Haiseiko

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Haiseiko
Tomb of Haiseiko, located at Niikappu, Hokkaido
SireChina Rock
GrandsireRockefella
DamHaiyu
DamsireKarim
SexStallion
Foaled1970
CountryJapan
ColourBay
BreederTakeda Bokujo
OwnerOyu
Horseman Club
TrainerMasami Ito
Katsutaro Suzuki
Record22: 13-4-2
Earnings219,539,600 Yen
Major wins
Seiun Sho (1972)
Yayoi Sho (1973)
Spring Stakes (1973)
Satsuki Sho (1973)
NHK Hai (1973)
Nakayama Kinen (1974)
Takarazuka Kinen (1974)
Takamatsunomiya Hai (1974)
Awards
Yushun Public Prize
Honours
Japan Racing Association Hall of Fame (1984)
Statue at Nakayama Racecourse, Oi Racecourse & Niikappu, Hokkaido
Haiseiko Kinen at Oi Racecourse
Last updated on January 28, 2010

Haiseiko (ハイセイコー, Haiseikō) (March 6, 1970 - May 4, 2000) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse.

Racing career[edit]

In 1972, at age two, Haiseiko began racing at the Oi Racecourse for the Japanese National Association of Racing.[1] He was undefeated in six starts at Oi Racecourse.[1]

At age three, Haiseiko was traded to the Japan Racing Association. He won the Satsuki Sho, the first of the Japanese Classic Races but then finished third Take Hope in the Tokyo Yushun and second to the same horse in the Kikuka Sho.

At age four, Haiseiko won the Takarazuka Kinen.

Stud career[edit]

Retired to stud, Haiseiko sired the Tokyo Yushun winner Katsurano Haiseiko, the Satsuki Sho winner Haku Taisei, the Tokyo Derby winner King Haiseiko and Outrun Seiko. He was the Leading Sire in NAR for 1990.

Honors[edit]

Haiseiko was inducted in the Japan Racing Association Hall of Fame in 1984.

The last NAR race Haiseiko ran and won, the Seiun Sho, was renamed the Haiseiko Kinen [ja] in honor of the horse in 2001 after he passed away.[1] Three statues of Haiseiko have been erected as well; with one each at Oi Racecourse, Nakayama Racecourse, and at the Michi no Eki Thoroughbred Road Niikappu [ja].[2][3][4]

Pedigree[edit]

Pedigree of Haiseiko
Sire
China Rock
Rockefella Hyperion Gainsborough
Selene
Rockfel Falstead
Rockliffe
May Wong Rustom Pasha Son-in-Law
Cos
Wezzan Friar Marcus
Woodsprite
Dam
Haiyu
Karim Nearco Pharos
Nogara
Skylarking Mirza
Jennie
Dalmogan Beau Son Beau Pere
Banita
Reticent Hua
Timid

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Tomomi, Nakagawa. "大井が生んだ怪物 ハイセイコー ~ハイセイコー記念~ | 名馬ストーリー | データ&コラム". 東京シティ競馬 : TOKYO CITY KEIBA (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  2. ^ "大井競馬場|競馬場ガイド|地方競馬情報サイト". www.keiba.go.jp. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  3. ^ "主な施設:中山競馬場 JRA". www.jra.go.jp (in Japanese). Japan Racing Association. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  4. ^ "ハイセイコー号記念像 | 北海道ひだか観光ナビ". hokkaido-hidaka-kankonavi.com. Retrieved 2023-02-17.

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