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Big Arthur

  • Big Arthur
  • ビッグアーサー
Big Arthur at the 2016 Takamatsunomiya Kinen
BreedThoroughbred
SireSakura Bakushin O
GrandsireSakura Yutaka O
DamShabona
DamsireKingmambo
SexStallion
Foaled (2011-03-18) 18 March 2011 (age 15)
CountryJapan
ColourBay
BreederBamboo Stud
OwnerAkira Nakatsuji
TrainerKenichi Fujioka
Jockey
Record15: 8-2-1
Earnings¥299,811,000
Major wins

Big Arthur (Japanese: ビッグアーサー, Biggu Āsā; foaled 18 March 2011) is a retired Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and active sire. He recorded eight wins from fifteen starts between 2014 and 2017, including the Takamatsunomiya Kinen (GI) and the Centaur Stakes (GII) in 2016.[1] In Hong Kong he raced under the name 大仁大勇.[2]

Background

Big Arthur is a bay stallion bred in Urakawa, Hokkaido, by Bamboo Stud.[3] He was sired by Sakura Bakushin O, and his dam was Shabona (USA), a mare by Kingmambo.[4] He was owned by Akira Nakatsuji and trained by Kenichi Fujioka at the JRA's Ritto Training Center.[3] His younger half-brother Sekifu (by Henny Hughes) won the 2021 Hyogo Junior Grand Prix and the 2023 Elm Stakes.[4]

Racing career

2014: three-year-old season

Big Arthur debuted on 13 April 2014 in a maiden race over 1200 metres on turf at Fukushima Racecourse, after the newcomer races had ended. Ridden by Kota Fujioka, he won by 2.5 lengths against experienced runners.[1] He was then sidelined for ten months with an injury sustained during transport.[5]

2015: four-year-old season

He returned on 28 February, winning the Yatsushiro Special at Kokura Racecourse by 2.5 lengths.[1] He then won the Okazaki Special at Chukyo Racecourse with the fastest final furlongs of the race, and the Yodoyabashi Stakes at Hanshin Racecourse, where he won by a neck despite losing a shoe during the race.[6] On 20 June, he won the Minazuki Stakes at Hanshin, defeating two graded stakes winners, for his fifth consecutive win.[1]

On 23 August, he made his graded stakes debut in the Kitakyushu Kinen (GIII) at Kokura, finishing second to Bel Canto.[1] He was then excluded from the Sprinters Stakes after priority entry was given to higher-rated horses.[7] On 11 October, he won the Opal Stakes at Kyoto Racecourse by 3 lengths.[1] On 29 November, he finished second in the Keihan Hai (GIII), a head behind Satono Lupan.[1] On 26 December, he ran in the Hanshin Cup (GII), his only start over 1400 metres, and finished third behind Rosa Gigantia.[1]

2016: five-year-old season

Big Arthur began the season on 31 January in the Silk Road Stakes (GIII) at Kyoto, finishing fifth with Mirco Demuro.[1] On 27 March, he contested the Takamatsunomiya Kinen (GI) at Chukyo with Yuichi Fukunaga. He tracked the fast pace in a good position and defeated Mikki Isle by 3/4 length in a course record time of 1:06.7, recording his first Grade 1 victory and the first Grade 1 victory for trainer Kenichi Fujioka.[8]

After a six-month break, he won the Centaur Stakes (GII) at Hanshin on 11 September, leading from the start.[9] On 2 October, he started 1st favourite at 1.8 odds in the Sprinters Stakes (GI) at Nakayama Racecourse. Drawn the inside stall, he was blocked in the straight and finished 12th.[10] On 11 December, he ran in the Hong Kong Sprint (G1) at Sha Tin Racecourse. With Fukunaga injured after a fall the previous week, he was ridden by Ryan Moore and finished 10th.[11]

2017: six-year-old season

He missed the Takamatsunomiya Kinen with a bruised left foreleg, and the Centaur Stakes with pain in his left foreleg heel.[12] He went straight to the Sprinters Stakes on 1 October, where his record of thirteen consecutive starts as 1st favourite ended as he started 8th favourite. He finished sixth behind Red Falx.[1] His JRA registration was cancelled on 6 October 2017, and he entered Arrow Stud as a stallion.[13][14]

Race record

The following table details all 15 starts of Big Arthur's racing career based on official JBIS and netkeiba records. Record current as of his final start on 1 October 2017.[15][1]

Date Distance (Condition) Race Class Course Odds
(Favourite) 		Field Finish Time Jockey Winning
(Losing)
Margin 		Winner
(2nd Place) 		Ref
2014 – three-year-old season
Apr 13 Turf 1200 m (Good) 3-Y-O Maiden Maiden Fukushima 8.3 (4th) 16 1st 1:09.5 Kota Fujioka –0.4 (Crown Iris) [1]
2015 – four-year-old season
Feb 28 Turf 1200 m (Good) Yatsushiro Special 1-win Kokura 4.6 (1st) 18 1st 1:07.9 Kota Fujioka –0.4 (Yamano Hayabusa) [1]
Mar 29 Turf 1200 m (Yielding) Okazaki Special 2-win Chukyo 2.1 (1st) 18 1st 1:08.6 Kota Fujioka –0.3 (T-Half) [1]
Apr 11 Turf 1200 m (Yielding) Yodoyabashi Stakes 3-win Hanshin 1.4 (1st) 12 1st 1:09.3 Suguru Hamanaka –0.0 (Époisses) [6]
Jun 20 Turf 1200 m (Good) Minazuki Stakes 3-win Hanshin 1.3 (1st) 13 1st 1:08.1 Kota Fujioka –0.0 (Forevermore) [1]
Aug 23 Turf 1200 m (Good) Kitakyushu Kinen GIII Kokura 2.5 (1st) 18 2nd 1:07.5 Kota Fujioka 0.2 Bel Canto [1]
Oct 11 Turf 1200 m (Good) Opal Stakes Open Kyoto 1.7 (1st) 16 1st 1:06.7 Kota Fujioka –0.5 (Makoto Nawaratana) [1]
Nov 29 Turf 1200 m (Good) Keihan Hai GIII Kyoto 1.5 (1st) 15 2nd 1:07.4 Kota Fujioka 0.0 Satono Lupan [1]
Dec 26 Turf 1400 m (Yielding) Hanshin Cup GII Hanshin 2.7 (1st) 17 3rd 1:21.6 Kota Fujioka 0.2 Rosa Gigantia [1]
2016 – five-year-old season
Jan 31 Turf 1200 m (Yielding) Silk Road Stakes GIII Kyoto 2.1 (1st) 16 5th 1:08.5 Mirco Demuro 0.6 Dance Director [1]
Mar 27 Turf 1200 m (Good) Takamatsunomiya Kinen GI Chukyo 3.9 (1st) 18 1st 1:06.7 Yuichi Fukunaga –0.1 (Mikki Isle) [8]
Sep 11 Turf 1200 m (Good) Centaur Stakes GII Hanshin 2.1 (1st) 13 1st 1:07.6 Yuichi Fukunaga –0.2 (Nero) [9]
Oct 2 Turf 1200 m (Good) Sprinters Stakes GI Nakayama 1.8 (1st) 16 12th 1:08.0 Yuichi Fukunaga 0.4 Red Falx [10]
Dec 11 Turf 1200 m (Good) Hong Kong Sprint G1 Sha Tin 7.0 (3rd) 13 10th 1:09.47 Ryan Moore 0.67 Aerovelocity [11]
2017 – six-year-old season
Oct 1 Turf 1200 m (Good) Sprinters Stakes GI Nakayama 16.1 (8th) 16 6th 1:07.8 Yuichi Fukunaga 0.2 Red Falx [1]

Stud career

Big Arthur stood at Arrow Stud from 2018, with 126 foals registered in his first crop.[16] His first winner came on 17 July 2021, when Win Monarch won a maiden race at Fukushima.[17] His stud fee was raised from 1 million yen to 1.5 million yen in 2023 and to 3 million yen in 2024, before returning to 1.5 million yen in 2026.[16]

Foaled Name Sex Major wins
2019 Toshin Macao c Centaur Stakes, Keio Hai Spring Cup, Keihan Hai (twice), Ocean Stakes
2020 Kangchenjunga c Centaur Stakes, Hankyu Hai
2020 Big Caesar c Keihan Hai
2020 Bouton d'Or c Hakodate Nisai Stakes

c = colt, f = filly

Pedigree

Pedigree of Big Arthur (JPN)
Sire
Sakura Bakushin O (JPN)
1989 		Sakura Yutaka O (JPN)
1982 		Tesco Boy (GB) Princely Gift
Suncourt
Angelica (JPN) Never Beat
Star Hiness
Sakura Hagoromo (JPN)
1984 		Northern Taste (CAN) Northern Dancer
Lady Victoria
Clear Amber (USA) Ambiopoise
One Clear Call
Dam
Shabona (USA)
2006 		Kingmambo (USA)
1990 		Mr. Prospector (USA) Raise a Native
Gold Digger
Miesque (USA) Nureyev
Pasadoble
Relish (IRE)
1999 		Sadler's Wells (USA) Northern Dancer
Fairy Bridge
Reloy (USA) Liloy
Rescousse

See also

References

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  2. ^ "BIG ARTHUR (A601) - Racing Information". Hong Kong Jockey Club. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  3. ^ a b "ビッグアーサー". JBIS Search (in Japanese). Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  4. ^ a b c "ビッグアーサー 血統情報：5代血統表". JBIS Search (in Japanese). Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  5. ^ "ビッグアーサー". Yushun (in Japanese). Japan Racing Association: 64–65. May 2016.
  6. ^ a b "淀屋橋S". Sanspo ZBAT! Keiba (in Japanese). 20 June 2015. Archived from the original on 15 October 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
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  9. ^ a b "【セントウルS】ビッグアーサー逃走V 春秋制覇へ視界良好". Sanspo ZBAT! Keiba (in Japanese). 11 September 2016. Archived from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  10. ^ a b "【スプリンターズS】ビッグアーサーまさか12着…福永「最低の騎乗」". netkeiba.com (in Japanese). 2 October 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  11. ^ a b "【香港スプリント】ビッグアーサーは10着、レッドファルクスは12着". Sports Nippon (in Japanese). 11 December 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  12. ^ "ビッグアーサーがセントウルS回避、スプリンターズS直行へ". netkeiba.com (in Japanese). 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  13. ^ "ビッグアーサー号が競走馬登録抹消". JRA (in Japanese). 5 October 2017. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  14. ^ "16年高松宮記念優勝ビッグアーサーが引退、種牡馬入り". Sanspo ZBAT! Keiba (in Japanese). 5 October 2017. Archived from the original on 14 September 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
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  16. ^ a b "ビッグアーサー". Ahonoora (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  17. ^ "ウインモナークV 新種牡馬ビッグアーサー産駒JRA初勝利／新馬戦". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 17 July 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2026.

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