Tamamo Cross

 ( 1984 Racehorse Births ) 

Tamamo Cross (in Japanese: タマモクロス; 23 May 1984 – 10 April 2003) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and sire who won multiple Conditions races titles.

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Racing career Tamamo's first race was on November 1, 1987, at the Fujinomori Tokubetsu, which he won. He then won the 1987 Naruo Kinen on December 6. He followed that up on January 5, 1988, by winning the 1988 Sports Nippon Sho Kim Pai. He then won the Hanshin Daishoten on March 13, 1988.

Tamamo competed in his first Conditions races races in 1988. He won both the Spring and Autumn edition of the 1988 Tenno Sho. He came in 2nd in both the 1988 Japan Cup and the 1988 Arima Kinen, which was his final race.

For his efforts, he won the 1988 Japanese Horse of the Year.

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Stud career Tamamo Cross's descendants include:

c = colt, f = filly

Foaled	Name	Sex	Major Wins
1990	Bridge Teio	c	Soshun Sho, Takeyoriwake Sho
1991	Black Cross	c	Derby Grand Prix
1991	Kanetsu Cross	c	American Jockey Club Cup
1992	Hiro de Cross	c	Yasuda Kinen
1993	Shirokita Cross	c	Kobe Shimbun Hai
1994	Tamamo Inazuma	c	Diamond Stakes
1994	Makoto Raiden	c	Sirius Stakes
1995	Dantsu Sirius	c	Tulip Sho
1999	My Sole Sound	c	Hanshin Daishōten, Kyoto Kinen, Milers Cup, Kyoto Kinpai, Chunichi Shimbun Hai
1999	Win Generale	c	Nikkei Sho
2003	Tamamo Support	c	Radio Nikkei Sho

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Pedigree

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In popular culture An Anthropomorphism version of Tamamo Cross is featured in the Japanese media franchise .

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