>Stay Gold started his losing streak after he won the Akanko Tokubetsu on September 6, 1997. The race is an allowance race of under 9 million, which is an equivalent of 2-win class race today. >The losing streak finally stopped on May 20, 2000 after he won the Meguro Kinen, with 28 races in between. >He appeared in many heavy prize races at the time. However, when he was being introduced in the paddack, his best achievement was always “winning the Akanko Tokubetsu”, a sharp contrast to many other horses who may already have multiple titles. >He received the moniker of “The supreme commander of Akan-ko” because of this. >This is obviously a parody of Special Week’s “The supreme commander of Japan”. >“Akan” is the name of a lake in Hokkaido, but it also means “hopeless” in Kansai dialect, so Akan-ko can mean “hopeless dude / hopeless kid”. >He is famous for being a late bloomer, only reaching his peak at 7Y. >He ran from 1996-2001, competed many famous horses in 36 heavy prize races (20 of them were GI races.) >He is the first Japanese-bred, Japanese trained horse to win a foreign GI race. >Fathered Dream Journey, Fenomeno, Gold Ship, Nakayama Festa, Orfevre, Meiner Neos, El Dorado, Red Reveur, Admire Lead, Rainbow Line, Win Bright, Indy Champ, and Oju Chosan the legendary jump horse.
