Details
Name / Japanese | Furioso / フリオーソ |
Birth Year | 2004 |
Sex | male |
Earnings | 845,446,000 yen |
Races-Win / G1-Win | 39-11 / 25-6 |
Sire | Brian’s Time |
Dam (Sire) | Fursa (Mr. Prospector) |
Other site link | JBIS / Umanity / en.netkeiba |
Awards | NAR Grand Prix for Best Two-Year-Old Colt (2006) NAR Grand Prix for Best Three-Year-Old Colt (2007) NAR Grand Prix for Best Older Horse (2008, 2009, 2010) NAR Grand Prix for Best Older Male Horse (2011, 2012) NAR Grand Prix for Horse of the Year (2007. 2008, 2010, 2011) |
All G1 races + grade-races he won
Y D/M |
Track | Race | No. | Pl. | ![]() |
2006 13/12 |
Kawasaki D1600 |
Zennippon Nisai Yushun (G1) | 12 | 1 | G |
2007 11/07 |
Ohi D2000 |
Japan Dirt Derby (G1) | 14 | 1 | G |
2007 31/10 |
Ohi D2000 |
JBC Classic (G1) | 12 | 2 | ◆ |
2007 24/11 |
Tokyo D2100 |
Japan Cup Dirt (G1) | 4 | 10 | ◆ |
2007 29/12 |
Ohi D2000 |
Tokyo Daishoten (G1) | 11 | 2 | ◆ |
2008 30/01 |
Kawasaki D2100 |
Kawasaki Kinen (G1) | 2 | 2 | G |
2008 05/03 |
Funabashi D2400 |
Diolite Kinen (G2) | 14 | 1 | G |
2008 25/06 |
Ohi D2000 |
Teio Sho (G1) | 1 | 1 | G |
2008 03/11 |
Sonoda D1870 |
JBC Classic (G1) | 12 | 4 | ◆ |
2008 07/12 |
Hanshin D1800 |
Japan Cup Dirt (G1) | 14 | 7 | ◆ |
2008 29/12 |
Ohi D2000 |
Tokyo Daishoten (G1) | 7 | 5 | ◆ |
2009 28/01 |
Kawasaki D2100 |
Kawasaki Kinen (G1) | 11 | 2 | G |
2009 11/03 |
Funabashi D2400 |
Diolite Kinen (G2) | 13 | 1 | G |
2009 05/05 |
Funabashi D1600 |
Kashiwa Kinen (G1) | 12 | 5 | G |
2009 24/06 |
Ohi D2000 |
Teio Sho (G1) | 3 | 2 | G |
2009 29/12 |
Ohi D2000 |
Tokyo Daishoten (G1) | 10 | 7 | ◆ |
2010 27/01 |
Kawasaki D2100 |
Kawasaki Kinen (G1) | 3 | 2 | G |
2010 05/05 |
Funabashi D1600 |
Kashiwa Kinen (G1) | 7 | 2 | G |
2010 30/06 |
Ohi D2000 |
Teio Sho (G1) | 4 | 1 | G |
2010 23/09 |
Funabashi D1800 |
Nippon TV Hai (G2) | 10 | 1 | G |
2010 03/11 |
Funabashi D1800 |
JBC Classic (G1) | 3 | 2 | ◆ |
2010 29/12 |
Ohi D2000 |
Tokyo Daishoten (G1) | 9 | 2 | ◆ |
2011 26/01 |
Kawasaki D2100 |
Kawasaki Kinen (G1) | 4 | 1 | G |
2011 20/02 |
Tokyo D1600 |
February Stakes (G1) | 13 | 2 | ◆ |
2011 05/05 |
Funabashi D1600 |
Kashiwa Kinen (G1) | 11 | 1 | G |
2012 25/01 |
Kawasaki D2100 |
Kawasaki Kinen (G1) | 4 | 3 | G |
2012 02/05 |
Funabashi D1600 |
Kashiwa Kinen (G1) | 6 | 2 | G |
2012 29/12 |
Ohi D2000 |
Tokyo Daishoten (G1) | 6 | 6 | ◆ |
In 2006 (age 2)
- He made his debut as a NAR horse.
- He won the Zennippon Nisai Yushun by 2 lengths.
It was his first G1 win.
His trainer, Masayuki Kawashima, said after the race, “I’d like to challenge turf races in JRA.
In 2007 (age 3)
- He ran two turf races with no good results.
After this, he ran only dirt races. - In the Japan Dirt Derby, he was 3rd favorite.
He won by 2+1/2 lengths.
He proved that he was the strongest dirt horse of his age. - But he lost to Vermilion three times that year.
In 2008 (age 4)
- He won the Teio Sho defeating Bonneville Record.
- He couldn’t beat those JRA horses, Kane Hekili and Vermilion.
He lost to Kane hakili two times.
In 2009 (age 5)
- He couldn’t win a G1 race.
He lost to Kane Hekili, Espoir City, Vermilion and Success Brocken.
In 2010 (age 6)
- He won the Teio Sho defeating Kane Hekili by 2+1/2 lengths.
- He finished 2nd four times in G1 races.
In 2011 (age 7)
- He won the Kawasaki Kinen by 5 lengths.
- He won the Kashiwa Kinen defeating Espoir City.
In 2012 (age 8)
- He retired without a win.
His retirement ceremony was held jointly with that of Bonneville Record.
His results
- He won 11 of 39 races and 6 of 25 G1 races.
He has finished second 14 times, including 11 times in G1 races. - He’s earned more money than any other horse in NAR.
- He is the only horse to win NAR Horse of the Year four times.
As a sire
- His fifth dam, Margarethen, is a world-famous mare.
Margarethen’s descendants include such as Triptych and Generous. - As a stallion, he’s produced a handful of successful foals in NAR, but none of them are big names.