Oguri Cap

Oguri Cap
Oguri Cap in retirement in 1995
SireDancing Cap
GrandsireNative Dancer
DamWhite Narubi
DamsireSilver Shark
SexStallion
Foaled(1985-03-27)27 March 1985
Died3 July 2010(2010-07-03) (aged 25)
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)
Yasuda Kinen (1990)
Awards
JRA Award for Best Three-Year-Old Colt (1988)
JRA Special Award (1989)
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 and stud, 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. He recorded 13 more wins, including 4 Grade I stakes, 2 Grade II stakes, and 4 Grade III stakes. Some of his biggest wins included the Mile Championship (G1), 2 wins in the Arima Kinen (Grand Prix) (G1), and a win in the Yasuda Kinen (G1). He also won the New Zealand Trophy (G2), the Takamatsunomiya Kinen (G2), and twice won the Mainichi Ōkan (G2).

In 1988, Oguri Cap won the JRA Award for Best Three-Year-Old Colt and, in 1990, he won both the JRA Award for Best Older Male Horse and Japanese Horse of the Year. His nicknames included "Oguri" and the "Grey-Haired Monster".

Racing summary

In total, Oguri Cap raced 32 races in his career.[2]

Date Race Class Distance Track Finish Field
May 19, 1987 Two Year Old 800m Kasamatsu 2 10
Jun 2, 1987 Two Year Old 800m Kasamatsu 1 7
Jun 15, 1987 Two Year Old 800m Kasamatsu 1 9
Jul 26, 1987 Two Year Old 800m Kasamatsu 2 7
Aug 12, 1987 Two Year Old 800m Kasamatsu 1 8
Aug 30, 1987 Open (Two Year Old) 1400m Kasamatsu 1 10
Oct 4, 1987 Junior Crown 1400m Kasamatsu 1 9
Oct 14, 1987 Chukyo Hai 1200m Chukyo 1 12
Nov 4, 1987 Tokubetsu (Two Year Old) 1400m Nagoya 1 12
Dec 7, 1987 Tokubetsu (Three Year Old & Up) 1600m Nagoya 1 10
Dec 29, 1987 Open (Two Year Old) 1600m Kasamatsu 1 10
Jan 19, 1988 Open (Three Year Old) 1600m Kasamatsu 1 10
Mar 6, 1988 Pegasus Stakes GIII 1600m Hanshin 1 10
Mar 27, 1988 Mainichi Hai GIII 2000m Hanshin 1 10
May 8, 1988 Mainichi Broadcast Kyoto Yonsaitokubetsu GIII 2000m Kyoto 1 15
Jun 5, 1988 New Zealand Trophy GII 1600m Tokyo 1 13
Jul 10, 1988 Takamatsunomiya Hai GII 2000m Chukyo 1 8
Oct 9, 1988 Mainichi Okan GII 1800m Tokyo 1 11
Oct 30, 1988 Tenno Sho GI 2000m Tokyo 2 13
Nov 27, 1988 Japan Cup GI 2400m Tokyo 3 14
Dec 25, 1988 Arima Kinen GI 2500m Nakayama 1 13
Sep 17, 1989 Sankei Sho All Comers GIII 2200m Nakayama 1 13
Oct 8, 1989 Mainichi Okan GII 1800m Tokyo 1 8
Oct 29, 1989 Tenno Sho GI 2000m Tokyo 5 14
Nov 19, 1989 Mile Championship GI 1600m Kyoto 1 17
Nov 26, 1989 Japan Cup GI 2400m Tokyo 2 15
Dec 24, 1989 Arima Kinen GI 2500m Nakayama 5 16
May 13, 1990 Yasuda Kinen GI 1600m Tokyo 1 16
Jun 10, 1990 Takarazuka Kinen GI 2200m Hanshin 2 10
Oct 28, 1990 Tenno Sho GI 2000m Tokyo 6 18
Nov 25, 1990 Japan Cup GI 2400m Tokyo 11 15
Dec 23, 1990 Arima Kinen GI 2500m Nakayama 1 16

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 in an apparent pasture accident, and was subsequently euthanized.[3]

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 spinoff manga and anime, Uma Musume Cinderella Gray, voiced by Tomoyo Takayangi (高柳知葉).[4][5]

In the manga and anime series Nichijou, the character Mai Minakami owns a dog named Oguri Cap.[6]

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. ^ "Oguri Cap (JPN)". JBIS-Search. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (2020-03-22). "Uma Musume Spinoff Anime Umayon's Video Reveals July Premiere". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 2020-03-22. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  5. ^ Tai, Anita (2025-02-22). "Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray Anime's New Video Unveils April 6 Debut, More Cast & Staff, Opening Song". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 2025-02-22. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
  6. ^ Ishihara, Tatsuya; Takemoto, Yasuhiro; Ishidate, Taichi (2011-08-29), "Episode #1.22", Nichijou: My Ordinary Life, Shizuka Furuya, Hiromi Konno, Minoru Shiraishi, retrieved 2025-08-03
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