Details
| Name / Japanese | Trot Thunder / トロットサンダー |
| Birth Year | 1989 |
| Sex | male |
| Earnings | 364,361,000 yen |
| Races-Win / G1-Win | 22-15 / 2-2 |
| Sire | Dyna Cosmos |
| Dam (Sire) | La Seine Wonder (Tesco Boy) |
| Other site link | JBIS / Umanity / en.netkeiba |
All grade races
| Y D/M |
Track | Race | No. | Pl. |  |
| 1995 12/03 |
Nakayama T1800 |
Nakayama Kinen (G2) | 3 | 7 | G |
| 1995 02/07 |
Sapporo T2000 |
Sapporo Kinen (G3) | 7 | 7 | G |
| 1995 20/08 |
Hakodate T2000 | Hakodate Kinen (G3) | 8 | 7 | G |
| 1995 08/10 |
Tokyo T1800 |
Mainichi Okan (G2) | 6 | 3 | G |
| 1995 19/11 |
Kyoto T1600 |
Mile Championship (G1) | 13 | 1 | ◆ |
| 1996 04/02 |
Tokyo T1600 |
Tokyo Shimbun Hai (G3) | 11 | 1 | G |
| 1996 11/05 |
Tokyo T1400 |
Keio Hai Spring Cup (G2) | 8 | 3 | G |
| 1996 09/06 |
Tokyo T1600 |
Yasuda Kinen (G1) | 12 | 1 | ◆ |
- His debut was delayed due to a serious injury, and he made his debut in Urawa Keiba, which belongs to NAR.
During his time at Urawa Racing, he was once seriously injured and missed a year or more, but won eight of nine races.
He transferred to JRA in 1994 when he was five years old.
His owner didn’t have a JRA license, so he was sold to a new owner with a JRA license. - He ran four grade races but he lost.
(Nakayama Kinen, Sapporo Kinen, Hakodate Kinen, Mainichi Okan)
He was inflexible about the race distance.
The mileage was right for him. - In the Mile Championship, he was 4th favorite.
He got a slow start.
Hishi Akebono took the lead in the home stretch.
Trot Thunder came from behind and passed other horses in the home stretch.
Trot Thunder won the race by 1+1/4 lengths.
It was his first G1 win.
He became a Mile Champion at age six. - In the Tokyo Shimbun Hai, he was 1st favorite.
He won by a neck. - In the Keio Hai, he was 2nd favorite.
He lost to Heart Lake (UK).
The 1400m race was a little short for Trot Thunder. - In the Yasuda Kinen, he was 1st favorite.
The previous year’s champion, Heart Lake, was 2nd favorite.
Taiki Blizzard was 3rd favorite.
Hishi Akebono made the pace at the front.
Trot Thunder and Taiki Blizzard passed Hishi Akebono before the finish-line.
Trot Thunder won by a nose (by 14cm). - After that, He was caught in a disturbance.
It turns out that his real owner is his old owner.
Name lending is prohibited in Japanese horse racing.
His owner’s license was revoked by JRA.
He retired without being transferred to another owner. - He has won eight mile races in eight starts.
He was sometimes called “パーフェクトマイラー (The Perfect Miler)”, “マイルのスペシャリスト (Mileage Specialist)” and “雷帝 (Lord of Thunder / Emperor of Thunder)”.