Former Horse of the Year and Triple Crown winner Orfevre has been inducted into the Japan Racing Association’s Racing Hall of Fame.

The son of Stay Gold, who was retired from racing in 2013, is the 31st horse to be inducted.

Orfevre, now a 7-year-old, is owned by Sunday Racing Co. and stands at Shadai Stallion Station in Hokkaido.

"I want to express my thanks for Orfevre being selected as a Hall of Fame inductee," said Shunsuke Yoshida of Sunday Racing Co. "It is a great honor to have him inducted into the Hall of Fame, to stand alongside other Triple Crown champions that have come before him.

Trained by Yasutoshi Ikee, Orfevre posted a 12-6-1 record from 21 career starts. He won six G1 races, including the Triple Crown comprising the Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas), Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) and the Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger).

He also won two editions of the G1 Arima Kinen in 2011 and 2013 and the 2012 Takarazuka Kinen but was beaten by a nose in the 2012 Japan Cup by Gentildonna and was twice placed second in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp in France in 2012 and 2013.

"I think the memories that most stay with us are his 2012 run in the Prix l'Arc de Triomphe, when he came so close to achieving the pinnacle of racing (second by a neck to Solemia) and his last win in the Arima Kinen, a performance that showed just how big a cut above he was," Ikee said.