IRL:White Stone
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White Stone was a Japanese racehorse active from to 1989 to 1994. He had a long career and was nicknamed the "Eternal Diamond" and the "White Supporting Actor" because he didn't often win, but kept trying. It is often said he was born in the "wrong era" due to the presence of too many strong competitors such as Oguri Cap, Mejiro McQueen, Mejiro Ryan, Ines Fujin, Tokai Teio and Mejiro Palmer.
Name Origin
Racing career
3-year-old (1989)
On June 18, he finished 5th in his debut race (1000m) at Sapporo racecourse.
On November 4th, he won a race (1400m) at Tokyo racecourse.
On December 17, he competed with Ines Fujin in the 41st Asahi Hai Three-Year-Old Stakes (1600m, GI) at Nakayama racecourse. He finished 5th.
4-year-old (1990)
On January 14, he finished 2nd in the 30th Keisei Cup (1600m, GIII) at Nakayama racecourse.
On March 4, he competed with Mejiro Ryan and Ines Fujin in the 27th Yayoi Sho (2000m, GII) at Nakayama racecourse. He finished 3rd.
On April 5, he again he competed with Mejiro Ryan and Ines Fujin in the 50th Satsuki Sho (2000m, GI) at Nakayama racecourse. At the start, he accidentally collided with Ines Fujin which made him stumble, and he finished 8th.
On May 6, he finished 3rd in the 38th NHK Trophy (2000m, GII) at Tokyo racecourse.
On May 27, he competed with Mejiro Ryan and Ines Fujin in the 57th Tokyo Yushun (2400m, GI). He finished 3rd, behind both of them.
On September 23, he won the 44th Saint-Lite Memorial (2200m, GII) at Nakayama racecourse.
On November 4, he competed with Mejiro McQueen and Mejiro Ryan 51st Kikuka Sho (3000m, GI) at Kyoto racecourse. He finished 2nd, behind McQueen.
On November 25, he competed with Oguri Cap, Osaichi George and Yaeno Muteki in the 10th Japan Cup (2400m, GI) at Tokyo racecourse. He finished 4th.
On December 23,he competed with Oguri Cap, Osaichi George, Mejiro Ryan, Mejiro Ardan and Yaeno Muteki in the 35th Arima Kinen (2500m, GI) at Nakayama racecourse. He was the favorite to win, but finished 3rd, behind Oguri Cap and Mejiro Ryan.
5-year-old (1991)
On March 31, he won the 35th Sankei Osaka Cup (2000m, GII) at Kyoto racecourse.
On April 28, he competed with Mejiro McQueen, Mejiro Palmer and Mejiro Ryan in the 103rd Spring Tenno Sho (3200m, GI) at Kyoto racecourse. He finished 6th.
On June 9, he competed with Mejiro McQueen, Mejiro Ryan, and Bamboo Memory in the 32nd Takarazuka Kinen (2200m, GI) at Kyoto racecourse. He finished 4th.
On September 15, he finished 2nd in the 37th Sankei Award All Comers (2200m, GIII) at Nakayama racecourse.
On October 27, he competed with Mejiro McQueen in the 104th Fall Tenno Sho (2000m, GI). He finished 8th, which was upgraded to 7th because the winner McQueen was downgraded for breaking a rule.
On November 17, he finished 15th in the 29th Copa Republica Argentina (2500m, GII) at Tokyo racecourse.
6-year-old (1992)
On March 15, he finished 3rd in the 66th Nakayama Kinen (1800m, GII).
On April 5, he competed with Tokai Teio and Ikuno Dictus in the 36th Sankei Osaka Cup (2000m, GII) at Hanshin racecourse. He finished 5th.
On May 17, he competed with Yamanin Zephyr, Daitaku Helios and Daiichi Ruby in the 42nd Yasuda Kinen (1600m, GI) at Tokyo racecourse. He finished 9th.
He took a break for a few months, reasons unknown.
On November 1, he competed with Nice Nature, Tokai Teio, Ikuno Dictus, Daitaku Helios and Mejiro Palmer in the 106th Fall Tenno Sho (2000m, GI). He finished 5th.
On November 22, he finished 9th in the 28th Fukushima Kinen (2000m, GIII).
On December 27, he competed with Rice Shower, Mejiro Palmer, Nice Nature, Tokai Teio] Daitaku Helios and Ikuno Dictus in the 37th Arima Kinen (2500m, GI) at Nakayama racecourse. He finished 10th.
7-year-old (1993)
On January 24, he won the 34th American Jockey Cup (2200m, GII) at Nakayama racecourse.
He took a long break, for reasons unknown.
On September 19, he competed with Twin Turbo, Rice Shower and Ikuno Dictus in the 39th Sankei Award All Comers (2200m, GIII) at Nakayama racecourse. He finished 4th.
On October 31, he competed with Yamanin Zephyr, Rice Shower, Nice Nature, Twin Turbo and Ikuno Dictus in the 108th Fall Tenno Sho (2000m, GI) at Tokyo racecourse. He finished 8th.
On November 20, he finished 16th in the Copa Republica Argentina (2500m, GII) at Tokyo racecourse.
On December 25, he competed with Tokai Teio, Biwa Hayahide, Matikanetannhauser, Nice Nature, Rice Shower and Mejiro Palmer in the 38th Arima Kinen (2500m, GI) at Nakayama racecourse. He finished 14th.
8-year-old (1994)
On January 23, he competed with Matikanetannhauser, Twin Turbo and Nice Nature in the 35th American Jockey Cup (2200m, GII) at Nakayama racecourse. He finished 10th.
On June 12th, he finished 3rd in the 3rd Sapporo Nikkei Open (1800m, OP).
His final race was on July 3. He finished 10th in the 30th Sapporo Kinen (2000m, GIII).
Retirement
In 1995 he became a breeding stallion. He sired 70 registered foals, 7 of which became race winners. None of them won a major race.
He died in 1998, at the age of 11, from 'small intestinal adhesions'.
Honors
Relationships
Relatives
Raced with
- Oguri Cap
- Yaeno Muteki
- Ines Fujin
- Bamboo Memory
- Mejiro Ryan
- Mejiro Ardan
- Mejiro McQueen
- Mejiro Palmer
- Tokai Teio
- Ikuno Dictus
- Twin Turbo
- Biwa Hayahide
- Matikanetannhauser
- Nice Nature
- Yamanin Zephyr
- Daitaku Helios
- Daiichi Ruby
- Rice Shower
(Cinderella Grey derived characters)
- Osaichi George (Mill Wakaba)
- Mr. Cyclennon (Supreme Mic)
Race Records
| Date | Racecourse | Race | Grade | Distance | Gate | Odds | Fav. | Fin. | Time | Margin | Jockey | Winner (Runner-Up) | Other Umamusume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989/06/18 | Sapporo | Three-Year-Old Newcomer | Maiden | D 1000m | 10 | 2.4 | 1 | 5 | 1:02.1 | 1.4 | H.Tamogi | Inter Voyager | |
| 1989/11/04 | Tokyo | Three-Year-Old Maiden | Maiden | T 1400m | 2 | 2.6 | 1 | 1 | 1:23.4 | -0.4 | M.Shibata | (Kashmir Dancer) | |
| 1989/12/17 | Nakayama | Asahi Hai Sansai Stakes | G1 | T 1600m | 10 | 7.2 | 4 | 5 | 1:35.3 | 0.9 | M.Shibata | Ines Fujin | Ines Fujin |
| 1990/01/14 | Nakayama | Keisei Hai | G3 | T 1600m | 2 | 3.7 | 2 | 2 | 1:35.5 | 0.3 | M.Shibata | No More Speedy | |
| 1990/03/04 | Nakayama | Yayoi Sho | G2 | T 2000m | 3 | 13.8 | 5 | 3 | 2:05.6 | 0.2 | M.Shibata | Mejiro Ryan | Mejiro Ryan, Ines Fujin |
| 1990/04/15 | Nakayama | Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas) | G1 | T 2000m | 3 | 17.4 | 9 | 8 | 2:03.0 | 0.8 | M.Shibata | Haku Taisei | Ines Fujin, Mejiro Ryan |
| 1990/05/06 | Tokyo | NHK Hai | G2 | T 2000m | 1 | 5.3 | 2 | 3 | 2:01.0 | 0.2 | M.Shibata | Uto George | |
| 1990/05/27 | Tokyo | Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) | G1 | T 2400m | 4 | 37.2 | 12 | 3 | 2:25.7 | 0.4 | H.Tamogi | Ines Fujin | Ines Fujin, Mejiro Ryan |
| 1990/09/23 | Nakayama | St. Lite Kinen | G2 | T 2200m | 6 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 2:13.0 | -0.7 | M.Shibata | (Asakusa Cannon) | |
| 1990/11/04 | Kyoto | Kikuka Sho (Japanese St.Leger) | G1 | T 3000m | 1 | 5.4 | 2 | 2 | 3:06.4 | 0.2 | M.Shibata | Mejiro McQueen | Mejiro McQueen, Mejiro Ryan |
| 1990/11/25 | Tokyo | Japan Cup | G1 | T 2400m | 2 | 7.9 | 5 | 4 | 2:23.4 | 0.2 | M.Shibata | Better Loosen Up | Yaeno Muteki, Oguri Cap |
| 1990/12/23 | Nakayama | Arima Kinen | G1 | T 2500m | 13 | 3.3 | 1 | 3 | 2:34.4 | 0.2 | M.Shibata | Oguri Cap | Oguri Cap, Mejiro Ryan, Yaeno Muteki, Mejiro Ardan |
| 1991/03/31 | Kyoto | Sankei Osaka Hai | G2 | T 2000m | 6 | 1.9 | 1 | 1 | 2:01.5 | -0.2 | H.Tamogi | (Dai Yusaku) | |
| 1991/04/28 | Kyoto | Tenno Sho (Spring) | G1 | T 3200m | 8 | 4.6 | 3 | 6 | 3:19.5 | 0.7 | H.Tamogi | Mejiro McQueen | Mejiro McQueen, Mejiro Ryan, Mejiro Palmer |
| 1991/06/09 | Kyoto | Takarazuka Kinen | G1 | T 2200m | 3 | 4.7 | 3 | 4 | 2:14.2 | 0.6 | H.Tamogi | Mejiro Ryan | Mejiro Ryan, Mejiro McQueen, Bamboo Memory |
| 1991/09/15 | Nakayama | Sankei Sho All Comers | G3 | T 2200m | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 2:12.5 | 0.1 | H.Tamogi | George Monarch | |
| 1991/10/27 | Tokyo | Tenno Sho (Autumn) | G1 | T 2000m | 4 | 4.8 | 2 | 7 | 2:04.3 | 0.4 | H.Tamogi | Prekrasnie | Mejiro McQueen |
| 1991/11/17 | Tokyo | Copa Republica Argentina | G2 | T 2500m | 15 | 3.1 | 1 | 15 | 2:34.4 | 1.8 | H.Tamogi | Yamanin Global | |
| 1992/03/15 | Nakayama | Nakayama Kinen | G2 | T 1800m | 6 | 4.0 | 3 | 3 | 1:48.9 | 0.4 | M.Shibata | Dynamite Daddy | |
| 1992/04/05 | Hanshin | Sankei Osaka Hai | G2 | T 2000m | 1 | 10.2 | 3 | 5 | 2:07.0 | 0.7 | M.Shibata | Tokai Teio | Tokai Teio, Ikuno Dictus |
| 1992/05/17 | Tokyo | Yasuda Kinen | G1 | T 1600m | 4 | 13.9 | 6 | 9 | 1:34.7 | 0.9 | M.Shibata | Yamanin Zephyr | Yamanin Zephyr, Daitaku Helios, Daiichi Ruby |
| 1992/11/01 | Tokyo | Tenno Sho (Autumn) | G1 | T 2000m | 10 | 22.8 | 6 | 5 | 1:59.1 | 0.5 | M.Shibata | Let's Go Tarquin | Nice Nature, Tokai Teio, Daitaku Helios, Ikuno Dictus, Mejiro Palmer |
| 1992/11/22 | Fukushima | Fukushima Kinen | G3 | T 2000m | 11 | 3.2 | 1 | 9 | 2:02.9 | 0.8 | H.Tamogi | Arashi | |
| 1992/12/27 | Nakayama | Arima Kinen | G1 | T 2500m | 2 | 22.4 | 6 | 10 | 2:34.5 | 1.0 | M.Shibata | Mejiro Palmer | Mejiro Palmer, Nice Nature, Ikuno Dictus, Rice Shower, Tokai Teio, Daitaku Helios |
| 1993/01/24 | Nakayama | American Jockey Club Cup | G2 | T 2200m | 1 | 12.5 | 6 | 1 | 2:15.0 | -0.4 | M.Shibata | (Legacy World) | |
| 1993/09/19 | Nakayama | Sankei Sho All Comers | G3 | T 2200m | 13 | 14.5 | 6 | 4 | 2:13.6 | 1.0 | M.Shibata | Twin Turbo | Twin Turbo, Rice Shower, Ikuno Dictus |
| 1993/10/31 | Tokyo | Tenno Sho (Autumn) | G1 | T 2000m | 14 | 10.6 | 4 | 8 | 1:59.8 | 0.9 | M.Shibata | Yamanin Zephyr | Yamanin Zephyr, Rice Shower, Ikuno Dictus, Nice Nature, Twin Turbo |
| 1993/11/20 | Tokyo | Copa Republica Argentina | G2 | T 2500m | 9 | 8.7 | 3 | 16 | 2:38.5 | 5.9 | M.Shibata | Monsieur Siecle | |
| 1993/12/26 | Nakayama | Arima Kinen | G1 | T 2500m | 7 | 39.1 | 12 | 14 | 2:34.8 | 3.9 | H.Tamogi | Tokai Teio | Tokai Teio, Biwa Hayahide, Nice Nature, Matikanetannhauser, Mejiro Palmer, Rice Shower, Winning Ticket |
| 1994/01/23 | Nakayama | American Jockey Club Cup | G2 | T 2200m | 3 | 23.9 | 7 | 10 | 2:15.1 | 1.0 | H.Tamogi | Matikanetannhauser | Matikanetannhauser, Twin Turbo, Nice Nature |
| 1994/06/12 | Sapporo | Sapporo Nikkei Open | OP | T 1800m | 4 | 3.1 | 2 | 3 | 1:47.6 | 0.4 | H.Tamogi | Hokuto Vega | |
| 1994/07/03 | Sapporo | Sapporo Kinen | G3 | T 2000m | 5 | 5.9 | 2 | 10 | 2:02.0 | 1.1 | H.Tamogi | Hokuto Vega |
Pedigree
| Sire C.B. Cross (JPN) |
Fortino (FR) | Grey Sovereign (GB) | Nasrullah (GB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kong (GB) | |||
| Ranavalo (FR) | Relic (USA) | ||
| Navarra (ITY) | |||
| Zuisho (JPN) | Patholon (IRE) | Milesian (GB) | |
| Paleo (FR) | |||
| Cumulus (JPN) | Turk's Reliance (FR) | ||
| Royal Deal (IRE) | |||
| Dam Wine Glass (JPN) |
Nice Dancer (CAN) | Northern Dancer (CAN) | Nearctic (CAN) |
| Natalma (USA) | |||
| Nice Princess (USA) | Le Beau Prince (FR) | ||
| Happy Night (FR) | |||
| Wine Color (JPN) | Fuji Onward (USA) | Ribot (GB) | |
| Fiji (USA) | |||
| Kunihaya Hime (JPN) | Hikaru Meiji (JPN) | ||
| Yukihime (JPN), (Family: 5-a) |
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