Tokitsukaze (, ; 10 March 1944 – 19 June 1966) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. She won the Nōrinshō Shōten (now the Satsuki Shō) and the Yūshun Himba in 1947, becoming an irregular dual classic winner. She also won the Kabutoyama Kinen that year. She finished second in the Tōkyō Yūshun (Japanese Derby) by a head. As a broodmare, she produced Otokitsu (Tōkyō Yūshun, Japanese Horse of the Year (1955)) and Onward There (Tennō Shō Spring, Arima Kinen, Japanese Horse of the Year (1958)). She was inducted into the Japan Racing Association Hall of Fame in 1984.

Background Tokitsukaze was a bay filly bred at Masuda Farm in Shimoda Village, Aomori Prefecture. She was sired by Primero, a British-bred stallion by Blandford imported by the Koiwai Stud Farm, and her dam was Dai-go Manna (), a mare by Shian Mor. She was purchased for ¥50,000 by Washitarō Kawaguchi based solely on her pedigree, with trainer Fusamatsu Okubo having never seen the horse before the purchase. She was trained by Okubo at Nakayama Racecourse.

Racing career

1946: two-year-old season Tokitsukaze debuted on 24 November 1946 in a race at Tokyo Racecourse, finishing second. She won her second start in December.

1947: three-year-old season Tokitsukaze won three consecutive races at Nakayama and Tokyo in spring, including an eight-length victory over Matsukujira on heavy ground. On 11 May, she won the Nōrinshō Shōten (Satsuki Shō) over 2000 metres by six lengths, again defeating Matsukujira. On 8 June, she contested the Tōkyō Yūshun (Japanese Derby) over 2400 metres and finished second by a head to Matsukujira in a field of twenty-four.

In autumn, Tokitsukaze won the Yūshun Himba over 2400 metres by a large margin, completing an irregular dual classic. She won the Kabutoyama Kinen at Nakayama on 9 November. She finished the season with six wins from twelve starts.

1948: four-year-old season Tokitsukaze won three races from fourteen starts, including a course-record victory at Tokyo in June. She finished unplaced in the Tennō Shō (Autumn) and the Meguro Kinen (Autumn).

1949: five-year-old season Tokitsukaze won an open race at Tokyo on 20 March and was retired.

Statistics The following table details all 30 starts of Tokitsukaze's racing career. Times and margins were not officially recorded for all races in this era; unrecorded entries are shown as –.

Date Distance (Condition) Race Class Course Odds(Favourite) Field Finish Time Jockey Winning(Losing)Margin Winner(2nd Place) Ref1946 – two-year-old season Turf 1800 m (Heavy) A 3-Y-O Maiden Tokyo – (4th) 11 – Yoshiaki Satō 3.5 Neon Turf 1800 m (Heavy) A 3-Y-O Maiden Tokyo – (1st) 15 1:53.2 Yoshiaki Satō –0.1 (Raimerie)1947 – three-year-old season Turf 1800 m (Yielding) B 4-Y-O (Filly) Allowance Nakayama – (1st) 12 2:00.2 Yoshiaki Satō –2.0 (Hatsukabuto) Turf 1800 m (Good) 4-Y-O Filly Special Stakes Nakayama – (2nd) 5 2:00.8 Yoshiaki Satō –0.1 (Brand Baboosh) Turf 1600 m (Soft) A 4-Y-O Allowance Tokyo – (1st) 6 1:52.4 Yoshiaki Satō –4.0 (Matsukujira) Turf 2000 m (Yielding) Nōrinshō Shōten Classic Tokyo – (1st) 14 2:11.2 Yoshiaki Satō –3.0 (Matsukujira) Turf 1600 m (Good) A 4-Y-O Allowance Tokyo – (1st) 5 – Yoshiaki Satō – Matsukujira Turf 2400 m (Good) Tōkyō Yūshun Classic Tokyo – (2nd) 24 – Yoshiaki Satō 0.1 Matsukujira Turf 2000 m (Good) A 4/5-Y-O (Filly) Allowance Tokyo – (1st) 7 – Yoshiaki Satō 0.3 Tama Turf 2400 m (Yielding) Yūshun Himba Classic Tokyo – (1st) 6 2:40.4 Yoshiaki Satō –5.0 (Neon) Turf 1950 m (Heavy) Kabutoyama Kinen Stakes Nakayama – (1st) 8 2:10.2 Yoshiaki Satō –0.4 (East Parade) Turf 2600 m (Good) Nōrinshō Shōten Classic Nakayama – (2nd) 13 5th – Yoshiaki Satō – Matsukujira Turf 2400 m (Good) 4/5-Y-O Handicap Open Nakayama – (1st) 10 – Yoshiaki Satō – Tokino Midori Turf 2600 m (Heavy) 4-Y-O Special Open Nakayama – (2nd) 12 5th – Yoshiaki Satō – Shimataka1948 – four-year-old season Turf 1800 m (Yielding) A Handicap Allowance Nakayama – (4th) 6 1:55.0 Yoshiaki Satō –0.3 (Toyokume) Turf 2400 m (Good) 5-Y-O Special Open Nakayama – (4th) 8 4th – Yoshiaki Satō – Shimataka Turf 2600 m (Yielding) Nakayama Kinen (Spring) Stakes Nakayama – (3rd) 8 5th – Yoshiaki Satō – Brand Baboosh Turf 1600 m (Good) A 4-Y-O+ Handicap Open Tokyo – (3rd) 6 – Yoshiaki Satō – Toyokume Turf 2600 m (Good) A 5-Y-O+ Special Open Tokyo – (2nd) 4 – Yoshiaki Satō – Toyokume Turf 1800 m (Good) A 4-Y-O+ Handicap Open Tokyo – (3rd) 8 – Yoshiaki Satō 0.1 Marushin Turf 2000 m (Good) A 5-Y-O Special Open Tokyo – (1st) 6 Yoshiaki Satō –2.5 (Marushin) Turf 2400 m (Soft) A 5-Y-O+ Handicap Open Tokyo – (5th) 7 4th – Yoshiaki Satō – Akebono Turf 1800 m (Heavy) A 4-Y-O+ Special Handicap Open Nakayama – (3rd) 10 4th – Yoshiaki Satō – Akebono Turf 2600 m (Good) Nōrin Daijin Shō Stakes Nakayama – (1st) 6 2:48.2 Yoshiaki Satō –5.0 (Kiyomasa) Turf 2000 m (Good) A Special Handicap Cap Open Tokyo – (5th) 12 5th – Yoshiaki Satō – Katsufuji Turf 3200 m (Yielding) Tennō Shō (Autumn) Imperial Prize Tokyo – (2nd) 8 6th – Yoshiaki Satō – Katsufuji Turf 2000 m (Good) A Special Handicap Cap Open Tokyo – (4th) 15 9th – Takeshi Sasaki – World More Turf 3200 m (Yielding) Meguro Kinen (Autumn) Stakes Tokyo – (8th) 9 7th – Yoshiaki Satō – Sefetes1949 – five-year-old season Turf 1800 m (Good) Special Handicap Cap Open Tokyo – (1st) 10 6th – Yoshiaki Satō – Tokino Hoshi Turf 2000 m (Good) Open Open Tokyo – (2nd) 6 2:08.0 Yoshiaki Satō –1.0 (Brand Light)

Stud career Tokitsukaze entered stud at Masuda Farm in 1949. She produced sixteen foals over seventeen years. Her major progeny included Otokitsu (), who won the 1955 Tōkyō Yūshun by eight lengths on heavy ground, and Onward There (), who won the Tennō Shō (Spring) and Arima Kinen. Both were named Horse of the Year in their respective seasons.

Tokitsukaze died of uterine haemorrhage on 19 June 1966, shortly after foaling her sixteenth offspring.

Notable progeny Progeny Major wins Otokitsu () Tōkyō Yūshun, Diamond Stakes, Tokyo Hai; Japanese Horse of the Year (1955) Onward There () Tennō Shō (Spring), Arima Kinen, Nakayama 4-Y-O Stakes, Nihon Keizai Shō; Japanese Horse of the Year (1958)

Pedigree

Tokitsukaze is inbred 4 × 5 to Desmond and 5 × 5 to Gallinule. Her sire Primero was imported by Koiwai Stud Farm in 1936 and was a dominant stallion in Japan, siring multiple classic winners. Her dam Dai-go Manna was bred at Koiwai Stud Farm. The female line traces back to Frustrate, one of Koiwai's foundation mares.

See also Thoroughbred racing in Japan Tōkyō Yūshun Satsuki Shō

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