T. M. Ocean

T. M. Ocean
テイエムオーシャン
SireDancing Brave
GrandsireLyphard
DamRiver Girl
DamsireRivlia
SexMare
Foaled9 April 1998[1]
CountryJapan
ColorBay (horse)
BreederToshiki Kawagoe
OwnerMasatsugu Takezono
Racing colors
TrainerKatsuichi Nishiura
JockeyMasaru Honda
Record18: 7-1-4
Earnings472,257,000 JPY
Major wins
Hanshin Sansai Himba Stakes (2000)
Tulip Sho (2001)
Sapporo Kinen (2002)
Japanese Classic Tiara Race wins:
Oka Sho (2001)
Shuka Sho (2001)
Awards
JRA Award for Best Two-Year-Old Filly (2000)
JRA Award for Best Three-Year-Old Filly (2001)

T. M. Ocean (Japanese: テイエムオーシャン, Hepburn: Tei Emu Ōshān; foaled 9 April 1998) is a Japanese thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare who won the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies in 2000 and swept two of the three crowns of the Japanese Triple Tiara in 2001, winning the Oka Sho and Shuka Sho. She was awarded the JRA Award for Best Two-Year-Old Filly and the JRA Award for Best Three-Year-Old Filly in the following year.

Background

T. M. Ocean was a bay mare bred by Toshiki Kawagoe at Kawagoe Farm in Urakawa, Hokkaido. She was sired by Dancing Brave, winner of the 1986 2000 Guineas, Eclipse Stakes, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, and Prix de L'arc de Triomphe. Her dam River Girl was sired by Rivlia, who also sired the 1993 Satsuki Sho winner Narita Taishin. Her granddam Erebus was the 1985 Oka Sho winner.

Ten days after her birth, owner Masatsugu Takezono visited Kawagoe Farm. And upon seeing T. M. Ocean by chance, he noted that she was a small horse but looked like a promising runner. Despite opposition of several trainers accompanying him, he still decided to purchase her.

Racing record

T. M. Ocean won 7 out of 18 entries, placed second once, and third four times. This data is available in JBIS, and netkeiba. [2][3]

Date Racecourse Race Grade Distance

(Condition)

 Entry HN Odds

(Favoured)

 Finish Time Margin Jockey Winner

(Runner-up)

2000 – two-year-old season
5 Aug Sapporo 2yo newcomer 1200m (Firm) 8 3 5.4 (3) 1st 1:10.6 2+1⁄2 lengths Masaru Honda (Win Radius)
26 Aug Sapporo Two-Year-Old 5,000,000 yen under 1200m (Soft) 14 4 1.6 (1) 1st 1:10.6 6 lengths Masaru Honda (Tax Shelter)
23 Sep Sapporo Sapporo Sansai Stakes 3 1800m (Firm) 13 3 2.5 (1) 3rd 1:49.9 (2 lengths) Masaru Honda Jungle Pocket
3 Dec Hanshin Hanshin Sansai Himba Stakes 1 1600m (Firm) 18 9 4.3(1) 1st 1:34.6 2 lengths Masaru Honda (Daiwa Rouge)
2001 – three-year-old season
3 Mar Hanshin Tulip Sho 3 1600m (Firm) 14 11 1.7 (1) 1st 1:35.3 4 lengths Masaru Honda (Point Flag)
8 Apr Hanshin Oka Sho 1 1600m (Firm) 18 8 1.3 (1) 1st 1:34.4 3 lengths Masaru Honda (Moonlight Tango)
20 May Tokyo Yushun Himba 1 2400m (Firm) 18 12 1.8 (1) 3rd 2:26.7 (2+1⁄2 lengths) Masaru Honda Lady Pastel
14 Oct Kyoto Shuka Sho 1 2000m (Firm) 18 2 2.4 (1) 1st 1:58.5 3⁄4 length Masaru Honda (Rosebud)
11 Nov Kyoto Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup 1 2200m (Firm) 15 1 3.0 (1) 5th 2:11.3 (1⁄2 length) Masaru Honda To the Victory
23 Dec Nakayama Arima Kinen 1 2500m (Firm) 13 8 26.8 (8) 6th 2:33.5 (2+1⁄2 lengths) Masaru Honda Manhattan Cafe
2002 – four-year-old season
18 Aug Sapporo Sapporo Kinen 2 2000m (Firm) 16 14 5.1 (2) 1st 1:59.5 1+1⁄2 lengths Masaru Honda (Tokai Point)
27 Oct Tokyo Tenno Sho (Autumn) 1 2000m (Firm) 18 10 4.9 (1) 13th 1:59.5 (6+1⁄2 lengths) Masaru Honda Symboli Kris S
24 Nov Nakayama Japan Cup 1 2200m (Firm) 16 11 22.4 (10) 9th 2:13.0 (4+3⁄4 lengths) Masaru Honda Falbrav
23 Dec Nakayama Arima Kinen 1 2500m (Good) 14 5 33.2 (10) 10th 2:34.1 (9+3⁄4 lengths) Masaru Honda Symboli Kris S
2003 – five-year-old season
19 Apr Hanshin Yomiuri Milers Cup 2 1600m (Firm) 13 10 3.4 (2) 3rd 1:32.3 (2+3⁄4 lengths) Masaru Honda Lohengrin
31 May Chukyo Kinko Sho 2 2000m (Good) 14 13 5.2 (3) 9th 1:59.8 (5+1⁄4 lengths) Masaru Honda Tap Dance City
13 Jul Hanshin Mermaid Stakes 3 2000m (Soft) 10 2 2.9 (2) 2nd 2:04.3 (3+1⁄2 lengths) Masaru Honda Rosebud
17 Aug Sapporo Hokkaido Shimbun Hai Queen Stakes 3 1800m (Firm) 11 11 4.5 (1) 3rd 1:47.9 (1 length) Masaru Honda Osumi Haruka

Legend:
  Turf

Pedigree

Pedigree of T. M. Ocean (JPN), bay mare 1998[1]
Sire
Dancing Brave (USA)
b. 1983		 Lyphard (USA)
b. 1969		 Northern Dancer (CAN) Nearctic (CAN)
Natalma (USA)
Goofed (USA) Court Martial (GB)
Barra (FR)
Navajo Princess (USA)
b. 1974		 Drone (USA) Sir Gaylord (USA)
Cap and Bells (USA)
Olmec (USA) Pago Pago (AUS)
Chocolate Beau (USA)
Dam
River Girl (JPN)
1991
F. no: 12[4]		 Rivlia (USA)
1982		 Riverman (FR)
1969		 Never Bend (USA)
1960
River Lady (USA)
1963
Dahlia (USA)
1970		 Vaguely Noble (IRE)
1965
Charming Alibi (USA)
1963
Erebus (JPN)
1982		 Magnitude (IRE)
1975		 Mill Reef (USA)
1968
Altesse Royale (IRE)
1968
Hokuei Ribbon(JPN) Eagle (GB)
Queen Epolo (JPN)

References

  1. 1 2 3 "T. M. Ocean pedigree". equineline.com.
  2. ↑ "T. M. Ocean race record JBIS". JBIS. Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association. Retrieved 24 August 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ "T. M. Ocean race record netkeiba". netkeiba. NET DREAMERS, Co., Ltd. Retrieved 24 August 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ "T.M.Ocean Pedigree". netkeiba. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
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