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White Fugue (Japanese: ホワイトフーガ, Hepburn: Howaito Fuuga; foaled March 28, 2012) is a retired Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and active broodmare. She won multiple graded stakes races on the dirt track in Japan during the mid-2010s.[1]
| White Fugue ホワイトフーガ | |
|---|---|
-20170531urawarc.jpg) White Fugue after winning the 2017 Sakitama Hai | |
| Sire | Kurofune |
| Grandsire | French Deputy |
| Dam | Marine Winner |
| Damsire | Fuji Kiseki |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 28 March 2012 |
| Country | Japan |
| Colour | Grey |
| Breeder | Umeda Ranch |
| Owner | Tsuru Nishimori |
| Trainer | Noboru Takagi |
| Jockey | Masayoshi Ebina Takuya Ono |
| Record | 23: 10-3-3 |
| Earnings | ¥291,415,000 |
| Major wins | |
| Kanto Oaks (2015) JBC Ladies' Classic (2015, 2016) TCK Jo-o Hai (2016) Sparking Lady Cup (2016) Marine Cup (2017) Sakitama Hai (2017) | |
| Awards | |
| NAR Dirt Grade Race Special Award (2015, 2016) | |
Her major victories include consecutive runnings of the JBC Ladies' Classic (JpnI) in 2015 and 2016. She also won races on the NAR circuit, including the Kanto Oaks (2015), the TCK Jo-o Hai (2016), the Sparking Lady Cup (2016), the Marine Cup (2017), and the Sakitama Hai (2017).[2]
Background
editWhite Fugue is a grey mare bred in Japan by Umeda Ranch in Hokkaido.[1] She was sired by Kurofune, an American-bred stallion who stood in Japan.[1] Her dam, Marine Winner, was a daughter of Fuji Kiseki.[1]
She was purchased by owner Tsuru Nishimori and sent into training with Noboru Takagi at the JRA's Miho Training Center.[2] Throughout her career, she was primarily ridden by jockeys Masayoshi Ebina and Takuya Ono.[2]
Racing career
edit2014–2015: Early career
editWhite Fugue began her racing career in late 2014, winning her maiden race at Nakayama on the dirt.[2] In early 2015, she ran on the turf track in the Nakayama Himba Stakes (GIII), finishing 16th, and returned to the dirt surface.[2]
In June 2015, she won the Kanto Oaks (JpnII) at Kawasaki.[2] After finishing third in the Breeders' Gold Cup and second to Sambista in the Ladies' Prelude, White Fugue defeated Sambista in the JBC Ladies' Classic in November to record her first JpnI victory.[2]
2016–2017: Older horse career
editIn 2016, White Fugue won the TCK Jo-o Hai (JpnIII) and the Sparking Lady Cup (JpnIII). She also finished fourth in the Sakitama Hai and second in the Ladies' Prelude.[2] In November, she won the JBC Ladies' Classic (JpnI) at Kawasaki for the second time.[2]
In 2017, she finished third in the TCK Jo-o Hai and ninth in the February Stakes. She won the Marine Cup (JpnIII) in April[2] and the Sakitama Hai (JpnII) at Urawa in May.[2] She later finished fourth in the Sparking Lady Cup and second in the Ladies' Prelude. In her final start in the JBC Ladies' Classic, she crossed the line first but was disqualified for interference, with Lalabel declared the official winner. Following this race, White Fugue was retired.[2]
Statistics
editThe following table details all 23 starts of White Fugue's racing career based on official netkeiba race charts.
| Date | Distance (Condition) | Race | Class | Course | Odds (Favourite) |
Field | Finish | Time | Winning (Losing) Margin |
Winner (2nd Place) |
Jockey | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 – two-year-old season | ||||||||||||
| Dec 6 | Dirt 1800 m (Good to Soft) | 2-Y-O Maiden | Maiden | Nakayama | 3.7 (1st) | 10 | 1st | 1:55.6 | –1.2 | (Love Odin) | Takuya Ono | [2] |
| 2015 – three-year-old season | ||||||||||||
| Jan 11 | Dirt 1800 m (Good) | Kurochiku Sho | Allowance (1 win) | Nakayama | 5.3 (2nd) | 16 | 2nd | 1:55.0 | 0.1 | Invalides | Takuya Ono | [2] |
| Jan 31 | Dirt 1400 m (Heavy) | 3-Y-O Allowance | Allowance (1 win) | Tokyo | 2.3 (1st) | 12 | 1st | 1:24.8 | –0.1 | (Altair) | Takuya Ono | [2] |
| Mar 21 | Turf 1800 m (Good) | Flower Cup | GIII | Nakayama | 18.6 (6th) | 16 | 16th | 1:51.3 | 1.9 | Albiano | Takuya Ono | [2] |
| Apr 5 | Dirt 1800 m (Good to Soft) | Fukuryu Stakes | Open | Nakayama | 22.7 (8th) | 14 | 7th | 1:53.9 | 0.9 | Cross Krieger | Takuya Ono | [2] |
| May 3 | Dirt 1400 m (Good) | Tango Stakes | Open | Kyoto | 22.3 (8th) | 16 | 1st | 1:23.3 | –0.4 | (Kafuji Take) | Masayoshi Ebina | [2] |
| Jun 10 | Dirt 2100 m (Good to Soft) | Kanto Oaks | JpnII | Kawasaki | 3.9 (2nd) | 13 | 1st | 2:18.3 | –2.3 | (Pomme Figlia) | Takuya Ono | [2] |
| Aug 13 | Dirt 2000 m (Good) | Breeders' Gold Cup | JpnII | Monbetsu | 3.2 (2nd) | 14 | 3rd | 2:09.2 | 1.1 | Amour Briller | Takuya Ono | [2] |
| Oct 1 | Dirt 1800 m (Good to Soft) | Ladies' Prelude | JpnII | Ohi | 9.8 (4th) | 14 | 3rd | 1:50.8 | 0.6 | Sambista | Takuya Ono | [2] |
| Nov 3 | Dirt 1800 m (Heavy) | JBC Ladies' Classic | JpnI | Nagoya | 9.3 (4th) | 15 | 1st | 1:51.5 | –1.1 | (Sambista) | Takuya Ono | [2] |
| 2016 – four-year-old season | ||||||||||||
| Jan 13 | Dirt 1800 m (Good) | TCK Jo-o Hai | JpnIII | Ohi | 1.2 (1st) | 11 | 1st | 1:53.8 | –0.2 | (Power Spot) | Takuya Ono | [2] |
| Feb 21 | Dirt 1600 m (Soft) | February Stakes | GI | Tokyo | 9.0 (5th) | 16 | 10th | 1:34.9 | 0.9 | Moanin | Takuya Ono | [2] |
| Jun 1 | Dirt 1400 m (Good) | Sakitama Hai | JpnII | Urawa | 6.9 (5th) | 12 | 5th | 1:26.8 | 0.9 | Sorte | Takuya Ono | [2] |
| Jul 6 | Dirt 1600 m (Good) | Sparking Lady Cup | JpnIII | Kawasaki | 2.0 (1st) | 10 | 1st | 1:40.5 | –0.4 | (Blue Chipper) | Masayoshi Ebina | [2] |
| Sep 19 | Dirt 1800 m (Soft) | Ladies' Prelude | JpnII | Ohi | 1.3 (1st) | 14 | 2nd | 1:55.0 | 0.3 | Tamano Brunette | Masayoshi Ebina | [2] |
| Nov 3 | Dirt 1600 m (Soft) | JBC Ladies' Classic | JpnI | Kawasaki | 2.2 (1st) | 13 | 1st | 1:41.3 | –0.2 | (Let's Go Donki) | Masayoshi Ebina | [2] |
| 2017 – five-year-old season | ||||||||||||
| Jan 25 | Dirt 1800 m (Good) | TCK Jo-o Hai | JpnIII | Ohi | 1.7 (1st) | 12 | 3rd | 1:54.2 | 0.1 | One Millionth | Masayoshi Ebina | [2] |
| Feb 19 | Dirt 1600 m (Good) | February Stakes | GI | Tokyo | 36.2 (10th) | 16 | 9th | 1:35.9 | 0.8 | Gold Dream | Masayoshi Ebina | [2] |
| Apr 12 | Dirt 1600 m (Soft) | Marine Cup | JpnIII | Funabashi | 2.9 (2nd) | 11 | 1st | 1:41.3 | –0.6 | (Lalabel) | Masayoshi Ebina | [2] |
| May 31 | Dirt 1400 m (Good) | Sakitama Hai | JpnII | Urawa | 5.8 (3rd) | 12 | 1st | 1:25.7 | –0.8 | (Moanin) | Masayoshi Ebina | [2] |
| Jul 6 | Dirt 1600 m (Good to Soft) | Sparking Lady Cup | JpnIII | Kawasaki | 1.4 (1st) | 12 | 4th | 1:42.9 | 1.3 | Ange Desir | Masayoshi Ebina | [2] |
| Oct 5 | Dirt 1800 m (Good) | Ladies' Prelude | JpnII | Ohi | 2.7 (2nd) | 16 | 2nd | 1:54.7 | 1.6 | Queen Mambo | Masayoshi Ebina | [2] |
| Nov 3 | Dirt 1800 m (Soft) | JBC Ladies' Classic | JpnI | Ohi | 1.8 (1st) | 15 | 11th | 1:56.3 | 2.1 | Lalabel | Masayoshi Ebina | [2] |
Notable progeny
edit- 2019 crop
- 2023 crop
- Geist Segen (colt, by California Chrome) – 1 win / 7 starts, ¥2.39 million[1]
Pedigree
edit| Sire Kurofune 1998 |
French Deputy 1992 |
Deputy Minister | Vice Regent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mint Copy | |||
| Mitterand | Hold Your Peace | ||
| Set Free | |||
| Blue Avenue 1990 |
Classic Go Go | Never Bend | |
| Missy Baba | |||
| Eliza Blue | Icecapade | ||
| Eliza | |||
| Dam Marine Winner 1999 |
Fuji Kiseki 1992 |
Sunday Silence | Halo |
| Wishing Well | |||
| Millracer | Le Fabuleux | ||
| Marston's Mill | |||
| Marine Grace 1993 |
Tony Bin | Kampala | |
| Severn Bridge | |||
| Marine Princess | Sea Hawk | ||
| Marine Royale |