Rice Shower (in Japanese: ライスシャワー, March 5, 1989 − June 4, 1995) was a Japanese

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racehorse who won the multiple

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titles.

History

His name refers to the tradition of throwing rice at weddings for good luck. Rice Shower's first race was on September 21, 1991, when he won the 1991 Fuyo Stakes at

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. On November 8, 1992, Rice Shower captured the first major win of his career by winning the 1992 Kikuka-shō. This was the horse's only win of 1992, though he came in second at the 1992

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. Rice Shower had a strong 1993 season. He captured the Nikkei Sho on March 21st, then followed it up by winning the April 23rd,

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, which are both

titles. He was winless in 1994, but in 1995, he captured the

for a second time on April 23rd. Rice Shower died on June 4, 1995. He fell during a race at the 1995

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and was euthanized. He was 6 years old at the time.

Pedigree

Japanese Wiki

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ライスシャワー

References

{{Reflist 1989 racehorse births Racehorses bred in Japan Racehorses trained in Japan Thoroughbred family 1-c Horses who died from racing injuries 1995 racehorse deaths