Screen Hero

Screen Hero
Screen Hero at Tokyo Racecourse
Sire	Grass Wonder
Grandsire	Silver Hawk
Dam	Running Heroine
Damsire	Sunday Silence
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	18 April 2004[1]
Country	Japan
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Shadai Farm
Owner	Teruya Yoshida
Trainer	Susumu Yano Yuichi Shikato
Record	23: 5-6-2
Earnings	¥503,403,000
Major wins
Copa Republica Argentina (2008) Japan Cup (2008)
Awards
JRA Award for Best Older Male Horse (2008)

Screen Hero (Japanese: スクリーンヒーロー, foaled 18 April 2004) is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and sire best known for winning the 2008 Japan Cup. In his first two seasons he showed above-average racing ability, winning two races and being placed at Grade II level but appeared to be some way behind the best horses in Japan. After a lengthy absence he emerged as a top-class racehorse as a four-year-old in 2008, winning the Grade II Copa Republica Argentina before recording a 40/1 upset victory in the Japan Cup. He failed to win in the following year and his racing career was ended by a serious leg injury at the end of the season. He has had early success as a breeding stallion.