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Fine Motion
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Registered name
Fine Motion
Fine Motion is the kind of girl who makes “exchange student” sound almost too ordinary. A Senior Division student at Tracen Academy, she arrives from Ireland with the poise of a true young lady and the unmistakable air of someone raised in a distinguished family. “Her Highness” fits, but so does “Fine”: beneath the elegance is an open, bright curiosity. She is cheerful rather than aloof, sheltered but never cold, and deeply interested in learning not just about racing, but about Japanese culture and the everyday memories that come with it.
That blend gives her a particularly appealing charm. Fine Motion carries herself with grace, yet her profile is grounded by small, human touches that keep her from feeling distant. She refers to herself simply as watashi, calls her coach Trainer, and even her official weight note — “Slightly up (too much ramen?)” — adds a playful wink to an otherwise refined image. It suits a character who is noble in background, but not sealed away behind formality.
In the public eye, Fine Motion stands out as both elegant and warm. She is 158 cm tall, with a neat, polished presentation and a visual palette associated with vivid green and red, an energetic pairing for someone whose image balances dignity with liveliness. Her solo song, Koisuru Sekai, adds another touch of brightness to her overall character, while Chinami Hashimoto’s performance helps give her that mix of gentleness, refinement, and youthful enthusiasm.
Her daily life places her in Ritto Dormitory, where her roommate is Air Groove — a notable detail all by itself, given Air Groove’s formidable reputation. Fine Motion’s known connections also include Air Shakur, Tanino Gimlet, and Symboli Kris S, with Kawakami Princess listed among her rivals. Those links help sketch her place in the wider cast, but her core appeal remains wonderfully direct: she is a noble-born girl from abroad who genuinely wants to experience, learn, and treasure the world around her.
A few quick details for the archive:
- Japanese name: ファインモーション
- Birthday: January 27
- Height: 158 cm
- Three sizes: B79 / W56 / H83
- Shoe size: 23 cm
- Dorm: Ritto Dormitory
- Roommate: Air Groove
- Voice actor: Chinami Hashimoto
She may look every bit the princess, but Fine Motion’s defining quality is not distance — it is sincerity. She wants to understand, to participate, and to make lasting memories, and that earnestness gives her elegance real heart. In a cast full of larger-than-life racers, Fine Motion shines by being regal without losing her warmth.
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Durandal
JP
Latest: MILE CHAMPIONSHIP · 2004-11-21
2 shared
W-L-D 0-2-0
Air Shakur
JP
Latest: ARIMA KINEN (47TH THE GRAND PRIX) · 2002-12-22
1 shared
W-L-D 1-0-0
Jungle Pocket
JP
Latest: ARIMA KINEN (47TH THE GRAND PRIX) · 2002-12-22
1 shared
W-L-D 1-0-0
No Reason
JP
Latest: ARIMA KINEN (47TH THE GRAND PRIX) · 2002-12-22
1 shared
W-L-D 1-0-0
Hishi Miracle
JP
Latest: ARIMA KINEN (47TH THE GRAND PRIX) · 2002-12-22
1 shared
W-L-D 0-0-0
Narita Top Road
JP
Latest: ARIMA KINEN (47TH THE GRAND PRIX) · 2002-12-22
1 shared
W-L-D 0-1-0
Symboli Kris S
JP
Latest: ARIMA KINEN (47TH THE GRAND PRIX) · 2002-12-22
1 shared
W-L-D 0-0-0
Tap Dance City
JP
Latest: ARIMA KINEN (47TH THE GRAND PRIX) · 2002-12-22
1 shared
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15 starts
8 wins
11 podiums
4 seasons
1st
2nd
3rd
2001
2002
2003
2004
Dec 01
2yo DBT
Finished 1st · Maiden · at Hanshin · over 2000m
Aug 04
3yo+ ALW (1 Win)
Finished 1st · Pre-OP · at Hakodate · over 2000m
Aug 25
AKANKO TOKUBETSU ALW (2 Win)
Finished 1st · Pre-OP · at Sapporo · over 2600m
Sep 15
KANSAI TELECASTING CORP.SHO ROSE STAKES
Finished 1st · G2 · at Hanshin · over 2000m
Oct 13
SHUKA SHO
Finished 1st · G1 · at Kyoto · over 2000m
Nov 10
QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 COMMEMORATIVE CUP
Finished 1st · G1 · at Kyoto · over 2200m
Dec 22
ARIMA KINEN (47TH THE GRAND PRIX)
Finished 5th · G1 · at Nakayama · over 2500m
Aug 17
HOKKAIDO SHIMBUN HAI QUEEN STAKES
Finished 2nd · G3 · at Sapporo · over 1800m
Oct 12
MAINICHI OKAN
Finished 7th · G2 · at Tokyo · over 1800m
Nov 23
MILE CHAMPIONSHIP
Finished 2nd · G1 · at Kyoto · over 1600m
Dec 21
SANKEISPORTS HAI HANSHIN HIMBA STAKES
Finished 1st · G2 · at Hanshin · over 1600m
Jun 06
YASUDA KINEN
Finished 13th · G1 · at Tokyo · over 1600m
Jul 25
HAKODATE KINEN
Finished 2nd · G3 · at Hakodate · over 2000m
Aug 22
SAPPORO KINEN
Finished 1st · G2 · at Sapporo · over 2000m
Nov 21
MILE CHAMPIONSHIP
Finished 9th · G1 · at Kyoto · over 1600m
Fine Motion was a bay mare of the early 2000s whose racing career in Japan combined international pedigree with top-class domestic success. Foaled on 27 January 1999 and bred by Barronstown Stud and Orpendale, she was Irish-bred but made her name on the JRA circuit for owner T. Fushikida, racing out of Yuji Ito’s Ritto stable.
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Finished 1st · G1 · at Kyoto · over 2000m · Kyoto (JP)
Finished 1st · G1 · at Kyoto · over 2200m · Kyoto (JP)
Finished 1st · G2 · at Hanshin · over 1600m · Hanshin (JP)
At a glance
Registered nameFine Motion
She retired with a record of 15 starts for 8 wins, 3 seconds, and earnings of ¥494,518,000.
Her pedigree was distinguished even before she reached the track. Fine Motion was by Danehill, one of the era’s most influential sires, and out of Cocotte, a daughter of Troy. She also came from a notably accomplished family: her siblings included Pilsudski, the 1997 Japan Cup winner, as well as Purbeck and Moment of Truth. That background gave her both international depth on paper and a direct link to a family already familiar to Japanese racing fans.
On the track, Fine Motion’s defining season came at three in 2002. She won the Rose Stakes, then captured the Shuka Sho, before adding the Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup at G1 level. That run established her as one of the standout fillies of her generation, especially over middle distances, and earned her the title of JRA Best Three-Year-Old Filly (2002). The Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup is listed among her major wins and remains the headline achievement of her career.
Fine Motion stayed in training beyond her championship season and added further important victories, including the Hanshin Himba Stakes in 2003 and the Sapporo Kinen in 2004. Those later wins helped show that she was more than a brilliant three-year-old; she remained a high-level mare capable of competing successfully across multiple seasons. Her overall record reflects that consistency as much as her peak brilliance.
Historically, Fine Motion stands out as a successful foreign-bred mare who became a major performer in Japan, rewarding the confidence of her owner and trainer with elite results. As a G1 winner and year-end JRA award winner, she secured a lasting place in the archive of notable mares of her period. She is also recorded as retired from racing and later became a broodmare, extending the significance of a family that had already produced major international talent.
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| Date | Race | Grade | Course | Going | Dist | Pos | Draw | Jockey | Wgt | SP | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-11-21 |
MILE CHAMPIONSHIP
|
G1 | Kyoto (JP) | Good | 1600 m | 9 | 5 | Yutaka Take | 55.0 kg | 4.5 | 1:34.1 |
| 2004-08-22 |
SAPPORO KINEN
|
G2 | Sapporo (JP) | Good | 2000 m | 1 | 6 | Yutaka Take | 57.0 kg | 2.2 | 2:00.4 |
| 2004-07-25 |
HAKODATE KINEN
|
G3 | Hakodate (JP) | Good | 2000 m | 2 | 10 | Yutaka Take | 57.0 kg | 2.1 | 2:00.7 |
| 2004-06-06 |
YASUDA KINEN
|
G1 | Tokyo (JP) | Good to Soft | 1600 m | 13 | 1 | Yutaka Take | 56.0 kg | 6.7 | 1:34.0 |
| 2003-12-21 |
SANKEISPORTS HAI HANSHIN HIMBA STAKES
|
G2 | Hanshin (JP) | Good | 1600 m | 1 | 8 | Yutaka Take | 57.0 kg | 1.4 | 1:33.4 |
| 2003-11-23 |
MILE CHAMPIONSHIP
|
G1 | Kyoto (JP) | Good | 1600 m | 2 | 18 | Yutaka Take | 55.0 kg | 4.8 | 1:33.4 |
| 2003-10-12 |
MAINICHI OKAN
|
G2 | Tokyo (JP) | Good to Soft | 1800 m | 7 | 6 | Yutaka Take | 57.0 kg | 1.3 | 1:46.4 |
| 2003-08-17 |
HOKKAIDO SHIMBUN HAI QUEEN STAKES
|
G3 | Sapporo (JP) | Good | 1800 m | 2 | 2 | Yutaka Take | 58.0 kg | 1.4 | 1:47.7 |
| 2002-12-22 |
ARIMA KINEN (47TH THE GRAND PRIX)
|
G1 | Nakayama (JP) | Good to Soft | 2500 m | 5 | 12 | Yutaka Take | 53.0 kg | 2.6 | 2:33.4 |
| 2002-11-10 |
QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 COMMEMORATIVE CUP
|
G1 | Kyoto (JP) | Good | 2200 m | 1 | 12 | Yutaka Take | 54.0 kg | 1.2 | 2:13.2 |
| 2002-10-13 |
SHUKA SHO
|
G1 | Kyoto (JP) | Good | 2000 m | 1 | 12 | Yutaka Take | 55.0 kg | 1.1 | 1:58.1 |
| 2002-09-15 |
KANSAI TELECASTING CORP.SHO ROSE STAKES
|
G2 | Hanshin (JP) | Good | 2000 m | 1 | 6 | M.Matsunaga | 54.0 kg | 1.2 | 2:00.1 |
| 2002-08-25 |
AKANKO TOKUBETSU ALW (2 Win)
|
Pre-OP | Sapporo (JP) | Good | 2600 m | 1 | 5 | M.Matsunaga | 53.0 kg | 1.3 | 2:42.4 |
| 2002-08-04 |
3yo+ ALW (1 Win)
|
Pre-OP | Hakodate (JP) | Good | 2000 m | 1 | 4 | M.Matsunaga | 52.0 kg | 2.1 | 2:03.9 |
| 2001-12-01 |
2yo DBT
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Maiden | Hanshin (JP) | Good | 2000 m | 1 | 4 | Yutaka Take | 53.0 kg | 1.1 | 2:03.4 |
MILE CHAMPIONSHIP
2004-11-21 · Kyoto (JP)
9
Grade
G1
Going
Good
Distance
1600 m
Draw
5
Jockey
Yutaka Take
Weight
55.0 kg
SP
4.5
Time
1:34.1
Also in this race
SAPPORO KINEN
2004-08-22 · Sapporo (JP)
1
Grade
G2
Going
Good
Distance
2000 m
Draw
6
Jockey
Yutaka Take
Weight
57.0 kg
SP
2.2
Time
2:00.4
HAKODATE KINEN
2004-07-25 · Hakodate (JP)
2
Grade
G3
Going
Good
Distance
2000 m
Draw
10
Jockey
Yutaka Take
Weight
57.0 kg
SP
2.1
Time
2:00.7
YASUDA KINEN
2004-06-06 · Tokyo (JP)
13
Grade
G1
Going
Good to Soft
Distance
1600 m
Draw
1
Jockey
Yutaka Take
Weight
56.0 kg
SP
6.7
Time
1:34.0
SANKEISPORTS HAI HANSHIN HIMBA STAKES
2003-12-21 · Hanshin (JP)
1
Grade
G2
Going
Good
Distance
1600 m
Draw
8
Jockey
Yutaka Take
Weight
57.0 kg
SP
1.4
Time
1:33.4
MILE CHAMPIONSHIP
2003-11-23 · Kyoto (JP)
2
Grade
G1
Going
Good
Distance
1600 m
Draw
18
Jockey
Yutaka Take
Weight
55.0 kg
SP
4.8
Time
1:33.4
Also in this race
MAINICHI OKAN
2003-10-12 · Tokyo (JP)
7
Grade
G2
Going
Good to Soft
Distance
1800 m
Draw
6
Jockey
Yutaka Take
Weight
57.0 kg
SP
1.3
Time
1:46.4
HOKKAIDO SHIMBUN HAI QUEEN STAKES
2003-08-17 · Sapporo (JP)
2
Grade
G3
Going
Good
Distance
1800 m
Draw
2
Jockey
Yutaka Take
Weight
58.0 kg
SP
1.4
Time
1:47.7
ARIMA KINEN (47TH THE GRAND PRIX)
2002-12-22 · Nakayama (JP)
5
Grade
G1
Going
Good to Soft
Distance
2500 m
Draw
12
Jockey
Yutaka Take
Weight
53.0 kg
SP
2.6
Time
2:33.4
QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 COMMEMORATIVE CUP
2002-11-10 · Kyoto (JP)
1
Grade
G1
Going
Good
Distance
2200 m
Draw
12
Jockey
Yutaka Take
Weight
54.0 kg
SP
1.2
Time
2:13.2
SHUKA SHO
2002-10-13 · Kyoto (JP)
1
Grade
G1
Going
Good
Distance
2000 m
Draw
12
Jockey
Yutaka Take
Weight
55.0 kg
SP
1.1
Time
1:58.1
KANSAI TELECASTING CORP.SHO ROSE STAKES
2002-09-15 · Hanshin (JP)
1
Grade
G2
Going
Good
Distance
2000 m
Draw
6
Jockey
M.Matsunaga
Weight
54.0 kg
SP
1.2
Time
2:00.1
AKANKO TOKUBETSU ALW (2 Win)
2002-08-25 · Sapporo (JP)
1
Grade
Pre-OP
Going
Good
Distance
2600 m
Draw
5
Jockey
M.Matsunaga
Weight
53.0 kg
SP
1.3
Time
2:42.4
3yo+ ALW (1 Win)
2002-08-04 · Hakodate (JP)
1
Grade
Pre-OP
Going
Good
Distance
2000 m
Draw
4
Jockey
M.Matsunaga
Weight
52.0 kg
SP
2.1
Time
2:03.9
2yo DBT
2001-12-01 · Hanshin (JP)
1
Grade
Maiden
Going
Good
Distance
2000 m
Draw
4
Jockey
Yutaka Take
Weight
53.0 kg
SP
1.1
Time
2:03.4
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