Details
| Name / Japanese | Fast Friend / ファストフレンド |
| Birth Year | 1994 |
| Sex | female |
| Earnings | 661,268,000 yen |
| Races-Wins / G1-Wins | 38-15 / 10-2 |
| Sire | Ines Fujin |
| Dam (Sire) | The Last Word (Northen Taste) |
| Other site link | JBIS / Umanity / en.netkeiba |
All G1 races + grade races in which she finished 3rd or higher
| Y D/M |
Track | Race | No. | Pl. |  |
| 1999 07/04 |
Funabashi D1600 |
Marine Cup (G3) | 9 | 1 | |
| 1999 22/05 |
Tokyo D2100 |
Musashino Stakes (G3) | 4 | 3 | G |
| 1999 15/06 |
Kawasaki D1600 |
Sparking Lady Cup (G3) | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 19/07 |
Kawasaki D2100 |
Empress Hai (G2) | 6 | 1 | |
| 1999 06/10 |
Funabashi D1800 |
Queen Sho (G3) | 8 | 1 | |
| 1999 29/12 |
Ohi D2000 |
Tokyo Daishoten (G1) | 9 | 2 | G |
| 2000 09/02 |
Kawasaki D2100 |
Kawasaki Kinen (G1) | 3 | 3 | G |
| 2000 20/02 |
Tokyo D1600 |
February Stakes (G1) | 1 | 3 | ◆ |
| 2000 21/05 |
Chukyo D2300 |
Tokai TV Hai Tokai Stakes (G2) | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 22/06 |
Ohi D2000 |
Teio Sho (G1) | 5 | 1 | G |
| 2000 05/07 |
Kawasaki D2100 |
Empress Hai (G2) | 6 | 1 | |
| 2000 09/10 |
Morioka D1600 |
Mile Champion Ship Nambu Hai (G1) | 10 | 4 | ◆ |
| 2000 03/11 |
Nagoya D2500 |
Tokai Kikuka Sho (G2) | 10 | 1 | |
| 2000 25/11 |
Tokyo D2100 |
Japan Cup Dirt (G1) | 9 | 5 | ◆ |
| 2000 29/12 |
Ohi D2000 |
Tokyo Daishoten (G1) | 13 | 1 | G |
| 2001 26/01 |
Kawasaki D2100 |
Kawasaki Kinen (G1) | 2 | 2 | G |
| 2001 18/02 |
Tokyo D1600 |
February Stakes (G1) | 1 | 6 | ◆ |
| 2001 30/04 |
Kasamatsu D2500 |
Oguri Cap Kinen (G2) | 6 | 3 | G |
| 2001 26/06 |
Ohi D2000 |
Teio Sho (G1) | 1 | 11 | G |
- In the Marine Cup, she won her first grade race.
- She then won two G3 races and one G2 race.
And she was going to challenge G1 races. - In the Tokyo Daishoten (1999), she was 3rd favorite.
She lot to World Creek by 1/2 lengths. - In the Teio Sho (2000), she was 2nd favorite.
Meisei Opera was 1st favorite and Wing Arrow was 3rd favorite.
Fast Friend passed Meisei Opera and took the lead early.
She won by a neck.
It was her first G1 win. - In the Tokyo Daishoten (2000), she was 1st favorite.
She took the lead 200m before the finish line.
She won by 1+1/2 lengths. - She may be the most successful filly or mare in dirt grade racing in Japan as of 2021.
(Until the grading system was introduced, there were Hokuto Vega and Rosita.
Other mares who have been successful in dirt races include To the Victory, who finished 2nd in the Dubai World Cup, and Sambista, the first mare ever to win a JRA dirt G1 race for mixed mares and colts.) - In the Oguri Cap Kinen, the commentator became the topic.
(Youtube Nicovideo)
He was so excited in the homestretch that his voice was hoarse and he couldn’t speak very well.
It is a popular topic related to Fast Friend.
He said,
“ファストフレンドはとどかない (Fast Friend wa Todokanai),”
instead of saying,
“ファストフレンドはとどかにゃい (Fast Friend wa Todokanyai).”
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Fast Friend wa Todokanai means Fast Friend can’t catch up.
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He was probably excited because he was a commentator for Kasamatsu Keiba and the likely 1st place winner, Hakata Big One, was also a horse belonging to Kasamatsu Keiba.