Where is Meisho Yodo now?

Shiga, Ritto Stable / Reservation required / confirmed October 17, 2026

Meisho Yodo now lives at Ritto Stable in Shiga, Japan. Foaled in 2008, this gelding is 18 years old as of 2026. Note that a reservation or an enquiry is needed before visiting.

Ritto Stable keeps at least 1 other retired racehorses that this site has confirmed.

Where this horse lives was confirmed on October 17, 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	Ritto Stable
Location	Shiga
Visiting	Open to visitors with a reservation
Foaled / age	foaled in 2008 (age 18)
Sex	gelding
Tags	Graded stakes winner／Jumps／Meritorious horse
Listed or supported by	Listed on the Meritorious Horse Keeping Support Programme (meiba.jp)
Location confirmed	October 17, 2026

Can you visit Meisho Yodo?

Viewing is 9:00–16:00; closed Tuesdays and on 1–2 January. You are asked to call by the day before, but if you phone (090-1134-5125) they will also show you round on the day. There is no staff guide, and you may go inside the stable. It is a small riding club right beside the Ritto Training Centre, and fellow pensioner Savvy lives there too.

Meisho Yodo's page on the Meritorious Horse Keeping Support Programme (meiba.jp)

Other horses at Ritto Stable: Savvy

Meisho Yodo's racing career

16 starts and 1 win on the flat (13.95 million yen) and 20 starts and 3 wins over jumps (99.763 million yen) in JRA racing — 36 starts and 4 wins in all, with career earnings of 113.713 million yen. Won the Tokyo Jump Stakes (JGIII, 3,110m over jumps at Tokyo) on 28 June 2014, and was second in the 2014 Kyoto High Jump (JGII) and the 2013 Kyoto Jump Stakes (JGIII).

Meisho Yodo after racing

By Stay Gold out of Wedding Love. He debuted in the spring of 2011 at three and won once on the flat, but managed only three seconds in his remaining eleven starts. Switching to jumps in the autumn of 2012, at four, suited him: he announced himself with second place in the 2013 Kyoto Jump Stakes (JGIII) at five, and at six in 2014 he chased home Rule Prosper — another horse whose retirement is covered on this site — in the Kyoto High Jump (JGII) before finally landing a graded race of his own in the Tokyo Jump Stakes that June. His last run came at Niigata in 2016, and he now lives at Ritto Stable, a riding club in Arahari, Ritto, Shiga Prefecture, a few minutes by car from the Ritto Training Centre, sharing the place with fellow pensioner Savvy. He has been supported by the Meritorious Horse Support Programme since 2024, and the update his owner sent in December 2025 ended: "He is doing well every day. Please come and see him if you are in the area."

How to support Meisho Yodo

Go and visit (Open to visitors with a reservation)

Official accounts that post updates: YouTube

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 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 Yodo

See all retired racehorses in Shiga16 horses listed

Horses tagged "Graded stakes winner": Meisho Bowler, Mejiro Ronzan, Meisho Bushido, Molto Bene, Meisho Naruto

Horses here foaled in 2008: Meisho Naruto, Wagenseil, Meiner Respect, Floga, Hit the Target, Passion Dance and more (16 on this site)