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| Kurifuji | |
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| Sire | Tournesol (GB) |
| Grandsire | Gainsborough |
| Dam | Kenfuji (JPN) |
| Damsire | Chapel Brampton (GB) |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 10 March 1940 |
| Country | Japan |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Goryō ranch Shimousa |
| Owner | Kuribayashi Yuuzi |
| Trainer | Ogata landscape structure |
| Record | 11: 11 wins |
| Earnings | 44,200 yen |
| Major wins | |
| 1943 Tokyo Yūshun (Japanese Derby) 1943 Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) 1943 Kikuka Shō (Japanese St. Leger) | |
| Honours | |
| Japan Racing Association Hall of Fame inductee | |
| Last updated on 12 October 2010 | |
Kurifuji (also known as Toshifuji) was an undefeated Thoroughbred racemare, whose three classic wins included the Tokyo Yūshun race or Japanese Derby.
She was a chestnut mare that was bred at the Shimofusa Stud in Japan. Kurifuji was by the five times leading sire, Tournesol (GB), her dam Kenfuji was by the imported sire, Chapel Brampton (GB). She was a sister to three other horses including Happy Might who won the Tenno Sho, autumn race over 3,200 metres.[1]
- ^ Morris, Simon; Tesio Power 2000 - Stallions of the World, Syntax Software