AI-assisted profile
Symboli Kris S
This established AI-assisted profile remains public while it moves through UmaArchive's newer editorial validation process.
This page uses the persisted profile copy. New research cannot alter its public text until an editor reviews and publishes the change.
Symboli Kris S carries herself like a standing challenge. A taciturn exchange student from America, she arrives with a mission statement sharp enough to cut the air: victory, and through it, the revolution of Japanese racing. That severe sense of purpose gives her an intimidating silhouette, but it also makes her memorable in an almost statuesque way—170 cm tall, broad in presence, and marked simply as weighing an “Impressive.” Even her official tagline sounds less like a slogan than a vow: the mission she was given is victory, and she will carry it out.
She speaks of herself as Watashi and addresses her mentor plainly as Trainer, which suits her direct, disciplined style. In the Senior Division and living at Miho Dorm, she is not framed as especially chatty or flamboyant; instead, her appeal comes from control. That cool exterior is paired with a surprising number of precise little habits, the kind that make a stoic character feel all the more alive. She is notably good at making protein drinks, dislikes being barefoot, and gives her tail a meticulous scrub with special shampoo. One especially charming detail: she tends to follow with her eyes other horse girls whose ears resemble her own.
That balance of sternness and unexpected softness runs all through her profile. Her family’s black-coffee mornings suggest a no-nonsense atmosphere, but then the archive gives us two wonderfully human secrets: she often ends up half-closing her eyes in photos, and she actually likes Japanese onomatopoeia. It is exactly the sort of contrast that suits Symboli Kris S—an athlete who looks built for hard, silent domination, yet is touched by small quirks that keep her from ever feeling remote.
Her connections place her among serious company. She is associated with fellow Symboli names like Sirius Symboli and Symboli Rudolf, shares a room with Mejiro Ramonu, and is linked with Fine Motion and Cesario as friends. Tanino Gimlet, No Reason, and Hishi Miracle appear in her orbit as classmates, rivals, or both depending on context, with Tap Dance City also named among her rivals. Altogether, it paints a picture of a competitor whose world is crowded with notable names—fitting for someone whose entire identity is sharpened around proving herself through results.
A few quick archive notes:
- Nicknames: Kris S, Kris
- Birthday: January 21
- Dorm: Miho Dorm
- Roommate: Mejiro Ramonu
- Voice: Meiku Harukawa
- Notable songs: “THE SUPER STRONG S,” “NEXT FRONTIER (Symboli Kris S ver.),” and “DRAMATIC JOURNEY (Symboli Kris S ver.)”
For all her reserve, Symboli Kris S does not come across as cold so much as intensely committed. She is a character of pressure, poise, and polished edges: the kind of Uma Musume who can seem almost severe at first glance, then steadily reveal a dry, strangely endearing texture underneath. The result is a presence both formidable and refined—less a burst of noise than a relentless, elegant march toward the finish line.
Sources
Touch fallback
Symboli Kris STouch and smaller layouts use grouped connection cards instead of the live radar. Open any entry to follow the relationship directly.
Same races
Same Races
12 shared rivals
Latest: ARIMA KINEN (48TH THE GRAND PRIX) · 2003-12-28
Latest: ARIMA KINEN (48TH THE GRAND PRIX) · 2002-12-22
Latest: ARIMA KINEN (48TH THE GRAND PRIX) · 2003-12-28
Latest: TAKARAZUKA KINEN · 2003-06-29
Latest: ARIMA KINEN (48TH THE GRAND PRIX) · 2002-12-22
Latest: ARIMA KINEN (48TH THE GRAND PRIX) · 2002-12-22
Latest: JAPAN CUP · 2003-11-30
Latest: TAKARAZUKA KINEN · 2003-06-29
Latest: ARIMA KINEN (48TH THE GRAND PRIX) · 2002-12-22
Latest: ARIMA KINEN (48TH THE GRAND PRIX) · 2003-12-28
Latest: ARIMA KINEN (48TH THE GRAND PRIX) · 2002-12-22
Latest: TOKYO YUSHUN (JAPANESE DERBY) · 2002-05-26
Mentioned By Related Umas
3 profiles
Mentioned By Rivals
1 profile
Mentioned By Stablemates
1 profile
Symboli Kris S (シンボリクリスエス) was a dark bay Japanese stallion of the early 2000s, bred by Takahiro Wada and raced in the colors of Symboli Stud. Foaled on 21 January 1999, he was trained at Miho by Kazuo Fujisawa and developed into one of the era’s defining JRA performers. By the American sire Kris S. out of Tee Kay, a daughter of Gold Meridian, he brought an international pedigree into top-class Japanese competition and later retired to stud.
Career at a glance
Track record
Featured races
Finished 1st · G1 · at Nakayama · over 2000m · Nakayama (JP)
Finished 1st · G1 · at Tokyo · over 2000m · Tokyo (JP)
Finished 1st · G1 · at Nakayama · over 2500m · Nakayama (JP)
At a glance
His race record stood at 15 starts for 8 wins, and his earnings reached ¥984,724,000. Symboli Kris S first announced himself as a major talent in 2002, winning the Aoba Sho and Kobe Shimbun Hai before rising to the highest level in autumn. That season he captured the Tenno Sho (Autumn) and then the Arima Kinen, a year that established him as a genuine championship horse rather than simply a promising classic-generation runner.
If 2002 made him elite, 2003 secured his historical place. Symboli Kris S returned to win the Tenno Sho (Autumn) again, becoming the first horse in history to take that race twice. Contemporary accounts highlight the way he moved to the inside and accelerated clear, winning by a length and a half for his third G1 success. He followed up by winning the Arima Kinen for the second straight year, giving him back-to-back victories in two of Japan’s most prestigious autumn prizes and confirming his reputation as a powerful late-running top-level horse.
His 2003 campaign also included another appearance in the Japan Cup, where he finished third behind Tap Dance City in a race remembered for the winner’s record margin. Even so, the broader shape of Symboli Kris S’s career was one of remarkable consistency at the very top, and he was recognized with the JRA Award for Best Older Male Horse in 2003. Across just two seasons at peak level, he built a résumé that combined major-race repeatability with a rare capacity to dominate the autumn championship scene.
After retirement, Symboli Kris S entered stud duty, extending the influence of a horse already closely associated with the Symboli name. He died on 8 December 2020. He remains especially remembered for consecutive victories in both the Tenno Sho (Autumn) and Arima Kinen, achievements that made him one of the standout Japanese racehorses of his generation.
More photographs
IRL image archive
1 more image
| Date | Race | Grade | Course | Going | Dist | Pos | Draw | Jockey | Wgt | SP | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-12-28 |
ARIMA KINEN (48TH THE GRAND PRIX)
|
G1 | Nakayama (JP) | Good | 2500 m | 1 | 12 | O.Peslier | 57.0 kg | 2.6 | 2:30.5 |
| 2003-11-30 |
JAPAN CUP
|
G1 | Tokyo (JP) | Soft | 2400 m | 3 | 5 | O.Peslier | 57.0 kg | 1.9 | 2:30.3 |
| 2003-11-02 |
TENNO SHO (AUTUMN)
|
G1 | Tokyo (JP) | Good | 2000 m | 1 | 18 | O.Peslier | 58.0 kg | 2.7 | 1:58.0 |
| 2003-06-29 |
TAKARAZUKA KINEN
|
G1 | Hanshin (JP) | Good | 2200 m | 5 | 5 | K.Desormeaux | 58.0 kg | 2.1 | 2:12.3 |
| 2002-12-22 |
ARIMA KINEN (48TH THE GRAND PRIX)
|
G1 | Nakayama (JP) | Good to Soft | 2500 m | 1 | 1 | O.Peslier | 55.0 kg | 3.7 | 2:32.6 |
| 2002-11-24 | G1 | Nakayama (JP) | Good | 2200 m | 3 | 7 | O.Peslier | 55.0 kg | 3.4 | 2:12.3 | |
| 2002-10-27 |
TENNO SHO (AUTUMN)
|
G1 | Nakayama (JP) | Good | 2000 m | 1 | 8 | Y.Okabe | 56.0 kg | 6.5 | 1:58.5 |
| 2002-09-22 |
KOBE SHIMBUN HAI
|
G2 | Hanshin (JP) | Good | 2000 m | 1 | 9 | Y.Okabe | 56.0 kg | 2.1 | 1:59.1 |
| 2002-05-26 |
TOKYO YUSHUN (JAPANESE DERBY)
|
G1 | Tokyo (JP) | Good | 2400 m | 2 | 11 | Y.Okabe | 57.0 kg | 6.2 | 2:26.4 |
| 2002-04-27 |
TV TOKYO HAI AOBA SHO
|
G2 | Tokyo (JP) | Good | 2400 m | 1 | 3 | Yutaka Take | 56.0 kg | 2.2 | 2:26.4 |
| 2002-04-06 |
YAMABUKI SHO ALW (1 Win)
|
Pre-OP | Nakayama (JP) | Good | 2200 m | 1 | 15 | Y.Okabe | 55.0 kg | 2.8 | 2:14.3 |
| 2002-03-10 |
3yo ALW (1 Win)
|
Pre-OP | Nakayama (JP) | Good | 1800 m | 3 | 9 | Y.Okabe | 55.0 kg | 1.8 | 1:48.0 |
| 2002-02-09 |
YURIKAMOME SHO ALW (1 Win)
|
Pre-OP | Tokyo (JP) | Good | 2400 m | 3 | 16 | Norihiro Yokoyama | 55.0 kg | 1.7 | 2:30.8 |
| 2002-01-27 |
SAINTPAULIA SHO ALW (1 Win)
|
Pre-OP | Tokyo (JP) | Heavy | 1800 m | 2 | 14 | Norihiro Yokoyama | 55.0 kg | 3.6 | 1:53.3 |
| 2001-10-13 |
2yo DBT
|
Maiden | Tokyo (JP) | Good | 1600 m | 1 | 1 | Y.Okabe | 53.0 kg | 6.5 | 1:36.5 |
Citations
Race Result Sources
AI Race Import 2026-06-28 19:37 UTC
Imported and enriched race results from supported racing sources.