Tamamo Cross


Tamamo Cross 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.
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.
For his efforts, he won the 1988 Japanese Horse of the Year.

Racing statistics

The data available based on JBIS and Netkeiba.

Stud career

Tamamo Cross's descendants include:
c = colt, f = filly
FoaledNameSexMajor wins
1990Bridge TeiocSoshun Sho, Takeyoriwake Sho
1991Black CrosscDerby Grand Prix
1991Kanetsu CrosscAmerican [Jockey Club Cup], Epsom Cup, Naruo Kinen
1992Hiro de CrosscYasuda Kinen
1993Shirokita CrosscKobe Shimbun Hai
1994T.M. TokkyucKabutoyama Kinen
1994Tamamo InazumacDiamond Stakes
1994Makoto RaidencSirius Stakes
1995Dantsu SiriusfTulip Sho, Shinzan Kinen
1999My Sole SoundcHanshin Daishōten, Kyoto Kinen, Milers Cup, Kyoto Kimpai, Chunichi Shimbun Hai
2000Win GeneralecNikkei Sho
2003Tamamo SupportcRadio Nikkei Sho, Kyoto Kimpai

In popular culture

An anthropomorphized version of Tamamo Cross is featured in the Japanese media franchise Umamusume: Pretty Derby, voiced by Naomi Ōzora.