Oken Bruce Lee (, 24 February 2005 - September 9 2026) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Kikuka-shō in 2008.
Background Oken Bruce Lee was foaled by Silver Joy and was born on February 24, 2005 at Northern Farm. His sire, Jungle Pocket, was a Japanese racehorse known for winning both the Tōkyō Yūshun (Japanese Derby) and the Japan Cup in 2001. His damsire, Silver Deputy, was a Canadian racehorse who became a major sire in North America. Moreover, his grandsire, Tony Bin, was an Irish racehorse who became a leading sire in Japan, known for siring other Japanese racehorses such as Air Groove, North Flight, and Winning Ticket (another Derby winner).
He was purchased for 30,000,000 yen by Akira Fukui at the 2005 JRHA July Select Sale and was named after his favorite actor, Bruce Lee.
Racing Record Oken Bruce Lee raced in a total of 27 starts. During his racing career, he won five and was also in 2nd place five times. The table below shows his racing career taken from netkeiba.
Date Race Grade Distance Surface Track Field Finish Time Margin Jockey Winner (Runner-up)2008 – three-year-old season Apr 26 3YO MAIDEN 2000m Turf Fukushima 122nd 2:03.5 0.0 Yuichi Kitamura Dream Elements May 17 3YO MAIDEN 2000m Turf Niigata 11 5th 2:02.8 0.3 Yuichi Kitamura Eiden Dance Jun 8 3YO MAIDEN 2000m Turf Chukyo 181st 2:00.0 -0.7 Yuichi Kitamura (Lord Flash) Jun 21 Ikuta Tokubetsu ALW (1 Win) 2400m Turf Hanshin 101st 2:28.0 0.0 Yutaka Take (Copanu Jingu) Aug 23 Aganogawa Tokubetsu ALW (2 Win) 2200m Turf Niigata 121st 2:11.9 -0.4 Hiroyuki Uchida (Destramente) Sep 28 Kobe Shimbun Hai G2 2400m Turf Hanshin 183rd 2:25.4 0.1 Hiroyuki Uchida Deep Sky Oct 26 Kikuka-shō G1 3000m Turf Kyoto 181st 3:05.7 -0.2 Hiroyuki Uchida (Flotation) Nov 30 Japan Cup G1 2400m Turf Tokyo 17 5th 2:25.8 0.3 Hiroyuki Uchida Screen Hero2009 – four-year-old season Mar 22 Hanshin Daishōten G2 3000m Turf Hanshin 12 7th 3:14.4 1.2 Hiroyuki Uchida Asakusa Kings Oct 11 Kyōto Daishōten G2 2400m Turf Kyoto 141st 2:24.3 -0.1 Hiroyuki Uchida (Smart Gear) Nov 1 Tennō Shō (Autumn) G1 2000m Turf Tokyo 18 4th 1:58.0 0.8 Hiroyuki Uchida Company Nov 30 Japan Cup G1 2400m Turf Tokyo 182nd 2:22.4 0.0 Hiroyuki Uchida Vodka2010 – five-year-old season Oct 10 Kyōto Daishōten G2 2400m Turf Kyoto 102nd 2:25.1 0.1 Hiroyuki Uchida Meisho Beluga Nov 2 Japan Cup G1 2400m Turf Tokyo 18 7th 2:25.4 0.2 Christophe Lemaire Rose Kingdom Dec 26 Arima Kinen G1 2500m Turf Nakayama 15 11th 2:33.7 1.1 Norihiro Yokoyama Victoire Pisa2011 – six-year-old season Feb 13 Kyōto Kinen G2 2200m Turf Kyoto 12 7th 2:15.1 1.2 Hiroyuki Uchida To the Glory Mar 20 Hanshin Daishōten G2 3000m Turf Hanshin 13 8th 3:05.4 1.0 Suguru Hamanaka Namura Crescent May 1 Tennō Shō (Spring) G1 3200m Turf Kyoto 18 10th 3:21.9 1.3 Suguru Hamanaka Hiruno d'Amour Oct 9 Kyōto Daishōten G2 2400m Turf Kyoto 83rd 2:24.3 0.2 Suguru Hamanaka Rose Kingdom Nov 6 Copa Republica Argentina G2 2500m Turf Tokyo 182nd 2:31.7 0.2 Hironobu Tanabe Trailblazer Nov 27 Japan Cup G1 2400m Turf Tokyo 16 10th 2:25.0 0.8 Masayoshi Ebina Buena Vista2012 – seven-year-old season Feb 18 Diamond Stakes G3 3400m Turf Tokyo 16 14th 3:38.1 1.3 Hironobu Tanabe Keiai Dosojin Mar 18 Hanshin Daishōten G2 3000m Turf Hanshin 12 8th 3:14.4 2.6 Katsumi Ando Gustave Cry Oct 8 Kyōto Daishōten G2 2400m Turf Kyoto 132nd 2:23.4 0.0 Suguru Hamanaka Meisho Kampaku Nov 4 Copa Republica Argentina G2 2500m Turf Tokyo 15 7th 2:31.1 1.2 Suguru Hamanaka Lelouch Nov 25 Japan Cup G1 2400m Turf Tokyo 17 14th 2:24.9 1.8 Suguru Hamanaka Gentildonna Dec 23 Arima Kinen G1 2500m Turf Nakayama 16 14th 2:34.4 2.5 Hironobu Tanabe Gold Ship
Stud record Oken Bruce Lee stood as a stud at East Stud, located in Urakawa Town. He had conceptions with 74 mares, produced 56 foals in which 54 were registered as racehorses with 366,839,000 ¥ total earnings and AEI of 0.52. He had one progeny with graded race winner which is Oken Moon who won the Kyodo Tsushin Hai in 2018. He retired as a stud in 2023 and was pensioned at .
Death On 9th of September, Oken Bruce Lee died at age 21 due to respiratory failure from pneumonia at Urakawa Yushun Village AERU.
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