IRL:Tokino Minoru
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| Tokino Minoru | ||
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| トキノミノル | ||
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| Romaji | Tokino Minoru | |
| Foaled | May 02, 1948 | |
| Died | June 20, 1951 | |
| Sire | Theft | |
| Dam | Daini Tyrant's Queen | |
| Sex | Stallion | |
| Color | Bay | |
| Trainer | Waichiro Tanaka | |
| Race Record | 10: 10-0-0 | |
| Earnings | 4,257,150 JPY | |
| Major wins | ||
| Sapporo Stakes (1950) Asahi Hai Sansai Stakes(1950) Satsuki Sho (1951) Japanese Derby (1951) |
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Tokino Minoru was a Japanese racehorse that was active from 1950 to 1951. Nicknamed "The Phantom Horse", he won all 10 of his races before his sudden death over a week after winning the Japanese Derby. He is considered one of the most influential horses in Japan's postwar occupation era.
Name Origin
"Tokino" was a crown name that originally belonged to the Japanese novelist Kan Kikuchi while he was a horse owner. After his death in 1948, the crown name was adopted by Masaichi Nagata as a memorial to his senior.[1] "Minoru" has meanings of gain, or achievement. Before his maiden race, he wasn't given a racing name and he ran as Perfect, which was his foal name. After his maiden race, his name was changed to Tokino Minoru, which was possible back in those days.
Racing career
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Death
Before the Japanese Derby, he was diagnosed with a sand-crack and swollen tendons in his right leg. Though he still participated, under insistence of his owner, and won with a record-setting time.
His owner then had plans to race him in America. However, Tokino Minoru's health started deteriorating after the Japanese Derby, and developed tetanus that lead to a fatal case of sepsis. Attempts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful and he passed away on June 20th, 1951 at the age of 3.
Honors
Tokino Minoru Kinen
Since 1969, the Kyodo Tsushin Hai, a Grade 3 race for three year olds, has been named as a memorial race for Tokino Minoru. Winners of the race include El Condor Pasa, Jungle Pocket and Gold Ship.
JRA Hall of Fame
With the establishment of the JRA Hall Of Fame in 1984, Tokino Minoru was selected as one of the historical horse to be in the first inductees class.
Statue and Movie
While mourning his death, owner Masaichi Nagata created a movie and commissioned a statue of Tokino Minoru. The Phantom Horse (幻の馬) was released in 1955, retelling the career and life of Tokino Minoru. The film is noteworthy for preserving colored footage of Tokyo Racecourse from the 1950s. In 1966, the Tokino Minoru statue was completed by sculptor Takayoshi Mitsui, near the Tokyo Racecourse paddock. The statue still stands to this day and is a popular attraction at the racecourse.
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Race Records
| Date | Racecourse | Race | Grade | Distance | Gate | Odds | Fav. | Fin. | Time | Margin | Jockey | Winner (Runner-Up) | Other Umamusume |
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| 1950/07/23 | Hakodate | Newcomer Race | Maiden | T 800m | 1 | 2 | 1 | 48.1 | M.Iwashita | (Matterhorn) | |||
| 1950/08/23 | Sapporo | Three-Year-Old Open | OP | D 1000m | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1:02.0 | M.Iwashita | (Fumiwaka) | |||
| 1950/09/03 | Sapporo | Sapporo Stakes | OP | D 1200m | 2 | 1 | 1:13.1 | M.Iwashita | (Track O) | ||||
| 1950/10/01 | Nakayama | Three-Year-Old Open | OP | T 1000m | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1:01.2 | M.Iwashita | (Shadai Blues) | |||
| 1950/10/15 | Nakayama | Three-Year-Olds Winners Race | T 1100m | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1:05.4 | M.Iwashita | (Happy Unebi) | ||||
| 1950/12/10 | Nakayama | Asahi Hai Sansai Stakes | OP | T 1100m | 1 | 1 | 1:06.3 | M.Iwashita | (Issei) | ||||
| 1951/04/01 | Nakayama | Four-Year-Olds Selection Handicap | T 1800m | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1:52.1 | M.Iwashita | (Issei) | ||||
| 1951/04/28 | Tokyo | Four-Year-Old Open | OP | T 1800m | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1:52.4 | M.Iwashita | (Issei) | |||
| 1951/05/13 | Nakayama | Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas) | OP | T 2000m | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2:03.0 | M.Iwashita | (Issei) | |||
| 1951/06/03 | Tokyo | Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) | OP | T 2400m | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2:31.1 | M.Iwashita | (Issei) |
Pedigree
| Sire Theft (IRE) |
Tetratema (GB) | The Tetrarch (GB) | Roi Herode (FR) |
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| Vahren (GB) | |||
| Scotch Gift (GB) | Symington (GB) | ||
| Maund (GB) | |||
| Voleuse (GB) | Volta (GB) | Valens (GB) | |
| Agnes Velasquez (GB) | |||
| Sun Worship (GB) | Sundridge (GB) | ||
| Doctrine (GB) | |||
| Dam Daini Tyrant's Queen (JPN) |
Soldennis (GB) | Tredennis (GB) | Kendal (GB) |
| St. Marguerite (GB) | |||
| Soligena (GB) | Soliman (GB) | ||
| St. Guntheirn (GB) | |||
| Tyrant's Queen (GB) | Phalaris (GB) | Polymelus (GB) | |
| Bromus (GB) | |||
| Silver Queen (GB) | The Tetrarch (GB) | ||
| Princess Sterling (GB), (Family: 14-f) |
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