IRL:Furioso

Furioso
Furioso
フリオーソ
	Main
	Furioso winning the 2010 Nippon TV Hai.
Silks
Romaji	Furiooso
Foaled	May 01, 2004
Sire	Brian's Time
Dam	Fursa
Sex	Stallion
Color	Chestnut
Trainer	Masayuki Kawashima
Race Record	39: 11-14-2
Earnings	845,446,000 JPY
Major wins
	Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun (2006); Japan Dirt Derby (2007); Diolite Kinen (2008, 2009); Teio Sho (2008, 2010); Nippon TV Hai (2010); Kawasaki Kinen (2011); Kashiwa Kinen (2011);

Defeat the JRA

He would run with an enthusiastic and bold running style.
He was not daunted by tough opponents and continued to follow his own style - a style that reflected the determination of his camp, one that was determined to defeat the horses of the JRA.
umafuri.com^[1]

Furioso is a Japanese racehorse who was active from 2006 to 2012. He was an incredibly prestigious racehorse, winning six NAR Grade 1 races and beating the NAR earnings record set by Abukuma Poro. He was also considered a "silver collector" among racing fans, collecting 11 second place finishes in NAR and JRA Grade 1 races.

Name Origin

Darley Japan described the meaning of his name as "Enthusiastically (musical term)."^[2] "Furioso" is an Italian word used in music, which means to play with great force or vigor.^[3]

Racing career

Two year old season (2006)

Three year old season (2007)

Four year old season (2008)

Five year old season (2009)

Six year old season (2010)

Seven year old season (2011)

Eight year old season (2012)

Retirement

On December 4th, 2012, Darley Japan announced that Furioso would stand at Darley Farm for the 2013 season, and that the Tokyo Daishoten would be his final race.^[4] Two retirement ceremonies were held for him - the first after the Tokyo Daishoten along with Bonneville Record, and the second on January 7th at Funabashi Racecourse. His first season at stud Furioso stood for 500,000 yen.

On December 10th, 2024, it was announced that Furioso would retire from stud duty, and spend the rest of his life at CR Stables, which is run by his long-time stablehand, Chris Mol.^[5]

Honors

NAR Best Two-year-old Horse (2006)
NAR Best Three-year-old Horse (2007)
NAR Best Four-year old and Over Horse (2008, 2009, 2010)
NAR Best Four-year-old and Over Male Horse (2011, 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
2006/07/28	Funabashi	JRA Authorization (Newcomers)	Maiden	D 1400m	8	4.2	2	1	1:30.2	-0.4	T.Ishizaki	(Belmont Wagner)
2006/09/20	Funabashi	Nad Al Sheba Racecourse Cup		D 1600m	5	1.4	1	1	1:45.6	-0.9	T.Ishizaki	(Manimali)
2006/10/25	Funabashi	Heiwa Sho	Listed	D 1600m	2	1.5	1	2	1:40.4	0.0	T.Ishizaki	Kinno Raichou
2006/12/13	Kawasaki	Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun	Jpn1	D 1600m	12	7.1	5	1	1:41.8	-0.4	H.Uchida	(Tropical Light)
2007/02/04	Tokyo	Kyodo News Hai	G3	T 1800m	2	17.9	4	7	1:48.7	1.0	H.Uchida	Fusaichi Ho O
2007/03/18	Nakayama	Spring Stakes	G2	T 1800m	10	49.1	9	11	1:51.8	2.8	E.Nakadate	Flying Apple
2007/05/09	Ooi	Haneda Hai	Listed	D 1800m	10	2.0	1	3	1:51.1	0.0	H.Uchida	Top Sabaton
2007/06/06	Ooi	Tokyo Derby	Listed	D 2000m	14	2.4	1	2	2:05.0	0.0	H.Uchida	Ampersand
2007/07/11	Ooi	Japan Dirt Derby	Jpn1	D 2000m	14	6.4	3	1	2:02.9	-0.4	T.Konno	(Ampersand)
2007/10/31	Ooi	JBC Classic	Jpn1	D 2000m	12	5.9	3	2	2:05.5	0.7	H.Uchida	Vermilion
2007/11/24	Tokyo	Japan Cup Dirt	G1	D 2100m	4	20.3	9	10	2:09.1	2.4	H.Uchida	Vermilion
2007/12/29	Ooi	Tokyo Daishoten	G1	D 2000m	11	8.8	2	2	2:03.9	0.7	T.Konno	Vermilion
2008/01/30	Kawasaki	Kawasaki Kinen	Jpn1	D 2100m	2	2.2	2	2	2:13.6	0.5	T.Konno	Field Rouge
2008/03/05	Funabashi	Diolite Kinen	Jpn2	D 2400m	14	1.7	1	1	2:34.7	-0.9	K.Tosaki	(Bonneville Record)
2008/06/25	Ooi	Teio Sho	Jpn1	D 2000m	1	2.5	1	1	2:04.7	-0.2	K.Tosaki	(Bonneville Record)
2008/09/23	Funabashi	Nippon TV Hai	Jpn2	D 1800m	3	1.8	1	2	1:47.9	0.1	S.Kawashima	Bonneville Record
2008/11/03	Sonoda	JBC Classic	Jpn1	D 1870m	12	7.9	3	4	1:57.3	0.6	K.Tosaki	Vermilion
2008/12/07	Hanshin	Japan Cup Dirt	G1	D 1800m	14	47.6	12	7	1:49.9	0.7	K.Tosaki	Kane Hekili
2008/12/29	Ooi	Tokyo Daishoten	G1	D 2000m	7	12.6	4	5	2:05.5	1.0	K.Tosaki	Kane Hekili
2009/01/28	Kawasaki	Kawasaki Kinen	Jpn1	D 2100m	11	10.6	3	2	2:13.4	0.1	K.Tosaki	Kane Hekili
2009/03/11	Funabashi	Diolite Kinen	Jpn2	D 2400m	13	1.1	1	1	2:32.1	-0.8	K.Tosaki	(Meiner Hourglass)
2009/05/05	Funabashi	Kashiwa Kinen	Jpn1	D 1600m	12	4.1	3	5	1:37.2	1.3	K.Tosaki	Espoir City	Espoir City
2009/06/24	Ooi	Teio Sho	Jpn1	D 2000m	3	3.2	2	2	2:04.1	0.5	K.Tosaki	Vermilion
2009/08/13	Monbetsu	Breeders' Gold	Jpn2	D 2000m	6	1.9	1	4	2:02.8	0.6	K.Tosaki	Smart Falcon	Smart Falcon
2009/12/29	Ooi	Tokyo Daishoten	G1	D 2000m	10	11.0	4	7	2:06.8	0.9	K.Tosaki	Success Brocken
2010/01/27	Kawasaki	Kawasaki Kinen	Jpn1	D 2100m	3	5.7	3	2	2:12.8	0.1	M.Demuro	Vermilion
2010/03/10	Funabashi	Diolite Kinen	Jpn2	D 2400m	4	1.7	1	5	2:32.5	1.2	K.Tosaki	Fusaichi Seven
2010/05/05	Funabashi	Kashiwa Kinen	Jpn1	D 1600m	7	37.6	5	2	1:37.0	0.2	K.Tosaki	Espoir City	Espoir City
2010/06/30	Ooi	Teio Sho	Jpn1	D 2000m	4	6.3	5	1	2:03.4	-0.5	K.Tosaki	(Kane Hekili)	Smart Falcon
2010/09/23	Funabashi	Nippon TV Hai	Jpn2	D 1800m	10	2.5	1	1	1:48.8	-0.5	K.Tosaki	(Transcend)	Transcend, Smart Falcon
2010/11/03	Funabashi	JBC Classic	Jpn1	D 1800m	3	1.7	1	2	1:51.2	1.3	K.Tosaki	Smart Falcon	Smart Falcon
2010/12/29	Ooi	Tokyo Daishoten	G1	D 2000m	9	2.8	2	2	2:00.7	0.3	K.Tosaki	Smart Falcon	Smart Falcon, Wonder Acute
2011/01/26	Kawasaki	Kawasaki Kinen	Jpn1	D 2100m	4	1.0	1	1	2:14.2	-1.1	K.Tosaki	(Meisho Tametomo)
2011/02/20	Tokyo	February Stakes	G1	D 1600m	13	5.5	3	2	1:36.6	0.2	M.Demuro	Transcend	Transcend
2011/05/05	Funabashi	Kashiwa Kinen	Jpn1	D 1600m	11	2.4	2	1	1:38.2	-0.1	K.Tosaki	(La Verita)	Espoir City
2011/09/23	Funabashi	Nippon TV Hai	Jpn2	D 1800m	13			DNR			K.Tosaki	Smart Falcon	Smart Falcon
2012/01/25	Kawasaki	Kawasaki Kinen	Jpn1	D 2100m	4	7.8	2	3	2:12.3	1.6	K.Tosaki	Smart Falcon	Smart Falcon
2012/03/14	Funabashi	Diolite Kinen	Jpn2	D 2400m	13	2.7	2	5	2:35.6	0.9	K.Tosaki	Renforcer	Wonder Acute
2012/05/02	Funabashi	Kashiwa Kinen	Jpn1	D 1600m	6	3.2	1	2	1:37.0	0.5	K.Tosaki	Espoir City	Espoir City
2012/12/29	Ooi	Tokyo Daishoten	G1	D 2000m	6	12.9	5	6	2:08.0	2.1	K.Tosaki	Roman Legend	Wonder Acute, Espoir City, Transcend

Pedigree

Horse pedigree of Furioso (JPN)
Sire Brian's Time (USA)	Roberto (USA)	Hail to Reason (USA)	Turn-to (IRE)
		Hail to Reason (USA)	Nothirdchance (USA)
		Bramalea (USA)	Nashua (USA)
		Bramalea (USA)	Rarelea (USA)
	Kelley's Day (USA)	Graustark (USA)	Ribot (GB)
		Graustark (USA)	Flower Bowl (USA)
		Golden Trail (USA)	Hasty Road (USA)
		Golden Trail (USA)	Sunny Vale (USA)
Dam Fursa (USA)	Mr. Prospector (USA)	Raise a Native (USA)	Native Dancer (USA)
		Raise a Native (USA)	Raise You (USA)
		Gold Digger (USA)	Nashua (USA)
		Gold Digger (USA)	Sequence (USA)
	Baya (USA)	Nureyev (USA)	Northern Dancer (CAN)
		Nureyev (USA)	Special (USA)
		Barger (USA)	Riverman (USA)
		Barger (USA)	Trillion (USA), (Family: 4-n)

Notes

References

[1] ttps://uma-furi.com/furioso/

[2] ttps://www.jra.go.jp/JRADB/accessU.html?CNAME=pw01dud002004106867/BF

[3] ttps://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/furioso

[4] ttps://www.darley.co.jp/news/furioso-stand-darley-japan-2013-0

[5] ttps://x.com/DarleyinJapan/status/1866352128475996293

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Furioso
フリオーソ
Main
Furioso winning the 2010 Nippon TV Hai.

Silks
Romaji	Furiooso
Foaled	May 01, 2004
Sire	Brian's Time
Dam	Fursa
Sex	Stallion
Color	Chestnut
Trainer	Masayuki Kawashima
Race Record	39: 11-14-2
Earnings	845,446,000 JPY
Major wins
Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun (2006) Japan Dirt Derby (2007) Diolite Kinen (2008, 2009) Teio Sho (2008, 2010) Nippon TV Hai (2010) Kawasaki Kinen (2011) Kashiwa Kinen (2011)