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Mejiro Ramonu
メジロラモーヌ
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Mejiro Ramonu at the 1986 Oka Sho
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Romaji	Mejiro Ramōnu
Foaled	April 09, 1983
Died	September 22, 2005
Sire	Mogami
Dam	Mejiro Hiryu
Sex	Mare
Color	Brown
Trainer	Shinji Okuhira
Race Record	12: 9-0-3
Earnings	311,920,000 JPY
Major wins
Fillies' Revue (1986) Oka Sho (1986) Flora Stakes (1986) Japanese Oaks (1986) Rose Stakes (1986) Queen Elizabeth II Cup (1986)

Enchanting Beauty

Enchanting Beauty

In 1986, Oka Sho.
That beautiful, black streamline.
Even jealousy couldn't catch her up. Even admiration couldn't reach her.
Nobody knew that horse would become the first Filly Triple Crown.
The enchanting black bay. That horse's name is ―― Mejiro Ramonu.
2012 Oka Sho TV commercial, by JRA

Mejiro Ramonu was a Japanese racehorse that was active from 1985 to 1986. She is the first ever mare to achieve the fillies' Triple Tiara, a feat for those who won the Oka Sho, Japanese Oaks, and, at that time, Queen Elizabeth II Cup before the inauguration of the Shuka Sho. She is also the first and only mare to win all the trial races for the Triple Tiara.

Name Origin

"Mejiro" is from owner and breeder Mejiro Farm. "Ramonu" is named for the Aiguille de L'Amône mountain in France's Mont Blanc massif.

Racing career

Two-year-old season (1985)

Mejiro Ramonu made her debut on October 13th in a 1,400-meter dirt race on Tokyo Racecourse. Once she took the lead, she continued to widen the gap, and she won by twenty lengths. Her next race was the Keisei Hai Sansai Stakes on November 3rd, where she lost and placed 4th. It was then discovered after the race that she had not only contracted colic, she also developed periostitis. However, she recovered quickly, and returned in the same month to compete in the Kangiku Sho on the 30th, where she won by one length.

Her last race of the year was the TV Tokyo Sho Sansai Himba Stakes on December 14th, where she won by two lengths. For her victory, she was awarded the JRA Award for Best Two-Year-Old Filly at the end of the year.

Three-year-old season (1986)

On January 26th, Mejiro Ramonu entered the Queen Cup (G3). However, due to her nervous behavior before the race, she did not run well, and placed 4th. However, on March 16th, she won the Hochi Hai Yonsai Himba Tokubetsu (G2), which marked her first graded victory. With this, she was set to compete in the Oka Sho on April 6th. She raced within the back of the pack, and despite being blocked by another horse, Mejiro Ramonu fought hard in the stretch and won the race by a neck. Not only was this her first G1 victory, this was the first leg of the Triple Tiara

Because of concerns that Mejiro Ramonu would struggle in the Japanese Oaks, she was entered into the Sanspo Sho Yonsai Himba Stakes (G2) on April 27th. However, despite the concerns, Mejiro Ramonu won the race with ease, and she was entered into the Japanese Oaks on May 18th. She suffered a late start, so she was forced to run from the very behind. In spite of this, she gradually began to accelerate in the stretch and take the lead, and won the race by two and a half lengths. With this second G1 victory and the claim of the Tiara's second leg, she was sent to take a break at Mejiro Farm in the summer.

During the break, she continued her training in August at Hakodate Racecourse. However, due to heat issues, she was sent back to Miho, where she had to go through bloodletting. She also showed lameness while training at the time. Despite this, she competed in the Rose Stakes (G2) on October 12th. Though she struggled at the stretch, she held onto her momentum and won the race in a close finish.

Mejiro Ramonu competed in the Queen Elizabeth II Cup on November 2nd, the final leg of the Triple Tiara. She began to take the lead at the third corner, and she held onto her position as other horses surged behind her. Winning by a neck, not only did she attain her third and final G1 victory, she also became the first mare in history to win the Triple Tiara in Japan.

As she was set to retire, her final race was the Arima Kinen on December 21st. Despite fighting hard, she lost and placed 9th, the lowest in her career. However, for her victories, she received the JRA Award for Best Three-Year-Old Filly. On February 8th, 1987, a retirement ceremony was held for her, and she was inducted into the JRA Hall of Fame that year.

Retirement

Mejiro Ramonu retired to become a broodmare at Mejiro Stud. While her foals did not win major races, her great-grandchildren have won G1 races. In 2008, her great-grandson Field Rouge won the Kashiwa Kinen (Jpn1). In 2019, her great-grandson Glory Vase won the Hong Kong Vase, a foreign G1 race.

On September 22nd, 2005, Mejiro Ramonu passed away due to old age at 22 years old. Her grave is currently at Lake Villa Farm.

Honors

• Japanese Triple Tiara (1986)
• JRA Award for Best Two-Year-Old Filly (1985)
• JRA Award for Best Three-Year-Old Filly (1986)
• JRA Hall of Fame (1987)

Relationships

Relatives

• Mejiro Ardan - Half Brother

Race Records

Race data sourced from netkeiba.

Date	Racecourse	Race	Grade	Distance	Gate	Odds	Fav.	Fin.	Time	Margin	Jockey	Winner (Runner-Up)	Other Umamusume
1985/10/13	Tokyo	Three-Year-Old Newcomer	Maiden	D 1400m	1	1.8	1	1	1:26.1	-3.1	F.Kojima	(Dyna Bonder)
1985/11/03	Tokyo	Keisei Hai	G3	T 1400m	5	2.2	1	4	1:23.9		F.Kojima	Daishin Fubuki
1985/11/30	Nakayama	Kangiku Sho	Pre-OP	T 1600m	8	2.1	1	1	1:35.7		M.Kashiwazaki	(Fujino Sengoku)
1985/12/14	Nakayama	TV Tokyo Sho Sansai Himba	OP	T 1600m	7	4.9	2	1	1:34.9		M.Kashiwazaki	(Dyna Fairy)
1986/01/26	Tokyo	Daily Hai Queen Cup	G3	T 1600m	6	1.2	1	4	1:36.5	1.0	M.Kashiwazaki	Super Shot
1986/03/16	Hanshin	Fillies' Revue	G2	T 1400m	2	2.0	1	1	1:23.9	0.0	H.Kawachi	(Chuo Sally)
1986/04/06	Hanshin	Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas)	G1	T 1600m	13	1.6	1	1	1:35.8	-0.3	H.Kawachi	(Mayano Jo O)
1986/04/27	Tokyo	Flora Stakes	G2	T 1800m	13	1.9	1	1	1:50.8	-0.2	H.Kawachi	(Dyna Actress)
1986/05/18	Tokyo	Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks)	G1	T 2400m	10	1.8	1	1	2:29.6	-0.4	H.Kawachi	(Yu Miroku)
1986/10/12	Kyoto	Rose Stakes	G2	T 2000m	4	1.8	1	1	2:01.3	-0.1	H.Kawachi	(Pot Tesco Lady)
1986/11/02	Kyoto	Queen Elizabeth II Cup	G1	T 2400m	13	1.3	1	1	2:29.1	-0.1	H.Kawachi	(Super Shot)
1986/12/21	Nakayama	Arima Kinen	G1	T 2500m	5	6.3	2	9	2:34.6	0.6	H.Kawachi	Dyna Gulliver

Pedigree

Horse pedigree of Mejiro Ramonu (JPN)

Sire Mogami (FR)	Lyphard (USA)	Northern Dancer (CAN)	Nearctic (CAN)
			Natalma (USA)
		Goofed (USA)	Court Martial (GB)
			Barra (FR)
	No Luck (USA)	Lucky Debonair (USA)	Vertex (USA)
			Fresh as Fresh (USA)
		No Teasing (USA)	Palestinian (USA)
			No Fiddling (USA)
Dam Mejiro Hiryu (JPN)	Never Beat (GB)	Never Say Die (USA)	Nasrullah (GB)
			Singing Grass (USA)
		Bride Elect (GB)	Big Game (GB)
			Netherton Maid (GB)
	Amazon Warrior (USA)	Khaled (GB)	Hyperion (GB)
			Eclair (GB)
		War Betsy (USA)	War Relic (USA)
			Betsy Ross (USA), (Family: 9-f)

Trivia

• Mejiro Ramonu never won another race after her win in the Queen Elizabeth II Cup (at that time still the last leg of the Triple Tiara) and retired without any more wins.
  • After the inauguration of the Shuka Sho, replacing the Queen Elizabeth II Cup as the third leg of the Triple Tiara, Still in Love, and Daring Tact suffered the same fate as Mejiro Ramonu. Liberty Island's situation was similar, but instead of retirement, her career ended prematurely and the horse was euthanized after a poor prognosis in the Hong Kong QEII Cup.