Details
| Name / Japanese | Tosho Falco / トウショウファルコ |
| Birth Year | 1986 |
| Sex | male |
| Earnings | 229,921,000 yen |
| Races-Win / G1-Win | 31-8 / 1-0 |
| Sire | Green Grass |
| Dam (Sire) | Camellia Tosho (Hunza Dancer) |
| Other site link | JBIS / Umanity / en.netkeiba |
All grade-races
| Y D/M |
Track | Race | No. | Pl. |  |
| 1991 07/07 |
Fukushima T2000 |
Tanabata Sho (G3) | 1 | 3 | G |
| 1991 18/08 |
Hakodate T2000 |
Hakodate Kinen (G3) | 3 | 9 | G |
| 1991 17/11 |
Tokyo T2500 |
Copa Republica Argentina (G2) | 9 | 9 | G |
| 1992 05/01 |
Nakayama T2000 |
Nikkan Sports Sho Kim Pai (G3) | 4 | 1 | G |
| 1992 26/01 |
Nakayama T2200 |
American Jockeys Club Cup (G2) | 8 | 1 | G |
| 1992 01/11 |
Tokyo T2000 |
Tenno Sho (Autumn) (G1) | 18 | 15 | ◆ |
- He was too weak to train hard.
His future as a racehorse was in jeopardy for a while, but he gradually grew and emerged. - In the Nikkan Sports Sho Kim Pai, he was 6th favorite.
He won by 3/4 lengths.
It was his first grade-race win. - In the American Jockeys Club Cup, he won by 1+1/2 lengths.
- He became a strong old horse at age seven, but he got hurt.
He came back for the Tenno Sho (Autumn) but failed miserably.
He was injured after that and retired without racing.
Episode (his name)
- His name was taken from a character in the manga Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken). (Wikipedia)
The horses from Tosho Farm at the same time as him were Tosho Juza, Tosho Huy, Tosho Souther and Julia Tosho, who were also named after characters in Fist of the North Star.
Episode (his looking)
- The most important thing to know about him is his looks.
- In Japan, horses with chestnut body-hair and a golden mane and tail are called “尾花栗毛 (Obana-Kurige)”.
尾花(Obana) means Miscanthus sinensis. (Wikipedia)
栗毛(Kurige) means chestnut-hair.
Horses with that trait are often seen as beautiful and good looking.
Some examples include Gold City, Tosho Falco, Taiki Shutle and Toho Jackal. - He had especially beautiful blond hair, big eyes with sanpaku gan (Wikipedia), and a great facial marking.
- The nickname he was given was “走るベルばら (Hashiru Berubara)”.
“走る (Hashiru)” means run or running.
“ベルばら (Berubara)” is an abbreviation of “ベルサイユのばら (Berusaiyu no Bara)”.
“ベルサイユのばら (Berusaiyu no Bara)” is the Japanese and Romanized form of “The Rose of Versailles”.
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The Rose of Versailles is a manga and anime that was once incredibly popular in Japan.
(Wikipedia)
It seems that there are many countries other than Japan where the anime was popular.
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Tosho Falco was a beautiful horse, like a anime character. - He had a lot of fans, especially women.
- After he retired, he became a lead horse at Tokyo Racecourse due to the demand of many fans.
He had a lot of fans after he became a lead horse, and was especially loved by his female fans. - Here are the Google search results.
Tosho Falco / Tosho Falco images / Tosho Falco mane
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