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{{Infobox racehorse
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Daitaku Helios (English name: Daitaku Helios, April 10, 1987 – December 12, 2008) was a Japanese racehorse and stallion[1].
| horsename = Daitaku Helios
| image = Daitaku_Helios.jpg
| caption = Daitaku Helios at Yamauchi Farm, Aomori Prefecture in 2003.
| sire = Bizen Nishiki
| grandsire = Never Ichiban
| dam = Dandy Lute
| damsire = Never Beat
| sex = [[Stallion (horse)|Stallion]]
| foaled = April 10, 1987
| death_date = {{death date and age|2008|12|12|1987|4|10}}
| country = [[Japan]]
| colour = [[Bay (horse)|Dark Bay]]
| breeder = TBA
| owner = TBA
| trainer = Yasuo Umeda
| jockey = TBA
| record = TBA
| earnings = 684,824,200 [[Japanese yen|yen]]
| race = TBA
TBA
| honours = TBA
| updated = April 26, 2026
}}


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'''Daitaku Helios''' (Japanese: ダイタクヘリオス, April 10, 1987 – December 12, 2008) was a Japanese racehorse and stallion[1].
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He won the Mile Championship (GI) in 1991 and 1992, becoming only the second horse in history to win the race two years in a row since Nihonpiro Winner. His other victories included the 1991 and 1992 Mileers Cup (GII), the 1991 Takamatsunomiya Cup (GII), the 1992 Mainichi Ohkan (GII), and the 1990 Crystal Cup (GIII). With a total of 10 career wins, including 7 graded stakes victories, he became the fourth horse in history to earn over 600 million yen in prize money, following Symboli Rudolf, Oguri Cap, and Mejiro MacQueen.

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He won the Mile Championship (GI) in 1991 and 1992, becoming only the second horse in history to win the race two years in a row since Nihonpiro Winner. His other victories included the 1991 and 1992 Mileers Cup (GII), the 1991 Takamatsunomiya Cup (GII), the 1992 Mainichi Ohkan (GII), and the 1990 Crystal Cup (GIII). With a total of 10 career wins, including 7 graded stakes victories, he became the fourth horse in history to earn over 600 million yen in prize money, following [[Symboli Rudolf]], [[Oguri Cap]], and [[Mejiro MacQueen]].


During his racing career, he gained popularity as a fast, eccentric, and unpredictable horse with a fiery temperament [5][6].
During his racing career, he gained popularity as a fast, eccentric, and unpredictable horse with a fiery temperament [5][6].


He is also known as the sire of Daikoku Yamato, who was named the JRA Award’s Best Domestic-Bred Sire and Best Sprinter in 2000.
He is also known as the sire of Daikoku Yamato, who was named the JRA Award’s Best Domestic-Bred Sire and Best Sprinter in 2000.

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