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Tamamo Cross

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Tamamo Cross
BreedThoroughbred
SireC.B. Cross (JPN)
GrandsireFortino (FR)
DamGreen Chateau
DamsireChateaugay
SexHorse
Foaled23 May 1984
Died10 April 2003
CountryJapan
BreederNishikino Bokujo [1]
Record18:9-3-2-4[2]
Earnings¥490,613,600
Major wins
Takarazuka Kinen (1988)
Tenno Sho - Spring and Autumn (1988)
Hanshin Daishōten (1988)
Naruo Kinen (1987)
Awards
Japanese Horse of the Year (1988)

Tamamo Cross (in Japanese: タマモクロス; 23 May 1984 – 10 April 2003) is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse who won the multiple Grade 1 titles.

Racing career

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Tamamo's first race was on November 1, 1987, at the Fujinomori Tokubetsu, which he won. He then won the 1987 Naruo Kinen on December 6. He followed that up on January 5, 1988, by winning the 1988 Sports Nippon Sho Kim Pai. He then won the Hanshin Daishoten on March 13, 1988.[2]

Tamamo competed in his first Grade 1 races in 1988. He won both the Spring and Autumn edition of the 1988 Tenno Sho. He came in 2nd in both the 1988 Japan Cup and the 1988 Arima Kinen, which was his final race.[2]

For his efforts, he won the 1988 Japanese Horse of the Year.[2]

Stud career

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Tamamo Cross's descendants include:[3]

c = colt, f = filly

Foaled Name Sex Major Wins
1990 Bridge Teio c Soshun Sho, Takeyoriwake Sho
1991 Black Cross c Derby Grand Prix
1991 Kanetsu Cross c American Jockey Club Cup
1992 Hiro de Cross c Yasuda Kinen
1993 Shirokita Cross c Kobe Shimbun Hai
1994 Tamamo Inazuma c Diamond Stakes
1994 Makoto Raiden c Sirius Stakes
1995 Dantsu Sirius c Tulip Sho
1999 My Sole Sound c Hanshin Daishōten, Kyoto Kinen, Milers Cup, Kyoto Kinpai, Chunichi Shimbun Hai
1999 Win Generale c Nikkei Sho
2003 Tamamo Support c Radio Nikkei Sho

Pedigree

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Pedigree of Tamamo Cross (JPN), 1984[4]
Sire
C.B. Cross (JPN)
1975
Fortino (FR)
1959
Grey Sovereign Nasrullah
Kong
Ranavalo Relic
Navarra
Zuisho (JPN)
1968
Partholon Milesian
Paelo
Cumulus Turk's Reliance
Royal Deal
Dam
Green Chateau (JPN)
1974
Chateaugay (USA)
1960
Swaps Khaled
Iron Reward
Banquet Bell Polynesian
Dinner Horn
Queen Bee (JPN)
1966
Tudor Period Owen Tudor
Cornice
Corsa Hindostan
Miss Channel

References

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  1. ^ "Tamamo Cross". Equibase. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Tamamo Cross". JBIS. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Tamamo Cross". JBIS. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Tamamo Cross(JPN)". JBIS. 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2019-03-28.