Taiki Shuttle
| Taiki Shuttle | |
|---|---|
Taiki Shuttle at Arrow Stud | |
| Sire | Devil's Bag |
| Grandsire | Halo |
| Dam | Welsh Muffin |
| Damsire | Caerleon |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | March 23, 1994 |
| Died | August 17, 2022 (aged 28) |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Taiki Farm |
| Owner | Taiki Farm |
| Trainer | Kazuo Fujisawa |
| Record | 13: 11-1-1 |
| Earnings | 615,485,000 JPY + 1,000,000 FF |
| Major wins | |
| Unicorn Stakes (1997) Swan Stakes (1997) Sprinters Stakes (1997) Mile Championship (1997, 1998) Keio Hai Spring Cup (1998) Yasuda Kinen (1998) Prix Jacques Le Marois (1998) | |
| Awards | |
| JRA Award for Best Sprinter or Miler (1997, 1998) JRA Award for Best Older Male Horse (1998) Japanese Horse of the Year (1998) | |
| Honours | |
| Japan Racing Association Hall of Fame | |
| Last updated on February 24, 2023 | |
Taiki Shuttle (タイキシャトル, March 23, 1994 – August 17, 2022) was an American-bred, Japanese-trained thoroughbred race horse and stallion. He won races at the highest level both home and abroad, most notably winning the Mile Championship (twice), Yasuda Kinen, and Sprinters Stakes in Japan and the Prix Jacques Le Marois in France. Taiki Shuttle was honored as the Japan Racing Association's (JRA) Champion Sprinter in both 1997 and 1998, and was named the Japan Horse of the Year in 1998, along with Champion Older Male Horse.
In 1999, he was inducted into the JRA Hall of Fame.
Taiki Shuttle died due to advanced age on August 17, 2022. He had suffered a heart attack while he was sleeping.