The most successful of his Japanese offspring included Meiner Select (JBC Sprint), Utopia (Mile Championship Nambu Hai) and Admire Hope (Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun). He died in Japan on 18 May 2020 due to the infirmities of old age, having reached the age of 35. References External links Aiken Racing Hall of Fame Forty Niner 1988 Forty Niner Haskell Invitational Bloodhorse Forty Niner Leaves Mark on Sire Ranks 1985 racehorse births 2020 racehorse deaths Racehorses bred in Kentucky Racehorses trained in the United States Eclipse Award winners United States Champion Thoroughbred Sires Thoroughbred family 1-n