IRL:Marche Lorraine - Revision history

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	\| trainer = Yoshito Yahagi		\| trainer = Yoshito Yahagi
	\| record = 22: 9-2-2-9		\| record = 22: 9-2-2
	\| earnings = 193,270,000 JPY		\| earnings = 193,270,000 JPY
	\| image_main = IRLMarcheLorraine.jpeg		\| image_main = IRLMarcheLorraine.jpeg

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Racing career

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	== Racing career ==		== Racing career ==

	=== ~~3 years~~ old (2019) ===		=== Three-year-old season (2019) ===
	Marche Lorraine ~~would debut~~ on February 3rd at Kyoto Racecourse. It would take her 5 tries to break her maiden, finally winning a maiden race on August 10th, at Kokura Racecourse. She ~~would finish~~ her 3 year old season with one more win on November 3rd at Fukushima Racecourse, finishing the year with 2 wins in 7 races.		Marche Lorraine debuted on February 3rd at Kyoto Racecourse. It would take her 5 tries to break her maiden, finally winning a maiden race on August 10th, at Kokura Racecourse. She finished off her 3-year-old season with one more win on November 3rd at Fukushima Racecourse, finishing the year with 2 wins in 7 races.

	=== ~~4 years~~ old (2020) ===		=== Four-year-old season (2020) ===
	Marche Lorraine ~~would begin~~ the year with another win in the Shikoku Shimbun Hai on March 29th, enabling her to run in open grade races. She ~~would struggle~~ with the increase in class, finishing unplaced in her next 3 races. After placing 2nd in the Hakata Stakes, assistant trainer to Yoshito Yahagi, Oka, believed Marche Lorraine would be better suited on dirt, and asked to run her in a dirt race.<ref name="mly">https://www.keiba.go.jp/dirtgraderace/special/marchelorraine/interview_yahagi/index.html</ref> On September 4th, her performance significantly improved making the switch to dirt, and ~~would win~~ the Sakurajima Stakes by 1 1/4 lengths. Impressed with her performance, Yahagi ~~would enter~~ her into the JPN2 Ladies' Prelude at Ooi Racecourse on October 8th. She ~~would go~~ on to win by 3 lengths, earning her first graded victory.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuMS_Nq5EOE</ref> Her last race of the year ~~would be~~ the JPN1 JBC Ladies Classic on November 3rd, where she ~~would finish~~ in 3rd place.		Marche Lorraine began the year with another win in the Shikoku Shimbun Hai on March 29th, enabling her to run in open grade races. She struggled with the increase in class, finishing unplaced in her next 3 races. After placing 2nd in the Hakata Stakes, assistant trainer to Yoshito Yahagi, Oka, believed Marche Lorraine would be better suited on dirt, and asked to run her in a dirt race.<ref name="mly">https://www.keiba.go.jp/dirtgraderace/special/marchelorraine/interview_yahagi/index.html</ref> On September 4th, her performance significantly improved making the switch to dirt, and she won the Sakurajima Stakes by 1 1/4 lengths. Impressed with her performance, Yahagi entered her into the JPN2 Ladies' Prelude at Ooi Racecourse on October 8th. She went on to win by 3 lengths, earning her first graded victory.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuMS_Nq5EOE</ref> Her last race of the year was the JPN1 JBC Ladies Classic on November 3rd, where she finished in 3rd place.

	=== ~~5 years~~ old (2021) ===		=== Five-year-old season (2021) ===
	To start off her 5 year old campaign, Marche Lorraine ~~would win the~~ first ~~2 race~~ of the year in the JPN3 TCK Jo-o Hai on January 20th, and the JPN2 Empress Hai on March 4th. In her next race she ~~would run~~ in her first and only JRA graded dirt race: the G3 Heian Stakes on May 22nd, but ~~would finish~~ a distant 3rd. On June 30th, she ~~would run~~ in the JPN1 Teio Sho, running as the only mare in the race. Sitting behind the leaders in the race, she ~~would attempt~~ a run for the lead, but ~~would fade~~ to an unplaced finish, placing 8th.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Kwr64uLSjo</ref>		To start off her five-year-old campaign, Marche Lorraine won her first two races of the year in the JPN3 TCK Jo-o Hai on January 20th, and the JPN2 Empress Hai on March 4th. In her next race she ran in her first and only JRA graded dirt race: the G3 Heian Stakes on May 22nd, but finished a distant 3rd. On June 30th, she ran in the JPN1 Teio Sho, running as the only mare in the race. Sitting behind the leaders in the race, she attempted a run for the lead, but faded to an unplaced finish, placing 8th.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Kwr64uLSjo</ref>

	Marche Lorraine ~~would begin~~ the 2nd half of her 5 year old season in the JPN3 Breeders Gold Cup on August 12th, winning the race by a 1/2 length. At this time, her trainer Yoshito Yahagi believed she was suited for faster dirt tracks, common in American racecourses. The JBC Ladies Classic this year was held at Kanazawa Racecourse over 1500m, a distance Yahagi believed Marche Lorraine would be poor at. He ~~would~~ later ~~remark~~, "If we are not going to the JBC (Japan Breeding Cup), then we must go to BC (Breeder's Cup)."<ref name="mly"></ref> Another significant factor in the decision to enter into a Breeder's Cup race was another Yahagi trained mare, [[IRL:Loves Only You\|Loves Only You]], going to Breeder's Cup for the Filly & Mare Turf, allowing ~~for~~ Marche Lorraine to accompany her stablemate in the trip to the United States.<ref name="mly"></ref>		Marche Lorraine began the 2nd half of her five-year-old season in the JPN3 Breeders Gold Cup on August 12th, winning the race by a 1/2 length. At this time, her trainer Yoshito Yahagi believed she was suited for faster dirt tracks, common in American racecourses. The JBC Ladies Classic this year was held at Kanazawa Racecourse over 1500m, a distance Yahagi believed Marche Lorraine would be poor at. He later remarked, "If we are not going to the JBC (Japan Breeding Cup), then we must go to BC (Breeder's Cup)."<ref name="mly"></ref> Another significant factor in the decision to enter into a Breeder's Cup race was another Yahagi-trained mare, [[IRL:Loves Only You\|Loves Only You]], going to Breeder's Cup for the Filly & Mare Turf, allowing Marche Lorraine to accompany her stablemate in the trip to the United States.<ref name="mly"></ref>

	Marche Lorraine ~~would travel~~ to the United States as an accompanying horse for Loves Only You on October 22nd<ref>https://world.jra-van.jp/news/N0009787/</ref>, and run in the Breeder's Cup Distaff, the premier dirt race for mares and fillies in the United States, at Del Mar Racetrack. While she was adjusting and training for her race, Marche Lorraine was pivotal for Loves Only You adjustment overseas, and ~~would be~~ seen with her and local guide horse, Rocco, on the Del Mar track in the lead up to the Breeder's Cup.<ref>https://x.com/DRFLivingston/status/1454860824883830796?s=20</ref> On November 6th, just hours after Loves Only You ~~would win~~ the G1 Breeder's Cup Filly & Mare Turf, Marche Lorraine ~~would run~~ in the Breeder's Cup Distaff. Overseas betting ~~market~~ saw her as one of the longest shots in the race, going off at the gate at 45-1 odds. Trainer Yahagi ~~would talk~~ to ~~his~~ jockey Oisin Murphy before the race: "I don't think she'll be able to get to the front. We will have to wait and see how the race unfolds, but let's accept that and leave the rest to (Murphy)."<ref name="mly></ref>		Marche Lorraine traveled to the United States as an accompanying horse for Loves Only You on October 22nd<ref>https://world.jra-van.jp/news/N0009787/</ref>, and run in the Breeder's Cup Distaff, the premier dirt race for mares and fillies in the United States, at Del Mar Racetrack. While she was adjusting and training for her race, Marche Lorraine was pivotal for Loves Only You adjustment overseas, and was seen with her and local guide horse, Rocco, on the Del Mar track in the lead up to the Breeder's Cup.<ref>https://x.com/DRFLivingston/status/1454860824883830796?s=20</ref> On November 6th, just hours after Loves Only You won the G1 Breeder's Cup Filly & Mare Turf, Marche Lorraine ran in the Breeder's Cup Distaff. Overseas betting markets saw her as one of the longest shots in the race, going off at the gate at 45-1 odds. Trainer Yahagi even said to her jockey Oisin Murphy before the race: "I don't think she'll be able to get to the front. We will have to wait and see how the race unfolds, but let's accept that and leave the rest to (Murphy)."<ref name="mly></ref>

	In the race, Marche Lorraine ~~would sit~~ in the back of the field early, where horses Private Mission and Letruska would set an extremely fast early pace. At the three quarters pole, she ~~would begin~~ moving her way through the field, eventually taking the lead at the top of the homestretch. Stretching out her lead, she ~~would be~~ chased by Dunbar Road on her inside, with the race ultimately coming to a photo finish. After a stewards review, Marche Lorraine was confirmed as the winner by a nose over Dunbar Road.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m5SpF7JAbo</ref> Marche Lorraine not only earned her first Grade 1 victory, she ~~would~~ also be the first Japanese horse to win a US Grade 1 dirt race, and the 2nd longest shot ever to win the Breeder's Cup Distaff ''(Spain: 50-1 - BC Distaff 2000)''.<ref>https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/195485/50-1-spain-in-distaff-shocker</ref> After the race, jockey Oisin Murphy admitted: ""I didn't know a whole lot about Marche Lorraine...I tried to ignore her odds and just give her every chance in the run and hopefully she could finish off, and to be honest, we were obviously a hostage to fortune. I sat out the back, and they went quite quick. We needed them to do that, but it was a brilliant performance."<ref>https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/254728/marche-lorraine-upsets-bc-distaff-at-odds-of-45-1</ref>		In the race, Marche Lorraine ran in the back of the field early, where horses Private Mission and Letruska would set an extremely fast early pace. At the three quarters pole, she began moving her way through the field, eventually taking the lead at the top of the homestretch. Stretching out her lead, she was chased by Dunbar Road on her inside, with the race ultimately coming to a photo finish. After a stewards review, Marche Lorraine was confirmed as the winner by a nose over Dunbar Road.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m5SpF7JAbo</ref> Marche Lorraine not only earned her first Grade 1 victory, she also became the first Japanese horse to win a US Grade 1 dirt race, and the 2nd longest shot ever to win the Breeder's Cup Distaff ''(Spain: 50-1 - BC Distaff 2000)''.<ref>https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/195485/50-1-spain-in-distaff-shocker</ref> After the race, jockey Oisin Murphy admitted: ""I didn't know a whole lot about Marche Lorraine...I tried to ignore her odds and just give her every chance in the run and hopefully she could finish off, and to be honest, we were obviously a hostage to fortune. I sat out the back, and they went quite quick. We needed them to do that, but it was a brilliant performance."<ref>https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/254728/marche-lorraine-upsets-bc-distaff-at-odds-of-45-1</ref>
	[[File:LOYMLBC2021.jpeg\|thumbnail\|~~Comemorative~~ photo of Trainer Yahagi's staff and guide horse Rocco (ridden by Mary Ellet) with Marche Lorraine and Loves Only You.]]		[[File:LOYMLBC2021.jpeg\|thumbnail\|Commemorative photo of Trainer Yahagi's staff and guide horse Rocco (ridden by Mary Ellet) with Marche Lorraine and Loves Only You.]]
	Marche Lorraine ~~would stay~~ in America while plans for her next race were being figured out, where Yahagi's staff ~~would take~~ several commemorative photos of her and Loves Only You.<ref>https://news.sp.netkeiba.com/?pid=column_view&cid=57695</ref> Loves Only You ~~would be~~ pointed to the Hong Kong Cup for her last race. Marche Lorraine, due to rules with owners U Carrot Club requiring mares to retire at 6 years old before the spring season, ~~would go~~ back to Japan to train for the Saudi Cup, allowing her to have one last race before the 2022 breeding season.		Marche Lorraine stayed in America while plans for her next race were being figured out, where Yahagi's staff took several commemorative photos of her and Loves Only You.<ref>https://news.sp.netkeiba.com/?pid=column_view&cid=57695</ref> Loves Only You was pointed to the Hong Kong Cup for her last race. Marche Lorraine, due to rules with owners U Carrot Club requiring mares to retire at 6 years old before the spring season, went back to Japan to train for the Saudi Cup, allowing her to have one last race before the 2022 breeding season.
	===~~6 years~~ old (2022)===		===Six-year-old season (2022)===
	While in Japan, Marche Lorraine ~~would train~~ at Northern Farm Shiragaki, where she would have her final works. She ~~would leave~~ Japan for Saudi Arabia on February 18th, enroute to King Abdulaziz Racecourse.<ref>https://hochi.news/articles/20220128-OHT1T51052.html?page=1</ref> On February 26th, she ~~would~~ run in the Saudi Cup, joined by fellow Japanese contender T O Keynes, and ~~would face~~ 2021 Saudi Cup winner Mishriff and 2021 Kentucky Derby winner Mandaloun. In the race, Marche Lorraine ~~would find~~ herself in the back of the pack, before moving through the field on the turn, but ~~would~~ not ~~make~~ significant ground on the homestretch, holding on for a 6th place finish. Despite the result, trainer Yahagi was encourage with her performance. "She fought to the end and is truly a fine horse."<ref>https://tospo-keiba.jp/breaking_news/10277</ref>		While in Japan, Marche Lorraine trained at Northern Farm Shiragaki, where she would have her final works. She left Japan for Saudi Arabia on February 18th, enroute to King Abdulaziz Racecourse.<ref>https://hochi.news/articles/20220128-OHT1T51052.html?page=1</ref> On February 26th, she ran run in the Saudi Cup, joined by fellow Japanese contender T O Keynes, and faced off with the 2021 Saudi Cup winner Mishriff and 2021 Kentucky Derby winner Mandaloun. In the race, Marche Lorraine found herself in the back of the pack, before moving through the field on the turn, but could not significant ground on the homestretch, holding on for a 6th place finish. Despite the result, trainer Yahagi was encourage with her performance. "She fought to the end and is truly a fine horse."<ref>https://tospo-keiba.jp/breaking_news/10277</ref>

	===Retirement===		===Retirement===
	On March 9th 2022, Marche Lorraine ~~would be~~ officially retired and removed from the JRA racehorse registration list. She ~~would join~~ stablemate Loves Only You at Northern Farm, where both would begin their broodmare career. On April 5th, 2023 she ~~would give~~ birth to her first foal, a filly by Drefong. She then had foals by [[IRL:Kitasan Black\|Kitasan Black]] and Kizuna in 2024 and 2025 respectively. She is currently expecting her fourth foal in 2026, after being bred by [[IRL:Epiphaneia\|Epiphaneia]].		On March 9th 2022, Marche Lorraine was officially retired and removed from the JRA racehorse registration list. She joined her stablemate Loves Only You at Northern Farm, where both would begin their broodmare career. On April 5th, 2023 she gave birth to her first foal, a filly by Drefong. She then had foals by [[IRL:Kitasan Black\|Kitasan Black]] and Kizuna in 2024 and 2025 respectively. She is currently expecting her fourth foal in 2026, after being bred by [[IRL:Epiphaneia\|Epiphaneia]].

	== Honors ==		== Honors ==

AdmiralKaneki: /* Pedigree */

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Pedigree

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	\|4th gen sire 3=Mejiro Titan (JPN)		\|4th gen sire 3=Mejiro Titan (JPN)
	\|4th gen dam 3=Mejiro Aurola (JPN)		\|4th gen dam 3=Mejiro Aurola (JPN)
	\|3rd gen dam 2=Electro Art		\|3rd gen dam 2=Electro Art (JPN)
	\|4th gen sire 4=[[IRL:Northern Taste\|Northern Taste (CAN)]]		\|4th gen sire 4=[[IRL:Northern Taste\|Northern Taste (CAN)]]
	\|4th gen dam 4=Grandma Stevens (USA)		\|4th gen dam 4=Grandma Stevens (USA)
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	\|4th gen dam8=Tokino Shrilly (JPN)		\|4th gen dam8=Tokino Shrilly (JPN)
	\|family= 7-d}}		\|family= 7-d}}


	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

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	'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a Japanese racehorse that was active from 2019 to 2022. She notably became the first Japanese-bred and trained racehorse to win a US Grade 1 dirt race in 2021.		'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a Japanese racehorse that was active from 2019 to 2022. She notably became the first Japanese-bred and trained racehorse to win a US Grade 1 dirt race in 2021.
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			Marche Lorraine and [[IRL:Loves Only You\|Loves Only You]]'s wins at the Breeders' Cup began an era of Japan's large scale involvement in United States Grade 1 racing, having increased participation of Japanese racehorses in the Breeders' Cup and Kentucky Derby. This eventually led to [[IRL:Forever Young\|Forever Young]]'s iconic victory at the 2025 Breeders' Cup Classic.


	== Name Origin ==		== Name Origin ==

CL0k3: Bob Baffert trained Private Mission was the early pacesetter in the 2021 Distaff

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Bob Baffert trained Private Mission was the early pacesetter in the 2021 Distaff

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	Marche Lorraine would travel to the United States as an accompanying horse for Loves Only You on October 22nd<ref>https://world.jra-van.jp/news/N0009787/</ref>, and run in the Breeder's Cup Distaff, the premier dirt race for mares and fillies in the United States, at Del Mar Racetrack. While she was adjusting and training for her race, Marche Lorraine was pivotal for Loves Only You adjustment overseas, and would be seen with her and local guide horse, Rocco, on the Del Mar track in the lead up to the Breeder's Cup.<ref>https://x.com/DRFLivingston/status/1454860824883830796?s=20</ref> On November 6th, just hours after Loves Only You would win the G1 Breeder's Cup Filly & Mare Turf, Marche Lorraine would run in the Breeder's Cup Distaff. Overseas betting market saw her as one of the longest shots in the race, going off at the gate at 45-1 odds. Trainer Yahagi would talk to his jockey Oisin Murphy before the race: "I don't think she'll be able to get to the front. We will have to wait and see how the race unfolds, but let's accept that and leave the rest to (Murphy)."<ref name="mly></ref>		Marche Lorraine would travel to the United States as an accompanying horse for Loves Only You on October 22nd<ref>https://world.jra-van.jp/news/N0009787/</ref>, and run in the Breeder's Cup Distaff, the premier dirt race for mares and fillies in the United States, at Del Mar Racetrack. While she was adjusting and training for her race, Marche Lorraine was pivotal for Loves Only You adjustment overseas, and would be seen with her and local guide horse, Rocco, on the Del Mar track in the lead up to the Breeder's Cup.<ref>https://x.com/DRFLivingston/status/1454860824883830796?s=20</ref> On November 6th, just hours after Loves Only You would win the G1 Breeder's Cup Filly & Mare Turf, Marche Lorraine would run in the Breeder's Cup Distaff. Overseas betting market saw her as one of the longest shots in the race, going off at the gate at 45-1 odds. Trainer Yahagi would talk to his jockey Oisin Murphy before the race: "I don't think she'll be able to get to the front. We will have to wait and see how the race unfolds, but let's accept that and leave the rest to (Murphy)."<ref name="mly></ref>

	In the race, Marche Lorraine would sit in the back of the field early, where horses ~~First~~ Mission and Letruska would set an extremely fast early pace. At the three quarters pole, she would begin moving her way through the field, eventually taking the lead at the top of the homestretch. Stretching out her lead, she would be chased by Dunbar Road on her inside, with the race ultimately coming to a photo finish. After a stewards review, Marche Lorraine was confirmed as the winner by a nose over Dunbar Road.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m5SpF7JAbo</ref> Marche Lorraine not only earned her first Grade 1 victory, she would also be the first Japanese horse to win a US Grade 1 dirt race, and the 2nd longest shot ever to win the Breeder's Cup Distaff ''(Spain: 50-1 - BC Distaff 2000)''.<ref>https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/195485/50-1-spain-in-distaff-shocker</ref> After the race, jockey Oisin Murphy admitted: ""I didn't know a whole lot about Marche Lorraine...I tried to ignore her odds and just give her every chance in the run and hopefully she could finish off, and to be honest, we were obviously a hostage to fortune. I sat out the back, and they went quite quick. We needed them to do that, but it was a brilliant performance."<ref>https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/254728/marche-lorraine-upsets-bc-distaff-at-odds-of-45-1</ref>		In the race, Marche Lorraine would sit in the back of the field early, where horses Private Mission and Letruska would set an extremely fast early pace. At the three quarters pole, she would begin moving her way through the field, eventually taking the lead at the top of the homestretch. Stretching out her lead, she would be chased by Dunbar Road on her inside, with the race ultimately coming to a photo finish. After a stewards review, Marche Lorraine was confirmed as the winner by a nose over Dunbar Road.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m5SpF7JAbo</ref> Marche Lorraine not only earned her first Grade 1 victory, she would also be the first Japanese horse to win a US Grade 1 dirt race, and the 2nd longest shot ever to win the Breeder's Cup Distaff ''(Spain: 50-1 - BC Distaff 2000)''.<ref>https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/195485/50-1-spain-in-distaff-shocker</ref> After the race, jockey Oisin Murphy admitted: ""I didn't know a whole lot about Marche Lorraine...I tried to ignore her odds and just give her every chance in the run and hopefully she could finish off, and to be honest, we were obviously a hostage to fortune. I sat out the back, and they went quite quick. We needed them to do that, but it was a brilliant performance."<ref>https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/254728/marche-lorraine-upsets-bc-distaff-at-odds-of-45-1</ref>
	[[File:LOYMLBC2021.jpeg\|thumbnail\|Comemorative photo of Trainer Yahagi's staff and guide horse Rocco (ridden by Mary Ellet) with Marche Lorraine and Loves Only You.]]		[[File:LOYMLBC2021.jpeg\|thumbnail\|Comemorative photo of Trainer Yahagi's staff and guide horse Rocco (ridden by Mary Ellet) with Marche Lorraine and Loves Only You.]]
	Marche Lorraine would stay in America while plans for her next race were being figured out, where Yahagi's staff would take several commemorative photos of her and Loves Only You.<ref>https://news.sp.netkeiba.com/?pid=column_view&cid=57695</ref> Loves Only You would be pointed to the Hong Kong Cup for her last race. Marche Lorraine, due to rules with owners U Carrot Club requiring mares to retire at 6 years old before the spring season, would go back to Japan to train for the Saudi Cup, allowing her to have one last race before the 2022 breeding season.		Marche Lorraine would stay in America while plans for her next race were being figured out, where Yahagi's staff would take several commemorative photos of her and Loves Only You.<ref>https://news.sp.netkeiba.com/?pid=column_view&cid=57695</ref> Loves Only You would be pointed to the Hong Kong Cup for her last race. Marche Lorraine, due to rules with owners U Carrot Club requiring mares to retire at 6 years old before the spring season, would go back to Japan to train for the Saudi Cup, allowing her to have one last race before the 2022 breeding season.

DragonOfAtlantis at 20:07, 24 February 2026

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	* [[IRL:Orfevre\|Orfevre]] - Father		* [[IRL:Orfevre\|Orfevre]] - Father

			* [[IRL:Dancing Brave\|Dancing Brave]] - Great Grandfather

	== Race Records ==		== Race Records ==
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	\|4th gen dam 6=Laredo Lass (USA)		\|4th gen dam 6=Laredo Lass (USA)
	\|grand dam=Kyoei March (JPN)		\|grand dam=Kyoei March (JPN)
	\|3rd gen sire 4=Dancing Brave (USA)		\|3rd gen sire 4=[[IRL:Dancing Brave\|Dancing Brave (USA)]]
	\|4th gen sire 7=Lyphard (USA)		\|4th gen sire 7=Lyphard (USA)
	\|4th gen dam 7=Navajo Princess (USA)		\|4th gen dam 7=Navajo Princess (USA)

Mayceia: /* Retirement */

2026-02-23T19:45:55Z

Retirement

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	===Retirement===		===Retirement===
	On March 9th 2022, Marche Lorraine would be officially retired and removed from the JRA racehorse registration list. She would join stablemate Loves Only You at Northern Farm, where both would begin their broodmare career. On April 5th, 2023 she would give birth to her first foal, a filly by Drefong. She is currently expecting her fourth foal in 2026, after being bred by [[IRL:Epiphaneia\|Epiphaneia]].		On March 9th 2022, Marche Lorraine would be officially retired and removed from the JRA racehorse registration list. She would join stablemate Loves Only You at Northern Farm, where both would begin their broodmare career. On April 5th, 2023 she would give birth to her first foal, a filly by Drefong. She then had foals by [[IRL:Kitasan Black\|Kitasan Black]] and Kizuna in 2024 and 2025 respectively. She is currently expecting her fourth foal in 2026, after being bred by [[IRL:Epiphaneia\|Epiphaneia]].

	== Honors ==		== Honors ==

DragonOfAtlantis at 19:31, 23 February 2026

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	To start off her 5 year old campaign, Marche Lorraine would win the first 2 race of the year in the JPN3 TCK Jo-o Hai on January 20th, and the JPN2 Empress Hai on March 4th. In her next race she would run in her first and only JRA graded dirt race: the G3 Heian Stakes on May 22nd, but would finish a distant 3rd. On June 30th, she would run in the JPN1 Teio Sho, running as the only mare in the race. Sitting behind the leaders in the race, she would attempt a run for the lead, but would fade to an unplaced finish, placing 8th.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Kwr64uLSjo</ref>		To start off her 5 year old campaign, Marche Lorraine would win the first 2 race of the year in the JPN3 TCK Jo-o Hai on January 20th, and the JPN2 Empress Hai on March 4th. In her next race she would run in her first and only JRA graded dirt race: the G3 Heian Stakes on May 22nd, but would finish a distant 3rd. On June 30th, she would run in the JPN1 Teio Sho, running as the only mare in the race. Sitting behind the leaders in the race, she would attempt a run for the lead, but would fade to an unplaced finish, placing 8th.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Kwr64uLSjo</ref>

	Marche Lorraine would begin the 2nd half of her 5 year old season in the JPN3 Breeders Gold Cup on August 12th, winning the race by a 1/2 length. At this time, her trainer Yoshito Yahagi believed she was suited for faster dirt tracks, common in American racecourses. The JBC Ladies Classic this year was held at Kanazawa Racecourse over 1500m, a distance Yahagi believed Marche Lorraine would be poor at. He would later remark, "If we are not going to the JBC (Japan Breeding Cup), then we must go to BC (Breeder's Cup)."<ref name="mly"></ref> Another significant factor in the decision to enter into a Breeder's Cup race was another Yahagi trained mare, [[Loves Only You]], going to Breeder's Cup for the Filly & Mare Turf, allowing for Marche Lorraine to accompany her stablemate in the trip to the United States.<ref name="mly"></ref>		Marche Lorraine would begin the 2nd half of her 5 year old season in the JPN3 Breeders Gold Cup on August 12th, winning the race by a 1/2 length. At this time, her trainer Yoshito Yahagi believed she was suited for faster dirt tracks, common in American racecourses. The JBC Ladies Classic this year was held at Kanazawa Racecourse over 1500m, a distance Yahagi believed Marche Lorraine would be poor at. He would later remark, "If we are not going to the JBC (Japan Breeding Cup), then we must go to BC (Breeder's Cup)."<ref name="mly"></ref> Another significant factor in the decision to enter into a Breeder's Cup race was another Yahagi trained mare, [[IRL:Loves Only You\|Loves Only You]], going to Breeder's Cup for the Filly & Mare Turf, allowing for Marche Lorraine to accompany her stablemate in the trip to the United States.<ref name="mly"></ref>

	Marche Lorraine would travel to the United States as an accompanying horse for Loves Only You on October 22nd<ref>https://world.jra-van.jp/news/N0009787/</ref>, and run in the Breeder's Cup Distaff, the premier dirt race for mares and fillies in the United States, at Del Mar Racetrack. While she was adjusting and training for her race, Marche Lorraine was pivotal for Loves Only You adjustment overseas, and would be seen with her and local guide horse, Rocco, on the Del Mar track in the lead up to the Breeder's Cup.<ref>https://x.com/DRFLivingston/status/1454860824883830796?s=20</ref> On November 6th, just hours after Loves Only You would win the G1 Breeder's Cup Filly & Mare Turf, Marche Lorraine would run in the Breeder's Cup Distaff. Overseas betting market saw her as one of the longest shots in the race, going off at the gate at 45-1 odds. Trainer Yahagi would talk to his jockey Oisin Murphy before the race: "I don't think she'll be able to get to the front. We will have to wait and see how the race unfolds, but let's accept that and leave the rest to (Murphy)."<ref name="mly></ref>		Marche Lorraine would travel to the United States as an accompanying horse for Loves Only You on October 22nd<ref>https://world.jra-van.jp/news/N0009787/</ref>, and run in the Breeder's Cup Distaff, the premier dirt race for mares and fillies in the United States, at Del Mar Racetrack. While she was adjusting and training for her race, Marche Lorraine was pivotal for Loves Only You adjustment overseas, and would be seen with her and local guide horse, Rocco, on the Del Mar track in the lead up to the Breeder's Cup.<ref>https://x.com/DRFLivingston/status/1454860824883830796?s=20</ref> On November 6th, just hours after Loves Only You would win the G1 Breeder's Cup Filly & Mare Turf, Marche Lorraine would run in the Breeder's Cup Distaff. Overseas betting market saw her as one of the longest shots in the race, going off at the gate at 45-1 odds. Trainer Yahagi would talk to his jockey Oisin Murphy before the race: "I don't think she'll be able to get to the front. We will have to wait and see how the race unfolds, but let's accept that and leave the rest to (Murphy)."<ref name="mly></ref>
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	===Retirement===		===Retirement===
	On March 9th 2022, Marche Lorraine would be officially retired and removed from the JRA racehorse registration list. She would join stablemate Loves Only You at Northern Farm, where both would begin their broodmare career. On April 5th, 2023 she would give birth to her first foal, a filly by Drefong. She is currently expecting her fourth foal in 2026, after being bred by [[Epiphaneia]].		On March 9th 2022, Marche Lorraine would be officially retired and removed from the JRA racehorse registration list. She would join stablemate Loves Only You at Northern Farm, where both would begin their broodmare career. On April 5th, 2023 she would give birth to her first foal, a filly by Drefong. She is currently expecting her fourth foal in 2026, after being bred by [[IRL:Epiphaneia\|Epiphaneia]].

	== Honors ==		== Honors ==

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	===Retirement===		===Retirement===
	On March 9th, Marche Lorraine would be officially retired and removed from the JRA racehorse registration list. She would join stablemate Loves Only You at Northern Farm, where both would begin their broodmare career. On April 5th, 2023 she would give birth to her first foal, a filly by Drefong. She is currently expecting her fourth foal in 2026, after being bred by [[Epiphaneia]].		On March 9th 2022, Marche Lorraine would be officially retired and removed from the JRA racehorse registration list. She would join stablemate Loves Only You at Northern Farm, where both would begin their broodmare career. On April 5th, 2023 she would give birth to her first foal, a filly by Drefong. She is currently expecting her fourth foal in 2026, after being bred by [[Epiphaneia]].

	== Honors ==		== Honors ==

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	== Honors ==		== Honors ==
			* NTRA Moment of the Year (2021)
			* NAR Grand Prix Special Commendation Horse (2021)

	== Relationships ==		== Relationships ==