Welcome to the Umamusume Wiki! If you want to contribute, please read the guidelines.

IRL:Curren Chan

From Umamusume Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Main Gallery IRL Game
Spoilers ahead!
This page contains real life information that may spoil any story or events related to the character.
Read at your own discretion!
Curren Chan
カレンチャン

Curren Chan after the goal in the 2010 Sprinters' Stakes.
Silks
Romaji karen chan
Foaled March 31, 2007
Sire Kurofune
Dam Spring Ticket
Sex Mare
Color Gray
Trainer Takayuki Yasuda
Race Record 18: 9-3-1
Earnings 449,060,000 JPY
Major wins
Hanshin Himba Stakes (2011)
Hakodate Sprint Stakes (2011)
Keeneland Cup (2011)
Sprinters' Stakes (2011)
Takamatsunomiya Kinen (2012)
Unwavering Confidence
Unwavering Confidence

Cherry blossoms. Sea breeze. Leaves changing colors.
As the season changes, she innocently delights in her own growth, climbing up the stairway to become a legendary horse. Soon, spring returned. Draped in unwavering confidence, she surged down the stretch towards the goal, with unstoppable power.
Portraits of the Buccephalus[1]

Curren Chan is a Japanese racehorse that was active from 2009 to 2012. She is one of the best sprinters of the 21st century, and she is known for her victories in the 2011 Sprinters Stakes and the 2012 Takamatsunomiya Kinen. She had a rivalry with Lord Kanaloa.

Name Origin

Her name comes from the owner's daughter, Karen-chan. "Curren" is also Takashi Suzuki's crown name.

Racing career

Two-year-old season (2009)

Curren Chan made her debut on December 26th, in a 1,200-meter dirt race on Hanshin Racecourse. She lost and placed 2nd. This was her only race of the year.

Three-year-old season (2010)

However, on January 16th, she won and broke out of her maiden. Transitioning to turf races, Curren Chan won the open-class Moegi Sho on February 7th. However, on March 14th, Curren Chan ran in the Fillies' Revue (G2), where she lost and placed 8th, her lowest placement in her career. Two months later, on May 15th, she challenged the open-class Aoi Stakes, where she placed 2nd. Her last race of the year was the open-class Shiosai Tokubetsu, where she won.

Four-year-old season (2011)

On January 23rd, she made her return in the open-class Fushimi Stakes, where she placed 2nd. After the race, however, her winning streak began. On February 11th, she won the open-class Yamashiro Stakes. On April 9th, she won the Hanshin Himba Stakes (G2), marking her first graded victory. In the summer, she won the Hakodate Sprint Stakes (G3) on July 3rd, and the Keeneland Cup (G3) on August 28th.

Her last win of the year was the Sprinters Stakes on October 2nd, making this her first G1 victory. However, her win streak was broken in the Hong Kong Sprint on December 11th, where she lost and placed 5th. At the end of the year, she won the JRA Award for Best Sprinter or Miler for her efforts.

Five-year-old season (2012)

Curren Chan entered the Ocean Stakes (G3) on March 3rd, where she lost and placed 4th. Weeks later, on March 25th, she competed in the Takamatsunomiya Kinen, where she not only attained her second and final G1 victory, but she ended the win streak of Lord Kanaloa, a sprinter who went on to win six G1 races in total.

On September 9th, she entered the Centaur Stakes (G2), where she lost and placed 4th. She competed with Lord Kanaloa again on September 30th, where she placed 2nd to him in the race. Her final race of the year was the Hong Kong Sprint on December 9th, where lost and placed 7th to the winning horse Lord Kanaloa.

Retirement

Curren Chan retired to become a broodmare. She is currently retired from broodmare duty, and lives her life as a meritorious horse.

Honors

  • JRA Award for Best Sprinter or Miler (2011)
  • JRA Award for Best Older Filly or Mare (2012)

Relationships

Relatives

Race Records

Race data sourced from netkeiba.
Date Racecourse Race Grade Distance Gate Odds Fav. Fin. Time Margin Jockey Winner (Runner-Up) Other Umamusume
2009/12/26 Hanshin Two-Year-Old Newcomer Maiden D 1200m 1 1.6 1 2 1:14.3 0.2 Y.Take Takano King
2010/01/16 Kyoto Three-Year-Old Maiden Maiden D 1200m 16 1.5 1 1 1:13.1 -0.2 K.Kokubun (Pretty Star)
2010/02/07 Chukyo Moegi Sho Pre-OP T 1200m 14 5.1 2 1 1:09.7 -0.2 R.Sameshima (Jody's Line)
2010/03/14 Hanshin Fillies' Revue G2 T 1400m 7 13.8 6 8 1:23.2 0.4 R.Sameshima Sound Barrier
2010/05/15 Kyoto Aoi Stakes OP T 1200m 7 4.5 2 2 1:07.6 0.0 K.Ikezoe Keiai Daisy
2010/06/19 Hakodate Shiosai Tokubetsu Pre-OP T 1200m 1 2.8 2 1 1:08.8 -0.4 K.Ikezoe (Sakura Idaten)
2011/01/23 Kyoto Fushimi Stakes Pre-OP T 1200m 7 2.9 1 3 1:09.3 0.5 K.Ikezoe Orion Stars
2011/02/19 Kyoto Yamashiro Stakes Pre-OP T 1200m 2 1.9 1 1 1:09.2 -0.4 Y.Kawada (Dream Valentino)
2011/04/09 Hanshin Hanshin Himba Stakes G2 T 1400m 1 4.2 1 1 1:20.4 -0.1 K.Ikezoe (En Ciel Bleu)
2011/07/03 Hakodate Hakodate Sprint Stakes G3 T 1200m 2 2.7 1 1 1:08.0 0.0 K.Ikezoe (T M Otaka)
2011/08/28 Sapporo Keeneland Cup G3 T 1200m 8 1.9 1 1 1:08.6 0.0 K.Ikezoe (B B Guldan)
2011/10/02 Nakayama Sprinters' Stakes G1 T 1200m 10 11.2 3 1 1:07.4 -0.3 K.Ikezoe (Pas de Trois)
2011/12/11 Hong Kong Hong Kong Sprint G1 T 1200m 14 10.0 5 5 1:09.3 0.4 K.Ikezoe Lucky Nine
2012/03/03 Nakayama Ocean Stakes G3 T 1200m 13 2.4 1 4 1:09.4 0.2 K.Ikezoe One Carat
2012/03/25 Chukyo Takamatsunomiya Kinen G1 T 1200m 10 3.9 2 1 1:10.3 0.0 K.Ikezoe (San Carlo)
2012/09/09 Hanshin Centaur Stakes G2 T 1200m 6 5.0 3 4 1:07.4 0.1 K.Ikezoe Epice Arome
2012/09/30 Nakayama Sprinters' Stakes G1 T 1200m 14 2.5 1 2 1:06.8 0.1 K.Ikezoe Lord Kanaloa
2012/12/09 Hong Kong Hong Kong Sprint G1 T 1200m 12 26.0 7 1:09.1 0.6 K.Ikezoe Lord Kanaloa

Pedigree

Horse pedigree of Curren Chan (JPN)
Sire
Kurofune (USA) 		French Deputy (USA) Deputy Minister (CAN) Vice Regent (CAN)
Mint Copy (CAN)
Mitterand (USA) Hold Your Peace (USA)
Laredo Lass (USA)
Blue Avenue (USA) Classic Go Go (USA) Pago Pago (AUS)
Classic Perfection (USA)
Eliza Blue (USA) Icecapade (USA)
Corella (USA)
Dam
Spring Ticket (JPN) 		Tony Bin (IRE) Kampala (GB) Kalamoun (GB)
State Pension (GB)
Severn Bridge (GB) Hornbeam (GB)
Priddy Fair (GB)
Kazumi Harukoma (JPN) Maruzensky (JPN) Nijinsky (CAN)
Shill (USA)
Senshu Takara (JPN) Venture (GB)
Shadai Wing (JPN), (Family: 13-c)


Trivia

  • Curren Chan was known to be an affectionate horse with a stable temperament, and would lick her trainers' hand when it was presented in front of her. People who took care of her would describe her as "a horse as cute as a doll".
  • Curren Chan gets along well with Daiwa Scarlet. Whenever it is time to graze, Curren Chan would chase away other older mares, but would not do the same to Daiwa Scarlet, and would even graze together.[2]
  • Her jockey Kenichi Ikezoe was known to ride temperamental horses like Orfevre and Sweep Tosho. However, Curren Chan was one of the very few horses known to treat him with respect, or even affection. Due to this, Ikezoe liked Curren Chan a lot, he would call her cute and constantly pet her when they meet.[3]
    • Curren Chan became white in color since her retirement from races, as most gray horses do when they age. When Ikezoe met her again, he was surprised that she became a lot whiter than the last time he met her, and even exclaimed "is this really Curren Chan?".
  • In 2011, due to technical issues, Curren Chan's flight to Hong Kong was delayed, and she had to be at Kansai International Airport for much longer than intended.[4] However, unlike how the average horse would act in a situation like this, Curren Chan was very calm during the overdeal.[5]

Notes


References

  1. ↑ https://www.jra.go.jp/gallery/column/syouzou/pdf/2017-02.pdf
  2. ↑ https://umamusume-umapyoi.com/archives/53684
  3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FhcMDCNzioo
  4. ↑ https://news.netkeiba.com/?pid=news_view&no=60188
  5. ↑ <https://www.radionikkei.jp/keiba_article/news/entry-211959.html>
Retrieved from "https://umamusu.wiki/w/index.php?title=IRL:Curren_Chan&oldid=64072"