Kitasan Black was born in 2012. He is by Black Tide out of Sugar Heart by Sakura Bakushin O.
Kitasan Black was awarded Horse of the Year in Japan and Best Older Horse in Japan in 2016 and 2017.
Owned by a very famous Enka singer Saburo Kitajima, Kitasan Black earned his first Grade 1 victory in the Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger), the final jewel in Japanese Triple Crown, at 3. He blossomed as a 4-year-old and added two Grade 1 victories to his resume by winning the Japan Cup and the Tenno Sho (spring). He continued his dominance at 5, winning the Grade 1 Osaka Hai, the Grade 1 Tenno Sho (spring), the Grade 1 Tenno Sho (autumn), and the Grade 1 Arima Kinen (Grand Prix).
Kitasan Black entered stud in Japan in 2018.
His first crop son Equinox was awarded Horse of the Year in Japan in 2022 after a season in which he won the Grade 1 Arima Kinen (Grand Prix) and the Grade 1 Tenno Sho (autumn).
In 2023, Equinox was named the 2023 Longines World's Best Racehorse and was crowned Horse of the Year in Japan, winning all four starts as a 4-year-old: the Group 1 Dubai Sheema Classic, the Grade 1 Takarazuka Kinen, the Grade 1 Tenno Sho (autumn), and the Grade 1 Japan Cup. Equinox's rating of 135 made him the highest-rated horse ever trained in Japan.
Also in 2023, Sol Oriens produced a scintillating performance to win the Grade 1 Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas).
In 2024, Croix du Nord capped off a perfect season in the Grade 1 Hopeful Stakes, staying unbeaten in 3 career starts and was awarded Best Two-Year-Old Colt in Japan. Also in 2024, Wilson Tesoro captured the Listed (Jpn1) JBC Classic and finished 2nd three times at the Grade/ Jpn 1 level: the Tokyo Daishoten, the Champions Cup, and the Teio Sho.
Among his other best progeny are Gaia Force, who took the Grade 2 St.Lite Kinen; Skilfing, who won the Grade 2 Aoba Sho; and Christmas Parade, who landed the Grade 2 Shion Stakes.
He was inducted into the Japan Racing Association Racing Hall of Fame in 2020.
Hopeful Stakes(2024)
Japan Cup(2023)
Satsuki Sho(Japanese 2000 Guineas)(2023)
Kitasan Black was awarded Horse of the Year in Japan and Best Older Horse in Japan in 2016 and 2017. Owned by a very famous Enka singer Saburo Kitajima, Kitasan Black earned his first Grade 1 victory in the Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger), the final jewel in Japanese Triple Crown, at 3. He blossomed as a 4-year-old and added two Grade 1 victories to his resume by winning the Japan Cup and the Tenno Sho (spring). He continued his dominance at 5, winning the Grade 1 Osaka Hai, the Grade 1 Tenno Sho (spring), the Grade 1 Tenno Sho (autumn), and the Grade 1 Arima Kinen (Grand Prix).
Kitasan Black entered stud in Japan in 2018. His first crop son Equinox was awarded Horse of the Year in Japan in 2022 after a season in which he won the Grade 1 Arima Kinen (Grand Prix) and the Grade 1 Tenno Sho (autumn). In 2023, Equinox was named the 2023 Longines World's Best Racehorse and was crowned Horse of the Year in Japan, winning all four starts as a 4-year-old: the Group 1 Dubai Sheema Classic, the Grade 1 Takarazuka Kinen, the Grade 1 Tenno Sho (autumn), and the Grade 1 Japan Cup. Equinox's rating of 135 made him the highest-rated horse ever trained in Japan. Also in 2023, Sol Oriens produced a scintillating performance to win the Grade 1 Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas). In 2024, Croix du Nord capped off a perfect season in the Grade 1 Hopeful Stakes, staying unbeaten in 3 career starts and was awarded Best Two-Year-Old Colt in Japan. Also in 2024, Wilson Tesoro captured the Listed (Jpn1) JBC Classic and finished 2nd three times at the Grade/ Jpn 1 level: the Tokyo Daishoten, the Champions Cup, and the Teio Sho.
Among his other best progeny are Gaia Force, who took the Grade 2 St.Lite Kinen; Skilfing, who won the Grade 2 Aoba Sho; and Christmas Parade, who landed the Grade 2 Shion Stakes.
He was inducted into the Japan Racing Association Racing Hall of Fame in 2020.