was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and sire whose major wins include the 1993 Meguro Kinen and Diamond Stakes, as well as the 1995 American Jockey Club Cup and the 1995 Takamatsunomiya Hai.
Name The horse was named after the Richard Wagner opera Tannhäuser with the Machikane eponym (kanmei, , a name added to horses of a specific owner) added. In Japan, the registering of racehorse names is under the jurisdiction of the Nihon Keishuba Toroku Kyokai () ( since 2010), and their rules state that no horse shall have names with only one character or more than 10 characters. As a result, the horse's Japanese name dropped the"ー"from "" and was registered as "".
When registering a horse name, the name is also registered in the Latin alphabet. However, the rules set in the International Agreement on Breeding, Racing and Wagering forbids a name longer than 18 letters including spaces, and also that a horse whose name is derived from anything abroad should be spelled the same way it is spelled in its home country. As the name "Machikane" (9 letters) and "Tannhäuser" (10 letters) put together will total 19 letters, the eponym was shortened to "Matikane", which is in line with how it would be written in Kunrei-shiki, the space omitted, and merged with "Tannhauser", ultimately earning the name "Matikanetannhauser".
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Matikanetannhauser debuted at a maiden race held on Chukyo Racecourse on September 15, 1991, winning the race at a record time of 1 minute and 43.1 second.#関西競馬四季報93年秋 p. 976 After coming in fourth place in the Icho Stakes, the horse won his second race at the Fuchu Sansai Stakes. The horse was then sent to the Asahi Hai Sansai Stakes but finished fourth behind Mihono Bourbon. After becoming three years old, he started the season off with the Kyodo Tsushin Hai Yonsai Stakes where he finished fourth. He was then entered in to the Triple Crown races, where he finished seventh in the Satsuki Shō and fourth in Tōkyō Yūshun, both times losing to Mihono Bourbon once again. In the autumn season, the horse finished second behind Victory Hauler in the Cassiopea Stakes, but then at the Kikuka-shō, finished third behind Rice Shower, who snubbed the runner-up Mihono Bourbon from achieving the Triple Crown in that race.
After becoming an older horse, the horse started the 1993 season off with the Nikkan Sports Sho Kinpai where he finished 8th, before heading to the Diamond Stakes, where he won his first graded race by setting a record time of 3 minutes and 16.8 seconds. Two weeks later, the horse ran the Meguro Kinen, where he won his second graded race, with a 2 and a half length lead against the runner up Rice Shower. The horse finished fourth in the Spring Tenno Sho but then handily won the next race, the May Stakes held at Tokyo Racecourse. After coming in fourth at the Takamatsunomiya Hai, the horse was sent to rest in preparation for the Autumn season. In the Autumn season, the horse started the season off by winning the Fuji Stakes but finished at 15th place at the Japan Cup. In that season's Arima Kinen, the horse raced from the back of the pack and finished fourth behind Tokai Teio.#関西競馬四季報94年春 p. 1033
On his first race as a 5 year old, the American Jockey Club Cup, the horse once again raced from the back of the pack, before passing on the home stretch and winning his third graded race and a first win at a clockwise racecourse. After this, the horse came in third behind at the Nikkei Sho and fifth at the Spring Tenno Sho. He then finished fifth at the Keihan Hai and ninth at the Takarazuka Kinen. His losing streak continued in to the Autumn season, finishing fifth at the Mainichi Ōkan and fourth at the Autumn Tenno Sho. He was then scratched from the Japan Cup after the horse suffered a nosebleed and was then scratched again in the Arima Kinen after suffering from hives on his face.
Matikanetannhauser was then planned to contest the American Jockey Club Cup as his first race as a 6 year old but the plan was scrapped after contracting phlegmon, before being sent out to pasture to recuperate. He subsequently took the entire Spring season off, starting the year off with the Takamatsunomiya Hai in July; which became his fourth graded race win. However, his next four races saw no success, ultimately retiring from racing after finishing seventh behind Stage Champ at the Stayers Stakes.
Racing form The following form is based on data available on JBIS-Search and netkeiba.com. DateTrackRaceGradeDistance (condition)EntryHNOdds (Favored)FinishTimeMarginsJockeyWinner (Runner-up)1991 – two-year-old seasonSep 15ChukyoMaiden race1700 m (Good)1314.0 (2)1:43.1–1.0Yutaka Take(Tokio Legend)Oct 27TokyoIcho StakesOP1600 m (Heavy)14131.8 (1)4th1:39.10.4Yutaka TakeSanei Thank YouNov 17TokyoFuchu Sansai StakesOP1800 m (Firm)961.4 (1)1:49.5 -0.5Yukio Okabe(Tiger Ace)Dec 8NakayamaAsahi Hai Sansai Stakes11600 m (Firm)824.9 (3)4th1:35.00.5Yukio OkabeMihono Bourbon1992 – three-year-old seasonFeb 16TokyoKyodo Tsushin Hai Yonsai Stakes31800 m (Firm)1173.7 (2)4th1:49.30.2Yukio OkabeAir JordanMar 29NakayamaFuji TV Spring Stakes21800 m (Soft)1479.2 (4)5th1:51.81.7Yukio OkabeMihono BourbonApr 19NakayamaSatsuki Shō12000 m (Firm)171524.5 (7)7th2:02.41.0Yukio OkabeMihono BourbonMay 10TokyoNHK Hai22000 m (Soft)16148.2 (3)2:03.00.2Yukio OkabeNarita TaiseiMay 31TokyoTōkyō Yūshun12400 m (Good)18722.5 (8)4th2:29.21.4Yukio OkabeMihono BourbonOct 24KyotoCassiopea StakesOP1800 m (Firm)1254.8 (3)1:46.50.1Yukio OkabeVictory HaulerNov 8KyotoKikuka-shō13000 m (Firm)20337.0 (11)3:05.20.2Yukio OkabeRice Shower1993 – four-year-old seasonJan 5NakayamaNikkan Sports Sho Kinpai32000 m (Firm)13133.1 (8)8th2:01.30.8Masato ShibataSekitei Ryu OJan 30TokyoDiamond Stakes33200 m (Good)1461.9 (1)3:16.8 -0.6Yukio Okabe(Asuka Crown)Feb 21TokyoMeguro Kinen22500 m (Firm)1232.6 (1)2:32.4 -0.4Yukio Okabe(Rice Shower)Apr 25KyotoTenno Sho (Spring)13200 m (Firm)1558.6 (3)4th3:18.61.5Yukio OkabeRice ShowerMay 29TokyoMay StakesOP2400 m (Firm)831.2 (1)2:26.7 -0.1Yukio Okabe(Eishin Tennessee)July 11KyotoTakamatsunomiya Hai22000 m (Firm)1483.8 (2)4th1:59.80.8Yukio OkabeLongchamp BoyNov 14TokyoFuji StakesOP1800 m (Soft)1292.9 (1)1:48.2 -0.1Katsuharu Tanaka(Stabilizer)Nov 28TokyoJapan Cup12400 m (Firm)161321.3 (13)15th2:26.11.7Yukio OkabeLegacy WorldDec 26NakayamaArima Kinen12500 m (Firm)14843.3 (13)4th2:31.60.7Yoshitomi ShibataTokai Teio1994 – five-year-old seasonJan 23NakayamaAmerican Jockey Club Cup22200 m (Firm)1498.0 (4)2:14.1 -0.1Yoshitomi Shibata(Fujiyama Kenzan)Mar 20NakayamaNikkei Sho22500 m (Firm)941.8 (1)2:32.90.1Yoshitomi ShibataStage ChampApr 24HanshinTenno Sho (Spring)13200 m (Good)11719.6 (5)5th3:23.30.7Yoshitomi ShibataBiwa HayahideMay 14HanshinKeihan Hai32000 m (Firm)1423.0 (2)5th1:59.80.9Yutaka TakeNehai CaesarJun 12HanshinTakarazuka Kinen12200 m (Firm)141038.2 (9)9th2:12.81.6Yoshitomi ShibataBiwa HayahideOct 9TokyoMainichi Ōkan21800 m (Firm)141011.5 (6)5th1:45.90.4Yoshitomi ShibataNehai CaesarOct 30TokyoTenno Sho (Autumn)12000 m (Firm)13731.3 (7)4th1:49.00.4Yoshitomi ShibataNehai CaesarNov 27TokyoJapan Cup12400 m (Firm)148DNSYoshitomi ShibataMarvelous CrownDec 25NakayamaArima Kinen12500 m (Firm)133ScratchedYoshitomi ShibataNarita Brian1995 – six-year-old seasonJul 9ChukyoTakamatsunomiya Hai22000 m (Firm)1228.3 (3)2:02.6 -0.2Yoshitomi Shibata(Dancing Surpass)Aug 20HakodateHakodate Kinen32000 m (Soft)1672.5 (1)8th2:03.41.0Yoshitomi ShibataInter My WayOct 29TokyoTenno Sho (Autumn)12000 m (Firm)171410.8 (5)6th1:59.30.5Yoshitomi ShibataSakura Chitose ONov 26TokyoJapan Cup12400 m (Firm)14120.8 (11)12th2:26.11.5Yoshitomi ShibataLandoDec 9NakayamaStayers Stakes33600 m (Firm)935.5 (3)7th3:49.92.8Yoshitomi ShibataStage Champ
Post-retirement After retiring from racing, Matikanetannhauser stood stud at the , where he sired 45 horses over 8 seasons, 41 of which became a racehorse and 27 winning at least one race. His most successful progenies were Miyabi Gold, who came in third in the Edelweiss Sho, as well as Kura Egao, who came in third at the Madmoiselle Cup.
After retiring from breeding duty, he was pensioned at the Machikane Farm from 2006 before being moved to the Kosuda Farm in Kiyosato Kogen, Hokuto, Yamanashi in 2010. When he was pensioned at the Kosuda Bokujo, the horse was so relaxed that he was not bothered by Matikanefukukitaru trying to prank him except when he was trying to eat. However, the horse was unsuccessful in gaining weight no matter how much he ate due to having a weak intestine. On December 7, 2013, the horse died due to colic.
In popular culture An anthropomorphized version of Matikanetannhauser, often known by the nickname "Mambo", appears as a character in the Japanese multimedia franchise Umamusume: Pretty Derby, voiced by Hikaru Tono. She is depicted as a cheerful, hardworking girl whose clumsiness frequently gets her into accidents, many of which end in nosebleeds, alluding to her real-life counterpart’s medical health setbacks and his withdrawal from the 1994 Japan Cup due to a nosebleed. She also frequently uses the catchphrase, “Ei, ei, mun!”, a modified version of the Japanese catchphrase “Ei, ei, oh!” She is recognizable for her penchant of wearing hats, which she modifies by cutting a hole in the crown that she could hook her ear onto, and which is something she does even with hats specifically designed for Umamusume that have dedicated ear holes.
Pedigree
Matikanetannhauser is inbred 4 x 3 to Lady Angela, meaning that this mare appears in both the fourth and third generations of his pedigree. Matikanetannhauser's half sister, Shibasky (sire: Maruzensky) is the ancester of , , and . Another half sister, Coniston (sire: Pluralisme), is the granddam of and . Matikanetannhauser's great granddam, , is the mareline ancestor of a number of successful horses, namely , Sakura Star O, , and Winning Ticket.
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