Company (, Hepburn: Kanpanī, 24 April 2001 – 29 December 2018) was a retired Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse. After losing to numerous G1 races, he finally won both the Autumn Tennō Shō and the Mile Championship in 2009 before retiring. Company's win in the Tennō Shō made him the first Japanese eight-year-old horse to win an international G1 race. His total earnings are 939,698,000 JPY.
Background Company was a bay horse foaled by Brilliant Very, a daughter of Northern Taste. His sire, Miracle Admire, is one of Tony Bin's foals, along with other Japanese racehorses such as Air Groove, Jungle Pocket, and North Flight. He was born on April 24, 2001, on the Northern Farm.
Racing Record Company was active from 2004 to 2009 and had a total of 35 starts, 12 of which he won.
Date Race Grade Distance Surface Track Entry Finish Time Margin Jockey Winner (Runner-up)2004 – three-year-old season Jan 17 3YO DEBUT 1600m Turf Kyoto 81st 1:39.3 -0.2 Fumiaki Shibahara (Lord Magician) Feb 15 Kisaragi Sho G3 1800m Turf Kyoto 14 7th 1:49.3 1.3 Futoshi Komaki Meiner Brook Mar 6 Azami Sho ALW (1 Win) 1800m Turf Chukyo 161st 1:49.3 0.0 Fumiaki Shibahara (Great Basin) Apr 18 Benjamin Stakes OP 1800m Turf Nakayama 101st 1:47.3 -0.2 Fumiaki Shibahara (Tosen Altair) Jul 4 Radio Tampa Sho G3 1800m Turf Fukushima 152nd 1:47.1 0.0 Fumiaki Shibahara Keiai Guard Oct 24 Kikuka-shō G1 3000m Turf Kyoto 18 9th 3:06.3 0.6 Fumiaki Shibahara Delta Blues Nov 27 Keihan Hai G3 1800m Turf Kyoto 172nd 1:46.5 0.2 Katsumi Ando Daiwa El Cielo2005 – four-year-old season Feb 27 Nakayama Kinen G2 1800m Turf Nakayama 142nd 1:46.6 0.1 Katsumi Ando Balance of Game Apr 16 Yomiuri Milers Cup G2 1600m Turf Hanshin 16 4th 1:33.8 0.3 Katsumi Ando Lohengrin Jun 5 Yasuda Kinen G1 1600m Turf Tokyo 18 5th 1:32.6 0.3 Yuichi Fukunaga Asakusa Den'en Oct 9 Mainichi Ōkan G2 1800m Turf Tokyo 17 7th 1:47.2 0.7 Yuichi Fukunaga Sunrise Pegasus Nov 26 Keihan Hai G3 1800m Turf Tokyo 181st 1:44.8 -0.6 Yuichi Fukunaga (Asaka Defeat)2006 – five-year-old season Feb 26 Nakayama Kinen G2 1800m Turf Nakayama 12 4th 1:50.0 1.1 Yuichi Fukunaga Balance of Game Apr 2 Sankei Osaka Hai G2 2000m Turf Hanshin 121st 2:04.5 -0.1 Yuichi Fukunaga (Macky Max) Jun 4 Yasuda Kinen G1 1600m Turf Tokyo 18 11th 1:33.8 1.2 Hiroyuki Uchida Bullish Luck Jun 25 Takarazuka Kinen G1 2200m Turf Kyoto 13 5th 2:14.1 1.1 Yuichi Fukunaga Deep Impact Oct 8 Mainichi Ōkan G2 1800m Turf Tokyo 16 5th 1:45.7 0.2 Yuichi Fukunaga Daiwa Major Oct 29 Tennō Shō (Autumn) G1 2000m Turf Tokyo 16 16th 2:01.4 2.6 Yuichi Fukunaga Daiwa Major2007 – six-year-old season Aug 5 Sekiya Kinen G3 1600m Turf Niigata 181st 1:31.8 -0.6 Yuichi Fukunaga (Symboli Gran) Oct 28 Tennō Shō (Autumn) G1 2000m Turf Tokyo 163rd 1:58.8 0.4 Yuichi Fukunaga Meisho Samson Nov 18 Mile Championship G1 1600m Turf Kyoto 18 5th 1:33.0 0.3 Yuichi Fukunaga Daiwa Major2008 – seven-year-old season Feb 2 Tokyo Shimbun Hai G3 1600m Turf Tokyo 16 4th 1:33.0 0.2 Yuichi Fukunaga Laurel Guerreiro Mar 2 Nakayama Kinen G2 1800m Turf Nakayama 161st 1:47.3 -0.3 Norihiro Yokoyama (Eishin Dover) Apr 19 Yomiuri Milers Cup G2 1600m Turf Hanshin 151st 1:33.6 0.0 Norihiro Yokoyama (Nishino Manamusume) Jun 29 Takarazuka Kinen G1 2200m Turf Hanshin 14 8th 2:16.2 0.9 Norihiro Yokoyama Eishin Deputy Oct 12 Mainichi Ōkan G2 1800m Turf Tokyo 16 5th 1:45.1 0.5 Norihiro Yokoyama Super Hornet Nov 2 Tennō Shō (Autumn) G1 2000m Turf Tokyo 17 4th 1:57.2 0.0 Norihiro Yokoyama Vodka Nov 28 Mile Championship G1 1600m Turf Kyoto 18 4th 1:32.9 0.3 Norihiro Yokoyama Blumenblatt2009 – eight-year-old season Mar 1 Nakayama Kinen G2 1800m Turf Nakayama 101st 1:49.2 0.0 Norihiro Yokoyama (Dream Journey) Apr 18 Yomiuri Milers Cup G2 1600m Turf Tokyo 102nd 1:33.9 0.0 Norihiro Yokoyama Super Hornet Jun 7 Yasuda Kinen G1 1600m Turf Tokyo 18 4th 1:33.8 0.3 Norihiro Yokoyama Vodka Jun 28 Takarazuka Kinen G1 2200m Turf Hanshin 14 4th 2:11.7 0.4 Yasunari Iwata Dream Journey Oct 11 Mainichi Ōkan G2 1800m Turf Tokyo 111st 1:45.3 -0.2 Norihiro Yokoyama (Vodka) Nov 1 Tennō Shō (Autumn) G1 2000m Turf Tokyo 181st 1:57.2 -0.3 Norihiro Yokoyama (Screen Hero) Nov 22 Mile Championship G1 1600m Turf Kyoto 181st 1:33.2 -0.2 Norihiro Yokoyama (Meiner Falke)
Stud record and death Company was stationed in Shadai Stallion Station before moving into Breeder's Stallion Station in 2014. The next year, he was transferred again to Honda Toju Farm in Kumamoto as a replacement stud for Black Hawk who died in July. Company sired one graded stakes winner in Win Tenderness, who snatched Meguro Kinen in 2018.
He died on 29 December 2018 due to kidney failure caused by an intra-abdominal tumor.
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