Symboli Rudolf
| Symboli Rudolf | |
|---|---|
Symboli Rudolf and Yukio Okabe at the Tenno Sho (Spring) in 1985 | |
| Sire | Partholon |
| Grandsire | Milesian |
| Dam | Sweet Luna |
| Damsire | Speed Symboli |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | March 13, 1981 |
| Died | October 4, 2011 (aged 30) |
| Country | Japan |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Symboli Bokujo |
| Owner | Symboli Bokujo |
| Trainer | Yuji Nohira |
| Jockey | Yukio Okabe |
| Record | 16: 13–1–1 |
| Earnings | 684,824,200 yen |
| Major wins | |
| Yayoi Sho (1984) Satsuki Sho (1984) Tokyo Yushun (1984) St Lite Kinen (1984) Kikuka Sho (1984) Arima Kinen (1984, 1985) Tenno Sho (spring) (1985) Japan Cup (1985) | |
| Awards | |
| 4th Japanese Triple Crown Champion (1984) JRA Award for Best Three-Year-Old Colt (1984) Japanese Horse of the Year (1984, 1985) JRA Award for Best Older Male Horse (1985) | |
| Honours | |
| Japan Racing Association Hall of Fame (1987) | |
| Last updated on June 27, 2009 | |
Symboli Rudolf (Japanese : シンボリルドルフ, March 13, 1981 – October 4, 2011) was a Japanese thoroughbred racehorse who won the Japanese Triple Crown, sired by Partholon, a son of Milesian, out of Sweet Luna, a daughter of Speed Symboli. Symboli Rudolf was inducted into the Japan Racing Association Hall of Fame in 1987. Due to his racing career and his namesake, Rudolf I of Germany, the horse was dubbed "Kōtei (皇帝)", or emperor.