Details
| Name / Japanese | Hokko Tarumae / ホッコータルマエ |
| Birth Year | 2009 |
| Sex | male |
| Earnings | 1,078,706,000 yen |
| Races-Win / G1-Win | 39-17 / 25-10 |
| Sire | King Kamehameha |
| Dam (Sire) | Madam Cherokee (Cherokee Run) |
| Other site link | JBIS / Umanity / en.netkeiba |
| Awards | JRA Award for Best Dirt Horse (2014) NAR Grand Prix for Dirt Grade Racing Special Award (2013, 2014, 2015) |
All G1 races + grade-races he won
| Y D/M |
Track | Race | No. | Pl. |  |
| 2012 11/07 |
Ohi D2000 |
Japan Dirt Derby (G1) | 3 | 5 | G |
| 2012 05/08 |
Niigata D1800 |
Leopard Stakes (G3) | 12 | 1 | G |
| 2012 02/12 |
Hanshin D1800 |
Japan Cup Dirt (G1) | 9 | 3 | ◆ |
| 2013 11/02 |
Saga D2000 |
Saga Kinen (G3) | 9 | 1 | G |
| 2013 20/03 |
Nagoya D1900 |
Nagoya Daishoten (G3) | 5 | 1 | G |
| 2013 13/04 |
Hanshin D1800 |
Antares Stakes (G3) | 10 | 1 | G |
| 2013 06/05 |
Funabashi D1600 |
Kashiwa Kinen (G1) | 7 | 1 | G |
| 2013 26/06 |
Ohi D2000 |
Teio Sho (G1) | 8 | 1 | G |
| 2013 14/10 |
Morioka D1600 |
Mile Championship Nambu Hai (G1) | 12 | 2 | ◆ |
| 2013 04/11 |
Kanazawa D2100 |
JBC Classic (G1) | 1 | 1 | ◆ |
| 2013 01/12 |
Hanshin D1800 |
Japan Cup Dirt (G1) | 6 | 3 | ◆ |
| 2013 29/12 |
Ohi D2000 |
Tokyo Daishoten (G1) | 5 | 1 | ◆ |
| 2014 29/01 |
Kawasaki D2100 |
Kawasaki Kinen (G1) | 5 | 1 | G |
| 2014 23/02 |
Tokyo D1600 |
February Stakes (G1) | 15 | 2 | ◆ |
| 2014 29/03 |
Meydan AW2000 |
Dubai World Cup (G1) | 11 | 16 | G |
| 2014 03/11 |
Morioka D2000 |
JBC Classic (G1) | 7 | 4 | ◆ |
| 2014 07/12 |
Chukyo D1800 |
Champions Cup (G1) | 8 | 1 | ◆ |
| 2014 29/12 |
Ohi D2000 |
Tokyo Daishoten (G1) | 6 | 1 | ◆ |
| 2015 28/01 |
Kawasaki D2100 |
Kawasaki Kinen (G1) | 5 | 1 | G |
| 2015 28/03 |
Meydan D2000 |
Dubai World Cup (G1) | 2 | 5 | G |
| 2015 24/06 |
Ohi D2000 |
Teio Sho (G1) | 1 | 1 | G |
| 2015 03/11 |
Ohi D2000 |
JBC Classic (G1) | 10 | 3 | ◆ |
| 2015 06/12 |
Chukyo D1800 |
Champions Cup (G1) | 13 | 5 | ◆ |
| 2015 29/12 |
Ohi D2000 |
Tokyo Daishoten (G1) | 13 | 2 | ◆ |
| 2016 27/01 |
Kawasaki D2100 |
Kawasaki Kinen (G1) | 12 | 1 | G |
| 2016 26/03 |
Meydan D2000 |
Dubai World Cup (G1) | 8 | 9 | G |
| 2016 29/06 |
Ohi D2000 |
Teio Sho (G1) | 10 | 4 | G |
| 2016 10/10 |
Morioka D1600 |
Mile Championship Nambu Hai (G1) | 10 | 3 | G |
| 2016 03/11 |
Kawasaki D2100 |
JBC Classic (G1) | 8 | 2 | ◆ |
- He began to emerge gradually in 2012.
And in 2013, he became a top dirt horse at the age of four.
In 2013 (age 4)
- In the Kashiwa Kinen, he was 2nd favorite.
He won by 1+1/2 lengths over the second place finisher, Espoir City.
It was his first G1 win. - In the Japan Cup Dirt, he finished 3rd.
His jockey’s strange moves in the home stretch became a topic of conversation in a negative way.
His dance was spread to horse racing fans all over the world. - He won four G1 races in 2013.
In 2014, his rival, Copano Rickey, emerged.
In 2014 (age 5)
- In the Kawasaki Kinen (2014), he won by 1/2 lengths.
It was his first win of Kawasaki Kinen. - In the February Stakes, He lost to Copano Rickey by 1/2 lengths.
- He ran in the Dubai World Cup and finished last.
In his first race back in Japan, the JBC Classic, he was again beaten by Copano Rickey. - In the Champions Cup, he won by 1/2 lengths.
It was his first JRA’s G1 win.
Copano Rickey finished 12th. - In the Tokyo Daishoten, he was 1st favorite.
He won by 4 lengths over the second place finisher, Copano Rickey.
In 2015 (age 6)
- He won two G1 races.
- He finished fifth in the Dubai World Cup, which was held on dirt track again from that year.
In 2016 (age 7)
- He won the Kawasaki Kinen.
It was the third straight victory of Kawasaki Kinen. - But it was clear he was fading.
Then he retired without a win.
Comparison between Hokko Tarumae and Copano Rickey
- He has a 5-5 record when facing Copano Rickey.
However, Copano Rickey has finished 1st in all of his five victories over Hokko Tarumae.
Hokko Tarumae has finished 1st in two races over Copano Rickey. - Hokko Tarumae went to Dubai three times, while Copano Rickey stayed in Japan the whole time.