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Narita Taishin

Narita Taishin was a Japanese thoroughbred racehorse. He was best known for winning the Satsuki Shō in 1993. Narita Taishin was part of the "BNW" trio along with Biwa Hayahide and Winning Ticket that were rivals challenging for the Japanese Triple Crown.

Racing career
Two-year-old season Narita Taishin made his racing debut at Sapporo Racecourse in July 1992. He managed only a fifth place finish, and afterwards was rested for several months to ease fatigue in his legs. He returned to racing in October at Fukushima Racecourse, where he won his first race. He continued with more ungraded races, including finishing second at both the Fukushima Sansai Stakes at Fukushima Racecourse and the Senryo Stakes at Hanshin Racecourse. At the end of the year, he was entered in to the Radio Tampa Hai Sansai Stakes, his first graded stakes event. Narita Taishin won the race, marking his first major victory. At the second leg of the Triple Crown, the Tokyo Yushun, he once again entered as the third favorite behind Winning Ticket and Biwa Hayahide. Here, he was unable to complete his charge through the field and finished third behind Winning Ticket and Biwa Hayahide. His rivals Biwa Hayahide and Winning Ticket finished first and third, respectively. Four and five-year-old seasons Narita Taishin's four-year-old season began with a victory at the Meguro Kinen in February. With this success, he was entered in to the Tenno Sho in April. He finished second, lengths behind Biwa Hayahide. The promising start to Narita Taishin's 1994 season ended with more injuries. Shortly after the Tenno Sho, it was discovered that Narita Taishin had a minor fracture in his right-hind leg, which forced him out of competition for several months. He was scheduled to return at the Kyōto Daishōten in October, but intestinal issues forced him out again. Just before the autumn Tenno Sho, he developed tendinitis, another injury that would take months to recover from. ==Retirement==
Retirement
Narita Taishin was retired to stud in 1995 after his failed racing comeback. He did not produce any graded stakes winners, but did have some offspring that won allowance races. His most successful offspring by career earnings were Thurston Girl and Garnet City. However, his performance as a sire did not meet expectations, and he was retired from stud in 2003. ==In popular culture==
In popular culture
An anthropomorphized version of Narita Taishin appears in the Japanese media franchise Umamusume: Pretty Derby, voiced by Keiko Watanabe. ==Pedigree==
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