Oguri Cap
Oguri Cap in retirement in 1994
SireDancing Cap
GrandsireNative Dancer
DamWhite Narbi
DamsireSilver Shark
SexStallion
Foaled1985
CountryJapan
ColourGray
BreederInaba Bokujo
OwnerKoichi Oguri
→ Isoo Sahashi
→ Toshinori Kondo
TrainerMasao Sumi
→ Tsutomu Setoguchi
Record32: 22-6-1
Earnings912,512,000 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

Retirement

After retirement in 1991, Oguri Cap was sent to the Yushun Stallion Station to stand stud. 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]

An anthropomorphized version of Oguri Cap has made an appearance in the video game and anime Uma Musume Pretty Derby, and is also the main character of the manga Uma Musume Cinderella Gray.[3]

In the manga/anime series Nichijou, one of character Mai Minakami's dogs is named Oguri Cap.

Pedigree

Pedigree of Oguri Cap
Sire
Dancing Cap		 Native Dancer Polynesian Unbreakable
Black Polly
Geisha Discovery
Miyako
Merry Madcap Grey Sovereign Nasrullah
Kong
Croft Lady Golden Cloud
Land of Hope
Dam
White Narubi		 Silver Shark Buisson Ardent Relic
Rose o'Lynn
Palsaka Palestine
Masaka
Never Narbi Never Beat Never Say Die
Bride Elect
Senju Guersant
Star Narubi

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Oguri Cap (JPN)". Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Racing Legend Oguri Cap dead at 25". The Japan Association for International Horse Racing. July 7, 2010. Archived from the original on September 24, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Uma Musume Spinoff Anime Umayon's Video Reveals July Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
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