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Sakura Bakushin O
サクラバクシンオー
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Sakura Bakushin O at the 1992 Crystal Cup
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Romaji	Sakura Bakushin Ō
Foaled	April 14, 1989
Died	April 30, 2011
Sire	Sakura Yutaka O
Dam	Sakura Hagoromo
Sex	Stallion
Color	Bay
Trainer	Sakai Katsutaro
Race Record	21: 11-2-1
Earnings	515,490,000 JPY
Major wins
Crystal Cup (1992) Sprinters' Stakes (1993, 1994) Lord Derby Challenge Trophy (1994) Swan Stakes (1994)

Bakushin King

Bakushin King

Sakura Bakushin O has come to the top!
Now, Futoshi Kojima, this is his last whip of love!
1994 Sprinters Stakes, by Masaharu Miyake (Fuji TV)

Sakura Bakushin O was a Japanese racehorse that was active from 1992 to 1994. He was known as a specialized sprinter and had won the Sprinters Stakes twice in a row, as well as other short-distance grade races, winning 11 out of 12 races.

He had a well-known rivalry with North Flight, with him being named as the "King of Sprint" and North Flight being named as the "Queen of Mile". In addition, both horses have never beaten each other on their best-performing distances. Sakura Bakushin O's record in sprint versus mile distances was a contributing factor in JRA expanding the number of sprint-distance races on the schedule.

His only loss in his 12 runs of sprint races was the 1992 Sprinter Stakes, which was won by Nishino Flower, where Sakura Bakushin O came in 6th in that race.

Name Origin

"Sakura" is the crown name of the horses owned by Sakura Commerce. Bakushin means "Dash" and O means "King" Together, they read as "King of Dashing."

Honors

JRA Award for Best Sprinter or Miler (1994)

Relationships

Relatives

• Northern Taste - Maternal Grandfather
• Kitasan Black - Grandson

Race Records

Race data sourced from netkeiba.

Date	Racecourse	Race	Grade	Distance	Gate	Odds	Fav.	Fin.	Time	Margin	Jockey	Winner (Runner-Up)	Other Umamusume
1992/01/12	Nakayama	Four-Year-Old Newcomer	Maiden	D 1200m	10	4.2	2	1	1:11.8	-0.8	F.Kojima	(Meiner Truth)
1992/01/26	Nakayama	Kurochiku Sho	Pre-OP	T 1600m	8	1.9	1	2	1:35.1	0.0	F.Kojima	Meiner Coat
1992/03/14	Nakayama	Sakuraso Tokubetsu	Pre-OP	T 1200m	11	1.3	1	1	1:08.8	-0.7	F.Kojima	(Hayano Raiden)
1992/03/29	Nakayama	Spring Stakes	G2	T 1800m	4	5.7	3	12	1:53.6	3.5	F.Kojima	Mihono Bourbon	Mihono Bourbon, Rice Shower, Matikanetannhauser
1992/04/18	Nakayama	Crystal Cup	G3	T 1200m	8	1.8	1	1	1:08.6	-0.6	F.Kojima	(Tai True)
1992/05/09	Tokyo	Shobu Stakes	OP	T 1400m	10	1.4	1	1	1:22.8	-0.2	F.Kojima	(A.P.Jet)
1992/06/07	Tokyo	New Zealand Trophy	G2	T 1600m	3	7.4	3	7	1:36.0	1.1	F.Kojima	Shinko Lovely
1992/09/13	Nakayama	Keio Hai Autumn Handicap	G3	T 1600m	5	6.9	3	3	1:33.0	0.2	F.Kojima	Toshi Green
1992/10/31	Tokyo	Tamagawa Stakes	OP	T 1600m	9	4.5	3	7	1:33.5	0.7	F.Kojima	Kyoei Bonanza
1992/11/28	Tokyo	Capital Stakes	OP	T 1400m	9	3.6	1	1	1:21.1	-0.4	F.Kojima	(Mr.Tojin)
1992/12/20	Nakayama	Sprinters' Stakes	G1	T 1200m	7	5.3	3	6	1:08.3	0.6	F.Kojima	Nishino Flower	Nishino Flower, Yamanin Zephyr, Daitaku Helios
1993/10/02	Nakayama	Autumn Sprint Stakes	OP	T 1200m	10	3.7	2	1	1:08.8	-0.1	F.Kojima	(Fille Du Vent)
1993/10/30	Tokyo	Ireland Trophy	OP	T 1600m	6	7.3	3	4	1:35.5	1.0	F.Kojima	Iide Zao
1993/11/27	Tokyo	Capital Stakes	OP	T 1400m	1	4.3	3	1	1:21.2	-0.2	F.Kojima	(Air Real)
1993/12/19	Nakayama	Sprinters' Stakes	G1	T 1200m	12	4.3	2	1	1:07.9	-0.4	F.Kojima	(Yamanin Zephyr)	Yamanin Zephyr, Nishino Flower
1994/04/03	Nakayama	Lord Derby Challenge Trophy	G3	T 1200m	9	1.2	1	1	1:08.9	-0.3	F.Kojima	(Dojima Muteki)
1994/05/15	Tokyo	Yasuda Kinen	G1	T 1600m	12	6.9	3	4	1:33.7	0.5	F.Kojima	North Flight	North Flight
1994/10/09	Tokyo	Mainichi Okan	G2	T 1800m	2	6.5	4	4	1:45.0	0.4	F.Kojima	Nehai Caesar	Matikanetannhauser, Nice Nature
1994/10/29	Hanshin	Swan Stakes	G2	T 1400m	17	2.2	1	1	1:19.9	-0.2	F.Kojima	(North Flight)	North Flight, Biko Pegasus
1994/11/20	Kyoto	Mile Championship	G1	T 1600m	12	3.3	2	2	1:33.2	0.2	F.Kojima	North Flight	North Flight, Biko Pegasus
1994/12/18	Nakayama	Sprinters' Stakes	G1	T 1200m	8	1.6	1	1	1:07.1	-0.7	F.Kojima	(Biko Pegasus)	Biko Pegasus

Pedigree

Horse pedigree of Sakura Bakushin O (JPN)

Sire Sakura Yutaka O (JPN)	Tesco Boy (GB)	Princely Gift (GB)	Nasrullah (GB)
			Blue Gem (GB)
		Suncourt (GB)	Hyperion (GB)
			Inquisition (GB)
	Angelica (JPN)	Never Beat (GB)	Never Say Die (USA)
			Bride Elect (GB)
		Star Highness (JPN)	Your Highness (GB)
			Star Roch (JPN)
Dam Sakura Hagoromo (JPN)	Northern Taste (CAN)	Northern Dancer (CAN)	Nearctic (CAN)
			Natalma (USA)
		Lady Victoria (CAN)	Victoria Park (CAN)
			Lady Angela (GB)
	Clear Amber (USA)	Ambiopoise (USA)	Ambiorix (FR)
			Bull Poise (USA)
		One Clear Call (USA)	Gallant Man (GB)
			Europa (USA), (Family: 4-m)

Trivia

• Despite their remarkable rivalry, Sakura Bakushin O and North Flight were never bred together.
• His grandson, Kitasan Black, went on to become a stayer instead of a sprinter like his grandfather was.
• One of Fuji TV's announcers, Tatsuya Aoshima, is nicknamed "Aoshima Bakushin O" after Sakura Bakushin O due to his ability to commentate fast enough in sprint-related races such as naming every horse on the racetrack before the homestretch, in which most announcers are unable to perform such a feat. When commentating on mile or longer races, Tatsuya Aoshima would stop speaking because he is either tired or has nothing to say, reflecting Sakura Bakushin O's poor aptitude on mile or longer races.