Out of the mare, Sharp Briar, his sire was Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Bold Ruckus.
For trainer Barbara Minshall, Kiridashi raced at age two, notably running second in the Kingarvie Stakes.
At age three he ran a tired fourth to winner Regal Discovery in the Queen's Plate then won the second leg of the Canadian Triple Crown series, the Prince of Wales Stakes.
For trainer Barbara Minshall, it marked the first time a woman saddled a winner of a Triple Crown race.
Kiridashi finished fourth to Da Hoss in the 1996 Breeders' Cup Mile, hosted that year by Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto.