Rice Shower

Rice Shower
Rice Shower
Breed	Thoroughbred
Sire	Real Shadai
Grandsire	Roberto
Dam	Lilac Point(JPN)
Damsire	Maruzensky
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	Mar 5,1989
Country	Japan
Breeder	Utopia Bokujo
Owner	Hideo Kuribayashi
Trainer	Koji Iizuka
Record	25:6-5-2-12
Earnings	¥729,497,200
Major wins
	Tenno Sho(1993, 1995) ; Nikkei Sho (1993) ; Kikuka-shō (1992)

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.

History[]

His name refers to the tradition of throwing rice at weddings for good luck.^{[citation needed]}

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. 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 21st, 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 for a second time on April 23rd.^[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[]

Pedigree of Rice Shower (JPN), 1989^[3]
Sire Real Shadai (USA) 1979	Roberto (USA) 1969	Hail to Reason	Turn-to
		Hail to Reason	Nothirdchance
		Bramalea	Nashua
		Bramalea	Rarelea
	Desert Vixen (USA) 1970	In Reality	Intentionally
		In Reality	My Dear Girl
		Desert Trial	Moslem Chief
		Desert Trial	Scotch Verdict
Dam Lilac Point (JPN) 1979	Maruzensky (JPN) 1974	Nijinsky	Northern Dancer
		Nijinsky	Flaming Page
		Shill	Buckpasser
		Shill	Quill
	Kuri Katsura (JPN) 1962	Tiepolo	Blue Peter
		Tiepolo	Trevisana
		Kurino Hoshi	Primero
		Kurino Hoshi	Oho Hikari

Japanese Wiki[]

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ライスシャワー

References[]

^ "Rice Shower". Equibase. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Rice Shower". JBIS. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
^ "Rice Shower(JPN)". JBIS. 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2019-03-28.

[EQ-1] "Rice Shower". Equibase. Retrieved 31 March 2019.

[JB-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Rice Shower". JBIS. Retrieved 31 March 2019.

[Pedigree-3] "Rice Shower(JPN)". JBIS. 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2019-03-28.

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