Fusaichi Pandora

Fusaichi Pandora
フサイチパンドラ
Fusaichi Pandora in November 2007
SireSunday Silence
GrandsireHalo
DamLotta Lace
DamsireNureyev
SexMare
Foaled(2003-02-27)27 February 2003
Died28 October 2017(2017-10-28) (aged 14)
CountryJapan
ColourChestnut
BreederNorthern Farm
OwnerFusao Sekiguchi
Racing colours
TrainerToshiaki Shirai
JockeyKoichi Tsunoda
Yuichi Fukunaga
Shinji Fujita
Christophe Lemaire
Record21: 4-4-4
Earnings¥378,113,000
Major wins
Queen Elizabeth II Cup (2006)
Sapporo Kinen (2007)

Fusaichi Pandora (Japanese: フサイチパンドラ, Hepburn: Fusaichi Pandora; 27 February 2003 – 28 October 2017) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. She competed from 2005 to 2007, recording four wins in twenty-one starts, including the Queen Elizabeth II Cup in 2006 and the Sapporo Kinen in 2007.[1] As a broodmare, she foaled the Japanese Triple Tiara winner Almond Eye.[1]

Background

Fusaichi Pandora is a chestnut mare bred in Abira, Hokkaido, by Northern Farm.[1] She was sired by Sunday Silence, and her dam is Lotta Lace, a daughter of Nureyev.[2] She was purchased for ¥91.35 million by Fusao Sekiguchi at the 2003 Select Sale and sent into training with Toshiaki Shirai at the JRA's Ritto Training Center.[1]

Racing career

2005: Two-year-old season

Fusaichi Pandora debuted on 12 November in a maiden race on the turf at Kyoto Racecourse, winning by a margin of 1.0 seconds.[3] She subsequently finished third in the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies (GI) and a 5-million-yen allowance race at Hanshin Racecourse.[3]

2006: Three-year-old season

She began her 2006 campaign by finishing sixth in the Elfin Stakes (Open) and won the Kinsenka Sho (Allowance) in February.[3] She finished second in the Flower Cup (GIII) and fourteenth in the Oka Sho (GI).[3] On May 21, she contested the Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks, GI) at Tokyo Racecourse, finishing second to Kawakami Princess.[3]

In the autumn, she finished third in the Rose Stakes (GII) and the Shuka Sho (GI).[3] On November 12, she entered the Queen Elizabeth II Cup (GI) at Kyoto. She finished second, but was awarded the victory after the first-place finisher, Kawakami Princess, was demoted to twelfth place due to interference in the final straight.[4] This marked the second time in JRA history that a GI race was decided by disqualification. She concluded her season by finishing fifth in the Japan Cup (GI).[3]

2007: Four-year-old season

Fusaichi Pandora finished second in the Empress Hai (JpnII) on the dirt at Kawasaki Racecourse in February.[3] She struggled in her subsequent turf starts, finishing unplaced in the Nikkei Sho (GII), Myllers Cup (GII), and Victoria Mile (GI).[3]

On September 2, she contested the Sapporo Kinen (JpnII) at Sapporo Racecourse. Ridden by Shinji Fujita, she took the early lead and won the 2000-meter race, securing her first graded stakes victory on the track.[3] She later finished second in the Queen Elizabeth II Cup behind Daiwa Scarlet and ninth in the Japan Cup.[3]

She was scheduled to make her final start in the Arima Kinen (GI) at Nakayama Racecourse on December 23, but was scratched on the morning of the race due to lameness in her left hind leg.[5] She was officially retired on December 26, 2007.[6]

Statistics

The following table details all 21 starts and 1 scheduled entry of Fusaichi Pandora's racing career based on official netkeiba and JBIS records.

Date Distance (Condition) Race Class Course Odds
(Favourite)		 Field Finish Time Winning
(Losing)
Margin		 Winner
(2nd Place)		 Jockey Ref
2005 – two-year-old season
Nov 12 Turf 1800 m (Good) 2-Y-O Newcomer Maiden Kyoto 2.1 (1st) 18 1st 1:48.1 –1.0 (Tokai Wonder) Koichi Tsunoda [3]
Dec 4 Turf 1600 m (Firm) Hanshin Juvenile Fillies GI Hanshin 4.0 (2nd) 18 3rd 1:37.6 0.3 T M Precure Koichi Tsunoda [3]
Dec 25 Turf 1600 m (Firm) 2-Y-O Allowance Allowance Hanshin 1.3 (1st) 15 3rd 1:36.1 0.4 Shells Ray Koichi Tsunoda [3]
2006 – three-year-old season
Feb 4 Turf 1600 m (Firm) Elfin Stakes Open Kyoto 1.7 (1st) 13 6th 1:36.1 1.3 San Victoire Koichi Tsunoda [3]
Feb 25 Turf 1600 m (Firm) Kinsenka Sho Allowance Nakayama 1.8 (1st) 16 1st 1:35.1 –0.5 (Yuno Blacky) Koichi Tsunoda [3]
Mar 18 Turf 1800 m (Firm) Flower Cup GIII Nakayama 2.0 (1st) 16 2nd 1:49.1 0.2 Kiss to Heaven Koichi Tsunoda [3]
Apr 9 Turf 1600 m (Firm) Oka Shō GI Hanshin 6.6 (2nd) 18 14th 1:36.4 1.8 Kiss to Heaven Koichi Tsunoda [3]
May 21 Turf 2400 m (Firm) Yushun Himba GI Tokyo 12.6 (5th) 18 2nd 2:26.3 0.1 Kawakami Princess Yuichi Fukunaga [3]
Sep 17 Turf 2000 m (Firm) Rose Stakes GII Chukyo 3.0 (2nd) 17 3rd 1:59.0 0.8 Admire Kiss Yuichi Fukunaga [3]
Oct 15 Turf 2000 m (Firm) Shūka Shō GI Kyoto 11.7 (4th) 18 3rd 1:58.5 0.3 Kawakami Princess Yuichi Fukunaga [3]
Nov 12 Turf 2200 m (Firm) Queen Elizabeth II Cup GI Kyoto 26.2 (7th) 15 1st 2:11.6 0.0 (Sweep Tosho) Yuichi Fukunaga [3]
Nov 26 Turf 2400 m (Firm) Japan Cup GI Tokyo 52.6 (8th) 11 5th 2:25.9 0.8 Deep Impact Yuichi Fukunaga [3]
2007 – four-year-old season
Feb 28 Dirt 2100 m (Standard) Empress Hai JpnII Kawasaki 2.1 (1st) 13 2nd 2:16.7 0.3 Tosen Jo O Yuichi Fukunaga [3]
Mar 24 Turf 2500 m (Firm) Nikkei Sho GII Nakayama 8.1 (4th) 14 9th 2:33.0 1.2 Nevre Bouchon Yuichi Fukunaga [3]
Apr 14 Turf 1600 m (Firm) Myllers Cup GII Hanshin 30.8 (12th) 15 9th 1:33.4 1.2 Kongo Rikio Yuichi Fukunaga [3]
May 13 Turf 1600 m (Firm) Victoria Mile GI Tokyo 22.2 (6th) 18 12th 1:33.5 1.0 Koiuta Yuichi Fukunaga [3]
Aug 12 Turf 1800 m (Firm) Queen Stakes GIII Sapporo 6.5 (3rd) 11 5th 1:47.1 0.4 Asahi Rising Yuichi Fukunaga [3]
Sep 2 Turf 2000 m (Firm) Sapporo Kinen GII Sapporo 9.8 (5th) 16 1st 2:00.1 0.0 (Agnes Ark) Shinji Fujita [3]
Sep 17 Dirt 1700 m (Good) Elm Stakes GIII Sapporo 5.5 (4th) 13 11th 1:45.1 1.8 Meisho Tokon Yusuke Fujioka [3]
Nov 11 Turf 2200 m (Firm) Queen Elizabeth II Cup GI Kyoto 8.3 (3rd) 14 2nd 2:12.0 0.1 Daiwa Scarlet Christophe Lemaire [3]
Nov 25 Turf 2400 m (Firm) Japan Cup GI Tokyo 74.8 (12th) 18 9th 2:25.7 1.0 Admire Moon Shinji Fujita [3]
Dec 23 Turf 2500 m (Firm) Arima Kinen GI Nakayama – 16 Scratched – – Matsurida Gogh Shinji Fujita [5]

Fusaichi Pandora is depicted as an anthropomorphic character in the multimedia franchise Umamusume: Pretty Derby, developed by Cygames.[7] In the game, she is voiced by Moe Kahara.[8]

Broodmare career

Following her retirement, Fusaichi Pandora returned to Northern Farm to become a broodmare.[1] She produced nine foals before her death on October 28, 2017, at the age of 14.[1] Her most notable progeny is Almond Eye, who won the Japanese Fillies' Triple Crown in 2018, set a record of nine Grade 1-win, awarded two times Japanese Horse of the Year and being inducted into the JRA Hall of Fame in 2023.[9][10]

c = colt, f = filly[11]

No. Name Foaled Sex Color Sire Owner Races Wins Remarks
1st Spervia 2009 c Dark bay Symboli Kris S Kazuhiro Sasaki 23 2 Retired, riding horse

died Dec 13, 2020

2nd Pyxis 2010 f Black Carrot Farm 8 1 Retired, broodmare
3rd Sun Elpis 2011 Chestnut King Kamehameha Masahiro Mita 12 1
4th Pandora's Hope 2012 Dark bay Yasushi Kubota 11 2
5th Danon Ale 2013 c Bay Harbinger Danox 4 1 Retired, riding horse
6th Pandering 2014 f Chestnut King Kamehameha Did not run, broodmare
7th Almond Eye 2015 Bay Lord Kanaloa Silk Racing 15 11 Retired, broodmare
8th Yuna Kaito 2016 Chestnut Johannesburg 17 2
9th Satono Esperanza 2017 c Bay Rulership Satomi Horse Company 5 1 Retired

died Dec 8, 2020

Pedigree

Pedigree of Fusaichi Pandora (JPN), chestnut filly, 2003[12]
Sire
Sunday Silence (USA)
1986		 Halo
1969		 Hail to Reason Turn-to
Nothirdchance
Cosmah Cosmic Bomb
Almahmoud
Wishing Well
1975		 Understanding Promised Land
Pretty Ways
Mountain Flower Montparnasse
Edelweiss
Dam
Lotta Lace (USA)
1992		 Nureyev
1977		 Northern Dancer Nearctic
Natalma
Special Forli
Thong
Sex Appeal
1970		 Buckpasser Tom Fool
Busanda
Best in Show Traffic Judge
Stolen Hour

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "フサイチパンドラ (Fusaichi Pandora) - Profile & Race Record". JBIS Search (in Japanese). Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 "フサイチパンドラ - 5代血統表". JBIS Search (in Japanese). Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 "フサイチパンドラ 競走成績". netkeiba (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "カワカミプリンセス１位入線も12着降着／Ｇ１復刻". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 8 November 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  5. 1 2 "フサイチパンドラ出走取消―有馬記念(22日)". Keiba Book (in Japanese). 22 December 2007. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "フサイチパンドラ引退、繁殖生活へ" (in Japanese). Radio Nikkei. 26 December 2007. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "ウマ娘 プリティーダービー 公式ポータルサイト". Umamusume: Pretty Derby Official Site (in Japanese). Cygames. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Fusaichi Pandora". Umamusume Wiki. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "アーモンドアイ (Almond Eye) - Profile & Race Record". JBIS Search (in Japanese). Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "Champion Almond Eye Elected To Japanese Hall Of Fame". TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  11. ↑ "Family | Fusaichi Pandora(JPN) | JBIS-Search". www.jbis.jp. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "Fusaichi Pandora Horse Pedigree". pedigreequery.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
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