Tokitsukaze (horse)
| Tokitsukaze | |
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| Breed | Thoroughbred |
| Sire | Primero |
| Grandsire | Blandford |
| Dam | Dai-go Manna |
| Damsire | Shian Mor |
| Sex | Filly |
| Foaled | 10 March 1944 |
| Died | 19 June 1966 (aged 22) Shimoda, Aomori, Japan |
| Country | Japan |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Masuda Farm |
| Owner | Washitarō Kawaguchi |
| Trainer | Fusamatsu Okubo |
| Jockey | Yoshiaki Satō |
| Record | 30: 11-4-4 |
| Earnings | ¥1,315,810 |
| Major wins | |
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| Awards | |
| Leading sire in Japan (as broodmare) | |
| Honors | |
Tokitsukaze (Japanese: トキツカゼ, Tokitsukaze; 10 March 1944 – 19 June 1966) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. She won the Nōrinshō Shōten (now the Satsuki Shō) and the Yūshun Himba in 1947, becoming an irregular dual classic winner.[1] She also won the Kabutoyama Kinen that year.[1] She finished second in the Tōkyō Yūshun (Japanese Derby) by a head.[1] As a broodmare, she produced Otokitsu (Tōkyō Yūshun, Japanese Horse of the Year (1955)) and Onward There (Tennō Shō Spring, Arima Kinen, Japanese Horse of the Year (1958)).[2] She was inducted into the Japan Racing Association Hall of Fame in 1984.[2]
Background
Tokitsukaze was a bay filly bred at Masuda Farm in Shimoda Village, Aomori Prefecture.[1] She was sired by Primero, a British-bred stallion by Blandford imported by the Koiwai Stud Farm, and her dam was Dai-go Manna (第五マンナ), a mare by Shian Mor.[3] She was purchased for ¥50,000 by Washitarō Kawaguchi based solely on her pedigree, with trainer Fusamatsu Okubo having never seen the horse before the purchase.[4] She was trained by Okubo at Nakayama Racecourse.[1]
Racing career
1946: two-year-old season
Tokitsukaze debuted on 24 November 1946 in a race at Tokyo Racecourse, finishing second.[1] She won her second start in December.[1]
1947: three-year-old season
Tokitsukaze won three consecutive races at Nakayama and Tokyo in spring, including an eight-length victory over Matsukujira on heavy ground.[1] On 11 May, she won the Nōrinshō Shōten (Satsuki Shō) over 2000 metres by six lengths, again defeating Matsukujira.[1] On 8 June, she contested the Tōkyō Yūshun (Japanese Derby) over 2400 metres and finished second by a head to Matsukujira in a field of twenty-four.[1]
In autumn, Tokitsukaze won the Yūshun Himba over 2400 metres by a large margin, completing an irregular dual classic.[1] She won the Kabutoyama Kinen at Nakayama on 9 November.[1] She finished the season with six wins from twelve starts.[1]
1948: four-year-old season
Tokitsukaze won three races from fourteen starts, including a course-record victory at Tokyo in June.[1] She finished unplaced in the Tennō Shō (Autumn) and the Meguro Kinen (Autumn).[1]
1949: five-year-old season
Tokitsukaze won an open race at Tokyo on 20 March and was retired.[1]
Statistics
The following table details all 30 starts of Tokitsukaze's racing career. Times and margins were not officially recorded for all races in this era; unrecorded entries are shown as –.
| Date | Distance (Condition) | Race | Class | Course | Odds (Favourite) |
Field | Finish | Time | Jockey | Winning (Losing) Margin |
Winner (2nd Place) |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 – two-year-old season | ||||||||||||
| Nov 24 | Turf 1800 m (Heavy) | A 3-Y-O | Maiden | Tokyo | – (4th) | 11 | 2nd | – | Yoshiaki Satō | 3.5 | Neon | [1] |
| Dec 1 | Turf 1800 m (Heavy) | A 3-Y-O | Maiden | Tokyo | – (1st) | 15 | 1st | 1:53.2 | Yoshiaki Satō | –0.1 | (Raimerie) | [1] |
| 1947 – three-year-old season | ||||||||||||
| Mar 23 | Turf 1800 m (Yielding) | B 4-Y-O (Filly) | Allowance | Nakayama | – (1st) | 12 | 1st | 2:00.2 | Yoshiaki Satō | –2.0 | (Hatsukabuto) | [1] |
| Apr 6 | Turf 1800 m (Good) | 4-Y-O Filly Special | Stakes | Nakayama | – (2nd) | 5 | 1st | 2:00.8 | Yoshiaki Satō | –0.1 | (Brand Baboosh) | [1] |
| May 3 | Turf 1600 m (Soft) | A 4-Y-O | Allowance | Tokyo | – (1st) | 6 | 1st | 1:52.4 | Yoshiaki Satō | –4.0 | (Matsukujira) | [1] |
| May 11 | Turf 2000 m (Yielding) | Nōrinshō Shōten | Classic | Tokyo | – (1st) | 14 | 1st | 2:11.2 | Yoshiaki Satō | –3.0 | (Matsukujira) | [1] |
| May 24 | Turf 1600 m (Good) | A 4-Y-O | Allowance | Tokyo | – (1st) | 5 | 3rd | – | Yoshiaki Satō | – | Matsukujira | [1] |
| Jun 8 | Turf 2400 m (Good) | Tōkyō Yūshun | Classic | Tokyo | – (2nd) | 24 | 2nd | – | Yoshiaki Satō | 0.1 | Matsukujira | [1] |
| Oct 5 | Turf 2000 m (Good) | A 4/5-Y-O (Filly) | Allowance | Tokyo | – (1st) | 7 | 2nd | – | Yoshiaki Satō | 0.3 | Tama | [1] |
| Oct 19 | Turf 2400 m (Yielding) | Yūshun Himba | Classic | Tokyo | – (1st) | 6 | 1st | 2:40.4 | Yoshiaki Satō | –5.0 | (Neon) | [1] |
| Nov 9 | Turf 1950 m (Heavy) | Kabutoyama Kinen | Stakes | Nakayama | – (1st) | 8 | 1st | 2:10.2 | Yoshiaki Satō | –0.4 | (East Parade) | [1] |
| Nov 16 | Turf 2600 m (Good) | Nōrinshō Shōten | Classic | Nakayama | – (2nd) | 13 | 5th | – | Yoshiaki Satō | – | Matsukujira | [1] |
| Nov 29 | Turf 2400 m (Good) | 4/5-Y-O Handicap | Open | Nakayama | – (1st) | 10 | 3rd | – | Yoshiaki Satō | – | Tokino Midori | [1] |
| Dec 14 | Turf 2600 m (Heavy) | 4-Y-O Special | Open | Nakayama | – (2nd) | 12 | 5th | – | Yoshiaki Satō | – | Shimataka | [1] |
| 1948 – four-year-old season | ||||||||||||
| Mar 21 | Turf 1800 m (Yielding) | A Handicap | Allowance | Nakayama | – (4th) | 6 | 1st | 1:55.0 | Yoshiaki Satō | –0.3 | (Toyokume) | [1] |
| Mar 28 | Turf 2400 m (Good) | 5-Y-O Special | Open | Nakayama | – (4th) | 8 | 4th | – | Yoshiaki Satō | – | Shimataka | [1] |
| Apr 4 | Turf 2600 m (Yielding) | Nakayama Kinen (Spring) | Stakes | Nakayama | – (3rd) | 8 | 5th | – | Yoshiaki Satō | – | Brand Baboosh | [1] |
| Apr 25 | Turf 1600 m (Good) | A 4-Y-O+ Handicap | Open | Tokyo | – (3rd) | 6 | 3rd | – | Yoshiaki Satō | – | Toyokume | [1] |
| May 9 | Turf 2600 m (Good) | A 5-Y-O+ Special | Open | Tokyo | – (2nd) | 4 | 3rd | – | Yoshiaki Satō | – | Toyokume | [1] |
| May 29 | Turf 1800 m (Good) | A 4-Y-O+ Handicap | Open | Tokyo | – (3rd) | 8 | 2nd | – | Yoshiaki Satō | 0.1 | Marushin | [1] |
| Jun 5 | Turf 2000 m (Good) | A 5-Y-O Special | Open | Tokyo | – (1st) | 6 | 1st | R2:06.6 | Yoshiaki Satō | –2.5 | (Marushin) | [1] |
| Jun 19 | Turf 2400 m (Soft) | A 5-Y-O+ Handicap | Open | Tokyo | – (5th) | 7 | 4th | – | Yoshiaki Satō | – | Akebono | [1] |
| Oct 3 | Turf 1800 m (Heavy) | A 4-Y-O+ Special Handicap | Open | Nakayama | – (3rd) | 10 | 4th | – | Yoshiaki Satō | – | Akebono | [1] |
| Oct 10 | Turf 2600 m (Good) | Nōrin Daijin Shō | Stakes | Nakayama | – (1st) | 6 | 1st | 2:48.2 | Yoshiaki Satō | –5.0 | (Kiyomasa) | [1] |
| Nov 13 | Turf 2000 m (Good) | A Special Handicap Cap | Open | Tokyo | – (5th) | 12 | 5th | – | Yoshiaki Satō | – | Katsufuji | [1] |
| Nov 23 | Turf 3200 m (Yielding) | Tennō Shō (Autumn) | Imperial Prize | Tokyo | – (2nd) | 8 | 6th | – | Yoshiaki Satō | – | Katsufuji | [1] |
| Dec 4 | Turf 2000 m (Good) | A Special Handicap Cap | Open | Tokyo | – (4th) | 15 | 9th | – | Takeshi Sasaki | – | World More | [1] |
| Dec 19 | Turf 3200 m (Yielding) | Meguro Kinen (Autumn) | Stakes | Tokyo | – (8th) | 9 | 7th | – | Yoshiaki Satō | – | Sefetes | [1] |
| 1949 – five-year-old season | ||||||||||||
| Mar 13 | Turf 1800 m (Good) | Special Handicap Cap | Open | Tokyo | – (1st) | 10 | 6th | – | Yoshiaki Satō | – | Tokino Hoshi | [1] |
| Mar 20 | Turf 2000 m (Good) | Open | Open | Tokyo | – (2nd) | 6 | 1st | 2:08.0 | Yoshiaki Satō | –1.0 | (Brand Light) | [1] |
Stud career
Tokitsukaze entered stud at Masuda Farm in 1949.[4] She produced sixteen foals over seventeen years.[4] Her major progeny included Otokitsu (オートキツ), who won the 1955 Tōkyō Yūshun by eight lengths on heavy ground, and Onward There (オンワードゼア), who won the Tennō Shō (Spring) and Arima Kinen.[2] Both were named Horse of the Year in their respective seasons.[4]
Tokitsukaze died of uterine haemorrhage on 19 June 1966, shortly after foaling her sixteenth offspring.[5]
Notable progeny
| Progeny | Major wins |
|---|---|
| Otokitsu (オートキツ) | Tōkyō Yūshun, Diamond Stakes, Tokyo Hai; Japanese Horse of the Year (1955) |
| Onward There (オンワードゼア) | Tennō Shō (Spring), Arima Kinen, Nakayama 4-Y-O Stakes, Nihon Keizai Shō; Japanese Horse of the Year (1958) |
Pedigree
| Sire Primero (GB) 1931 |
Blandford (GB) 1919 |
Swynford | John o'Gaunt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Pilgrim | |||
| Blanche | White Eagle | ||
| Black Cherry | |||
| Athasi (GB) 1917 |
Farasi | Desmond | |
| Molly Morgan | |||
| Athgreany | Galloping Simon | ||
| Fairyland | |||
| Dam Dai-go Manna (JPN) 1939 |
Shian Mor (GB) 1924 |
Buchan | Sunstar |
| Hamoaze | |||
| Orlass | Orby | ||
| Simon Lass | |||
| Manna (JPN) 1928 |
Clackmannan | Lomond | |
| Pretty Polly | |||
| Dai-san Frustrate | Intaglio | ||
| Frustrate |
- Tokitsukaze is inbred 4 × 5 to Desmond and 5 × 5 to Gallinule.[3]
- Her sire Primero was imported by Koiwai Stud Farm in 1936 and was a dominant stallion in Japan, siring multiple classic winners.[4]
- Her dam Dai-go Manna was bred at Koiwai Stud Farm. The female line traces back to Frustrate, one of Koiwai's foundation mares.[4]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 "トキツカゼ". Ahonoora (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 "トキツカゼ：競馬の殿堂". JRA (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- 1 2 "トキツカゼ - 5代血統表". JBIS Search (in Japanese). Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Shirai, Toru, ed. (1971). 日本の名馬 (in Japanese). Thoroughbred Bloodline Center.
- ↑ Usami, Tsuneo (September 1966). "名牝トキツカゼ". 優駿 (in Japanese). JRA. pp. 56–59.