Taiki Shuttle

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 (error: {{nihongo}}: Japanese or romaji text required (help), 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

References

Pedigree for Taiki Shuttle