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). He brought his total earnings to \1,876,843,000 and retired as the all-time leading earner in Japanese history.
Kitasan Black entered stud in Japan in 2018. His first crop hit the track in 2021. He has sired some good winners including the 2022 Japanese Horse of the Year Equinox, who won the Grade 1 Arima Kinen (Grand Prix) and the Grade 1 Tenno Sho (Autumn); Gaia Force, who took the Grade 2 St.Lite Kinen; and Ravel, who landed the Grade 3 Artemis Stakes.
He was inducted into the Japan Racing Association Racing Hall of Fame in 2020.
Satsuki Sho(Japanese 2000 Guineas)(2023)
Arima Kinen(2022)
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). He brought his total earnings to \1,876,843,000 and retired as the all-time leading earner in Japanese history.
Kitasan Black entered stud in Japan in 2018. His first crop hit the track in 2021. He has sired some good winners including the 2022 Japanese Horse of the Year Equinox, who won the Grade 1 Arima Kinen (Grand Prix) and the Grade 1 Tenno Sho (Autumn); Gaia Force, who took the Grade 2 St.Lite Kinen; and Ravel, who landed the Grade 3 Artemis Stakes.
He was inducted into the Japan Racing Association Racing Hall of Fame in 2020.