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  • Fine Motion
  • ファインモーション
Fine Motion at the 2002 Shūka Shō
BreedThoroughbred
SireDanehill
GrandsireDanzig
DamCocotte
DamsireTroy
SexMare
Foaled (1999-01-27) 27 January 1999 (age 27)
CountryIreland
ColourBay
BreederBarronstown Stud & Orpendale
OwnerTatsuo Fushikida
TrainerYuji Ito
Jockey
Record15: 8-3-0
Earnings¥494,518,000
Major wins
Awards
JRA Award for Best Three-Year-Old Filly (2002)

Fine Motion (Japanese: ファインモーション, Fain Mōshon; foaled 27 January 1999) is an Irish-bred, Japanese-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and former broodmare. She won her first six starts, including the Rose Stakes (GII), the Shūka Shō (GI) and the Queen Elizabeth II Cup (GI) in 2002, and was named JRA Award for Best Three-Year-Old Filly that year.[1][2] She recorded eight wins from fifteen starts between 2001 and 2004.[3]

Background

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Fine Motion is a bay mare foaled in Ireland at Barronstown Stud and Orpendale.[1] She was sired by Danehill, and her dam was Cocotte, a mare by Troy.[4] Her older half-brother Pilsudski (by Polish Precedent) won six Group 1 races, including the 1996 Breeders' Cup Turf and the 1997 Japan Cup.[4] She was purchased by the Coolmore group and was expected to race in Europe.[2]

Trainer Yuji Ito, who had previously imported the Barronstown-bred Arabansa, visited the stud in April 1999 and assessed the foal as superior to his previous horses. As Coolmore was concentrating on stallion prospects, the filly was sold to Japan.[2] She was purchased for more than 100 million yen by Tatsuo Fushikida of Fushikida Farm in Urakawa, Hokkaido, as a future broodmare for the farm's ageing female family.[5] She was raised at Takeda Stable, and was named Fine Motion by Osamu Fushikida.[5]

Racing career

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2001: two-year-old season

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Fine Motion debuted on 1 December 2001 in a 2-year-old newcomer race over 2000 metres on turf at Hanshin Racecourse. Ridden by Yutaka Take, she led from the start and won by four lengths, recording the fastest final three furlongs of the race.[5] She was entered for the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches and the Prix de Diane, but as a foreign-bred filly she was ineligible for the Japanese Classic Races, and the European plans were cancelled.[2]

2002: three-year-old season

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She returned in August at Hakodate Racecourse with Mikio Matsunaga, winning by five lengths.[2] On 25 August, she won the Akanko Special at Sapporo Racecourse by five lengths.[2] On 15 September, she started 1st favourite at 1.2 odds in the Rose Stakes (GII) at Hanshin and won by three lengths against Sakura Victory.[2]

On 13 October, she contested the Shūka Shō (GI) at Kyoto Racecourse with Yutaka Take. She started 1st favourite at 1.1 odds, a 72 percent support rate which was the highest for a graded stakes race since the introduction of the grade system. She won by 3.5 lengths in a time of 1:58.1, equalling the race record, and became the first undefeated winner of the final leg of the Fillies' Triple Crown.[2] On 10 November, she ran in the Queen Elizabeth II Cup (GI) at Kyoto. She won by 2.5 lengths with the fastest final three furlongs of the race, 33.2 seconds, becoming the first undefeated winner of an open-age Grade 1 race in Japan, in a record six starts.[2]

Her trainer stated that she would not run in the Arima Kinen regardless of the fan vote, but after she placed third in the fan voting she was entered. She started 1st favourite at 2.6 odds and finished fifth behind Symboli Kris S.[2] She was named JRA Award for Best Three-Year-Old Filly at the end of the season.[2]

2003: four-year-old season

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Fine Motion returned on 17 August in the Queen Stakes (GIII) at Sapporo, finishing second to Osumi Haruka.[2] On 12 October, she finished seventh in the Mainichi Ōkan (GII) at Tokyo Racecourse. As entry to the Tennō Shō (Autumn) for foreign-bred horses was restricted to two horses determined by earnings, she missed the race.[2] On 23 November, she ran in the Mile Championship (GI) at Kyoto, finishing second, 3/4 length behind Durandal.[2] On 21 December, she won the Hanshin Himba Stakes (GII) at Hanshin, defeating Happy Path by a neck.[2]

2004: five-year-old season

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She began the season on 6 June in the Yasuda Kinen (GI) at Tokyo, finishing 13th.[2] On 25 July, she finished second in the Hakodate Kinen (GIII), a neck behind Craft Work.[2] On 22 August, she won the Sapporo Kinen (GII) at Sapporo, defeating Balance of Game by half a length for her fifth graded stakes victory.[2] On 21 November, she ran in the Mile Championship, finishing ninth.[2] Her JRA registration was cancelled on 1 December 2004.[1]

Race record

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The following table details all 15 starts of Fine Motion's racing career based on official JBIS and netkeiba records. Record current as of her final start on 21 November 2004.[3][6]

Date Distance (Condition) Race Class Course Odds
(Favourite)		 Field Finish Time Jockey Winning
(Losing)
Margin		 Winner
(2nd Place)		 Ref
2001 – two-year-old season
Dec 1 Turf 2000 m (Good) 2-Y-O Newcomer Maiden Hanshin 1.1 (1st) 10 1st 2:03.4 Yutaka Take –0.7 (Neo Maestro) [6]
2002 – three-year-old season
Aug 4 Turf 2000 m (Good) 3-Y-O+ Allowance 1-win Hakodate 2.1 (1st) 16 1st 2:03.9 Mikio Matsunaga –0.9 (Pretty Jewel) [6]
Aug 25 Turf 2600 m (Good) Akanko Special 2-win Sapporo 1.3 (1st) 14 1st 2:42.4 Mikio Matsunaga –0.8 (Mejiro Raiden) [6]
Sep 15 Turf 2000 m (Good) Rose Stakes GII Hanshin 1.2 (1st) 16 1st 2:00.1 Mikio Matsunaga –0.5 (Sakura Victory) [6]
Oct 13 Turf 2000 m (Good) Shūka Shō GI Kyoto 1.1 (1st) 18 1st 1:58.1 Yutaka Take –0.6 (Sakura Victory) [6]
Nov 10 Turf 2200 m (Good) Queen Elizabeth II Cup GI Kyoto 1.2 (1st) 13 1st 2:13.2 Yutaka Take –0.4 (Diamond Biko) [6]
Dec 22 Turf 2500 m (Yielding) Arima Kinen GI Nakayama 2.6 (1st) 14 5th 2:33.4 Yutaka Take 0.8 Symboli Kris S [6]
2003 – four-year-old season
Aug 17 Turf 1800 m (Good) Queen Stakes GIII Sapporo 1.4 (1st) 11 2nd 1:47.7 Yutaka Take 0.0 Osumi Haruka [6]
Oct 12 Turf 1800 m (Yielding) Mainichi Ōkan GII Tokyo 1.3 (1st) 11 7th 1:46.4 Yutaka Take 0.7 Balance of Game [6]
Nov 23 Turf 1600 m (Good) Mile Championship GI Kyoto 4.8 (2nd) 18 2nd 1:33.4 Yutaka Take 0.1 Durandal [6]
Dec 21 Turf 1600 m (Good) Hanshin Himba Stakes GII Hanshin 1.4 (1st) 16 1st 1:33.4 Yutaka Take –0.0 (Happy Path) [6]
2004 – five-year-old season
Jun 6 Turf 1600 m (Yielding) Yasuda Kinen GI Tokyo 6.7 (3rd) 18 13th 1:34.0 Yutaka Take 1.4 Tsurumaru Boy [6]
Jul 25 Turf 2000 m (Good) Hakodate Kinen GIII Hakodate 2.1 (1st) 13 2nd 2:00.7 Yutaka Take 0.1 Craft Work [6]
Aug 22 Turf 2000 m (Good) Sapporo Kinen GII Sapporo 2.2 (1st) 11 1st 2:00.4 Yutaka Take –0.1 (Balance of Game) [6]
Nov 21 Turf 1600 m (Good) Mile Championship GI Kyoto 4.5 (2nd) 16 9th 1:34.1 Yutaka Take 1.1 Durandal [6]
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An anthropomorphized version of Fine Motion appears in Umamusume: Pretty Derby, voiced by Chinami Hashimoto.[7] In October 2025, dialogue in the game referring to her as a descendant of Irish royalty was revised.[8]

Broodmare career

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Fine Motion returned to Fushikida Farm as a broodmare. She failed to conceive to King Kamehameha in her first season, and never conceived afterwards. She was found to have a chromosomal abnormality making her infertile, and was retired from breeding.[9][10] She remains at Fushikida Farm as a retired horse.[9][11]

Pedigree

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Pedigree of Fine Motion (IRE)
Sire
Danehill (USA)
1986		 Danzig (USA)
1977		 Northern Dancer Nearctic
Natalma
Pas de Nom Admiral's Voyage
Petitioner
Razyana (USA)
1981		 His Majesty Ribot
Flower Bowl
Spring Adieu Buckpasser
Natalma
Dam
Cocotte (GB)
1983		 Troy (GB)
1976		 Petingo Petition
Alcazar
La Milo Hornbeam
Pin Prick
Gay Milly (GB)
1977		 Mill Reef Never Bend
Milan Mill
Gaily Sir Gaylord
Spearfish

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "ファインモーション(IRE)". JBIS Search (in Japanese). Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Tanikawa, Yoshihisa (August 2012). "【優駿激闘譜】ファインモーション 誇り高き"トップレディ"". Yushun (in Japanese). Japan Racing Association: 81–87.
  3. 1 2 "ファインモーション 競走成績". JBIS Search (in Japanese). Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "ファインモーション 血統情報：5代血統表". JBIS Search (in Japanese). Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 Muramoto, Kohei (December 2002). "異次元を行く驚異の3歳牝馬 ファインモーション". Yushun (in Japanese). Japan Racing Association: 99–103.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "ファインモーションの競走成績". netkeiba (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "ファインモーション". Umamusume: Pretty Derby Official Portal (in Japanese). Cygames. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  8. ↑ Yokoyama, Keiichi (10 October 2025). "Umamusume: Pretty Derby revises story and voice lines that referenced Republic of Ireland's non-existent royal family". Automaton West. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  9. 1 2 "ファインモーションを訪ねて〜伏木田牧場". Uma Furusato (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "【純情牧場巡り】ファインモーション 伏木田牧場で悠々自適…若々し過ぎる19歳". Sports Nippon (in Japanese). 24 July 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  11. ↑ "「ウマ娘」でも人気のファインモーション、苦難救った故郷・伏木田牧場で今も変わらない気品を漂わせている". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 10 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
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