Tamamo Cross

Tamamo Cross
Tamamo Cross in September 2002
BreedThoroughbred
SireC.B. Cross (JPN)
GrandsireFortino (FR)
DamGreen Chateau
DamsireChateaugay
SexStallion
Foaled23 May 1984
Died10 April 2003
CountryJapan
ColorGray
BreederNishikino Bokujo [1]
OwnerTamamo Co., Ltd.
Record18:9-3-2-4[2]
Earnings¥490,613,600
Major wins
Takarazuka Kinen (1988)
Tenno Sho (Spring and Autumn) (1988)
Hanshin Daishōten (1988)
Naruo Kinen (1987)
Awards
Japanese Horse of the Year (1988)
JRA Award for Best Older Male Horse (1988)

Tamamo Cross (in Japanese: タマモクロス; 23 May 1984 – 10 April 2003) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and sire who won multiple Grade 1 titles.

Racing career

Tamamo's first race was on November 1, 1987, at the Fujinomori Tokubetsu, which he won. He then won the 1987 Naruo Kinen on December 6. He followed that up on January 5, 1988, by winning the 1988 Sports Nippon Sho Kim Pai. He then won the Hanshin Daishoten on March 13, 1988.[2]

Tamamo competed in his first Grade 1 races in 1988. He won both the Spring and Autumn edition of the 1988 Tenno Sho. He came in 2nd in both the 1988 Japan Cup and the 1988 Arima Kinen, which was his final race.[2]

For his efforts, he won the 1988 Japanese Horse of the Year.[2]

Racing statistics

The data available based on JBIS and Netkeiba.[3][4]

Date Race Class Distance Racecourse Track Finish Entry Time Jockey Winner
(2nd Place)
1987 – Three-year-old season
Mar 01 Three Year Old 2000m Hanshin Turf 7th 10 2:07.1 Katsumi Minai Aichi Matsushima
Mar 21 Three Year Old 1800m Hanshin Dirt 4th 10 1:56.3 Katsumi Minai Silk Maria
Apr 11 Three Year Old 1700m Hanshin Dirt 1st 11 1:48.3 Katsumi Minai (Beautiful)
May 10 Three Year Old 2000m Kyoto Turf DNF Katsumi Minai Tosano Asakaze
Jun 28 Three Year Old 1800m Sapporo Dirt 6th 8 1:55.6 Seiki Tabara Hokkai Seizan
Jul 11 Rebun Tokubetsu 2000m Sapporo Dirt 2nd 9 2:07.1 Tomio Yasuda Hirono Hayate
Sep 19 Nose Tokubetsu 1800m Hanshin Dirt 3rd 9 1:55.0 Katsumi Minai Alpha Vivace
Oct 04 Three Year Old & Up 1700m Hanshin Dirt 3rd 11 1:47.9 Katsumi Minai Marukasky
Oct 18 Three Year Old & Up 2200m Kyoto Turf 1st 16 2:16.2 Katsumi Minai (Nachino Perso)
Nov 01 Fujinomori Tokubetsu 2000m Kyoto Turf 1st 14 2:03.0 Mikio Matsunaga (Meisho Hien)
Dec 06 Naruo Kinen G2 2500m Hanshin Turf 1st 13 R2:33.0 Katsumi Minai (Meisho Eikan)
1988 – Four-year-old season
Jan 05 Kyoto Kimpai G3 2000m Kyoto Turf 1st 16 2:03.7 Katsumi Minai (Hallow Point)
Mar 13 Hanshin Daishoten G2 3000m Hanshin Turf 1st 7 3:12.1 Katsumi Minai (Dyna Carpenter)
Apr 29 Tenno Sho (Spring) G1 3200m Kyoto Turf 1st 18 3:21.8 Katsumi Minai (Running Free)
Jun 12 Takarazuka Kinen G1 2200m Hanshin Turf 1st 13 2:13.2 Katsumi Minai (Nippo Teio)
Oct 30 Tenno Sho (Autumn) G1 2000m Tokyo Turf 1st 13 1:58.8 Katsumi Minai (Oguri Cap)
Nov 27 Japan Cup G1 2400m Tokyo Turf 2nd 14 2:25.6 Katsumi Minai Pay the Butler
Dec 25 Arima Kinen G1 2500m Nakayama Turf 2nd 13 2:34.0 Katsumi Minai Oguri Cap

Stud career

Tamamo Cross's descendants include:[5]

c = colt, f = filly

Foaled Name Sex Major wins
1990 Bridge Teio c Soshun Sho, Takeyoriwake Sho
1991 Black Cross c Derby Grand Prix
1991 Kanetsu Cross c American Jockey Club Cup, Epsom Cup, Naruo Kinen
1992 Hiro de Cross c Yasuda Kinen
1993 Shirokita Cross c Kobe Shimbun Hai
1994 T.M. Tokkyu c Kabutoyama Kinen
1994 Tamamo Inazuma c Diamond Stakes
1994 Makoto Raiden c Sirius Stakes
1995 Dantsu Sirius f Tulip Sho, Shinzan Kinen
1999 My Sole Sound c Hanshin Daishōten, Kyoto Kinen, Milers Cup, Kyoto Kimpai, Chunichi Shimbun Hai
2000 Win Generale c Nikkei Sho
2003 Tamamo Support c Radio Nikkei Sho, Kyoto Kimpai

An anthropomorphized version of Tamamo Cross is featured in the Japanese media franchise Umamusume: Pretty Derby, voiced by Naomi Ōzora. She is depicted as a small girl with a Kansai dialect.[6]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Tamamo Cross (JPN), 1984[7]
Sire
C.B. Cross (JPN)
1975 		Fortino (FR)
1959 		Grey Sovereign Nasrullah
Kong
Ranavalo Relic
Navarra
Zuisho (JPN)
1968 		Partholon Milesian
Paelo
Cumulus Turk's Reliance
Royal Deal
Dam
Green Chateau (JPN)
1974 		Chateaugay (USA)
1960 		Swaps Khaled
Iron Reward
Banquet Bell Polynesian
Dinner Horn
Queen Bee (JPN)
1966 		Tudor Period Owen Tudor
Cornice
Corsa Hindostan
Miss Channel

References

  1. ^ "Tamamo Cross". Equibase. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Tamamo Cross". JBIS. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Race Records | Tamamo Cross(JPN) | JBIS-Search". www.jbis.jp. Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  4. ^ "Tamamo Cross Race Record and Form | Horse Profile". netkeiba. NET DREAMERS, Co., Ltd. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Tamamo Cross". JBIS. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  6. ^ "タマモクロス｜ウマ娘 プリティーダービー 公式ポータルサイト｜Cygames". ウマ娘 プリティーダービー 公式ポータルサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-12-01.
  7. ^ "Tamamo Cross(JPN)". JBIS. 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
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