(March 6, 1970 - May 4, 2000) was a Japanese

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Racing career

In 1972, at age two, Haiseiko began racing at the

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for the Japanese

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. He was undefeated in six starts at Oi Racecourse. The race called the Seiun Sho which he won is today known as the Haiseiko Kinen. At age three, Haiseiko was traded to the

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. He won the

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, the first of the

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but then finished third Take Hope in the

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and second to the same horse in the Kikuka Sho. At age four, Haiseiko won the

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Stud career

Retired to

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, Haiseiko sired the Tokyo Yushun winner Katsurano Haiseiko, the Satsuki Sho winner Haku Taisei, the

Tokyo Derby The Tokyo Derby (東京ダービー) is a Japanese thoroughbred horse race on dirt for three-year-olds. It is run over a distance of 2000 meters (about 10 furlongs) at Oi Racecourse in the Shinagawa, Tokyo in June. It was first held in 1955, a ...

winner King Haiseiko and Outrun Seiko. He was the Leading Sire in NAR for 1990.

Honors

Haiseiko was inducted in the

Hall of Fame in 1984.

Pedigree

References

Haiseiko's pedigree and partial racing stats

Racing career

Stud career

Honors

Pedigree

References

See also