Ines Fujin

Ines Fujin (Japanese : アイネスフウジン, 10 April 1987 - 5 April 2004) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He participated in 8 races between 1989 and 1990, participating in G1 races as a two-year-old colt, and climbing from G1 races as a three-year-old colt,[2] placing first in 4 of them.

Ines Fujin
SireSea Hawk
GrandsireHerbager
DamTesco Pearl
DamsireTesco Boy
SexStallion
FoaledApril 10, 1987
DiedApril 5, 2004(2004-04-05) (aged 16)
CountryJapan
ColourDark Bay
BreederKozo Nakamura[1]
OwnerMasaaki Kobayashi
TrainerShuho Kato
JockeyEiji Nakano
Record8: 4-3-0
Earnings244,400,000 Yen
Major wins
Japan Derby (1990)
Awards
JRA Award for Best Two-Year-Old Colt (1989)
JRA Award for Best Three-Year-Old Colt (1990)
Last updated on April 27, 2018

Ines Fujin died on April 5, 2004 at the Saito Farm in Osaki, Miyagi due to volvulus.[3]

Appearance

Ines Fujin was a dark brown horse with a small white irregular star on his forehead. He often raced in a light colored blinker hood.

Background

Ines Fujin was bred in Japan by breeder Kozo Nakamura, and sired by Sea Hawk, who was a thoroughbred racehorse that raced in G2 and G3 races. He was owned by Masaaki Kobayashi, trained by Shuho Kato, and jockeyed by Eiji Nakano.

Ines Fujin won the JRA Awards for Best Two-Year-Old Colt in 1989 and Best Three-Year-Old Colt in 1990.

Racing career

1989: two-year-old season

Ines Fujin participated in four races as two-year-old colt. The first two were 1600 meter newcomer races, where he placed second in both. The third was a maiden race, also 1600 meters, where he placed first of 8. The fourth and final race of his two-year-old season was the Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes 1600 meter event, where he placed first of 15.

1990: three-year-old season

Ines Fujin began his three-year-old colt series in the 1800 meter Kyodo Tsushin Hai event, where he placed first of 8 horses. He was promoted to Grade II and participated in the Yayoi Sho 2000 meter event, placing fourth of 14. This race promoted him to Grade I, where he participated in the G1 Satsuki Sho and Japan Derby, coming first and second of 18 and 22 respectively. In this Japan Derby, 196,517 people visited in the Tokyo Racecourse. This number of visitors is recognized as a world record, but this record has not yet been updated. Ines Fujin retired as a sire after this after suffering from Tendonitis.

Stud career

Ines Fujin's most successful sire was Fast Friend, who won the Teio Sho and Tokyo Daishoten in 2000.[3][4]

Pedigree
Pedigree of Ines Fujin (JPN), 1987[2]
Sire
Sea Hawk		 Herbager Vandale Plassy
Vanille
Flagette Escamillo
Fidgette
Sea Nymph Free Man Norseman
Fantine
Sea Spray Ocean Swell
Pontoon
Dam
Tesco Pearl		 Tesco Boy Princely Gift Nasrullah
Blue Gem
Suncourt Hyperion
Inquisition
Mutsumi Pearl Montaval Norseman
Ballynash
Masaryu Tosa Midori
Yukishiki

References
  1. "Ines Fujin - Umanity". umanity.jp.
  2. "Ines Fujin pedigree". db.netkeiba.com.
  3. "ダービー馬アイネスフウジン死亡 | 競馬ニュース". netkeiba.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  4. "Fast Friend(JPN)". JBIS. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
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