on the 2005 World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings, 12 pounds below overall highweight Hurricane Run; 10 pounds below the highweight in the Mile category, Ghostzapper; and 7 pounds below the top-rated turf miler, Shamardal.
As an individual
A dark bay or brown horse, Hat Trick possessed an excellent shoulder, a deep girth, and nice balance and was more smoothly made than his sire, though he shared some of the typical Sunday Silence leg faults. He needed firm going to show his best and did not stay beyond a mile.
As a stallion
According to Jockey Club records, Hat Trick has sired 495 winners (51.2%) and 54 stakes winners (5.6%) from 960 named foals of racing age as of July 2, 2024.
Sire rankings
Per Arion Pedigrees (https://www.arion.co.nz):
Per the Associação Brasileira de Criadores e Proprietários do Cavalo de Carrera (www.abcpcc.com.br):
Notable progeny
Dabirsim (FR), Figaro (BRZ), Giant Killing (ARG), Hat Mario (ARG), Hat Puntano (ARG), King David (USA), Ladario (BRZ), Macadamia (BRZ), Omnipontet (BRZ), People Ask (BRZ), Punta do Iguassu (BRZ), Raptor’s (BRZ), Win Win Win (USA), Zapata (ARG)
Notable progeny of daughters
Hawaiian Love (ARG)
Connections
Hat Trick was bred by Haruya Yoshida’s Oiwake Farm (Haruya Yoshida). He was owned by U Carrot Farm. He entered stud in Kentucky in 2008 at Walmac International. He stood the Southern Hemisphere season at Independent Stallion Station in Australia in 2008 and at Haras El Mallin in Argentina in 2009 and 2010. After moving to Gainesway Farm for the Northern Hemisphere season in 2012, he stood the 2012 Southern Hemisphere season at Haras La Biznaga. Following the 2017 Northern Hemisphere breeding season, he was purchased by a Brazilian syndicate headed by Haras Springfield and Haras Santa Rita de Serra and was permanently relocated to Brazil. He died suddenly at Haras Springfield in August 2021, shortly after covering a mare.
Pedigree notes
Hat Trick’s pedigree is outcrossed through five generations. He is out of 1994 Santa Ynez Breeders’ Cup Stakes (USA-G2) winner Tricky Code, a half sister to Grade 3-placed listed stakes winner Marq of Beauty (by Marquetry; dam of stakes winner Angaston, by Denman (AUS)). Tricky Code, in turn, is out of Dam Clever (by Damascus), a half sister to multiple Grade 2 winner Clev Er Tell (by Tell). Dam Clever is also a half sister to Smart Queen (by King Pellinore), dam of Grade 3 winner Phi Beta Doc (by Doc’s Leader) and listed stakes winner Queen Mary’s Boy (by Full Pocket), second dam of 2014 American champion turf female Dayatthespa, and third dam of Grade 2 winner Get Smokin.
Dam Clever and her siblings are out of Clever Bird (by Swoon’s Son), a half sister to 1964 Royal Poinciana Handicap winner Lester (by Hasty Road). Produced from the Alibhai mare Sally Catbird, Clever Bird is also a half sister to Ruling Bird (by Young Emperor), dam of stakes winners Rosa d’Argent (by Full Pocket) and Ruling Music (by Stop the Music). The female line traces back to 1925 American champion 2-year-old filly Friar's Carse.
Fun facts
Photo credit
Photo taken at Gainesway Farm in 2012 by Jessica Morgan. Used by permission.
Last updated: October 18, 2024
Race record
21 starts, 8 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds, ¥392,065,357
2005:
- Won Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Mile (HK-L, 1600mT, Sha Tin)
- Won Mile Championship (JPN-L, 1600mT, Kyoto)
- Won Sports Nippon Sho Kyoto Kimpai (JPN-L, 1600mT, Kyoto)
- Won Tokyo Shimbun Hai (JPN-L, 1600mT, Tokyo)
In 2005, all of these events were considered listed races by International Catalog standards. The Hong Kong Mile and the Mile Championship were considered Group 1 events in Hong Kong and Japan, respectively, while the Sports Nippon Sho Kyoto Kimpai and Tokyou Shimbun Hai were considered Group 3 races in Japan.
Honors
Japanese champion sprinter (2005)
Assessments
Rated at 118 pounds in the Mile category on the 2005 World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings, 12 pounds below overall highweight Hurricane Run; 10 pounds below the highweight in the Mile category, Ghostzapper; and 7 pounds below the top-rated turf miler, Shamardal.
As an individual
A dark bay or brown horse, Hat Trick possessed an excellent shoulder, a deep girth, and nice balance and was more smoothly made than his sire, though he shared some of the typical Sunday Silence leg faults. He needed firm going to show his best and did not stay beyond a mile.
As a stallion
According to Jockey Club records, Hat Trick has sired 495 winners (51.2%) and 54 stakes winners (5.6%) from 960 named foals of racing age as of July 2, 2024.
Sire rankings
Per Arion Pedigrees (https://www.arion.co.nz):
- Led the French juvenile sire list in 2011.
Per the Associação Brasileira de Criadores e Proprietários do Cavalo de Carrera (www.abcpcc.com.br):
- Led the Brazilian general sire list in 2022/23; 2nd in 2023/24; 9th in 2021/22.
Notable progeny
Dabirsim (FR), Figaro (BRZ), Giant Killing (ARG), Hat Mario (ARG), Hat Puntano (ARG), King David (USA), Ladario (BRZ), Macadamia (BRZ), Omnipontet (BRZ), People Ask (BRZ), Punta do Iguassu (BRZ), Raptor’s (BRZ), Win Win Win (USA), Zapata (ARG)
Notable progeny of daughters
Hawaiian Love (ARG)
Connections
Hat Trick was bred by Haruya Yoshida’s Oiwake Farm (Haruya Yoshida). He was owned by U Carrot Farm. He entered stud in Kentucky in 2008 at Walmac International. He stood the Southern Hemisphere season at Independent Stallion Station in Australia in 2008 and at Haras El Mallin in Argentina in 2009 and 2010. After moving to Gainesway Farm for the Northern Hemisphere season in 2012, he stood the 2012 Southern Hemisphere season at Haras La Biznaga. Following the 2017 Northern Hemisphere breeding season, he was purchased by a Brazilian syndicate headed by Haras Springfield and Haras Santa Rita de Serra and was permanently relocated to Brazil. He died suddenly at Haras Springfield in August 2021, shortly after covering a mare.
Pedigree notes
Hat Trick’s pedigree is outcrossed through five generations. He is out of 1994 Santa Ynez Breeders’ Cup Stakes (USA-G2) winner Tricky Code, a half sister to Grade 3-placed listed stakes winner Marq of Beauty (by Marquetry; dam of stakes winner Angaston, by Denman (AUS)). Tricky Code, in turn, is out of Dam Clever (by Damascus), a half sister to multiple Grade 2 winner Clev Er Tell (by Tell). Dam Clever is also a half sister to Smart Queen (by King Pellinore), dam of Grade 3 winner Phi Beta Doc (by Doc’s Leader) and listed stakes winner Queen Mary’s Boy (by Full Pocket), second dam of 2014 American champion turf female Dayatthespa, and third dam of Grade 2 winner Get Smokin.
Dam Clever and her siblings are out of Clever Bird (by Swoon’s Son), a half sister to 1964 Royal Poinciana Handicap winner Lester (by Hasty Road). Produced from the Alibhai mare Sally Catbird, Clever Bird is also a half sister to Ruling Bird (by Young Emperor), dam of stakes winners Rosa d’Argent (by Full Pocket) and Ruling Music (by Stop the Music). The female line traces back to 1925 American champion 2-year-old filly Friar's Carse.
Fun facts
- A “hat trick” refers to scoring three goals during the same game in the sports of hockey and soccer or a bowler’s taking wickets with three successive balls in the game of cricket. In a broader sense, it can refer to any three successive successes or accomplishments of the same type, especially when accomplished within a limited time period. The phrase is believed to allude to the old custom of a cricket bowler’s being given a hat by his club if he could retire three successive batters on three successive balls.
- Hat Trick was the first son of 1989 American Horse of the Year Sunday Silence (who enjoyed a record-breaking stud career in Japan) to stand in North America.
Photo credit
Photo taken at Gainesway Farm in 2012 by Jessica Morgan. Used by permission.
Last updated: October 18, 2024