Where is Meiner Condor now?

Ibaraki, Joso Horse Park / Reservation required / confirmed September 30, 2026

Meiner Condor now lives at Joso Horse Park in Ibaraki, Japan. Foaled in 1997, this gelding is 29 years old as of 2026. Note that a reservation or an enquiry is needed before visiting.

Joso Horse Park keeps at least 1 other retired racehorses that this site has confirmed.

Where this horse lives was confirmed on September 30, 2026 from published sources (10 references). Farms change their visiting arrangements, so check the farm's own site or social media before you travel.

Where it lives now	Joso Horse Park
Location	Ibaraki
Visiting	Open to visitors with a reservation
Foaled / age	foaled in 1997 (age 29)
Sex	gelding
Tags	Graded stakes winner／Meritorious horse／Senior
Listed or supported by	Listed on the Meritorious Horse Keeping Support Programme (meiba.jp)／Listed on the Racehorse Hometown Information Centre
Location confirmed	September 30, 2026

Can you visit Meiner Condor?

Book via LINE at least two days ahead; applications open seven days before the date. Visiting hours are 9:00-10:00 in summer and 11:00-12:00 in winter, closed Wednesdays (Tuesdays when the Wednesday is a public holiday) and over the New Year period (30 December to 4 January). Groups are not accepted - small numbers only - and access inside the stables is restricted. A visit may be called off at short notice depending on the weather or the horse's condition.

Meiner Condor's page on the Meritorious Horse Keeping Support Programme (meiba.jp)

Other horses at Joso Horse Park: Strong Blood

Meiner Condor's racing career

2 wins from 8 starts in JRA racing. Won the 1999 Sapporo Sansai Stakes (GIII). Also finished 13th in the Asahi Hai Sansai Stakes (GI) and 4th in the 2000 Keisei Hai (GIII), and lined up in both the Satsuki Sho and the Japanese Derby. Career earnings of 44,525,000 yen.

Meiner Condor after racing

His damsire is Haiseiko. He won on debut at Hakodate in the summer of his first season, then took the Sapporo Sansai Stakes that autumn as the eighth choice to become a graded winner, and the following spring he lined up in both the Satsuki Sho and the Japanese Derby. He ended his racing career in an allowance race in the autumn of 2001, and at 29 he now lives as a meritorious retiree at a riding club in Ushiku, Ibaraki, sharing the yard with Strong Blood, a winner at the highest interleague level.

How to support Meiner Condor

Go and visit (Open to visitors with a reservation)

Official accounts that post updates: 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 10 sources consulted as of September 30, 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 Condor

See all retired racehorses in Ibaraki8 horses listed

Horses tagged "Graded stakes winner": Meiner Respect, Meiner Fanrong, Port Brians, Meiner Morgen, Beruf