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Meisho Tabaru
Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Meisho Tabaru (メイショウタバル; foaled April 20, 2021) is a Japanese thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2025 Takarazuka Kinen.[1]
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Background
The horse's name is derived from the Tabaruzaka district in Kumamoto, as well as the Meisho eponym (kanmei, 冠名) of the owner.[3]
Racing career
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2023: two-year old season
Meisho Tabaru ran his first race at Kyoto Racecourse where, ridden by Taiga Tsunoda he ran a 2,000 meter debut race for two year olds.[4] Meisho Tabaru would win his first race on his third race, when he won a 2,000 meter maiden race held at Hanshin Racecourse.
2024: three-year old season
Meisho Tabaru was to start the season with the Wakagoma Stakes on January 20 but was scratched at the last moment due to a lameness in the right forearm.[5][6] Meisho Tabaru was later sent to the Tsubaki Sho held on February 17 where he scored his second victory after taking the lead early on and holding on to it for the rest of the race.[6] The horse was initially planned to run the Spring Stakes after that, but instead entered in to the Mainichi Hai on March 23 after the horse had to briefly recuperate from a phlegmon on his left forearm.[5] In the Mainichi Hai the horse took the lead right from the start and was the frontrunner of the entire race, winning his first graded race victory with a 6 length lead.[5][7] Following this victory, it was announced that the horse's next race would be the Satsuki Shō.
At the Satsuki Shō, Meisho Tabaru ran very fast as the front runner, having covered the first 1,000 meters of the race in 57.5 seconds. While this led to the winner, Justin Milano, breaking the record of the race, Meisho Tabaru himself burnt through his stamina and lost momentum on the final stretch, finishing last.[8] He was also entered in to the Tōkyō Yūshun but was scratched on May 24 after it was discovered the horse suffered a stone bruise on his left hind.[9]
After taking the summer off, the horse was entered in to the Kobe Shimbun Hai held on September 22. After making a good start and taking the lead, the horse held on to the lead for the rest of the race, beating June Take by half a length despite the horse trying to catch up.[10][11]
On October 20, Meisho Tabaru was entered in to the Kikuka-shō, where he briefly took the lead at the first corner of the second lap, but as the leader of the pack kept changing rapidly the horse lost the will to continue racing, dropping out of the lead early on and finishing 16th and over 5 seconds behind the winner, Urban Chic.[12][13]
In spite of this defeat, it was announced that the horse was planned to race the Arima Kinen.[14] However, as the race drew near, the number of horses registered to run the race grew more than the maximum number of horses allowed to run the race, and was also short of prize money for that race, the horse was barred from entering the race, necessitating the horse's next race to be the following month's Nikkei Shinshun Hai.[15][16]
2025: four-year old season
The horse was entered in to the Nikkei Shinshun Hai as previously announced. The horse had been a front-runner since his Mainichi Hai, largely due to his temperament issues.[17] After taking the lead early on the horse sped up and covered the first 1,000 meters in 57.7 seconds. However, much like in the Satsuki Shō, the horse lost momentum and lost the lead at the final 400 meter mark. As a result, while the race finished with a relatively fast time of 2 minutes 9 seconds, he finished 11th, with a 2.1 second gap behind the winner Lord del Rey.[18][19] Following the race, the horse was sent to pasture to recuperate, and it was announced that his next race would either be the Ōsaka Hai or the Dubai Turf.[20] On March 6, it was officially announced that the horse would be entered in to the Dubai Turf, with Yutaka Take as his new jockey.[21]
On April 5, the horse was ran the Dubai Turf.[22] In that race, while he did not have the best start, the horse managed to take the lead. The horse held on to the lead until the final stretch, before Romantic Warrior overtook him at the last 300 meter point and finished fifth.[23][24]
On June 15, after returning to Japan, the horse was entered in to the Takarazuka Kinen with Take once again riding the horse. After taking the lead at the start, the horse lead the pack, running the first 1,000 meters of the race in 59.1 seconds. At the fourth corner Bellagio Opera contested the lead, but once they entered the final stretch, Meisho Tabaru gained more distance against the rest of the pack, winning his first Grade I race with a three lengths lead. This marked a father-son victory for the horse, as his sire, Gold Ship, won the same race in 2013 and 2014. This also marked Yutaka Take's fifth victory for the race, the most wins by a jockey for this race, with his last being with Deep Impact in 2006. This was the first Grade I victory for trainer Mamoru Ishibashi also, and this race was the first time since Eishin Deputy in 2008 for a front-runner to win the Takarazuka Kinen.[25][26]
Following the victory at Takarazuka, the horse was sent out to pasture. It was later announced that Meisho Tabaru's next race will be the Autumn Tenno Sho where he would later finish by a nose at sixth.[27][28]
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Racing form
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The following racing form is based on information available on JBIS-Search, netkeiba.com, Racing Post, and the Emirates Racing Authority.[29][30][31][32]
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Pedigree
- Meisho Tabaru is inbred 3 x 4 to Sunday Silence, meaning that this stallion appears in both the third and fourth generations of his pedigree.
- Meisho Tabaru's uncle is Meisho Kanpaku, the winner of the 2012 Kyōto Daishōten.
- Meisho Tabaru's dam, Meisho Tsubakuro, is the horse that Mamoru Ishibashi won his last win as a jockey.[35]
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