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Sakura Chiyono O
サクラチヨノオー
Main
Silks
Romaji	Sakura Chiyono Ō
Foaled	February 19, 1985
Died	January 07, 2012
Sire	Maruzensky
Dam	Sakura Sedan
Sex	Stallion
Color	Bay
Trainer	Katsutaro Sakai
Race Record	10: 5-1-1
Earnings	208,900,000 JPY
Major wins
Asahi Hai Sansai Stakes (1987) Yayoi Sho (1988) Japanese Derby (1988)

Sakura Chiyono O was a Japanese racehorse that was active from 1987 to 1989. He shared the 1988 Triple Crown together with Yaeno Muteki and Super Creek by winning the Japanese Derby, and is the last horse to win it during the Showa era.

Name Origin

"Sakura" is the crown name of owner Sakura Commerce Co. Ltd. "Chiyono O" is named after sumo wrestler Mitsugu Chiyonofuji.

Racing career

Two-year-old season (1987)

Sakura Chiyono O made his debut on August 8th, in a 1,000-meter turf race on Hakodate Racecourse. As the overwhelming, he won the race by three and a half lengths. Though he had to miss out on the Hakodate Sansai Stakes, he was entered into the open-class Fuyo Tokubetsu instead on October 3rd, where he won once again by two lengths.

On October 31st, he then ran in the open-class Icho Tokubetsu, where he lost for the first time and placed 2nd. He then challenged his first G1 race, the Asahi Hai Sansai Stakes on December 20th. Though the race was meant to take place earlier that month, it was delayed due to snowfall.

Sakura Chiyono O ran within the pack during the race. At the straight, he gradually took the lead, and won the race. This earned him his first graded and G1 victory, alongside sharing a father-son victory in the race, as his sire Maruzensky won it in 1976. Despite his G1 victory as a two year old, he lost the vote for JRA Award for Best Two-Year-Old Colt to the Hanshin Sansai Stakes winner Soccer Boy.

Three-year-old season (1988)

Sakura Chiyono O's first race of the year was the Kyodo News Hai (G3), though he was unable to catch up to the other horses, and placed 4th. Later, on March 6th, he then entered the Yayoi Sho (G2), where he won by two lengths. With this victory, he was granted priority entry to the Satsuki Sho on April 17th. While he briefly took the lead, Yaeno Muteki had caught up to him, leaving Sakura Chiyono O in 3rd place.

Despite the loss, on May 29th, he competed in the Japanese Derby. Sakura Chiyono O ran in 5th place throughout the race. At the final corner, he accelerated from the outside and began to take the lead. While Yaeno Muteki alongside Mejiro Ardan were charging from behind, he held them off and won the race, attaining his second and final G1 victory.

However, due to developing tendonitis on his right front leg, he was unable to continue racing throughout the rest of the year.

Four-year-old season (1989)

After nearly a full year of rest, Sakura Chiyono O returned to compete in the Yasuda Kinen on May 14th, where he lost and placed 16th to Bamboo Memory. He then entered the Takarazuka Kinen on June 11th, where he once again placed 16th and lost to Inari One. After discovering flexor tendonitis in his leg, he was retired from racing. Days later, on June 25th, a retirement ceremony was held for him at Sapporo Racecourse.

Retirement

Sakura Chiyono O performed stud duty at Shizunai Stallion Station until he was gelded in 2002. He spent the rest of his life at Shinwa Farm as a meritorious horse.

On January 6th, 2012, Sakura Chiyono O became unable to stand. A day later, on January 7th, he passed away due to old age at 27 years old.

Relationships

Relatives

• Maruzensky - Father

• Sakura Super O - Son

Race Records

Race data sourced from netkeiba.

Date	Racecourse	Race	Grade	Distance	Gate	Odds	Fav.	Fin.	Time	Margin	Jockey	Winner (Runner-Up)	Other Umamusume
1987/08/08	Hakodate	Three-Year-Old Newcomer	Maiden	T 1000m	5	1.0	1	1	0:59.5	-0.6	F.Kojima	(Sea Bird Power)
1987/10/03	Nakayama	Fuyo Tokubetsu	OP	T 1600m	8	1.4	1	1	1:35.8	-0.4	F.Kojima	(May Storm)
1987/10/31	Tokyo	Icho Tokubetsu	OP	T 1600m	4	1.3	1	2	1:38.2	0.4	F.Kojima	Meiner Logik
1987/12/20	Nakayama	Asahi Hai Sansai Stakes	G1	T 1600m	5	1.9	1	1	1:35.6	-0.1	F.Kojima	(Tsujino Shogun)
1988/02/14	Tokyo	Kyodo News Hai	G3	T 1800m	3	2.4	1	4	1:48.4	0.5	F.Kojima	Muguet Royal
1988/03/06	Tokyo	Yayoi Sho	G2	T 2000m	7	5.5	2	1	2:01.1	-0.3	F.Kojima	(Tosho Mario)
1988/04/17	Tokyo	Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas)	G1	T 2000m	2	4.2	2	3	2:01.5	0.2	F.Kojima	Yaeno Muteki	Yaeno Muteki
1988/05/29	Tokyo	Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby)	G1	T 2400m	5	9.4	3	1	2:26.3	-0.1	F.Kojima	(Mejiro Ardan)	Mejiro Ardan, Yaeno Muteki
1989/05/14	Tokyo	Yasuda Kinen	G1	T 1600m	4	7.2	3	16	1:37.7	3.4	F.Kojima	Bamboo Memory	Bamboo Memory
1989/06/11	Hanshin	Takarazuka Kinen	G1	T 2200m	12	10.6	4	16	2:18.8	4.8	F.Kojima	Inari One	Inari One, Bamboo Memory, Yaeno Muteki, Gold City

Pedigree

Horse pedigree of Sakura Chiyono O (JPN)

Sire Maruzensky (JPN)	Nijinsky (CAN)	Northern Dancer (CAN)	Nearctic (CAN)
			Natalma (USA)
		Flaming Page (CAN)	Bull Page (USA)
			Flaring Top (USA)
	Shill (USA)	Buckpasser (USA)	Tom Fool (USA)
			Busanda (USA)
		Quill (USA)	Princequillo (IRE)
			Quick Touch (USA)
Dam Sakura Sedan (JPN)	Sedan (FR)	Prince Bio (FR)	Prince Rose (GB)
			Biologie (FR)
		Staffa (ITY)	Orsenigo (ITY)
			Signa (ITY)
	Swanswood Grove (GB)	Grey Sovereign (GB)	Nasrullah (GB)
			Kong (GB)
		Fakhry (GB)	Mahmoud (FR)
			Fille de Salut (GB), (Family: 16-a)