Kikuka-shō winners

Japanese-bred Thoroughbred racehorse

Japanese-bred Thoroughbred racehorse

Japanese-bred Thoroughbred racehorse

Orfevre (; foaled May 14, 2008) is a retired Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and active breeding stallion. In 2011 he won the Japanese Triple Crown and was voted Japanese Horse of the Year. In 2012 he added victories in the Takarazuka Kinen and the Prix Foy but was narrowly beaten in both the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and the Japan Cup. He acquired the reputation of being an extremely talented but temperamental racehorse. In 2013 Orfevre again won the Prix Foy and finished second in the Arc before ending his career with an eight length win in the Arima Kinen. Orfevre was inducted into Jap

Japanese-bred Thoroughbred racehorse

Japanese-bred Thoroughbred racehorse

Japanese-bred Thoroughbred racehorse

250px|thumb|Miho Shinzan (Tanikawa Bokujō Kiyohata Jigyōsho, in Hidaka Town, Hokkaido) Shinzan (シンザン; 2 April 1961 – 13 July 1996) was a thoroughbred racehorse that won the Japanese Triple Crown. He is known for being only the second horse in Japanese racing history to do so. He was called "sharp as a hatchet" during his career, and continues to be referred to as a "divine horse."

Thoroughbred racehorse

Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse

Japanese-bred Thoroughbred racehorse

Japanese-bred Thoroughbred racehorse

Japanese-bred Thoroughbred racehorse

Thoroughbred racehorse

Matikanefukukitaru (; 22 May 1994 – 31 July 2020) was a Japanese thoroughbred racehorse and . In his racing career, he won 6 of 22 races, the most notable of these being the 1997 Kikuka Sho, Kobe Shimbun Hai, and Kyoto Shimbun Hai.

Japanese-bred Thoroughbred racehorse

Japanese-bred Thoroughbred racehorse

Thoroughbred racehorse

Japanese-bred Thoroughbred racehorse

Japanese-bred Thoroughbred racehorse

Thoroughbred racehorse

Japanese-bred Thoroughbred racehorse

Japanese-bred Thoroughbred racehorse