Draft:Speed Symboli

Speed Symboli (Japanese:スピードシンボリ, May 3, 1963 - May 31, 1989) was a Japanese racehorse and sire. In the late 1960s, he won the Tenno Sho (Spring), Takarazuka Kinen, and Arima Kinen twice in 1969 and 1970. In 1967, he was selected as the Japanese Horse of the Year and in 1970 was awarded the JRA Award for Best Older Male Horse. He had a long racing career, winning all eight major races^[a] at the record-old age of eight, and in his later years, he was called the "Old Hero." Additionally, he undertook the rare long-term expedition to Europe at the time, becoming the first Japanese horse to compete in the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes in the UK and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in France, earning him a reputation as a pioneer of his time.^[1] His main jockey during his career was Yuji Nodaira.

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^ The "eight major races" refers to the Oka Sho (Japanese 1,000 Guineas), Satsuki Sho, Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks), Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby), Kikuka Sho, the Tenno Sho (Spring and Autumn), and the Arima Kinen.

^ 【貴重映像・昭和レトロ】時代の先駆者　スピードシンボリ　1969年有馬記念 JRA公式 [[Rare Footage · Showa Retro] Pioneer of the Era: Speed Symboli - 1969 Arima Kinen] (in Japanese). Japan Racing Association. Retrieved October 1, 2025.

[1] The "eight major races" refers to the Oka Sho (Japanese 1,000 Guineas), Satsuki Sho, Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks), Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby), Kikuka Sho, the Tenno Sho (Spring and Autumn), and the Arima Kinen.

[2] 【貴重映像・昭和レトロ】時代の先駆者　スピードシンボリ　1969年有馬記念 JRA公式 [[Rare Footage · Showa Retro] Pioneer of the Era: Speed Symboli - 1969 Arima Kinen] (in Japanese). Japan Racing Association. Retrieved October 1, 2025.

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