Two-Time G1 Champion Ascoli Piceno Retires Due to Pelvic Injury
Sunday Thoroughbred Club announced on the 22nd that Ascoli Piceno, the five-year-old mare who captured the 2023 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies and the 2025 Victoria Mile, will retire from active competition to begin a new career as a broodmare. The decision comes after a suspected pelvic fracture was discovered. Given the uncertain timeline for her recovery, the club and stakeholders determined that it was the right time for the star mare to conclude her racing career. Ascoli Piceno burst onto the scene in 2023 with an undefeated three-race win streak, culminating in a victory in the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies that earned her the title of Champion Two-Year-Old Filly. She remained a central figure in the distaff division, capturing her second career G1 title in the 2025 Victoria Mile. Throughout her illustrious career, she amassed a record of six wins from 12 starts, including five graded stakes victories both in Japan and overseas. Her final race was the Hanshin Himba Stakes on April 11th of t...