Super Creek

Youth

Super Creek was born at Kashiwadai Farm in Monbetsu, Hokkaido. Trainer Shuji Ito noticed his potential despite an outward facing front left leg.

Three year old season

Super Creek's racing debut was originally scheduled in the summer of 1987 at Hakodate Racecourse, but was delayed after the horse began suffering severe diarrhea. Super Creek instead made his debut in December at the Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka, Hyogo. Super Creek's first victory came in his second race, where jockey Shigeki Tahara commented, "This horse could be a real star."^[2]

Super Creek's 3-year-old season began with three races run early in the year, including a third place at the Kisaragi Sho and a victory in the Sumire Sho. Super Creek's owners then aimed to run the Tōkyō Yūshun with him, but during a training run for the Aoba Sho — a lead-up race to the Tōkyō Yūshun, Super Creek suffered a fractured front-left leg, which forced the horse out of competition for several months. Super Creek returned to racing in late September. Despite not having a graded-stakes victory yet, Super Creek earned entry in to the Kikuka-shō after the withdraw of other horses and being first in the line of reserve entries based on earned prize money.^[3] In the race, Super Creek charged out of the final corner to take the lead and victory by five lengths over Gakuen to Beat. The victory was the first G1 victory for both Super Creek and his jockey, Yutaka Take.^[3] At the end of 1988, Super Creek earned entry in to the Arima Kinen based on his popularity and was the third favorite behind Oguri Cap and Tamamo Cross. However, Super Creek was disqualified from the race after having been deemed to have obstructed the path of Mejiro Durren while trying to break out of the pack.^[4]

Four year old season

Injury once again plagued Super Creek in 1989 entering his 4-year-old season. The horse began to suffer persistent muscle pain in his hind legs and was unable to compete for most of the year. He finally returned to racing in October at the Kyōto Daishōten, where he took victory in his first race back. Super Creek then won its next outing at the Autumn Tenno Sho. The Tenno Sho victory was the first of a current record-equaling seven for jockey Yutaka Take as of 2025.^[5] Super Creek participated in the Japan Cup and Arima Kinen to finish out the year, finishing fourth and second in them, respectively.

Five Year old season

1990 was Super Creek's 5-year-old season. In early April, Super Creek took victory in the Sankai Ōsaka Hai. In late April, he took victory in the Spring Tenno Sho, making Super Creek the second horse in history to achieve victories in both Tenno Shos, after Tamamo Cross earned both in the same year in 1988. After the Tenno Sho, muscle pain again appeared in Super Creek's legs, cancelling plans to run him in the Takarazuka Kinen and a possible entry in to the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in France.^[6] Like in 1989, Super Creek returned to racing at the Kyōto Daishōten, where he once again took victory. Almost immediately after the race, it was discovered that Super Creek had developed laminitis in his left-front leg. Plans to run Super Creek in the autumn Tenno Sho were cancelled and, at the end of the year, Super Creek was retired from racing entirely. Retirement ceremonies were held in January 1991 at both Nakayama Racecourse and at Kyoto Racecourse.