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Sounds of Earth
サウンズオブアース
Sounds of Earth at the paddock for the 2015 Tenno Sho (Spring).
BreedThoroughbred
SireNeo Universe
GrandsireSunday Silence
DamFirst Violin
DamsireDixieland Band
SexStallion
Foaled(2011-04-12)April 12, 2011
DiedFebruary 13, 2023(2023-02-13) (aged 11)
CountryJapan
ColorDark Bay
BreederShadai Farm
OwnerTeruya Yoshida
Racing colors
TrainerKenichi Fujioka
Record30: 2-8-1
Earnings¥467,450,000 JPY
Major wins
Hanamizuki Sho (2014)

Sounds of Earth (Japanese: サウンズオブアース, Hepburn: Saunzu obu Āsu; April 12, 2011 – February 13, 2023) was a Japanese racehorse.[1] His notable achievements include finishing second in the 2014 Kikuka Sho, 2015 Arima Kinen, and 2016 Japan Cup. Although he only won twice in a maiden race and a 5-million-yen class race, Sounds of Earth finished second seven times in graded stakes races, including Grade I events. Because he consistently came so close to winning a graded stakes race, Sounds of Earth was dubbed “the strongest two-win horse” during his racing career.[2] His name is an allusion to the names of his sire Neo Universe and dam First Violin.

Racing career

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Sounds of Earth made his debut in October of his two-year-old season and, despite running three races that year, was unable to secure a win. However, he claimed his first victory in his first race of his three-year-old season.[3] After finishing third in the Wakaba Stakes, he won the Hanamizuki Sho and then placed second in the Kyoto Shimbun Hai,[4][5] earning enough prize money to qualify for the Tokyo Yushun, where he ultimately finished 11th.[6]

In his first race of the fall, the Kobe Shimbun Hai, he put up a strong fight, finishing a close second behind Derby winner One and Only,[7] and he continued to make a name for himself by finishing second behind Toho Jackal in the subsequent Kikuka Sho.[8]

Although his performance was somewhat lackluster during his four-year-old season, he finished second, a neck behind Gold Actor, in the Arima Kinen.[9]

As a 5-year-old, he struggled in the spring just as he had the previous year, but in, the Japan Cup, he finished second behind Kitasan Black.[10] He finished eighth in the Arima Kinen.[11]

In 2017, at age six, Sounds off Earth made his first overseas attempt in the Dubai Sheema Classic but suffered a crushing defeat, finishing sixth in a field of seven. For his first race back in Japan, he ran in the Sapporo Kinen. Ridden by Norihiro Yokoyama, he finished fourth, marking his first top-five finish since the previous year’s Japan Cup.[12] At that time, he became the only non-King Kamehameha offspring to place in the top five.[13] After a one-and-a-half-month break, he ran in the Kyoto Daishoten for his next start but finished 13th.[14]

At the Sapporo Kinen at age seven, Sounds of Earth finished fourth for the second consecutive year. He then placed ninth in the Mainichi Okan and finished 14th in the Japan Cup, falling far short of Almond Eye’s record-breaking time.[15] He retired after that year’s Arima Kinen, where he finished a lackluster 16th, bringing up the rear. His registration as a racehorse was revoked on December 27, 2018.[16]

Racing form

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The following racing form is based on information available on JBIS search[17] and netkeiba.com.[18]

Date Racecourse Race Grade Distance Gate Odds Fav. Fin. Time Margin Jockey Winner (Runner-Up)
2013 – two-year-old season
Oct 13 Kyoto Two-Year-Old Newcomer Maiden 2000m 3 1.9 1 5th 2:02.6 0.5 Y.Fukunaga A Shin Allonsy
Nov 2 Kyoto Two-Year-Old Maiden Maiden 1800m 6 2.5 1 2nd 1:47.5 0.0 M.Demuro Satono Rob Roy
Nov 16 Kyoto Two-Year-Old Maiden Maiden 1800m 12 1.6 1 4th 1:50.2 0.7 M.Demuro Shingan
2014 – three-year-old season
Feb 22 Kyoto Three-Year-Old Maiden Maiden 2000m 4 2.3 1 1st 2:02.1 -0.1 C.Demuro (Admire Cima)
Mar 22 Hanshin Wakaba Stakes OP 2000m 2 5.5 3 3rd 2:01.8 0.4 M.Demuro Admire Deus
Apr 19 Hanshin Hanamizuki Sho Pre-OP 2000m 3 1.5 1 1st 2:03.0 0.0 Y.Fukunaga (Strawberry King)
May 10 Kyoto Kyoto Shimbun Hai G2 2200m 11 13.7 8 2nd 2:11.2 0.2 S.Hamanaka Hagino Hybrid
Jun 1 Tokyo Tokyo Yushun G1 2400m 1 77.2 11 11th 2:25.8 1.2 S.Hamanaka One and Only
Sep 28 Hanshin Kobe Shimbun Hai G2 2400m 11 58.1 8 2nd 2:24.4 0.0 Y.Fujioka One and Only
Oct 26 Kyoto Kikuka Sho G1 3000m 4 8.6 4 2nd 3:01.1 0.1 M.Ebina Toho Jackal
2015 – four-year-old season
Mar 28 Nakayama Nikkei Sho G2 2500m 10 3.5 1 4th 2:30.5 0.3 M.Demuro Admire Deus
May 3 Kyoto Tenno Sho (Spring) G1 3200m 15 6.2 4 9th 3:15.4 0.7 H.Uchida Gold Ship
Oct 12 Kyoto Kyoto Daishoten G2 2400m 10 3.9 2 2nd 2:23.8 0.2 S.Hamanaka Lovely Day
Nov 29 Tokyo Japan Cup G1 2400m 10 11.3 5 5th 2:25.0 0.3 M.Demuro Shonan Pandora
Dec 27 Nakayama Arima Kinen G1 2500m 9 9.9 5 2nd 2:33.0 0.0 M.Demuro Gold Actor
2016 – five-year-old season
Mar 26 Nakayama Nikkei Sho G2 2500m 4 2.4 1 2nd 2:36.9 0.1 Y.Fukunaga Gold Actor
May 1 Kyoto Tenno Sho (Spring) G1 3200m 15 8.3 5 15th 3:18.5 3.2 Y.Fujioka Kitasan Black
Oct 10 Kyoto Kyoto Daishoten G2 2400m 8 4.8 3 4th 2:25.7 0.2 M.Demuro Kitasan Black
Nov 27 Tokyo Japan Cup G1 2400m 12 12.2 5 2nd 2:26.2 0.4 M.Demuro Kitasan Black
Dec 25 Nakayama Arima Kinen G1 2500m 6 8.7 4 8th 2:33.4 0.8 M.Demuro Satono Diamond
2017 – six-year-old season
Mar 25 Meydan Dubai Sheema Classic G1 2410m 4 6.5 4 6th 2:34.5 2.1 C.Lemaire Jack Hobbs
Aug 20 Sapporo Sapporo Kinen G2 2000m 7 8.0 4 4th 2:00.7 0.3 N.Yokoyama Sakura Empereur
Oct 9 Kyoto Kyoto Daishoten G2 2400m 2 4.2 2 13th 2:24.6 1.6 N.Yokoyama Smart Layer
Nov 26 Tokyo Japan Cup G1 2400m 5 102.0 11 12th 2:25.2 1.5 H.Tanabe Cheval Grand
Dec 24 Nakayama Arima Kinen G1 2500m 16 132.9 14 7th 2:34.2 0.6 C.Demuro Kitasan Black
2018 – seven-year-old season
May 27 Tokyo Meguro Kinen G2 2500m 5 9.2 5 12th 2:30.9 1.2 H.Bowman Win Tenderness
Aug 19 Sapporo Sapporo Kinen G2 2000m 12 70.4 13 4th 2:01.2 0.1 Y.Fujioka Sungrazer
Oct 7 Tokyo Mainichi Okan G2 1800m 11 53.3 10 9th 1:45.4 0.9 H.Tanabe Aerolithe
Nov 25 Tokyo Japan Cup G1 2400m 7 246.5 13 14th 2:25.2 4.6 H.Tanabe Almond Eye
Dec 23 Nakayama Arima Kinen G1 2500m 7 144.2 14 16th 2:34.5 2.3 Y.Fujioka Blast Onepiece

Legend:
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Retirement

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After retirement, Sounds of Earth was unable to become a stallion and was used as a riding horse.[19] He was stabled at Momose Riding Farm in Sapporo, Hokkaido, but died on February 13, 2023, due to colitis.[20] He was 11 years old at the time of his death.

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An anthropromorphic version of Sounds of Earth appears in Umamusume: Pretty Derby and is voiced by MAKIKO.[21] She is depicted here as a flirtatious and passionately artistic sort, who likes to celebrate her participation in races by playing her violin at the race paddock and after crossing the finish line. This facet is interpreted differently across various Umamusume media, with the game showing Sounds of Earth as a truly skilled musician while the anime series' third season implies that her violin is an electronic replica playing canned music that she mimes performing.

Pedigree

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Pedigree of Sounds of Earth (JPN)
Sire
Neo Universe (JPN)		 Sunday Silence (USA) Halo Hail To Reason
Cosmah
Wishing Well Understanding
Mountain Flower
Pointed Path (GB) Kris Sharpen Up
Doubly Sure
Silken Way Shantung
Boulevard
Dam
First Violin (USA)		 Dixieland Band (USA) Northern Dancer (CAN) Nearctic
Natalma
Mississippi Mud Delta Judge
Sand Baggy
Suprise Symphony Secretariat (USA) Bold Ruler
Somethingroyal
Wimbledon Star Hoist The Flag
Chris Evert

References

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  1. ↑ "サウンズオブアース｜JBISサーチ（JBIS-Search）". www.jbis.or.jp. Retrieved 2026-07-19.
  2. ↑ "【有馬記念】悲願の戴冠へ 最強の２勝馬サウンズオブアースが昨年以上の出来 | 競馬ニュース". netkeiba (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-07-19.
  3. ↑ "3yo Maiden Full Result | 22 FEB 2014 R5 Kyoto Racing Information (JRA)". netkeiba. Retrieved 2026-07-19.
  4. ↑ "HANAMIZUKI SHO Full Result | 19 APR 2014 R9 Hanshin Racing Information (JRA)". netkeiba. Retrieved 2026-07-19.
  5. ↑ "KYOTO SHIMBUN HAI (G2) Full Result | 10 MAY 2014 R11 Kyoto Racing Information (JRA)". netkeiba. Retrieved 2026-07-19.
  6. ↑ "TOKYO YUSHUN (JAPANESE DERBY) (G1) Full Result | 01 JUN 2014 R10 Tokyo Racing Information (JRA)". netkeiba. Retrieved 2026-07-19.
  7. ↑ "KOBE SHIMBUN HAI (G2) Full Result | 28 SEP 2014 R11 Hanshin Racing Information (JRA)". netkeiba. Retrieved 2026-07-19.
  8. ↑ "KIKUKA SHO (JAPANESE ST.LEGER) (G1) Full Result | 26 OCT 2014 R11 Kyoto Racing Information (JRA)". netkeiba. Retrieved 2026-07-19.
  9. ↑ "ARIMA KINEN (THE GRAND PRIX) (G1) Full Result | 27 DEC 2015 R10 Nakayama Racing Information (JRA)". netkeiba. Retrieved 2026-07-19.
  10. ↑ "JAPAN CUP in association with LONGINES (G1) Full Result | 27 NOV 2016 R11 Tokyo Racing Information (JRA)". netkeiba. Retrieved 2026-07-19.
  11. ↑ "ARIMA KINEN (THE GRAND PRIX) (G1) Full Result | 25 DEC 2016 R10 Nakayama Racing Information (JRA)". netkeiba. Retrieved 2026-07-19.
  12. ↑ "SAPPORO KINEN (G2) Full Result | 20 AUG 2017 R11 Sapporo Racing Information (JRA)". netkeiba. Retrieved 2026-07-19.
  13. ↑ "競馬データベース | 競走馬・騎手など情報満載". netkeiba (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-07-19.
  14. ↑ "KYOTO DAISHOTEN (G2) Full Result | 09 OCT 2017 R11 Kyoto Racing Information (JRA)". netkeiba. Retrieved 2026-07-19.
  15. ↑ "JAPAN CUP in association with LONGINES (G1) Full Result | 25 NOV 2018 R11 Tokyo Racing Information (JRA)". netkeiba. Retrieved 2026-07-19.
  16. ↑ "ARIMA KINEN (THE GRAND PRIX) (G1) Full Result | 23 DEC 2018 R11 Nakayama Racing Information (JRA)". netkeiba. Retrieved 2026-07-19.
  17. ↑ "Race Records | Sounds of Earth(JPN) | JBIS-Search". www.jbis.jp. Retrieved 2026-07-19.
  18. ↑ "Sounds of Earth Race Record and Form | Horse Profile". netkeiba. Retrieved 2026-07-19.
  19. ↑ "サウンズオブアース、有馬で引退へ　ＪＣなどＧＩ２着３度". サンスポZBAT！競馬 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2018-12-02. Retrieved 2026-07-19.
  20. ↑ ""最強の2勝馬"サウンズオブアース死す、12歳 重賞2着7回「ファンの多い馬でした」 ― スポニチ競馬Web". スポニチ競馬Web (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-07-19.
  21. ↑ "サウンズオブアース｜ウマ娘 プリティーダービー 公式ポータルサイト｜Cygames". umamusume.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-07-19.
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