Tosen Ra (in Japanese: トーセンラー) (foaled April 21, 2008) is a Japanese retired Thoroughbred racehorse and breeding stallion who won the 2013 Mile Championship.

The horse's name comes from the combination of the brand name, Tosen, and Ra, the sun god in Egyptian mythology. 

Racing career

Tosen's first race was on November 7, 2010, in Kyoto in which he came in 1st place. He then won the Kisaragi Sho on February 6, 2011, which was the first graded race win in his career. He was trained in preparation for the classic races that year. A few weeks before the Satsuki Sho, he was at the Yamamoto training centre in Miyagi prefecture when it was hit by an earthquake and tsunami, which he survived; the race was relocated to Tokyo that year. He finished in seventh at the Satsuki Sho, eleventh at the Tokyo Yushun and snatched the third place at the Kikuka Sho.

His start for the 2012 season was not excellent when he only got fourth-place in the Kyōto Kinen. He improved in the autumn campaign when he managed to placed second in two Group 3 races, the Tanabata Sho and Kokura Kinen. He ended the mediocre season with a seventh-place finish at the Niigata Kinen.

The bad season start flipped in the new calendar year as on the February 10, 2013, he won the Kyōto Kinen. He made a good stretch along the earlier part of the race, moved outside and surpassed Shonan Mighty at the straight to bring it home. His biggest feat of this season would happen on the November 17. On this day, Yutaka Take put his absolute best when he rode him from near the back of the 18-horse field in upper stretch and urged a sweeping outside rally to catch Daiwa Maggiore and Danon Shark to grab his 100th Group 1 win in the Mile Championship. This first G1 win gained by Tosen Ra eventually proved to be the last win of his career.

In 2014, he only placed in second and failed to defend his win in the Kyoto Kinen. On December 28, 2014, he came in 8th on his last race in the 2014 Arima Kinen. Shortly after the Arima Kinen race, he was being retired as a racehorse, assigned to be a stud at Rex Stud in Shizunai, Shinhidaka Town and removed from the race registration list. A look back on his career had shown that all his career win came on the Kyoto Racecourse. This consistency on that particular racecourse earned him the nickname of Kyoto Expert or Kyoto Demon when he was active. He was also known as a horse that have powerful late kicks when he gained momentum on the uphill phase of the third corner at that racecourse, which was clearly shown in his Mile Championship win. His main jockey, Take described him as the one who had the footwork of Deep Impact, can ran on good tracks but really bad with the muddy tracks.

Racing form Tosen Ra won four races out of 25 starts. This data is available on JBIS and netkeiba. DateTrackRaceGradeDistance(Condition)EntryHNOdds(Favored)FinishTimeMarginsJockeyWinner(Runner-up)2010 – two-year-old seasonNov 7Kyoto2yo Newcomer1,800 m (Firm)1381.5 (1)1st1:51.40.0Yutaka Take(Harbor Commando)Dec 12HanshinErica ShoALW (1W)2,000 m (Firm)924.8 (3)3rd2:05.50.3Yutaka TakeSmart Robin2011 – three-year-old seasonJan 8KyotoFukujuso TokubetsuALW (1W)2,000 m (Firm)14102.2 (1)3rd2:00.80.0Yutaka TakeCosmo HagerFeb 6KyotoKisaragi Sho31,800 m (Firm)1265.1 (3)1st1:47.60.0Mirco Demuro(Rikisan Max)Apr 24TokyoSatsuki Sho12,000 m (Firm)181612.1 (5)7th2:01.61.0Masayoshi EbinaOrfevreMay 29TokyoTokyo Yushun12,400 m (Heavy)181515.8 (7)11th2:33.02.5Masayoshi EbinaOrfevreSep 18NakayamaSt. Lite Kinen22,200 m (Firm)1724.1 (3)2nd2:10.50.2Masayoshi EbinaFateful WarOct 23KyotoKikuka Sho13,000 m (Firm)18112.2 (3)3rd3:03.50.7Masayoshi EbinaOrfevre2012 – four-year-old seasonFeb 12KyotoKyoto Kinen22,200 m (Firm)945.2 (4)4th2:13.00.6Cristian DemuroTrailblazerMar 24NakayamaNikkei Sho22,500 m (Soft)141415.0 (4)10th2:39.11.7Hiroyuki UchidaNeko PunchMay 6NiigataNiigata Daishoten32,000 m (Good)1575.7 (3)11th1:59.70.7Suguru HamanakaHit the TargetJun 2HanshinNaruo Kinen32,000 m (Firm)10610.1 (5)3rd2:00.50.4Yasunari IwataTo the GloryJul 8FukushimaTanabata Sho32,000 m (Good)1654.3 (1)2nd2:01.10.0Yasunari IwataAsuka KurichanAug 5KokuraKokura Kinen32,000 m (Firm)1252.7 (1)2nd1:57.70.4Yuga KawadaExpeditionSep 2NiigataNiigata Kinen32,000 m (Firm)18144.6 (1)7th1:57.80.2Masayoshi EbinaTranswarp2013 – five-year-old seasonFeb 10KyotoKyoto Kinen22,200 m (Firm)11119.2 (6)1st2:12.5–0.2Yutaka Take(Veiled Impact)Apr 28KyotoTenno Sho (Spring)13,200 m (Firm)18113.6 (3)2nd3:14.40.2Yutaka TakeFenomenoJun 23HanshinTakarazuka Kinen12,200 m (Firm)11614.2 (4)5th2:14.21.0Yutaka TakeGold ShipOct 6KyotoKyoto Daishoten22,400 m (Firm)13116.3 (2)3rd2:23.20.3Hideaki MiyukiHit the TargetNov 17KyotoMile Championship11,600 m (Firm)1854.7 (2)1st1:32.4–0.2Yutaka Take(Daiwa Maggiore)2014 – six-year-old seasonFeb 16KyotoKyoto Kinen22,200 m (Good)12103.7 (2)2nd2:16.10.1Yutaka TakeDesperadoJun 8TokyoYasuda Kinen11,600 m (Heavy)171622.0 (8)14th1:38.71.9Yutaka TakeJust A WayOct 14KyotoKyoto Daishoten22,400 m (Firm)1222.6 (1)3rd2:24.50.3Yutaka TakeLast ImpactNov 23KyotoMile Championship11,600 m (Firm)17134.7 (2)4th1:31.80.3Yutaka TakeDanon SharkDec 28NakayamaArima Kinen12,500 m (Firm)16122.8 (8)8th2:35.70.4Yutaka TakeGentildonna Legend:

Stud record He was put to stud at Rex Stud and moved to the Breeders' Stallion Station on 2016. Since then, he acted as shuttling stud between those two breeding farm. He moved out from Rex Stud to S. T. Farm in 2024 and continues his job as shuttling stud from there.

Major winners c = colt, f = filly +Grade winners Foaled Name Sex Major Wins2016ZadarcKyoto Kimpai, Epsom Cup2019Drop of LightfTurquoise Stakes, CBC Sho2023CandidecChukyo Nisai Stakes

Pedigree

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