Daring Heart

Racing career

Daring Heart made her debut on 9 October 2004 at Kyoto Racecourse, finishing second in a 2-year-old newcomer race over 1400 metres on turf behind Mayano Stardom, with Koshiro Take riding. She broke her maiden on 30 October at the same track, winning a 1600-metre turf race by 0.4 seconds. On 5 December, she ran in the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies (GI) at Hanshin Racecourse and finished fifth behind Shonan Peintre. In 2005, she placed third in the Kobai Stakes and sixth in the Elfin Stakes at Kyoto.

2005: three-year-old season

On 13 March, she finished second in the Fillies' Revue (GII) at Hanshin behind Rhein Kraft, earning priority entry to the Oka Sho. On 10 April, starting as the 10th favourite in the Oka Sho (GI) at Hanshin, she was ridden by Mirco Demuro and finished third, a neck behind second-place Cesario, who was beaten by a head by Rhein Kraft. On 8 May, she ran in the NHK Mile Cup (GI) at Tokyo Racecourse, again as the 10th favourite, and improved one place to finish second behind Rhein Craft.

2006: four-year-old season

Later that year, she finished fourth in the Queen Stakes (GIII), 12th in the Shuka Sho behind Air Messiah, and 15th in the Swan Stakes. Her 2006 season began with a 12th in the Hanshin Himba Stakes and a sixth in the inaugural Victoria Mile. On 13 August, she contested the Queen Stakes at Sapporo Racecourse. Ridden by Shinji Fujita, she defeated Grade 1 winner Yamanin Sucre to record her first graded stakes victory.

2007: five-year-old season

On 15 October, she won the Fuchu Himba Stakes (GIII) at Tokyo, her second consecutive graded win. She ended the year with a 13th in the Mile Championship behind Daiwa Major. In 2007, she started with a sixth in the Lord Derby Challenge Trophy at Nakayama Racecourse. On 13 May, she finished third in the Victoria Mile (JpnI) at Tokyo behind Koiuta.

After a ninth in the Epsom Cup and a seventh in the Queen Stakes, she won the Fuchu Himba Stakes at Tokyo on 14 October for the second consecutive year, defeating Asahi Rising. She then finished 12th in the Queen Elizabeth II Cup behind Daiwa Scarlet, and third in the Queen Sho at Funabashi Racecourse.

2008: six-year-old season

For her final season in 2008, she began on 16 January in the TCK Jo-o Hai (JpnIII) at Ohi Racecourse, finishing second behind Rapid Orange. On 24 February, she ran in the February Stakes (GI) on dirt at Tokyo, finishing seventh behind Vermilion. She was retired from racing on 28 February 2008 to become a broodmare.

Did You Know?

• Daring Heart's name means 'brave heart'.
• Her half-brothers Ection Park (by Forty Niner) and Pit Fighter (by Pulpit) both won graded stakes races.
• She was retired from broodmare duty on 11 November 2022.
• Daring Heart is inbred 4 × 5 to Almahmoud and 4 × 4 to Nearctic.