T. M. Harrier (Japanese: テイエムハリアー, Hepburn: Tī Emu Hariā; foaled 30 April 2006) is a retired Japanese Thoroughbred steeplechase racehorse. He competed from 2009 to 2014, recording ten wins in thirty-six starts, including the Kyoto High Jump (J-GII) in 2013, the Kyoto Jump Stakes (J-GIII) in 2011, and the Hanshin Jump Stakes (J-GIII) in 2012. He is the half-brother of T. M. Precure, the 2005 JRA Award for Best Two-Year-Old Filly.
Background T. M. Harrier is a gray horse bred in Niikappu, Hokkaido, by Taniguchi Bokujo. He was sired by New England, a son of Sunday Silence, and his dam was Feriado, a daughter of the American-bred stallion Stately Don. His dam is also the dam of T. M. Precure, who won the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies in 2005. His racing name combines the "T. M." prefix used by owner Masatsugu Takezono with "Harrier," named after the fighter aircraft. He was sent into training with Tadao Igarashi at the JRA's Ritto Training Center.
Racing career 2009: Three-year-old season (flat) T. M. Harrier debuted on January 4, 2009, in a maiden race on the turf at Kyoto Racecourse, finishing sixth. He ran in thirteen subsequent flat races through December, recording one win (a maiden race at Sapporo Racecourse on June 28) and five third-place finishes.
2010: Four-year-old season (transition to steeplechase) T. M. Harrier made his steeplechase debut on January 17, 2010, in an open hurdle race at Kyoto, winning by 0.8 seconds in a track record time of 3:12.2. He won the Yodo Jump Stakes (Open) in February. He finished seventh in the Hanshin Spring Jump (J-GII) in March, third in the Kyoto High Jump (J-GII) in May, and second in the Kyoto Jump Stakes (J-GIII) in November.
2011: Five-year-old season T. M. Harrier won the Ushiwakamaru Jump Stakes (Open) in January. He was unseated in the Hanshin Spring Jump (J-GII) in March and finished sixth in the Tokyo High Jump (J-GII) in October. On November 12, he won the Kyoto Jump Stakes (J-GIII) at Kyoto, defeating El Junction by 0.1 seconds in a track record time of 3:30.4.
2012: Six-year-old season T. M. Harrier won the Ushiwakamaru Jump Stakes (Open) for a second consecutive year in January. He finished second in the Kyoto High Jump (J-GII) in May and second in the Kokura Summer Jump (J-GIII) in July. On September 15, he won the Hanshin Jump Stakes (J-GIII) at Hanshin Racecourse, defeating Narita Shuttle by 0.2 seconds in a track record time of 3:25.6. He was unseated in the Kyoto Jump Stakes (J-GIII) in November.
2013: Seven-year-old season T. M. Harrier won the Ushiwakamaru Jump Stakes (Open) for a third consecutive year in January. He was unseated in the Hanshin Spring Jump (J-GII) in March. On May 12, he won the Kyoto High Jump (J-GII) at Kyoto, defeating High Roller by 0.5 seconds. He finished second in the Hanshin Jump Stakes (J-GIII) in September.
2014: Eight-year-old season and retirement T. M. Harrier made his final start in the Hanshin Spring Jump (J-GII) on March 15, 2014, finishing eighth. Following the race, he was diagnosed with a partial rupture of the right superficial digital flexor tendon. He was retired the following day. He subsequently became a riding horse at Keihoku Ikusei Bokujo in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto.
Statistics The following table details all 36 starts of T. M. Harrier's racing career based on official netkeiba and JBIS records.
Date Distance (Condition) Race Class Course Odds(Favourite) Field Finish Time Jockey Winning(Losing)Margin Winner(2nd Place) Ref2009 – three-year-old season (flat) Turf 1800 m (Firm) 3-Y-O Newcomer Maiden Kyoto 40.6 (9th) 13 6th 1:49.9 Shigefumi Kumazawa 1.0 Red Desire Dirt 1700 m (Soft) 3-Y-O Maiden Maiden Chukyo 4.8 (2nd) 16 13th 1:50.4 Takuma Ogino 2.8 Dust Up Turf 2000 m (Firm) 3-Y-O Maiden Maiden Kyoto 20.2 (6th) 15 5th 2:04.1 Tetsuya Kobayashi 0.3 Blue Mauritius Turf 2000 m (Firm) 3-Y-O Maiden Maiden Hanshin 30.2 (9th) 15 4th 2:05.8 Kyosuke Kokubu 0.4 Real Prince Turf 2200 m (Firm) 3-Y-O Maiden Maiden Hanshin 10.4 (4th) 18 2:16.9 Kyosuke Kokubu 0.6 My First Love Turf 2000 m (Firm) 3-Y-O Maiden Maiden Hanshin 13.1 (5th) 15 2:04.8 Kyosuke Kokubu 0.3 Bombarina Turf 1800 m (Firm) 3-Y-O Maiden Maiden Kyoto 3.2 (1st) 14 1:48.6 Kyosuke Kokubu 0.6 Lord Latte Art Turf 1800 m (Firm) 3-Y-O Maiden Maiden Kyoto 4.6 (3rd) 14 1:48.9 Yukio Abe 0.2 Agnes Sakura Turf 2000 m (Firm) 3-Y-O Maiden Maiden Sapporo 3.1 (2nd) 16 6th 2:03.0 Shinji Fujita 0.5 Air Patience Turf 1800 m (Firm) 3-Y-O Maiden Maiden Sapporo 3.5 (2nd) 13 1:48.9 Shinji Fujita –0.3 (Hokko Big One) Turf 1800 m (Soft) Soya Tokubetsu Allowance Sapporo 20.4 (8th) 14 10th 1:51.5 Koshiro Take 1.1 Air Shatush Turf 1800 m (Firm) Rumoi Tokubetsu Allowance Sapporo 36.5 (10th) 14 11th 1:50.3 Koshiro Take 1.1 Masano Wiz Kid Turf 2000 m (Soft) 3-Y-O Allowance Allowance Kyoto 207.3 (17th) 17 2:01.5 Kyosuke Kokubu 0.2 Walk Crown Turf 1800 m (Good) 3-Y-O Allowance Allowance Hanshin 17.8 (7th) 18 11th 1:48.5 Kyosuke Kokubu 0.7 Meisho Jinmu2010 – four-year-old season (steeplechase) Hurdle 2930 m (Firm) 4-Y-O Hurdle Maiden Maiden Kyoto 20.4 (6th) 14 Shigefumi Kumazawa –0.8 (Sea Spear) Hurdle 3790 m (Good) Yodo Jump Stakes Open Kyoto 3.0 (1st) 14 4:18.5 Shigefumi Kumazawa –0.0 (Shoryuken) Hurdle 3900 m (Firm) Hanshin Spring Jump J-GII Hanshin 4.0 (1st) 14 7th 4:22.4 Shigefumi Kumazawa 1.7 Towa Vega Hurdle 3930 m (Firm) Kyoto High Jump J-GII Kyoto 4.9 (3rd) 14 4:24.3 Mitsuru Hayashi 1.2 A Shin DS Hurdle 3170 m (Good) 3-Y-O Hurdle Open Open Kyoto 1.8 (1st) 13 3:34.2 Yuzo Shirahama –2.2 (Glocken Line) Hurdle 3170 m (Firm) Kyoto Jump Stakes J-GIII Kyoto 3.0 (1st) 12 3:32.5 Yuzo Shirahama 0.8 Ranheranba2011 – five-year-old season Hurdle 3170 m (Firm) Ushiwakamaru Jump Stakes Open Kyoto 3.6 (2nd) 14 3:32.2 Yuzo Shirahama –0.4 (Ranheranba) Hurdle 3900 m (Good) Hanshin Spring Jump J-GII Hanshin 4.5 (2nd) 14 DNF – Yuzo Shirahama – Open Garden Hurdle 3300 m (Good) Tokyo High Jump J-GII Tokyo 7.2 (4th) 14 6th 3:43.6 Yuzo Shirahama 1.3 Majesty Bio Hurdle 3170 m (Firm) Kyoto Jump Stakes J-GIII Kyoto 5.0 (3rd) 11 Yuzo Shirahama –0.1 (El Junction)2012 – six-year-old season Hurdle 3170 m (Firm) Ushiwakamaru Jump Stakes Open Kyoto 1.6 (1st) 14 3:31.4 Yuzo Shirahama –0.4 (Kanes Raphael) Hurdle 3100 m (Firm) Haru Urara Jump Stakes Open Tokyo 3.2 (2nd) 14 13th 3:32.7 Yuzo Shirahama 3.6 Dia Majesty Dirt 2400 m (Firm) 4-Y-O Allowance Allowance Fukushima 14.4 (6th) 16 14th 2:39.4 Kohei Matsuyama 2.2 Bandam Mirage Hurdle 3930 m (Firm) Kyoto High Jump J-GII Kyoto 4.6 (2nd) 12 4:21.7 Yuzo Shirahama 0.1 M. S. World Hurdle 3390 m (Firm) Kokura Summer Jump J-GIII Kokura 2.7 (1st) 14 3:41.4 Yuzo Shirahama 0.5 M. S. World Hurdle 3140 m (Firm) Hanshin Jump Stakes J-GIII Hanshin 6.4 (4th) 12 Shigefumi Kumazawa –0.2 (Narita Shuttle) Hurdle 3170 m (Firm) Kyoto Jump Stakes J-GIII Kyoto 1.5 (1st) 8 DNF – Shigefumi Kumazawa – Masano Blues2013 – seven-year-old season Hurdle 3170 m (Firm) Ushiwakamaru Jump Stakes Open Kyoto 1.7 (1st) 14 3:32.1 Yuzo Shirahama –0.3 (Cosmo Soyuz) Hurdle 3900 m (Firm) Hanshin Spring Jump J-GII Hanshin 3.4 (3rd) 12 DNF – Yuzo Shirahama – Shigeru Juyaku Hurdle 3930 m (Firm) Kyoto High Jump J-GII Kyoto 2.0 (1st) 12 4:23.5 Shigefumi Kumazawa –0.5 (High Roller) Hurdle 3140 m (Firm) Hanshin Jump Stakes J-GIII Hanshin 2.5 (1st) 14 3:25.1 Shigefumi Kumazawa 0.3 Osumi Moon2014 – eight-year-old season Hurdle 3900 m (Firm) Hanshin Spring Jump J-GII Hanshin 6.2 (3rd) 12 8th 4:27.9 Shigefumi Kumazawa 4.2 Keiai Dosojin indicates a track record.
Post-racing career Following his retirement, T. M. Harrier became a riding horse at Keihoku Ikusei Bokujo in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto.
Pedigree
T. M. Harrier is inbred 4 × 5 to Northern Dancer and 5 × 5 × 5 to Nearctic. His half-sister T. M. Precure (by Paradise Creek) won the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies (GI) in 2005 and was named the 2005 JRA Award for Best Two-Year-Old Filly. His half-brother Meiner Fiesta (by Symboli Kris S) won the Kyoto Jump Stakes (J-GIII).
See also Thoroughbred racing in Japan Kyoto High Jump
References