Taiki Shuttle
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Taiki Shuttle is a Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese 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...

 race horse who was voted Japanese Horse of the Year
Japanese Horse of the Year
The Japanese Horse of the Year is the highest honor given in Japanese thoroughbred horse racing. It is awarded annually by the Japan Racing Association ....

 in 1998. He was bred and owned by Taiki Farm and trained by Kazuo Fujisawa
Kazuo Fujisawa
is a trainer of Thoroughbred race horses. He has been a licensed trainer in Japan since 1987 and since 1993 has won the training title eleven times....

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The horse won important races in Japan and in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

. He is retired from racing and was voted 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...

. He stands at stud at Arrow Stud in Japan.
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