| Katsuragi Ace | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Boysie Boy[1] |
| Grandsire | King's Troop[1] |
| Dam | Tanino Venture[1] |
| Damsire | Venture[1] |
| Sex | Stallion[1] |
| Foaled | 24 April 1980[1] |
| Died | 3 July 2000 (aged 20) |
| Country | Japan |
| Colour | Dark Bay[1] |
| Breeder | Sentaro Katayama |
| Owner | Ichizo Node |
| Trainer | Kazumi Domon |
| Record | 22: 10-4-1[1] |
| Earnings | ¥401,683,400[1] |
| Major wins | |
| Sankei Osaka Hai (1984) Keihan Hai (1984) Takarazuka Kinen (1984) Mainichi Okan (1984) Japan Cup (1984) | |
| Last updated on 12 July 2024 | |
Katsuragi Ace (Japanese: カツラギエース, 24 April 1980 – 3 July 2000) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1984 Japan Cup, becoming the first Japanese-trained horse to win the race. He won twice as a two-year-old and three times in the following year, but was well beaten by his contemporary Mr C B in all three legs of the Japanese Triple Crown. In the first half of 1984 he won the Grade II Sankei Osaka Hai the Grade III Keihan Hai and the Grade I Takarazuka Kinen. In the autumn of 1984 he defeated Mr C B in the Grade II Mainichi Okan and overcame a top-class international field to win the Japan Cup. He was retired to stud in 1985 but had little success as a breeding stallion. He died in 2000 at the age of twenty.