Where is King's Cross now?

Shiga, Metasequoia to Uma no Mori / Reservation required / confirmed October 3, 2026

King's Cross now lives at Metasequoia to Uma no Mori in Shiga, Japan. Foaled in 2015, this gelding is 11 years old as of 2026. Note that a reservation or an enquiry is needed before visiting.

Metasequoia to Uma no Mori keeps at least 5 other retired racehorses that this site has confirmed.

Where this horse lives was confirmed on October 3, 2026 from published sources (6 references). Farms change their visiting arrangements, so check the farm's own site or social media before you travel.

Where it lives now	Metasequoia to Uma no Mori
Location	Shiga
Visiting	Open to visitors with a reservation
Foaled / age	foaled in 2015 (age 11)
Sex	gelding
Tags	Easy-going／Friendly／Unsung campaigner
Listed or supported by	TCC Japan
Location confirmed	October 3, 2026

Can you visit King's Cross?

He is covered by TCC's hands-on riding booking service, though what you can book is contact and photographs. A fractured coffin bone means he cannot carry a rider. The site is a tourist retirement farm next to the Metasequoia avenue, opened in April 2025, where carriage rides and meeting the miniature horses can be enjoyed without booking.

King's Cross's page on TCC Japan

Other horses at Metasequoia to Uma no Mori: Gold Flag, Narita Shu, Narita Minister, Nekobitch, Fluke

King's Cross's racing career

One win from 17 starts with the JRA and one from a single start in regional racing, for 18 starts, 2 wins and 19,440,000 yen. He debuted on turf at Kyoto on 21 January 2018 and won the Wakaayu Sho at Kasamatsu, a JRA-exchange race, as favourite on 30 May that year. Switched to dirt with the JRA, he broke through in a 1-win class race at Kyoto on 13 October 2019. His last start was at Kyoto on 22 February 2020, and a fractured coffin bone ended his career.

King's Cross after racing

A dark bay son of Empire Maker. He travelled to Kasamatsu in the spring of his second season for his first win and added one more on dirt with the JRA, but a fractured coffin bone ended his racing life in the spring of his five-year-old year. After a farm in Mie and the Therapy Park at Ritto, he has lived since May 2025 at Metasequoia to Uma no Mori in Takashima, Shiga, where, unable to carry a rider, he takes on the job of meeting and greeting visitors single-handed. He turned eleven in March 2026 and, on veterinary advice, has begun exercise to build his muscles back up.

How to support King's Cross

Go and visit (Open to visitors with a reservation)
UmaShare owner (share support, 5,500 yen per share per month)
UmaShare supporter

Official accounts that post updates: X, Instagram

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 6 sources consulted as of October 3, 2026. They mix published information from the farms and organisations that confirmed the horse's whereabouts with material used to trace its racing career.

Retired racehorses near King's Cross

See all retired racehorses in Shiga10 horses listed Retired racehorses at Metasequoia to Uma no Mori6 horses listed

Horses tagged "Easy-going": Oken Bruce Lee, Cresco Grand, Eishin Flash, Grazia, Air Rikako

Horses here foaled in 2015: Epoca d'Oro, Cornus Florida, Etario, Golden Sixty, Air Almas, Gold Flag and more (19 on this site)