Kuwata Bokujo

Kuwata Bokujo (桑田牧場) is a Japanese Thoroughbred breeding farm (bokujo) headquartered in Anecha, Urakawa-cho, Urakawa-gun, Hokkaido — the heart of Japan's Hidaka horse-breeding region. It operates under the stable name MULBERRY STABLE and is legally organized as a yugen kaisha (limited company), 有限会社桑田牧場. Its business covers the production, training (育成), sale and ownership of racehorses. The farm traces its origins to 1962, when it was opened starting from a single Thoroughbred broodmare. The predecessor is described as having begun from one breeding horse, then ambitiously acquiring land and expanding to about ten broodmares. The limited company was registered in 1969. Today Kuwata Bokujo maintains roughly twenty broodmares and follows a policy of continually introducing new bloodlines to produce strong, fast racehorses. The farm's stated philosophy centers on three commitments: careful mating (配合) planning so that a racehorse's career is considered from before birth; an environment designed to minimize stress and maximize health, including extensive pasture management and high-nutrition forage; and staff who genuinely love horses. The owner is Michiyo Kuwata (桑田美智代), who also serves as the company's representative. Kuwata Bokujo's website publishes race results, upcoming race entries (出走予定馬), progeny introductions (産駒紹介), and company information, and it actively recruits staff to raise future racehorses. Notable graded-stakes winners bred by the farm include Kachiuma Hawk (カチウマホーク), winner of the Naruo Kinen G2 in 1990; Shonan Talent (ショウナンタレント), winner of the Flower Cup G3 in 2007; and Shonan Alba (ショウナンアルバ), winner of the Kyodo News Hai (Kyodo Tsushin Hai) G3 in 2008.

Kuwata Bokujo began in 1962, when the farm was opened starting from a single Thoroughbred broodmare. According to the farm's own account, its predecessor started from one breeding horse and worked ambitiously to acquire broad land, expanding the operation to about ten broodmares. In 1969 the business was formally registered as a limited company, 有限会社桑田牧場. The farm's first major racing success came in 1990, when Kachiuma Hawk (カチウマホーク), a horse it had bred, won the Naruo Kinen, then a G2 race. Further graded-stakes victories followed in the 2000s: Shonan Talent (ショウナンタレント) won the Flower Cup (G3) in 2007, and Shonan Alba (ショウナンアルバ) won the Kyodo News Hai (共同通信杯, G3) in 2008. Today Kuwata Bokujo maintains around twenty broodmares and describes itself as a production farm (生産牧場) that continually swaps in new bloodlines, aiming to produce powerful, speedy racehorses. Its operations span the production, training, sale and ownership of racehorses, and it operates under the stable name MULBERRY STABLE. The farm is led by owner and representative Michiyo Kuwata, and it continues to recruit staff who share its emphasis on genuinely loving horses.

• 2008

  Shonan Alba (ショウナンアルバ) won the Kyodo News Hai G3

• 2007

  Shonan Talent (ショウナンタレント) won the Flower Cup G3

• 1990

  Kachiuma Hawk (カチウマホーク) won the Naruo Kinen G2 — the farm's first graded-stakes winner

• 1969

  Registered as a limited company, 有限会社桑田牧場

• 1962

  Farm opened, starting from a single Thoroughbred broodmare

• Currently maintains around twenty broodmares

A small, family-run Hokkaido breeding farm focused on careful mating, low-stress rearing and continuous introduction of new bloodlines to produce strong, fast racehorses.

• Thoroughbred racehorses

  Bred, trained, sold and owned by the farm

• Broodmare management and mating planning

  Careful mating decisions aimed at producing strong, fast racehorses

• Young horse training (育成)

  Rearing in low-stress, well-managed pasture conditions

1. 1桑田牧場 - MULBERRY STABLE | 桑田牧場の公式WEBサイトkuwatabokujo.com
2. 2桑田牧場 | 桑田牧場 - MULBERRY STABLE | 桑田牧場の公式WEBサイトkuwatabokujo.com
3. 3牧場概要 | 桑田牧場 - MULBERRY STABLE | 桑田牧場の公式WEBサイトkuwatabokujo.com
4. 4Kuwata Bokujowikidata.org