Where is Meiner Barbizon now?

Kochi, Ashizuri Daddy Farm / Reservation required / confirmed November 7, 2026

Meiner Barbizon now lives at Ashizuri Daddy Farm in Kochi, Japan. Foaled in 2009, this stallion is 17 years old as of 2026. Note that a reservation or an enquiry is needed before visiting.

Ashizuri Daddy Farm keeps at least 5 other retired racehorses that this site has confirmed.

Where this horse lives was confirmed on November 7, 2026 from published sources (7 references). Farms change their visiting arrangements, so check the farm's own site or social media before you travel.

Where it lives now	Ashizuri Daddy Farm
Location	Kochi
Visiting	Open to visitors with a reservation
Foaled / age	foaled in 2009 (age 17)
Sex	stallion
Tags	Regional racing star／Graded stakes winner／Iron horse
Location confirmed	November 7, 2026

Can you visit Meiner Barbizon?

The ranch accepts visitors all year, 9:00–11:00 and 14:00–16:00. Contact the ranch by the day of your visit (groups 2–3 days ahead; reservations are taken 12:00–14:00 and 18:00–20:00). Phone 0880-88-0086. He has only just arrived, and the ranch is reported to be considering an open day to introduce him (as of November 2026), so ask when you contact them whether you can meet him. No smoking or eating on site; do not shout or feed the horses without permission

A page about Meiner Barbizon (www.jbis.or.jp)

Other horses at Ashizuri Daddy Farm: Clarity Sky, Molto Bene, Eishin Tsurugizan, Rose Princedom, Apollo Ti Amo

Meiner Barbizon's racing career

5 starts, 0 wins in the JRA and 278 starts, 23 wins in local racing (283 starts, 23 wins in Japan; total earnings ¥38,142,000). After 5 JRA starts in 2011–2012 he moved to Saga and won 6 in a row, then kept winning at Ohi. On 6 July 2014 he won the Gansho Sho, a local graded race at Mizusawa, as 4th favourite. He raced at Kochi from 2017, winning 7 of 23 starts that year. His last win came on 25 April 2020, and his final race was on 27 September 2026 at the age of 17 (Kochi, C3 class, 6th).

Meiner Barbizon after racing

A black-brown son of Agnes Digital, bred at Big Red Farm in Niikappu. He could not win in the JRA, but came alive at three with six straight wins at Saga, then travelled through Ohi, Iwate and Kochi and added a graded race in Iwate. He kept running at Kochi for almost ten years and stayed in training until the autumn of his 17th year, loved by fans as "Bal-jii" (Grandpa Bal), the oldest racehorse in Japan. On 4 November 2026 he arrived at Ashizuri Daddy Ranch in Tosashimizu, where his shoes came off and a new life began. Rose Prince Dam, who beat him in a C3 race at Kochi in April 2024, already lives at the same ranch.

How to support Meiner Barbizon

Go and visit (Open to visitors with a reservation)
Donation
Supporting membership scheme

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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 7 sources consulted as of November 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.

Retired racehorses near Meiner Barbizon

See all retired racehorses in KochiWhere they live and whether you can visit Retired racehorses at Ashizuri Daddy FarmEvery horse living at this farm

Horses tagged "Regional racing star": Meiner Respect, Magic Carpet, Bonneville Record, Maruka Hannibal, Black Bago

Horses here foaled in 2009: Novellist, Meisho Bushido, Tosen Homareboshi, Red Kingdom, Tokei Halo, Decipher and more (17 on this site)