Oguri Cap

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Oguri Cap
Oguri Cap in retirement in 1994
Sire	Dancing Cap
Grandsire	Native Dancer
Dam	White Narbi
Damsire	Silver Shark
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1985
Country	Japan
Colour	Gray
Breeder	Inaba Bokujo
Owner	Koichi Oguri → Isoo Sahashi → Toshinori Kondo
Trainer	Masao Sumi →
Record	32: 22-6-1
Earnings	912,512,000 yen
Major wins
Mainichi Okan (1988, 1989) Arima Kinen (1988, 1990) Sankei Sho All Comers (1989) Mile Championship (1989)
Awards
JRA Award for Best Three-Year-Old Colt (1988) JRA Award for Best Older Male Horse (1990) Japanese Horse of the Year (1990)
Honours
Japan Racing Association Hall of Fame (1991)

Oguri Cap (Japanese : オグリキャップ, 27 March 1985 – 3 July 2010) was a Japanese thoroughbred racehorse, sired by Dancing Cap.^[1] Oguri Cap was inducted into the Japan Racing Association Hall of Fame in 1991.

Racing career[]

In May 1987 Oguri Cap made his debut at Kasamatsu Racecourse in Gifu Prefecture. After winning 9 starts in 11 races, including 7 consecutive victories and 4 stakes wins, he was transferred to the ownership of Chuo Horse Racing in January 1988 and recorded 13 more wins including four Grade I stakes, two Grade II stakes, and four Grade III stakes. Some of his biggest wins include the Mile Championship (G1), 2 wins in the Arima Kinen (Grand Prix) (G1), and a win in the Yasuda Kinen (G1). He also racked up victories in the New Zealand Trophy (G2), Takamatsunomiya Kinen (G2), and 2 wins in the Mainichi Ōkan (G2).

In 1988 Oguri Cap won JRA Best Three-Year-Old Colt and in 1990 he won JRA Best Older Male Horse and Japanese Horse of the Year. Nicknames include "Oguri" and the "Grey-Haired Monster".

Other Major Racing Wins

• 1989 Sankei Sho All Comers (G3) [NSR]
• 1988 Mainichi Broadcast. Kyoto Yonsaitokubetsu (G3)
• 1988 Mainichi Hai (G3)
• 1988 (G3)

Retirement[]

After retirement in 1991, Oguri Cap was sent to Hokkaido Niikappu of Yushun Stallion Station to become a sire. He was not able to produce any racers of his caliber, and in 2007 he was retired from stud duty. After retirement, he lived as a pensioned stallion at the Yushun Stallion Station. On July 3, 2010, he fractured one of the tibias in his legs, and was subsequently euthanized.^[2]

Popular culture[]

Oguri Cap was the inspiration for the main character of the manga Uma Musume Cinderella Gray.

Pedigree[]

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