Mejiro McQueen
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Mejiro McQueen was a Japanese
thoroughbred
racehorse, sired by Mejiro Titan, a son of Mejiro Asama, out of Mejiro Aurora, a daughter of Remand. Mejiro McQueen was inducted into the Japan Racing Association Hall of Fame
in 1994.
Second
Japan
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thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
racehorse, sired by Mejiro Titan, a son of Mejiro Asama, out of Mejiro Aurora, a daughter of Remand. Mejiro McQueen was inducted into the Japan Racing Association Hall of Fame
Japan Racing Association Hall of Fame
The Horse Racing Hall of Fame is a Japanese horse racing memorial hall which was installed on September 2, 1985, in JRA Horse Racing Museum, Fuchu, Tokyo...
in 1994.
Racing career
Major Racing Wins- 1990 Kikuka ShoKikuka ShoThe is a Japanese Domestic Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 3,000 metres at the Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture in October....
(Japanese St. Leger) (Domestic GI), Kyoto Turf 3000m - 1991 Hanshin Daishoten (Domestic GII), Chukyo Turf 3000m
- 1991 Tenno ShoTenno ShoThe Tennō Shō is a horse race held twice a year in Japan, once in the spring and once in the autumn. "Tenno" means "Emperor of Japan". The races are both International Grade I races. Prior to the 2007 races, both Tenno Sho races were Japanese domestic Grade I races.-Spring:The Spring Tenno Sho...
(spring) (Domestic GI), Kyoto Turf 3200m - 1991 Kyoto Daishoten (Domestic GII), Kyoto Turf 2400m
- 1992 Hanshin Daishoten (Domestic GII), Hanshin Turf 3000m
- 1992 Tenno Sho (spring) (Domestic GI), Kyoto Turf 3200m
- 1993 Sankei Osaka Hai (Domestic GII), Hanshin Turf 2000m
- 1993 Takarazuka KinenTakarazuka KinenThe Takarazuka Kinen is a Grade I flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 2,200 metres at Hanshin Racecourse in late June...
(Domestic GI), Hanshin Turf 2200m - 1993 Kyoto Daishoten (Domestic GII), Kyoto Turf 2400m
Second
- 1991 Takarazuka Kinen (Domestic GI), Kyoto Turf 2200m
- 1991 Arima KinenArima KinenThe Arima Kinen is a Grade I flat horse race in Japan open to Thoroughbreds which are three-years-old or above. It is run over a distance of 2,500 metres at Nakayama Racecourse, and it takes place annually in late December...
(Grand Prix) (Domestic GI), Nakayama Turf 2500m - 1993 Tenno Sho (spring) (Domestic GI), Kyoto Turf 3200m