Where is Lucky Hunter now?

Shiga, TCC Therapy Park / Reservation required / confirmed November 1, 2026

Lucky Hunter now lives at TCC Therapy Park in Shiga, Japan. Foaled in 2011, this gelding is 15 years old as of 2026. Note that a reservation or an enquiry is needed before visiting.

TCC Therapy Park keeps at least 4 other retired racehorses that this site has confirmed.

Where this horse lives was confirmed on November 1, 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	TCC Therapy Park
Location	Shiga
Visiting	Open to visitors with a reservation
Foaled / age	foaled in 2011 (age 15)
Sex	gelding
Tags	Unsung campaigner／Easy-going／Friendly
Listed or supported by	TCC Japan
Location confirmed	November 1, 2026

Can you visit Lucky Hunter?

Visits are made through TCC's hands-on booking system, and contact is the only option offered for him. Bookings are taken from 31 days to 6 days in advance, reception is open 11:00-15:30, and the site is closed on Sundays and public holidays (tel. 077-584-5945). There is no riding programme here, and contact may be partly restricted for horses kept in the horse shelter. Arrive about five minutes before your booking; arriving more than 30 minutes late is treated as a cancellation.

Lucky Hunter's page on TCC Japan

Other horses at TCC Therapy Park: Meisho Naruto, Red Leon, Jasper Prince, Satono Cyberry

Lucky Hunter's racing career

Winless in 13 JRA starts and 2 wins from 22 starts at Oi in regional racing, for a domestic record of 2 wins from 35 starts and total earnings of 4,984,000 yen. He debuted on 28 July 2013 over 1,800m on turf at Hakodate under Yuji Hishida, and his best JRA finish was fourth in a maiden over 1,600m on turf at Kyoto on 6 October that year. Moving to Oi in November 2014, he won his first start there, a three-year-old race, under Takumi Kobayashi for a first career win at the 14th attempt. He added a second win in an Oi C2 race on 25 June 2015 under Taito Mori, and was deregistered after a run on 8 April 2016. He never started in a graded race.

Lucky Hunter after racing

A chestnut son of Heart's Cry, he ran 13 times for a Ritto stable without winning, then took his first start at Oi in the autumn of his four-year-old season for a first career win at the 14th attempt. After retiring he was retrained as a riding horse at Kibi Kogen Sarabri Training in Okayama, graduating in May 2017, and when the TCC Therapy Park opened in Ritto in May 2019 he returned to the town where he had been in training and became a therapy horse for local children with disabilities. He is known for standing quietly through shoeing even with children around him, and for stretching his neck and nose out as far as they will go when he wants a treat.

How to support Lucky Hunter

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 7 sources consulted as of November 1, 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 Lucky Hunter

See all retired racehorses in Shiga17 horses listed Retired racehorses at TCC Therapy Park5 horses listed

Horses tagged "Unsung campaigner": Miraculous, Rouge Victory, Miss Pembury, Red Laiya, Miss Kirara

Horses here foaled in 2011: Raizan, Riccardo, Hagino Hybrid, Rosa Gigantea, Zeus Barows, Kazenoko and more (10 on this site)