Symboli Rudolf

 ( 1981 Racehorse Births ) 

Symboli Rudolf (Japanese : シンボリルドルフ, March 13, 1981 – October 4, 2011) was a Japanese thoroughbred racehorse who won the Japanese Triple Crown, sired by , a son of Milesian, out of Sweet Luna, a daughter of . Symboli Rudolf was inducted into the Japan Racing Association Hall of Fame in 1987. Due to his racing career and his namesake, Rudolf I of Germany, the horse was dubbed "Kōtei (皇帝)", or emperor.

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Racing career Symboli Rudolf became the first undefeated Triple Crown champion (not losing a single race until winning Kikuka Sho, a feat later matched by Deep Impact in 2005 and Contrail in 2020) as well as the first Triple Crown winner since the introduction of Racing Grades in Japan.

Symboli Rudolf ultimately went on to win a total of 7 Grade I races in his career.

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Racing form The following form is based on information from JBIS-Search and netkeiba.

Date	Racecourse	Name	Group	Entry	PP	Finished	Jockey	Distance	Time	Winner (2nd Place)
1983.07.23	Niigata	Maiden race		10	6		Yukio Okabe	1000m	0:59.2	（Broken Hill）
10.29	Tokyo Racecourse	Icho Tokubetsu		17	4		Yukio Okabe	1600m	1:37.3	（Ebisu George）
11.27	Tokyo	Open		5	1		Yukio Okabe	1600m	1:39.9	（Haruda）
1984.03.04	Nakayama	Yayoi Sho	GIII	14	12		Yukio Okabe	2000m	2:01.7	（Bizen Nishiki）
04.15	Nakayama	Satsuki Sho	GI	18	10		Yukio Okabe	2000m		（Bizen Nishiki）
05.27	Tokyo	Tokyo Yushun	GI	21	10		Yukio Okabe	2400m	2:29.3	（Suzu Mach）
09.30	Nakayama	St Lite Kinen	GIII	10	5		Yukio Okabe	2200m		（Onward Cameroun）
11.11	Kyoto Racecourse	Kikka Sho	GI	18	5		Yukio Okabe	3000m	3:06.8	（Gold Way）
11.25	Tokyo	Japan Cup	GI	14	12		Yukio Okabe	2400m	2:26.5	Katsuragi Ace
12.23	Nakayama	Arima Kinen	GI	11	4		Yukio Okabe	2500m		（Katsuragi Ace）
1985.03.31	Nakayama	Nikkei Sho	GII	8	6		Yukio Okabe	2500m	2:36.2	（Kane Kuroshio）
04.29	Kyoto	Tenno Sho (Spring)	GI	15	15		Yukio Okabe	3200m	3:20.4	（Sakura Gaisen）
06.02	Hanshin	Takarazuka Kinen	GI	10	3	N/A	Yukio Okabe	2200m	Scratched	Suzuka Gohan
10.27	Tokyo	Tenno Sho (Autumn)	GI	17	17		Yukio Okabe	2000m	1:58.8	Gallop Dyna
11.24	Tokyo	Japan Cup	GI	15	15		Yukio Okabe	2400m	2:28.8	（Rocky Tiger）
12.22	Nakayama	Arima Kinen	GI	10	6		Yukio Okabe	2500m	2:33.1	（Miho Shinzan）
1986.03.29	Santa Anita	San Luis Rey Handicap	GI	7	–	6th	Yukio Okabe	12f	2:26.8	Dahar

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Stud career As a stallion, Symboli Rudolf sired numerous grade winners. The horse's most successful progeny was by far Tokai Teio, who won 4 GI races, including the Tokyo Yushun in 1991 and the Arima Kinen in 1993. Other notable progenies include , who won the Stayers Stakes in 1992 and 1993, and , who won the Kyoto Daishoten and Asahi Challenge Cup in 1999.

Symboli Rudolf passed away on October 4, 2011 at the Symboli Farm in Narita, Chiba.

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Sire line tree

• Symboli Rudolf Bay Middleton Sire Line
• Tokai Teio
• Taiki Polar
• Tokai Point
• Tomai Pulsar
• Strong Blood
• Quite Fine
• Ayrton Symboli
• Tsurumaru Tsuyoshi

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Pedigree

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In popular culture A sake brand, Nanakanba (七冠馬), is sold by Hikami Sake Brewery in honor of the horse. The Tamura family, who owns the brewery, is related to the Wada family, who owned the Symboli Ranch.

An anthomorphized version of the horse appears in Uma Musume Pretty Derby.

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See also

• List of racehorses
• St Lite (Japanese first Triple crown in 1941)
• Shinzan (Japanese Triple crown in 1964)
• Mr. C.B. (Japanese Triple crown in 1983)
• Narita Brian (Japanese Triple crown in 1994)
• Deep Impact (Japanese Triple crown in 2005)
• Orfevre (Japanese Triple crown in 2011)
• Contrail (Japanese Triple crown in 2020)

Categories: 1981 Racehorse Births, 2011 Racehorse Deaths, Racehorses Bred In Japan, Racehorses Trained In Japan, Triple Crown Of Thoroughbred Racing Winners, Japan Cup Winners, Japanese Thoroughbred Horse Of The Year, Thoroughbred Family 11-c, Byerley Turk Sire Line, Satsuki Shō Winners, Tokyo Yūshun Winners, Kikuka-shō Winners, Arima Kinen Winners

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