Rice Shower
Rice Shower (in Japanese: ライスシャワー, March 5, 1989 − June 4, 1995) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse who won the multiple Group 1 titles.
| Rice Shower | |
|---|---|
 Rice Shower at the 1995 Takarazuka Kinen | |
| Breed | Thoroughbred |
| Sire | Real Shadai |
| Grandsire | Roberto |
| Dam | Lilac Point(JPN) |
| Damsire | Maruzensky |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | March 5, 1989 |
| Died | June 4, 1995 (aged 6) |
| Country | Japan |
| Breeder | Utopia Bokujo [1] |
| Owner | Hideo Kuribayashi |
| Trainer | Koji Iizuka |
| Record | 25:6-5-2-12[2] |
| Earnings | ¥729,497,200 |
| Major wins | |
| Tenno Sho(1993, 1995) Nikkei Sho (1993) Kikuka-shō (1992) | |
History
His name refers to the tradition of throwing rice at weddings for good luck.[3]
Rice Shower's first race was on September 21, 1991, when he won the 1991 Fuyo Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse.[2]
On November 8, 1992, Rice Shower captured the first major win of his career by winning the 1992 Kikuka-shō, defeating the favored Mihono Bourbon in the process. This was the horse's only win of 1992, though he came in second at the 1992 Tokyo Yūshun.[2]
Rice Shower had a strong 1993 season. He captured the Nikkei Sho on March 21, then followed it up by winning the April 23rd, Tenno Sho, which are both Group 1 titles.[2]
He was winless in 1994, but in 1995, he captured the Tenno Sho (Spring) for a second time on April 23, dashing hopes for Mejiro McQueen to win the race three times in a row.[2]
Rice Shower died on June 4, 1995. He fell during a race at the 1995 Takarazuka Kinen and was euthanized. He was 6 years old at the time.
Pedigree
| Sire Real Shadai (USA) 1979 |
Roberto (USA) 1969 |
Hail to Reason | Turn-to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nothirdchance | |||
| Bramalea | Nashua | ||
| Rarelea | |||
| Desert Vixen (USA) 1970 |
In Reality | Intentionally | |
| My Dear Girl | |||
| Desert Trial | Moslem Chief | ||
| Scotch Verdict | |||
| Dam Lilac Point (JPN) 1979 |
Maruzensky (JPN) 1974 |
Nijinsky | Northern Dancer |
| Flaming Page | |||
| Shill | Buckpasser | ||
| Quill | |||
| Kuri Katsura (JPN) 1962 |
Tiepolo | Blue Peter | |
| Trevisana | |||
| Kurino Hoshi | Primero | ||
| Oho Hikari |
See also
References
- "Rice Shower". Equibase. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- "Rice Shower". JBIS. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- Shibata, Tetsutaka (1994). Densetsu no meiba raisushawa monogatari : Hito no tameni ikihito no tameni shisu 伝説の名馬 ライスシャワー物語―人のために生き、人のために死す (in Japanese). 祥伝社. p. 54. ISBN 4-396-31094-3. OCLC 675966944.
- "Rice Shower(JPN)". JBIS. 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2019-03-28.