Natural Rise
Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse
Natural Rise (Japanese: ナチュラルライズ, Hepburn: Nachuraru Raizu; foaled 2 February 2022) is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse. He has competed since 2024, recording five wins in eleven starts, including the Haneda Hai (JpnI) and Tokyo Derby (JpnI) in 2025, and the Keihin Hai (JpnII) in 2025. He won the first two legs of the 3-Year-Old Dirt Triple Crown but finished second in the Japan Dirt Classic (JpnI), the third leg.
Background
Natural Rise is a bay colt bred in Shinhidaka, Hokkaido, by Grand Bokujo. He was sired by Kizuna, a son of Deep Impact, and his dam was Lady Madonna, a daughter of the American-bred stallion Distorted Humor. His racing name combines "Natural" with "Rise." He was purchased for ¥33,000,000 by Hiroyuki Yoshioka at the 2022 Select Sale weanling session. He was sent into training with Keizo Ito at the JRA's Miho Training Center.
Racing career
2024: Two-year-old season
Natural Rise debuted on July 20, 2024, in a maiden race on the dirt at Sapporo Racecourse, ridden by Takeshi Yokoyama, winning by six lengths. He was scratched from the Platanus Sho (Allowance) at Tokyo in October due to right foreleg phlegmon. On November 23, he won the Cattleya Stakes (Open) at Tokyo Racecourse, defeating Cracking by 0.75 lengths.
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