In May 1987 Oguri Cap made his debut at Kasamatsu Racecourse in Gifu Prefecture.

He also racked up victories in the New Zealand Trophy (G2), Takamatsunomiya Kinen (G2), and 2 wins in the Mainichi Ōkan (G2).

After retirement in 1991, Oguri Cap was sent to the Yushun Stallion Station to stand stud.

[2] An anthropomorphized version of Oguri Cap has made an appearance in the video game and anime Uma Musume Pretty Derby, and is also the main character of the manga Uma Musume Cinderella Gray.

[3] In the manga/anime series Nichijou, one of character Mai Minakami's dogs is named Oguri Cap.