Rice Shower (in Japanese: ライスシャワー, March 5, 1989 − June 4, 1995) was a Japanese
Thoroughbred racehorse who won the multiple
Group 1 titles.
History
His name refers to the tradition of throwing rice at weddings for good luck.
Rice Shower's first race was on September 21, 1991, when he won the 1991 Fuyo Stakes at
Nakayama Racecourse.
On November 8, 1992, Rice Shower captured the first major win of his career by winning the 1992
Kikuka-shō
The is a Japanese Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 3,000 metres (approximately 1 7/8 miles) at the Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture in October.
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. This was the horse's only win of 1992, though he came in second at the 1992
Tokyo Yūshun.
Rice Shower had a strong 1993 season. He captured the
Nikkei Sho
The Nikkei Sho (Japanese 日経賞) is a Japanese Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan for Thoroughbreds of at least four years of age. It is run over a distance of 2,500 metres at Nakayama Racecourse in March.
The Nikkei Sho was first run in 1953 ...
on March 21st, then followed it up by winning the April 23rd,
Tenno Sho, which are both
Group 1 titles.
He was winless in 1994, but in 1995, he captured the
Tenno Sho for a second time on April 23rd.
Rice Shower died on June 4, 1995. He fell during a race at the 1995
Takarazuka Kinen and was euthanized. He was 6 years old at the time.
Pedigree
Japanese Wiki
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ライスシャワー
References
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1989 racehorse births
Racehorses bred in Japan
Racehorses trained in Japan
Thoroughbred family 1-c
Horses who died from racing injuries
1995 racehorse deaths