Where is Meisho Bowler now?

Hokkaido, Hidaka Horse Friends / Reservation required / confirmed August 17, 2026

Meisho Bowler now lives at Hidaka Horse Friends in Hokkaido, Japan. Foaled in 2001, this gelding is 25 years old as of 2026. Note that a reservation or an enquiry is needed before visiting.

Hidaka Horse Friends keeps at least 1 other retired racehorses that this site has confirmed.

Where this horse lives was confirmed on August 17, 2026 from published sources (5 references). Farms change their visiting arrangements, so check the farm's own site or social media before you travel.

Where it lives now	Hidaka Horse Friends
Location	Hokkaido
Visiting	Open to visitors with a reservation
Foaled / age	foaled in 2001 (age 25)
Sex	gelding
Tags	G1 winner／Senior／Dual code／Meritorious horse
Listed or supported by	Retired Horse Association／Listed on the Racehorse Hometown Information Centre／Listed on the Meritorious Horse Keeping Support Programme (meiba.jp)
Location confirmed	August 17, 2026

Can you visit Meisho Bowler?

By reservation through the Hidaka Racehorse Hometown Information Centre (0146-43-2121). Visits 10:00-11:00; no visits from December to May.

Meisho Bowler's page on the Retired Horse Association (RHA)

Other horses at Hidaka Horse Friends: Deep Sky

Meisho Bowler's racing career

JRA. As a two-year-old he won four in a row, including the Kokura Nisai Stakes and the Daily Hai Nisai Stakes, and was second in the Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes. Switched to dirt, he took three graded races in a row: the Garnet Stakes, the Negishi Stakes and the 2005 February Stakes (G1).

Meisho Bowler after racing

He made his name in fast turf races, switched to dirt and promptly won three graded races in a row to become a G1 winner: a sprinter who could do both. The speed he got from Taiki Shuttle went on to his own foals. Retired from stud, he spends quiet days at a facility in Hidaka alongside Deep Sky and others.

How to support Meisho Bowler

Go and visit (Open to visitors with a reservation)
Foster parent membership
Donation
Buying merchandise
Supporting as a foster parent member of the Retired Horse Association
Donating to the Retired Horse Association

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 5 sources consulted as of August 17, 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 Meisho Bowler

See all retired racehorses in Hokkaido120 horses listed

Horses tagged "G1 winner": Meisho Doto, Mejiro Dober, Mutuary, Merci Monsan, Meiner Hoo

Horses here foaled in 2001: Fusaichi Baldur, Tohou Gaia, Cosmo Bulk, S1 Spector (5 on this site)