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Bamboo Memory

  • Bamboo Memory
  • バンブーメモリー
Bamboo Memory
BreedThoroughbred
SireMorning Frolic
GrandsireGrey Dawn
DamMadonna Bamboo
DamsireMoubariz
SexStallion
Foaled(1985-05-14)14 May 1985
Died7 August 2014(2014-08-07) (aged 29)
CountryJapan
ColourChestnut
BreederBamboo Farm
OwnerTatsuichi Takeda
Racing colours
TrainerKunihiko Take
Jockey
Record39: 8-5-4
Earnings¥508,108,200
Major wins
Awards
JRA Award for Best Sprinter or Miler (1989, 1990)

Bamboo Memory (Japanese: バンブーメモリー, Banbū Memorī; 14 May 1985 – 7 August 2014) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He recorded eight wins from thirty-nine starts between 1987 and 1991, most notably the Yasuda Kinen (GI) in 1989 and the Sprinters Stakes (GI) in 1990.[1] He was named Best Sprinter or Miler in both 1989 and 1990.[2] He is best remembered for his photo-finish rivalry with Oguri Cap in the 1989 Mile Championship, and for setting a Japanese record in the 1990 Sprinters Stakes, which earned him the nickname "The First Lightning King".[3]

Background

Bamboo Memory was a chestnut stallion bred in Urakawa, Hokkaido, by Bamboo Farm.[2] He was sired by Morning Frolic, and his dam was Madonna Bamboo, a mare by Moubariz.[4] He was owned by Tatsuichi Takeda, the founder of Bamboo Farm, and trained by Kunihiko Take at the Ritto Training Center.[2] He was known for his aggressive, front-running temperament and his tendency to pull hard during races and training.[3]

Racing career

1987: two-year-old season

Bamboo Memory debuted on 14 November 1987 in a 2-year-old newcomer race over 1200 metres on dirt at Kyoto Racecourse, finishing fifth.[5] After a second-place finish, he won his maiden race over 1200 metres on dirt at Hanshin Racecourse on 27 December, ridden by Yutaka Take.[5]

1988: three-year-old season

Due to weak hooves, Bamboo Memory was campaigned primarily on dirt tracks during his three-year-old season.[6] He competed in allowance races, recording a victory in a 1-win class race in March and a 2-win class race in November.[5] He ended the year with an unplaced finish in the Santa Claus Handicap at Hanshin.[5]

1989: four-year-old season

Bamboo Memory began his four-year-old campaign on dirt but was switched to turf in April for the Dotonbori Stakes at Hanshin, which he won by 0.9 seconds.[6] He followed up with a third-place finish in the Silk Road Stakes (Open).[5]

On 14 May, he contested the Yasuda Kinen (GI) at Tokyo Racecourse. Because Yutaka Take had a riding commitment with another horse at the Keihan Hai that day, Bamboo Memory was instead ridden by Yukio Okabe, who would go on to start as the 10th favourite in that race. In that race, the horse produced a strong late surge to defeat Daigo Sur by 0.2 seconds, marking his first Grade 1 victory.[3] He then finished fifth in the Takarazuka Kinen (GI) behind Inari One, and second in the Takamatsunomiya Cup (GII) behind Mejiro Ardan.[5]

In the autumn, he won the Swan Stakes (GII) at Kyoto by 0.6 seconds.[5] On 19 November, he ran in the Mile Championship (GI) at Kyoto. In a "legendary match race" against Oguri Cap, Bamboo Memory overtook Oguri Cap on the outside of the final corner. The two horses "battled stride-for-stride to the wire", with Oguri Cap winning by a nose in a photo finish.[3] He ended his season with a 13th-place finish in the Japan Cup (GI) behind Horlicks.[5] He was named Best Sprinter or Miler at the 1989 JRA Awards.[2]

1990: five-year-old season

After a brief rest, Bamboo Memory returned in the spring, finishing fifth in the Keio Hai Spring Cup (GII), sixth in the Yasuda Kinen, and sixth in the Takarazuka Kinen.[5] In the summer, he finished second in the CBC Sho (GII) before winning the Takamatsunomiya Cup (GII) at Chukyo Racecourse.[5]

In the autumn, he finished fifth in the Mainichi Ōkan (GII) and third in the Tennō Shō (Autumn) (GI) behind Yaeno Muteki.[5] He then finished second for the second consecutive year in the Mile Championship, this time beaten by Passing Shot.[5] On 16 December, he contested the Sprinters Stakes (GI) at Nakayama Racecourse, which had been elevated to Grade 1 status that year. Settling just behind the fast pace set by Daiwa Douglas and Daitaku Helios, he navigated through the field in the straight and won by 0.4 seconds in a Japanese record time of 1:07.8.[5] He was named Best Sprinter or Miler at the 1990 JRA Awards.[2]

1991: six-year-old season

Bamboo Memory began his six-year-old season with a fourth-place finish in the Keio Hai Spring Cup.[5] On 12 May, he started as the heavy favourite in the Yasuda Kinen but finished third behind Daiichi Ruby and Daitaku Helios.[5] He then finished 10th in the Takarazuka Kinen and ninth in the CBC Sho.[5] After unplaced runs in the Mainichi Ōkan and the Swan Stakes, he finished eighth in the Mile Championship behind Daitaku Helios.[5] He was retired from racing following this performance, and a retirement ceremony was held at Hanshin Racecourse on 8 December 1991.[7]

Race record

The following table details all 39 starts of Bamboo Memory's racing career based on official JBIS and netkeiba records. Record current as of his final start on 17 November 1991.[1][5]

Date Distance (Condition) Race Class Course Odds
(Favourite) 		Field Finish Time Jockey Winning
(Losing)
Margin 		Winner
(2nd Place) 		Ref
1987 – two-year-old season
Nov 14 Dirt 1200 m (Good) 2-Y-O Newcomer Maiden Kyoto 7.1 (3rd) 10 5th 1:17.3 Yutaka Take 3.7 Slew O'Best [5]
Nov 28 Dirt 1400 m (Heavy) 2-Y-O Newcomer Maiden Kyoto 4.0 (2nd) 13 2nd 1:26.7 Yutaka Take 0.1 Marubutsu Moses [5]
Dec 27 Dirt 1200 m (Good) 2-Y-O Maiden Maiden Hanshin 2.3 (1st) 12 1st 1:14.7 Yutaka Take –0.5 (Chiyono Lady) [5]
1988 – three-year-old season
Jan 9 Dirt 1400 m (Yielding) 3-Y-O 1-win 1-win Kyoto 7.9 (4th) 10 2nd 1:26.3 Yutaka Take 0.4 Naru Ace [5]
Jan 16 Dirt 1200 m (Good) Shiroume Sho 1-win Kyoto 5.4 (3rd) 10 3rd 1:13.9 Yutaka Take 0.3 Eiko Caesar [5]
Feb 6 Dirt 1200 m (Good) 3-Y-O 1-win 1-win Kyoto 4.8 (2nd) 10 2nd 1:15.2 Yutaka Take 0.0 Otemba Gal [5]
Mar 6 Dirt 1800 m (Good) 3-Y-O 2-win 2-win Hanshin 2.7 (1st) 12 1st 1:14.0 Yutaka Take –0.3 (Jo Esperance) [5]
Nov 6 Dirt 1400 m (Yielding) Tennozan Tokubetsu 2-win Kyoto 12.0 (4th) 14 3rd 1:24.9 Hiroshi Kawachi 0.4 Dyna Agatha [5]
Nov 27 Dirt 1400 m (Good) Momoyama Tokubetsu 2-win Kyoto 5.0 (3rd) 12 1st 1:24.5 Masahiro Matsunaga –0.1 (Dancing Sam) [5]
Dec 10 Dirt 1200 m (Good) Port Island Stakes 3-win Hanshin 2.8 (1st) 9 5th 1:12.9 Masahiro Matsunaga 0.0 Wonder Dresser [5]
Dec 25 Dirt 1800 m (Good) Santa Claus Handicap 3-win Hanshin 11.4 (7th) 16 14th 1:54.2 Masahiro Matsunaga 2.3 Dokanjo [5]
1989 – four-year-old season
Jan 13 Dirt 1400 m (Heavy) Kadomatsu Stakes 3-win Kyoto 5.9 (2nd) 16 7th 1:23.4 Masahiro Matsunaga 0.4 Wonder Teio [5]
Jan 28 Dirt 1400 m (Heavy) Rashomon Stakes 3-win Kyoto 7.4 (5th) 13 4th 1:23.6 Masahiro Matsunaga 0.4 Dancing Sam [5]
Feb 12 Dirt 1800 m (Yielding) Kashihara Stakes 3-win Kyoto 16.5 (4th) 12 4th 1:51.0 Yutaka Take 0.6 Taka Raiden [5]
Mar 5 Dirt 1800 m (Heavy) Naruto Stakes 3-win Hanshin 10.2 (4th) 15 12th 1:52.4 Yutaka Take 1.4 Nostalgia [5]
Apr 8 Turf 1600 m (Heavy) Dotonbori Stakes 3-win Hanshin 10.5 (6th) 10 1st 1:36.5 Yutaka Take –0.9 (Hishino Supra) [5]
May 6 Turf 1600 m (Good) Silk Road Stakes Open Kyoto 6.0 (3rd) 14 3rd 1:35.8 Masahiro Matsunaga 0.1 Shiyono Roman [5]
May 14 Turf 1600 m (Yielding) Yasuda Kinen GI Tokyo 18.7 (10th) 17 1st 1:34.3 Yukio Okabe –0.2 (Daigo Sur) [5]
Jun 11 Turf 2200 m (Good) Takarazuka Kinen GI Hanshin 22.5 (8th) 16 5th 2:15.4 Masahiro Matsunaga 1.4 Inari One [5]
Jul 9 Turf 2000 m (Yielding) Takamatsunomiya Hai GII Chukyo 8.2 (4th) 14 2nd 1:59.3 Masahiro Matsunaga 0.4 Mejiro Ardan [5]
Oct 29 Turf 1400 m (Good) Swan Stakes GII Kyoto 3.5 (1st) 16 1st 1:21.7 Masahiro Matsunaga –0.6 (Eagle Chateau) [5]
Nov 19 Turf 1600 m (Good) Mile Championship GI Kyoto 4.0 (2nd) 17 2nd 1:34.6 Yutaka Take 0.0 Oguri Cap [5]
Nov 26 Turf 2400 m (Good) Japan Cup GI Tokyo 48.6 (13th) 15 13th 2:24.2 Masahiro Matsunaga 2.0 Horlicks [5]
1990 – five-year-old season
Jan 5 Turf 2000 m (Good) Kyoto Kimpai GIII Kyoto – 14 SCR – Yutaka Take – Osaichi George [5]
Apr 22 Turf 1400 m (Heavy) Keio Hai Spring Cup GII Tokyo 1.8 (1st) 18 5th 1:24.6 Yutaka Take 1.3 Shin Wind [5]
May 13 Turf 1600 m (Good) Yasuda Kinen GI Tokyo 9.0 (3rd) 16 6th 1:33.4 Hiroshi Kawachi 1.0 Oguri Cap [5]
Jun 10 Turf 2200 m (Good) Takarazuka Kinen GI Hanshin 49.1 (8th) 10 6th 2:15.5 Masahiro Matsunaga 1.5 Osaichi George [5]
Jun 24 Turf 1200 m (Good) CBC Sho GII Chukyo 2.1 (1st) 16 2nd 1:08.4 Yutaka Take 0.1 Passing Shot [5]
Jul 8 Turf 2000 m (Good) Takamatsunomiya Hai GII Chukyo 2.1 (1st) 14 1st 1:59.4 Yutaka Take –0.3 (Shin Wind) [5]
Oct 7 Turf 1800 m (Good) Mainichi Ōkan GII Tokyo 2.8 (2nd) 10 5th 1:47.2 Hiroshi Kawachi 0.5 Lucky Guerlain [5]
Oct 28 Turf 2000 m (Good) Tennō Shō (Autumn) GI Tokyo 8.9 (4th) 18 3rd 1:58.4 Yutaka Take 0.2 Yaeno Muteki [5]
Nov 18 Turf 1600 m (Good) Mile Championship GI Kyoto 1.6 (1st) 18 2nd 1:33.8 Yutaka Take 0.2 Passing Shot [5]
Dec 16 Turf 1200 m (Good) Sprinters Stakes GI Nakayama 3.8 (1st) 16 1st R1:07.8 Yutaka Take –0.4 (Louis Teito) [5]
1991 – six-year-old season
Apr 21 Turf 1400 m (Good) Keio Hai Spring Cup GII Tokyo 3.1 (1st) 18 4th 1:22.1 Yutaka Take 0.6 Daiichi Ruby [5]
May 12 Turf 1600 m (Good) Yasuda Kinen GI Tokyo 1.8 (1st) 16 3rd 1:34.1 Yutaka Take 0.3 Daiichi Ruby [5]
Jun 9 Turf 2200 m (Good) Takarazuka Kinen GI Kyoto 17.1 (4th) 10 10th 2:15.7 Shigehiko Kishi 2.1 Mejiro Ryan [5]
Jun 23 Turf 1200 m (Heavy) CBC Sho GII Chukyo 1.6 (1st) 11 9th 1:12.1 Yutaka Take 1.3 Fame of Lass [5]
Oct 6 Turf 1800 m (Yielding) Mainichi Ōkan GII Tokyo 10.3 (8th) 13 6th 1:46.9 Masahiro Matsunaga 0.8 Prekrasnie [5]
Oct 26 Turf 1400 m (Good) Swan Stakes GII Kyoto 6.2 (3rd) 16 8th 1:21.3 Yutaka Take 0.7 K.S. Miracle [5]
Nov 17 Turf 1600 m (Good) Mile Championship GI Kyoto 10.6 (3rd) 15 8th 1:35.7 Seiki Tabara 0.9 Daitaku Helios [5]
  • R indicated that it was a record time finish

Stud career

Bamboo Memory entered stud at Bamboo Farm in 1992.[2] He was not a commercial success, siring only 38 registered foals over 13 seasons, though he did produce a few regional graded stakes winners such as Yoshino Memory and Bonanza Memory.[8] He was retired from stud duty in 2005 and was pensioned at Bamboo Farm.[9]

After retirement

Bamboo Memory lived out his remaining years at Bamboo Farm. He died of old age on 7 August 2014 at the age of 29.[7]

An anthropomorphized version of Bamboo Memory appears as a playable character in the mobile game Umamusume: Pretty Derby, voiced by Kotomi Aihara.[10]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Bamboo Memory (JPN)
Sire
Morning Frolic (USA)
1975 		Grey Dawn (FR)
1962 		Herbager Vandale
Flagette
Polamia Mahmoud
Ampola
Timely Affair (USA)
1971 		Bold Hour Bold Ruler
Seven Thirty
Friendly Relations Nearctic
Flaring Top
Dam
Madonna Bamboo (JPN)
1978 		Moubariz (GB)
1971 		Sing Sing Tudor Minstrel
Agin the Law
Musaka Guard's Tie
Artemisa
Nimbus Bamboo (JPN)
1964 		Nimbus Nearco
Kong
Yashima Temple Theft
Kamisho

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f "バンブーメモリー". JBIS Search (in Japanese). Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  3. ^ a b c d "競走馬は連闘でこそ能力を発揮する!? 安田記念注目の超良血馬と矢作師。". Number Web (in Japanese). 2 June 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  4. ^ a b c "バンブーメモリー 血統情報：5代血統表". JBIS Search (in Japanese). Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf "バンブーメモリーの競走成績". netkeiba (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  6. ^ a b "「近年ではほかに例がない」ジャパンカップ制覇、ダートから転身". Number Web (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  7. ^ a b "バンブーメモリー死亡". netkeiba.com (in Japanese). 7 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  8. ^ "バンブーメモリー 種牡馬情報：世代・年次別". JBIS Search (in Japanese). Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  9. ^ "バンブーメモリーを訪ねて". Uma Furusato (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  10. ^ "バンブーメモリー". Umamusume: Pretty Derby (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 August 2026.

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