Taiki Shuttle
| Taiki Shuttle | |
|---|---|
 Taiki Shuttle at Arrow Stud | |
| Sire | Devil's Bag |
| Grandsire | Halo |
| Dam | Welsh Muffin |
| Damsire | Caerleon |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1994 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Taiki Farm |
| Owner | Taiki Farm |
| Trainer | Kazuo Fujisawa |
| Record | 13: 11-1-1 |
| Earnings |
615,485,000 JPY + 1,000,000 FF |
| Major wins | |
|
Sprinters Stakes (1997) Mile Championship (1997, 1998) Yasuda Kinen (1998) Prix Jacques Le Marois (1998) | |
| Awards | |
|
JRA Award for Best Sprinter or Miler (1997, 1998) JRA Award for Best Older Male Horse (1998) Japanese Horse of the Year (1998) | |
| Honours | |
| Japan Racing Association Hall of Fame | |
| Last updated on May 30, 2008 | |
Taiki Shuttle (タイキシャトル, foaled 1994) is an American-bred, Japanese-trained Thoroughbred race horse.
Background
Taiki Shuttle is a flaxen chestnut horse with a large white star, bred and owned by Taiki Farm and trained by Kazuo Fujisawa.
Racing career
The horse won important races in Japan and in France. In 1997 he won the Sprinters Stakes and the Mile Championship. In the following year he won Mile Championship again as well as the Yasuda Kinen and the Prix Jacques Le Marois.
Honours
Taiki Shuttle was voted Japan's Champion Sprinter/ Miler in 1997 and 1998. In the latter year he has also named Japanese Champion Older Male Horse and Japanese Horse of the Year. He has been inducted into the Japan Racing Association Hall of Fame.
Stud record
Taiki Shuttle stands at stud at Arrow Stud in Shinhidaka (former Shizunai), Japan.
- Win Kluger (2000) winner of the NHK Mile Cup (Jpn-I) in 2003.
- Meisho Bowler (2001) winner of the February Stakes (JPN-GI) in 2005.
- Summer Wind (2005) winner of the JBC Sprint (Jpn-I) in 2010.
Win Kluger
Meisho Bowler
Summer Wind