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Mr. C.B.
ミスターシービー
Main
Mr. C.B. winning the 50th Japan Derby.
Silks
Romaji	Misutā Shī Bī
Foaled	April 07, 1980
Died	December 15, 2000
Sire	Tosho Boy
Dam	C.B. Queen
Sex	Stallion
Color	Dark Bay
Trainer	Yasuhisa Matsuyama
Race Record	15: 8-3-1
Earnings	390,800,000 JPY
Major wins
Kyodo Tsushin Hai (1983) Yayoi Sho (1983) Satsuki Sho (1983) Japanese Derby (1983) Kikuka Sho (1983) Tenno Sho (Autumn) (1984)

Mr. C.B. was a Japanese racehorse that was active from 1982 to 1985. He is the 3rd racehorse to achieve the Classic Triple Crown, ending the 19 year drought of having no Triple Crown stallion to achieve such feat since Shinzan in 1964.

In addition to this, he was the first racehorse to achieve the Classic Triple Crown with a Japanese-bred sire (maru-chichi). He was also the final Triple Crown winner prior to the JRA's adoption of the international race grading system in 1984, and the first horse to win the Tenno Sho Autumn after its adoption.

Name Origin

The name "C.B." comes from the initials of the farm where he was born, Chigira Bokujō (Chigira Farm).

Racing career

Pre-Debut

Mr. C.B. was born to C.B. Queen in April 1980. He was weaned at Okamoto Farm in Hokkaido and stayed there until March of the next year, when he was moved to Chigira Ranch in Gunma. C.B. Queen's owner and breeder owned Chigira Ranch, and Mr. C.B. trained there until his debut.

He didn't get a unique name at birth and instead was known as "C. B. Queen 1," after his mother.

Two-year-old season (1982)

He was finally given his unique racing name, "Mr. C.B." and was sent to train at the Miho Trainer Center, under the care of Yasuhisa Matsuyama.

His debut race was at the New Horse in Tokyo under the conditions of 1600m Turf. Due to Mr. C.B.'s notable lineage, he was the favorite to win out of the 12 horses participating. Mr. C.B. started slightly behind in the beginning before quickly catching up and surpassing the group. He ends up winning the race by a large margin, being 5 paces ahead of second place.

He next raced at the Kuromatsu Sho, where he was the 1st favorite to win once again. Mr. C.B. suffers from a slow start, greatly setting him behind the group. Despite this, Mr. C.B. ends up catching up with the group once again, but only winning this race by a very thin margin this time. Fans were unhappy with how Mr. C.B. had struggled on a race that should have been an easy victory for him.

At his next race, the Hiiragi Sho, he once again has another devastating slow start and stays towards the back of the group, even up until the 4th corner of the race, to the remorse of his fans. Despite the short distance of the final straight, Mr. C.B. shows off his pure ability of power by surging ahead towards the front of the group. He ends up securing himself second place to Umeno Shin O.

With the pattern of Mr. C.B. suffering slow starts, his jockey, Masato Yoshinaga, realized he needed to change race strategy to account for this. He instead focused on training Mr. C.B.'s power and ability to pull ahead in the final straight, like he did in the last race.

Three-year-old season (1983)

Entering Mr. C.B.'s classic year, his next race is the Kyodo Tsushin Hai in Tokyo. This race was also chosen in preparation for the Japanese Derby, which is held at the same racecourse.

Umeno Shin O, winner of the Hiiragi Sho, is also participating in this race against him. During the race, Mr. C.B. had a rare good start but purposely stayed at the back of the pack. Just before the 3rd corner, he started to make his move and narrowed the gap to the front. Umeno Shin O and he had a very close battle to the front until Mr. C.B. managed to pull ahead and cross the goal by one head. He had secured the win and avenged himself on the Hiiragi Sho. This was Mr. C.B.'s real starting point for his racing career.

The next race Mr. C.B. took on was the Yayoi Sho. Yoshinaga employed the same strategy as the last race by staying at the back and waiting until just before the 3rd corner to finally make their move. Once again, Mr. C.B. was able to take first place using this strategy, winning by 1 1/2 paces ahead of second place.

The Satsuki Sho is where Mr. C.B. first races Katsuragi Ace. In that race, Mr. C.B. was the favorite to win, but the condition of the track was poor due to it having been heavily raining that day. These wet conditions made the previous strategy risky. Despite this, Yoshinaga stuck to the same strategy. During the race, Mr. C.B. ends up getting boxed in on the inner track, to the shock of fans, but stays calm about it and finds a way to cut through and advance forward. Both horse and jockey get covered in mud during this race, but Mr. C.B. was determined to win and just kept trudging forward through it. By the 4th corner, he had almost caught up with the leading group, and on the following straight, he passed the horse in the lead and secured first place. This won him his first Crown.

The next race he took on was the 50th Japanese Derby, in which he was once again the most popular to win, although Katsuragi Ace would once again compete. During this race, Mr. C.B.'s slow-start habit reappears to his detriment. Fans thought he might've lost the race already with this setback. He stayed extremely far back from the group to the dismay of fans. It wasn't until right before the 3rd corner that he finally made his move by powering ahead and breaking through the center of the pack. He was near the front by the time he got to the 4th corner and soared past all other horses on the final straight. He won the Derby by a 3/4th lead and gained his second Crown.

In the time between the Derby and the upcoming Kikuka Sho, Mr. C.B. ended up getting a bad summer cold and was unable to train over the summer. For this reason, his next race ended up being the Kyoto Shimbun Hai. He would be competing against Katsuragi Ace once more. Mr. C.B. once again stuck to the same strategy, but during the final stretch, he was unable to push to the front. He finished in 4th place, while Katsuragi Ace ended up winning 1st place.

This led Yasuhisa to rigorously train Mr. C.B. to try to catch up on the training he missed out on over the summer.

At the Kikuka Sho, Mr. C.B. was once again the favorite to win despite getting 4th in the lower grade race prior. His rival, Katsuragi Ace, was 2nd favorite to win. Yasuhisa once again planned on employing the same strategy despite the long slopes towards the latter half of the race. During this race, however, Mr. C.B. got impatient and rushed ahead without his jockey's instruction, to Yasuhisa's surprise. He pushed himself all the way to 2nd place by the third corner and rushed past to 1st on the immediate downhill, way before the 4th corner. Despite this, Mr. C.B. was able to keep up the momentum and gain a 3-length lead from second place as he crossed the finish line. He had successfully secured the Triple Crown. He was the 3rd horse to ever win the Triple Crown. Meanwhile, his rival placed almost dead last, in 20th place.

Death

Mr. C. B. passed away on December 15, 2000. He died of laminitis.

Honors

• JRA Award for Best 3-year-old Colt (1983)
• JRA Award for Horse of the Year (1983)
• JRA Hall of Fame (1986)

Relationships

Race Records

Race data sourced from netkeiba.

Date	Racecourse	Race	Grade	Distance	Gate	Odds	Fav.	Fin.	Time	Margin	Jockey	Winner (Runner-Up)	Other Umamusume
1982/11/06	Tokyo	Three-Year-Old Newcomer	Maiden	T 1600m	11	2.6	1	1	1:38.5		M.Yoshinaga	(Hirataka Eiko)
1982/12/04	Nakayama	Kuromatsu Sho	Pre-OP	T 1600m	10	2.6	1	1	1:36.3		M.Yoshinaga	(Yu Fubuki)
1982/12/25	Nakayama	Hiiragi Sho	Pre-OP	T 1800m	3	2.2	1	2	1:50.4		M.Yoshinaga	Umeno Shin O
1983/02/13	Tokyo	Kyodo News Hai	OP	T 1800m	8	3.5	1	1	1:49.5		M.Yoshinaga	(Umeno Shin O)
1983/03/06	Nakayama	Yayoi Sho	OP	T 1800m	3	3.5	1	1	1:50.2		M.Yoshinaga	(Speed Tri)
1983/04/17	Nakayama	Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas)	OP	T 2000m	12	3.2	1	1	2:08.3		M.Yoshinaga	(Mejiro Mont Cenis)	Katsuragi Ace
1983/05/29	Tokyo	Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby)	OP	T 2400m	12	2.5	1	1	2:29.5		M.Yoshinaga	(Mejiro Mont Cenis)	Katsuragi Ace
1983/10/23	Kyoto	Kyoto Shimbun Hai	OP	T 2000m	7	2.2	1	4	2:03.2		M.Yoshinaga	Katsuragi Ace	Katsuragi Ace
1983/11/13	Kyoto	Kikuka Sho (Japanese St.Leger)	OP	T 3000m	9	2.8	1	1	3:08.1		M.Yoshinaga	(Bingo Kanta)	Katsuragi Ace
1984/10/07	Tokyo	Mainichi Okan	G2	T 1800m	7	3.9	2	2	1:47.5		M.Yoshinaga	Katsuragi Ace	Katsuragi Ace
1984/10/28	Tokyo	Tenno Sho (Autumn)	G1	T 2000m	13	2.3	1	1	1:59.3		M.Yoshinaga	(Tudenham King)	Katsuragi Ace
1984/11/25	Tokyo	Japan Cup	G1	T 2400m	1	3.3	1	10	2:28.2		M.Yoshinaga	Katsuragi Ace	Katsuragi Ace, Symboli Rudolf
1984/12/23	Nakayama	Arima Kinen	G1	T 2500m	2	4.0	2	3	2:33.3		M.Yoshinaga	Symboli Rudolf	Symboli Rudolf, Katsuragi Ace
1985/03/31	Hanshin	Sankei Osaka Hai	G2	T 2000m	4	2.2	1	2	2:01.4		M.Yoshinaga	State Jaguar
1985/04/29	Kyoto	Tenno Sho (Spring)	G1	T 3200m	7	5.0	2	5	3:22.3		M.Yoshinaga	Symboli Rudolf	Symboli Rudolf

Pedigree

Horse pedigree of Mr. C.B. (JPN)

Sire Tosho Boy (JPN)	Tesco Boy (GB)	Princely Gift (GB)	Nasrullah (GB)
			Blue Gem (GB)
		Suncourt (GB)	Hyperion (GB)
			Inquisition (GB)
	Social Butterfly (USA)	Your Host (USA)	Alibhai (GB)
			Boudoir (GB)
		Wisteria (USA)	Easton (FR)
			Blue Cyprus (USA)
Dam C.B. Queen (JPN)	Topyo (FR)	Fine Top (FR)	Fine Art (FR)
			Toupie (FR)
		Deliriosa (FR)	Delirium (GB)
			La Fougueuse (GB)
	Meido (JPN)	Admiral Byrd (GB)	Nearco (ITY)
			Woodlark (GB)
		Meiwa (JPN)	Gay Time (GB)
			Chill Wind (GB), (Family: 9-h)

Trivia

• Due to the fact that graded races were not part of the JRA until 1984, a year after Mr. C.B. attained the Triple Crown, and that his 1983 Triple Crown victories did not count as G1s moving forward, that meant his only recorded G1 win was the Tenno Sho (Autumn), giving him the unique status of a Triple Crown Champion with only one G1.