Suave Richard was born in 2014. He is by Heart's Cry out of Pirramimma by Unbridled's Song.
Suave Richard captured his first Grade 1 victory in the Osaka Hai, holding off the Grade 1 Mile Championship winner Persian Knight at 4. He added another notable victory to his CV as he claimed the Grade 1 Japan Cup, beating three Japanese Derby winners: Wagnerian, Makahiki, and Rey de Oro at 5. He also finished 2nd in the Grade 1 Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby).
Suave Richard entered stud in Japan in 2020. His first crop hit the track in 2023.
In 2024, Urban Chic won the Grade 1 Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger), and Regaleira, the 2023 Grade 1 Hopeful Stakes heroine, became the first three-year-old filly to win the Grade 1 Arima Kinen (Grand Prix) for 64 years.
Among his other best progeny are Corazon Beat, who won the Grade 2 Keio Hai Nisai Stakes; Sweep Feet, who won the Grade 2 Tulip Sho; and Admire Belle, who took the Grade 2 Flora Stakes.
He was crowned Japanese Champion Freshman Sire in 2023.
Arima Kinen(2024)
Kikuka Sho(Japanese St.Leger)(2024)
Suave Richard captured his first Grade 1 victory in the Osaka Hai, holding off the Grade 1 Mile Championship winner Persian Knight at 4. He added another notable victory to his CV as he claimed the Grade 1 Japan Cup, beating three Japanese Derby winners: Wagnerian, Makahiki, and Rey de Oro at 5. He also finished 2nd in the Grade 1 Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby).
Suave Richard entered stud in Japan in 2020. His first crop hit the track in 2023.
In 2024, Urban Chic won the Grade 1 Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger), and Regaleira, the 2023 Grade 1 Hopeful Stakes heroine, became the first three-year-old filly to win the Grade 1 Arima Kinen (Grand Prix) for 64 years.
Among his other best progeny are Corazon Beat, who won the Grade 2 Keio Hai Nisai Stakes; Sweep Feet, who won the Grade 2 Tulip Sho; and Admire Belle, who took the Grade 2 Flora Stakes.
He was crowned Japanese Champion Freshman Sire in 2023.