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.

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).

Background White Fugue is a grey mare bred in Japan by Umeda Ranch in Hokkaido. She was sired by Kurofune, an American-bred stallion who stood in Japan. Her dam, Marine Winner, was a daughter of Fuji Kiseki.

She was purchased by owner Tsuru Nishimori and sent into training with Noboru Takagi at the JRA's Miho Training Center. Throughout her career, she was primarily ridden by jockeys Masayoshi Ebina and Takuya Ono.

Racing career

2014–2015: Early career White Fugue began her racing career in late 2014, winning her maiden race at Nakayama on the dirt. In early 2015, she ran on the turf track in the Nakayama Himba Stakes (GIII), finishing 16th, and returned to the dirt surface.

In June 2015, she won the Kanto Oaks (JpnII) at Kawasaki. 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.

2016–2017: Older horse career In 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. In November, she won the JBC Ladies' Classic (JpnI) at Kawasaki for the second time.

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 and the Sakitama Hai (JpnII) at Urawa in May. 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.

Statistics The 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 Ref2014 – two-year-old season Dirt 1800 m (Good to Soft) 2-Y-O Maiden Maiden Nakayama 3.7 (1st) 10 1:55.6 –1.2 (Love Odin) Takuya Ono2015 – three-year-old season Dirt 1800 m (Good) Kurochiku Sho Allowance (1 win) Nakayama 5.3 (2nd) 16 1:55.0 0.1 Invalides Takuya Ono Dirt 1400 m (Heavy) 3-Y-O Allowance Allowance (1 win) Tokyo 2.3 (1st) 12 1:24.8 –0.1 (Altair) Takuya Ono Turf 1800 m (Good) Flower Cup GIII Nakayama 18.6 (6th) 16 16th 1:51.3 1.9 Albiano Takuya Ono Dirt 1800 m (Good to Soft) Fukuryu Stakes Open Nakayama 22.7 (8th) 14 7th 1:53.9 0.9 Cross Krieger Takuya Ono Dirt 1400 m (Good) Tango Stakes Open Kyoto 22.3 (8th) 16 1:23.3 –0.4 (Kafuji Take) Masayoshi Ebina Dirt 2100 m (Good to Soft) Kanto Oaks JpnII Kawasaki 3.9 (2nd) 13 2:18.3 –2.3 (Pomme Figlia) Takuya Ono Dirt 2000 m (Good) Breeders' Gold Cup JpnII Monbetsu 3.2 (2nd) 14 2:09.2 1.1 Amour Briller Takuya Ono Dirt 1800 m (Good to Soft) Ladies' Prelude JpnII Ohi 9.8 (4th) 14 1:50.8 0.6 Sambista Takuya Ono Dirt 1800 m (Heavy) JBC Ladies' Classic JpnI Nagoya 9.3 (4th) 15 1:51.5 –1.1 (Sambista) Takuya Ono2016 – four-year-old season Dirt 1800 m (Good) TCK Jo-o Hai JpnIII Ohi 1.2 (1st) 11 1:53.8 –0.2 (Power Spot) Takuya Ono Dirt 1600 m (Soft) February Stakes GI Tokyo 9.0 (5th) 16 10th 1:34.9 0.9 Moanin Takuya Ono Dirt 1400 m (Good) Sakitama Hai JpnII Urawa 6.9 (5th) 12 5th 1:26.8 0.9 Sorte Takuya Ono Dirt 1600 m (Good) Sparking Lady Cup JpnIII Kawasaki 2.0 (1st) 10 1:40.5 –0.4 (Blue Chipper) Masayoshi Ebina Dirt 1800 m (Soft) Ladies' Prelude JpnII Ohi 1.3 (1st) 14 1:55.0 0.3 Tamano Brunette Masayoshi Ebina Dirt 1600 m (Soft) JBC Ladies' Classic JpnI Kawasaki 2.2 (1st) 13 1:41.3 –0.2 (Let's Go Donki) Masayoshi Ebina2017 – five-year-old season Dirt 1800 m (Good) TCK Jo-o Hai JpnIII Ohi 1.7 (1st) 12 1:54.2 0.1 One Millionth Masayoshi Ebina Dirt 1600 m (Good) February Stakes GI Tokyo 36.2 (10th) 16 9th 1:35.9 0.8 Gold Dream Masayoshi Ebina Dirt 1600 m (Soft) Marine Cup JpnIII Funabashi 2.9 (2nd) 11 1:41.3 –0.6 (Lalabel) Masayoshi Ebina Dirt 1400 m (Good) Sakitama Hai JpnII Urawa 5.8 (3rd) 12 1:25.7 –0.8 (Moanin) Masayoshi Ebina 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 Dirt 1800 m (Good) Ladies' Prelude JpnII Ohi 2.7 (2nd) 16 1:54.7 1.6 Queen Mambo Masayoshi Ebina Dirt 1800 m (Soft) JBC Ladies' Classic JpnI Ohi 1.8 (1st) 15 11th 1:56.3 2.1 Lalabel Masayoshi Ebina

Notable progeny 2019 crop Cha Pri (mare, by Rulership) – 5 wins / 22 starts, ¥30.52 million 2023 crop Geist Segen (colt, by California Chrome) – 1 win / 7 starts, ¥2.39 million

Pedigree

See also Thoroughbred racing in Japan Japan Breeding Farms' Cup Ladies' Classic

References