Where is Gustave Cry now?
Shiga, Vigorous Stable / Reservation required / confirmed October 7, 2026
Gustave Cry now lives at Vigorous Stable in Shiga, Japan. Foaled in 2008, this stallion is 18 years old as of 2026. Note that a reservation or an enquiry is needed before visiting.
Where this horse lives was confirmed on October 7, 2026 from published sources (9 references). Farms change their visiting arrangements, so check the farm's own site or social media before you travel.
| Where it lives now | Vigorous Stable |
|---|---|
| Location | Shiga |
| Visiting | Open to visitors with a reservation |
| Foaled / age | foaled in 2008 (age 18) |
| Sex | stallion |
| Tags | Graded stakes winner／Meritorious horse／Stayer |
| Listed or supported by | Listed on the Meritorious Horse Keeping Support Programme (meiba.jp) |
| Location confirmed | October 7, 2026 |
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Can you visit Gustave Cry?
Book a visit by telephone at least three days in advance; viewing runs from 14:00 to 17:00 and the stable is closed on Sundays. A member of staff shows you round, and you may go inside the barn. The stable's own website asks for enquiries by the day before, so call to confirm if your visit is close at hand.
Gustave Cry's page on the Meritorious Horse Keeping Support Programme (meiba.jp)
Gustave Cry's racing career
19 starts and 5 wins in JRA racing, with career earnings of 175.27 million yen. In March 2012 he took the Hanshin Daishoten (GII) by half a length from the Triple Crown winner Orfevre for his first graded victory. That same year he was second in the Diamond Stakes (GIII), third in the Kyoto Daishoten (GII), fifth in the Tenno Sho (Spring) (GI) and first in the Soshun Stakes (16-million-yen class). In November 2012 he ruptured the superficial flexor tendon of his right foreleg in the Argentine Republic Cup, was judged to have lost his racing ability and was retired.
Gustave Cry after racing
His sire is Hearts Cry and his dam is Fabulous La Fouine, winner of the 1996 Shuka Sho. In the 2012 Hanshin Daishoten he saved ground along the inside rail and held off, by half a length, the late charge of Orfevre, who had veered away to the outside. He has lived at the same stable in Higashiomi, Shiga Prefecture ever since he left the track, and the ruptured tendon in his right foreleg took two years to heal. He once appeared at riding competitions and worked as a training companion for horses in livery; now, to spare that leg, he carries nobody and spends his eighteenth year on led exercise and sunbathing in the paddock.
How to support Gustave Cry
- Go and visit (Open to visitors with a reservation)
Simply turning up at the farm helps too: admission and anything you buy there goes towards upkeep. Five ways in are set out in how to support a retired racehorse.
Where this information comes from
The 9 sources consulted as of October 7, 2026. They mix published information from the farms and organisations that confirmed the horse's whereabouts with material used to trace its racing career.
- https://meiba.jp/horses/view/2008102952
- https://meiba.jp/horses/view/2008102952/news/1
- https://meiba.jp/farms/view/3000079
- https://meiba.jp/horses/archive/all
- https://meiba.jp/horses/newest
- https://www.jbis.or.jp/horse/0001088382/
- https://keiba.nikkan-gendai.com/articles/313597
- https://vigsatime.wixsite.com/the-horse-jp
- https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AE%E3%83%A5%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B4%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4
Retired racehorses near Gustave Cry
See all retired racehorses in Shiga11 horses listedHorses tagged "Graded stakes winner": Kyoei Ashura, Clincher, Chimera Verite, Cresco Grand, Kitasan Mikazuki
Horses here foaled in 2008: Curren Mirotic, Cresco Grand, Azur Alatera, Grazia, Grand Prix Boss, Danon Shark and more (15 on this site)