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Gentildonna
ジェンティルドンナ
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Gentildonna and Orfevre, battling in the 2012 Japan Cup
Silks
Romaji	Jentirudonna
Foaled	February 20, 2009
Died	November 25, 2025
Sire	Deep Impact
Dam	Donna Blini
Sex	Mare
Color	Bay
Trainer	Sei Ishizaka
Race Record	19: 10-4-1
Earnings	1,726,030,400 JPY
Major wins
Shinzan Kinen (2012) Oka Sho (2012) Japanese Oaks (2012) Rose Stakes (2012) Shuka Sho (2012) Japan Cup (2012, 2013) Dubai Sheema Classic (2014) Arima Kinen (2014)

The Noblewoman Marches

The Noblewoman Marches

"First, she quelled the unrest on the sakura hill,
subdued the valley of oak,
and now has conquered the village of autumn flowers.
The ruler of maidens' lands was born here.
However, the lady knows no satisfaction.
Seeking unseen formidable foes,
she ventures into new lands,
and sets sail for beyond the seas.
The noblewoman's march continues."

JRA Portraits of the Bucephalus

Gentildonna was a Japanese racehorse who ran from 2011 to 2014. She was known to her fans as "The Demon Lady" due to her elegance and strength on the track. She was one of the greatest mares to have raced in Japan, winning 7 G1 races throughout her career, including the fillies' Triple Tiara, the 4th mare to do so. She was also rated as one of the best mares internationally in the 2010s, and was 9th all time on the highest earning racehorses list. In addition to this, she was the first horse to have won the Japan Cup as a three year-old filly, and the first horse to win in two consecutive years.

Name Origin

Gentildonna's name meaning originates from the Italian word for "gentlewoman".

Retirement and Death

After her successful career, Gentildonna retired to become a broodmare for years, most notably Geraldina, winner of the Queen Elizabeth II Cup in 2022.

Due to her declining health since the start of 2025, she was retired from broodmare duties on July 16th, 2025 and had lived a peaceful life. Despite this, her health continued declining.

On November 25th 2025, the Sunday Thoroughbred Club announced that Gentildonna had passed away at the young age of 16. Her cause of death is not disclosed to the public, though she was seen to be unable to stand up on her own the day before her passing.

Following her death, a tribute shrine was posted on the Tokyo Racecourse ahead of the 2025 Japan Cup on November 29, where she won 2 times throughout her racing career.

Honors

• JRA Horse of the Year (2012, 2014)
• JRA Award for Best Three-Year-Old Filly (2012)
• JRA Award for Best Older Filly or Mare (2013, 2014)
• JRA Hall of Fame Inductee (2016)

Race Records

Race data sourced from netkeiba.

Date	Racecourse	Race	Grade	Distance	Gate	Odds	Fav.	Fin.	Time	Margin	Jockey	Winner (Runner-Up)	Other Umamusume
2011/11/19	Kyoto	Two-Year-Old Newcomer	Maiden	T 1600m	9	2.1	1	2	1:41.0	0.4	M.Demuro	A Shin Full Mark
2011/12/10	Hanshin	Two-Year-Old Maiden	Maiden	T 1600m	16	1.6	1	1	1:36.7	-0.6	I.Mendizabal	(Yamanin Cavalier)
2012/01/08	Kyoto	Shinzan Kinen	G3	T 1600m	7	4.0	2	1	1:34.3	-0.2	C.Lemaire	(Meiner Attract)
2012/03/03	Hanshin	Tulip Sho	G3	T 1600m	1	4.4	2	4	1:36.1	0.6	Y.Iwata	Hana's Goal
2012/04/08	Hanshin	Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas)	G1	T 1600m	10	4.9	2	1	1:34.6	-0.1	Y.Iwata	(Verxina)	Verxina
2012/05/20	Tokyo	Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks)	G1	T 2400m	14	5.6	3	1	2:23.6	-0.8	Y.Kawada	(Verxina)	Verxina
2012/09/16	Hanshin	Rose Stakes	G2	T 1800m	6	1.5	1	1	1:46.8	-0.2	Y.Iwata	(Verxina)	Verxina
2012/10/14	Kyoto	Shuka Sho	G1	T 2000m	14	1.3	1	1	2:00.4	0.0	Y.Iwata	(Verxina)	Verxina
2012/11/25	Tokyo	Japan Cup	G1	T 2400m	15	6.6	3	1	2:23.1	0.0	Y.Iwata	(Orfevre)	Orfevre, Rulership, Fenomeno, Tosen Jordan, Eishin Flash, Rose Kingdom
2013/03/30	UAE	Dubai Sheema Classic	G1	T 2410m	8		1	2			Y.Iwata	St. Nicholas Abbey
2013/06/23	Hanshin	Takarazuka Kinen	G1	T 2200m	11	2.4	1	3	2:13.8	0.6	Y.Iwata	Gold Ship	Gold Ship, Fenomeno
2013/10/27	Tokyo	Tenno Sho (Autumn)	G1	T 2000m	9	2.0	1	2	1:58.2	0.7	Y.Iwata	Just a Way	Eishin Flash, Tosen Jordan
2013/11/24	Tokyo	Japan Cup	G1	T 2400m	7	2.1	1	1	2:26.1	0.0	R.Moore	(Denim and Ruby)	Tosen Jordan, Verxina, Eishin Flash, Gold Ship
2014/02/16	Kyoto	Kyoto Kinen	G2	T 2200m	3	1.6	1	6	2:16.5	0.5	Y.Fukunaga	Desperado
2014/03/29	UAE	Dubai Sheema Classic	G1	T 2410m	12		2	1	2:27.25		R.Moore	(Cirrus des Aigles)
2014/06/29	Hanshin	Takarazuka Kinen	G1	T 2200m	6	4.1	3	9	2:15.1	1.2	Y.Kawada	Gold Ship	Gold Ship, Verxina, Win Variation, Tosen Jordan
2014/11/02	Tokyo	Tenno Sho (Autumn)	G1	T 2000m	1	4.7	2	2	1:59.8	0.1	K.Tosaki	Spielberg	Fenomeno, Tosen Jordan
2014/11/30	Tokyo	Japan Cup	G1	T 2400m	3	3.6	1	4	2:24.0	0.9	R.Moore	Epiphaneia	Fenomeno, Tosen Jordan
2014/12/28	Nakayama	Arima Kinen	G1	T 2500m	4	8.7	4	1	2:35.3	-0.1	K.Tosaki	(To the World)	Gold Ship, Fenomeno, Win Variation, Verxina

Pedigree

Horse pedigree of Gentildonna (JPN)

Sire Deep Impact (JPN)	Sunday Silence (USA)	Halo (USA)	Hail to Reason (USA)
			Cosmah (USA)
		Wishing Well (USA)	Understanding (USA)
			Mountain Flower (USA)
	Wind in Her Hair (IRE)	Alzao (USA)	Lyphard (USA)
			Lady Rebecca (GB)
		Burghclere (GB)	Busted (GB)
			Highclere (GB)
Dam Donna Blini (GB)	Bertolini (GB)	Danzig (USA)	Northern Dancer (CAN)
			Pas de Nom (USA)
		Aquilegia (USA)	Alydar (USA)
			Courtly Dee (USA)
	Cal Norma's Lady (IRE)	Lyphard's Special (USA)	Lyphard (USA)
			My Bupers (USA)
		June Darling (IRE)	Junius (USA)
			Beau Darling (GB), (Family: 16-f)