Super Creek

Super Creek
Super Creek in 1996
SireNo Attention
GrandsireGreen Dancer
DamNice Day
DamsireIntermezzo
SexStallion
Foaled(1985-05-27)27 May 1985
Died29 August 2010(2010-08-29) (aged 25)
CountryJapan
ColourBay
BreederKashiwadai Farm
OwnerMakoto Kikura
TrainerShuji Ito
Record16: 8-2-2
Earnings562,535,200 yen
Major wins
Kikuka Sho (1988)
Kyōto Daishōten (1989, 1990)
Tenno Sho (Autumn) (1989)
Sankei Osaka Hai (1990)
Tenno Sho (Spring) (1990)

Super Creek (Japanese : スーパークリーク, 27 May 1985 – 29 August 2010) was a Japanese thoroughbred racehorse and stallion, sired by No Attention. He won multiple major Japanese racing events, including the 1988 Kikuka-shō and the 1989 Autumn and 1990 Spring Tenno Shos.[1] Alongside Oguri Cap and Inari One, Super Creek was known as a member of the "Heisei Big Three" that helped renew interest in horse racing in Japan.

Career

Youth

Super Creek was born at Kashiwadai Farm in Monbetsu, Hokkaido. Trainer Shuji Ito noticed his potential despite an outward facing front left leg.

Three year old season

Super Creek's racing debut was originally scheduled in the summer of 1987 at Hakodate Racecourse, but was delayed after the horse began suffering severe diarrhea. Super Creek instead made his debut in December at the Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka, Hyogo. Super Creek's first victory came in his second race, where jockey Shigeki Tahara commented, "This horse could be a real star."[2]

Super Creek's 3-year-old season began with three races run early in the year, including a third place at the Kisaragi Sho and a victory in the Sumire Sho. Super Creek's owners then aimed to run the Tōkyō Yūshun with him, but during a training run for the Aoba Sho — a lead-up race to the Tōkyō Yūshun, Super Creek suffered a fractured front-left leg, which forced the horse out of competition for several months. Super Creek returned to racing in late September. Despite not having a graded-stakes victory yet, Super Creek earned entry in to the Kikuka-shō after the withdraw of other horses and being first in the line of reserve entries based on earned prize money.[3] In the race, Super Creek charged out of the final corner to take the lead and victory by five lengths over Gakuen to Beat. The victory was the first G1 victory for both Super Creek and his jockey, Yutaka Take.[3] At the end of 1988, Super Creek earned entry in to the Arima Kinen based on his popularity and was the third favorite behind Oguri Cap and Tamamo Cross. However, Super Creek was disqualified from the race after having been deemed to have obstructed the path of Mejiro Durren while trying to break out of the pack.[4]

Four year old season

Injury once again plagued Super Creek in 1989 entering his 4-year-old season. The horse began to suffer persistent muscle pain in his hind legs and was unable to compete for most of the year. He finally returned to racing in October at the Kyōto Daishōten, where he took victory in his first race back. Super Creek then won its next outing at the Autumn Tenno Sho. The Tenno Sho victory was the first of a current record-equaling seven for jockey Yutaka Take as of 2025.[5] Super Creek participated in the Japan Cup and Arima Kinen to finish out the year, finishing fourth and second in them, respectively.

Five Year old season

1990 was Super Creek's 5-year-old season. In early April, Super Creek took victory in the Sankai Ōsaka Hai. In late April, he took victory in the Spring Tenno Sho, making Super Creek the second horse in history to achieve victories in both Tenno Shos, after Tamamo Cross earned both in the same year in 1988. After the Tenno Sho, muscle pain again appeared in Super Creek's legs, cancelling plans to run him in the Takarazuka Kinen and a possible entry in to the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in France.[6] Like in 1989, Super Creek returned to racing at the Kyōto Daishōten, where he once again took victory. Almost immediately after the race, it was discovered that Super Creek had developed laminitis in his left-front leg. Plans to run Super Creek in the autumn Tenno Sho were cancelled and, at the end of the year, Super Creek was retired from racing entirely. Retirement ceremonies were held in January 1991 at both Nakayama Racecourse and at Kyoto Racecourse.

Racing statistics

Super Creek ran in 16 races, with 8 wins including 3 Grade 1 victories.[7][8]

Date Distance (Condition) Race Class Course Field Odds
(Favourite) 		Finish Time Winning
(Losing)
Margin 		Jockey Winner
(2nd place) 		Ref
1987 – Two-year-old season
Dec 5 Turf 2000 m (Firm) Two Year Old Debut Hanshin 10 5.3 (4th) 2nd 2:03.1 (1⁄2 length) Seiki Tabara Foundry Dictor [9]
Dec 26 Turf 2000 m (Firm) Two Year Old Hanshin 16 2.0 (1st) 1st 2:03.1 3⁄4 length Seiki Tabara (Long Gracias) [10]
1988 – Three-year-old season
Jan 5 Turf 2000 m (Good) Fukujuso Tokubetsu Kyoto 10 2.9 (1st) 4th 2:06.5 (3 lengths) Seiki Tabara Meiner Frische [11]
Feb 14 Turf 2000 m (Firm) Kisaragi Sho GIII Kyoto 8 10.2 (4th) 3rd 2:04.5 (1+3⁄4 lengths) Seiki Tabara Meiner Frische [12]
Mar 19 Turf 2200 m (Good) Sumire Sho OP Hanshin 9 3.5 (3rd) 1st 2:18.8 1⁄2 length Yutaka Take (Power Winner) [13]
Sep 25 Turf 2000 m (Soft) Kobe Shimbun Hai GII Hanshin 10 8.3 (4th) 3rd 2:05.5 (2+1⁄2 lengths) Yutaka Take Yaeno Dia [14]
Oct 16 Turf 2200m (Firm) Kyoto Shimbun Hai GII Kyoto 16 13.0 (4th) 6th 2:15.6 (7+1⁄4 lengths) Yutaka Take Yaeno Muteki [15]
Nov 6 Turf 3000 m (Firm) Kikuka Sho GI Kyoto 18 8.5 (3rd) 1st 3:07.3 5 lengths Yutaka Take (Gakuen to Beat) [16]
Dec 25 Turf 2500 m (Firm) Arima Kinen GI Nakayama 13 7.4 (4th) DQ [a] 2:34.1 -- Yutaka Take Oguri Cap [17]
1989 – Four-year-old season
Oct 8 Turf 2400 m (Firm) Kyoto Daishoten GII Kyoto 10 1.4 (1st) 1st R2:25.0 3⁄4 length Yutaka Take (Mr.Cyclennon) [18]
Oct 29 Turf 2000 m (Firm) Tenno Sho (Autumn) GI Tokyo 14 4.5 (2nd) 1st 1:59.1 neck Yutaka Take (Oguri Cap) [19]
Nov 26 Turf 2400 m (Firm) Japan Cup GI Tokyo 15 4.6 (1st) 4th 2:22.7 (3+1⁄2 lengths) Yutaka Take Horlicks [20]
Dec 24 Turf 2500 m (Firm) Arima Kinen GI Nakayama 16 3.1 (2nd) 2nd 2:31.7 (nose) Yutaka Take Inari One [21]
1990 – Five-year-old season
Apr 1 Turf 2000 m (Good) Sankei Osaka Hai GII Hanshin 9 2.2 (1st) 1st 2:02.9 3⁄4 length Yutaka Take (Osaichi George) [22]
Apr 29 Turf 3200 m (Firm) Tenno Sho (Spring) GI Kyoto 16 1.5 (1st) 1st 3:21.9 1⁄2 length Yutaka Take (Inari One) [23]
Oct 7 Turf 2400 m (Soft) Kyoto Daishoten GII Kyoto 6 1.1 (1st) 1st 2:26.9 1⁄2 length Yutaka Take (Real Birthday) [24]
  1. ^ Super Creek finished third, however, he was disqualified after the race for obstructed the path of Mejiro Durren while trying to break out of the pack.

Retirement

Super Creek was retired to stud at Hidaka Stallion Station in Hidaka, Hokkaido in 1991. However, Super Creek's offspring were largely unsuccessful and included no graded stakes winners. Super Creek is the damsire of one G3 winner – Blue Shotgun, who won the 2006 Hankyu Hai – through his daughter Ogi Blue Venus.[25] Super Creek produced his last foal in 2006 before being retired from stud.

Super Creek lived the remainder of his life at Hidaka Stallion Station. His health began to decline in June of 2010 as he began to suffer from poor appetite and diarrhea brought on by enteritis. His condition deteriorated rapidly a few months later, and Super Creek died on 29 August 2010 at age 25.[26]

An anthropomorphized version of Super Creek has made an appearance as a playable character in the video game franchise Umamusume: Pretty Derby voiced by Kana Yūki.[27][28] She is characterized as having an extremely doting, motherly personality, allegedly inspired by the real world Super Creek's relationship with jockey Yutaka Take, who won his first G1 race with Super Creek.[29][30]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Super Creek (JPN), bay colt, May 27, 1985 [31]
Sire
No Attention (FR)
(1978) 		Green Dancer (USA)
(1972) 		Nijinsky (CAN) Northern Dancer
Flaming Page
Green Valley (FR) Val de Loir
Sly Pola (USA)
No No Nannette
(1973) 		Sovereign Path (GB) Grey Sovereign
Mountain Path
Nuclea (GER) Orsini
Nixe
Dam
Nice Day (JPN)
(1979) 		Intermezzo (GB)
(1966) 		Hornbeam Hyperion
Thicket
Plaza Persian Gulf
Wild Success (IRE)
Sachino Hime
(1957) 		Sayajirao (GB) Nearco (ITY)
Rosy Legend (FR)
Sainte Maxime (GB) Rockefella
Sou'wester (Family 1-l)[32]

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