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Registered name
Gran Alegria
Foaled
2016-01-24
Sex
Mare
Colour
Bay
Trainer
Kazuo Fujisawa
Owner
Sunday Racing Co. Ltd.
Breeder
Northern Farm
Sire
Deep Impact
Dam
Tapitsfly
Damsire
Tapit
Era
late 2010s–early 2020s
Gran Alegria (グランアレグリア), often called Gran, is a cheerful and fiercely assertive mile-racing prodigy whose athletic confidence is matched only by her wonderfully peculiar “mile rules.” Her declaration that she is strongest at the mile—even at 0.75 or 1.25 miles—perfectly captures the exuberant logic that makes her so memorable.
A Junior Division student at Tracen Academy, Gran lives in Miho Dorm and stands 160 cm tall, with measurements of B84-W55-H85. Even her weight report refuses to use ordinary units: it is “growing by about 10 miles!” That fixation runs deep—she considers 哩, the kanji associated with miles, the coolest kanji of all.
Gran refers to herself as Atashi and addresses her trainer as Trainer-san. She is gifted at athletics in general, but her talents are not limited to the track: she can also produce neatly swirled soft-serve ice cream. Her less comfortable territory includes deep-sea fish, quiet places, and hide-and-seek—a delightfully uneven set of weaknesses for someone otherwise so bold.
Her personal habits add a gentler edge to all that high-energy confidence. Before bed, she ties her tail all the way to the tip with a red ribbon, while an ear massage can send her to sleep remarkably quickly. At home, her family observes an “English Day” when everyone speaks English, another distinctive routine in a life already measured by her own unusual standards.
- Birthday: January 24
- Voice actor: Hina Natsume
- Specialty: Mile racing
- Rival: Almond Eye
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15 starts
9 wins
13 podiums
4 seasons
1st
2nd
3rd
2018
2019
2020
2021
Jun 03
2yo DBT
Finished 1st · Maiden · at Tokyo · over 1600m
Oct 06
SAUDI ARABIA ROYAL CUP
Finished 1st · G3 · at Tokyo · over 1600m
Dec 16
ASAHI HAI FUTURITY STAKES
Finished 3rd · G1 · at Hanshin · over 1600m
Apr 07
OKA SHO (JAPANESE 1000 GUINEAS)
Finished 1st · G1 · at Hanshin · over 1600m
May 05
NHK MILE CUP
Finished 5th · G1 · at Tokyo · over 1600m
Dec 21
HANSHIN CUP
Finished 1st · G2 · at Hanshin · over 1400m
Mar 29
TAKAMATSUNOMIYA KINEN
Finished 2nd · G1 · at Chukyo · over 1200m
Jun 07
YASUDA KINEN
Finished 1st · G1 · at Tokyo · over 1600m
Oct 04
SPRINTERS STAKES
Finished 1st · G1 · at Nakayama · over 1200m
Nov 22
MILE CHAMPIONSHIP
Finished 1st · G1 · at Hanshin · over 1600m
Apr 04
OSAKA HAI
Finished 4th · G1 · at Hanshin · over 2000m
May 16
VICTORIA MILE
Finished 1st · G1 · at Tokyo · over 1600m
Jun 06
YASUDA KINEN
Finished 2nd · G1 · at Tokyo · over 1600m
Oct 31
TENNO SHO (AUTUMN)
Finished 3rd · G1 · at Tokyo · over 2000m
Nov 21
MILE CHAMPIONSHIP
Finished 1st · G1 · at Hanshin · over 1600m
Gran Alegria was a Japanese bay mare whose six Grade 1 victories established her as one of the leading turf sprinter-milers of the late 2010s and early 2020s. A classic winner at three and twice named the JRA Best Sprinter or Miler, she combined elite form over 1,200 and 1,600 metres while winning nine of her 15 starts.
Career at a glance
Track record
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Finished 1st · G1 · at Hanshin · over 1600m · Hanshin (JP)
Finished 1st · G1 · at Nakayama · over 1200m · Nakayama (JP)
Finished 1st · G1 · at Hanshin · over 1600m · Hanshin (JP)
At a glance
Registered nameGran Alegria
Foaled2016-01-24
SexMare
ColourBay
TrainerKazuo Fujisawa
OwnerSunday Racing Co. Ltd.
BreederNorthern Farm
SireDeep Impact
DamTapitsfly
DamsireTapit
Eralate 2010s–early 2020s
Origins and pedigree
Foaled in Japan on 24 January 2016, Gran Alegria was bred by Northern Farm. She was by Deep Impact, the son of Sunday Silence, and out of the American-bred mare Tapitsfly, whose sire was Tapit. Her pedigree therefore brought together Deep Impact’s dominant Japanese line and the North American influence of Tapit.
Gran Alegria raced for Sunday Racing Co. Ltd. Her ownership was syndicated in 40 shares, priced at ¥1.75 million per share. She was trained at Miho by Kazuo Fujisawa, who remained responsible for her throughout her racing career.
Career at a glance
- Race record: 15 starts, 9 wins, 2 seconds and 2 thirds
- JRA earnings: ¥1,073,813,000
- Grade 1 wins: Six
- Best distance range: 1,200–1,600 metres on turf
- 2019: JRA Best Three-Year-Old Filly
- 2020 and 2021: JRA Best Sprinter or Miler
- Major victories: Oka Sho, Yasuda Kinen, Sprinters Stakes, two Mile Championships and Victoria Mile
- Status: Retired
Racing career
Juvenile promise in 2018
Gran Alegria’s first graded-stakes breakthrough came during her two-year-old season. On 6 October 2018 she won the Grade 3 Saudi Arabia Royal Cup over 1,600 metres on turf.
That performance supplied an early indication of the qualities that would define her career. The distance sat at the upper end of what became her principal range, and the victory gave her graded form before she entered Japan’s three-year-old classics.
A classic-winning season in 2019
Gran Alegria made her first Grade 1 victory a classic. On 7 April 2019 she won the Oka Sho, Japan’s 1,000 Guineas, over 1,600 metres. The result established her among the leading fillies of her generation and confirmed that her juvenile mile form could be carried into elite three-year-old competition.
Her season ended with a significant move down in distance. On 21 December she won the Grade 2 Hanshin Cup over 1,400 metres. That victory was more than another graded success: it foreshadowed the sprint-mile versatility that would characterize her championship campaigns.
The combination of her Oka Sho success and later short-distance form earned Gran Alegria the title of JRA Best Three-Year-Old Filly for 2019. By the end of the season, she had already demonstrated that she was not confined to a single type of assignment within the shorter-distance program.
A championship campaign in 2020
Gran Alegria’s four-year-old season transformed her from a classic-winning filly into the leading Japanese sprinter-miler of the year. She won three Grade 1 races, covering both a true sprint distance and two major mile contests.
Her first top-level victory of the campaign came in the Yasuda Kinen at Tokyo on 7 June. Racing over 1,600 metres, she defeated Almond Eye in one of Japan’s premier open-company mile events. The win was an important transition in Gran Alegria’s career: rather than succeeding only within races restricted by age or sex, she had beaten established elite opposition in a major all-comers contest.
On 4 October she dropped to 1,200 metres for the Sprinters Stakes and won at Grade 1 level again. The result demonstrated that her effectiveness at 1,400 metres in the previous year’s Hanshin Cup had not merely been an intermediate-distance specialty. She possessed championship speed at a true sprint trip.
Gran Alegria then returned to 1,600 metres for the Mile Championship on 22 November and completed her third Grade 1 victory of the season. Winning the Yasuda Kinen, Sprinters Stakes and Mile Championship in the same campaign gave her a rare breadth of elite achievement across Japan’s turf sprint-and-mile program.
She was accordingly named the JRA Best Sprinter or Miler for 2020. Her season had established both parts of that description: she was a Grade 1 winner over 1,200 metres and a dual Grade 1 winner over a mile.
Sustaining elite form in 2021
Gran Alegria returned at five and remained one of Japan’s foremost milers. On 16 May she won the Grade 1 Victoria Mile over 1,600 metres at Tokyo, adding another premier course-and-distance prize to the Yasuda Kinen she had captured there the previous year.
Her campaign also included an attempt over 2,000 metres in the Tenno Sho (Autumn). She finished third, a performance that showed she could remain competitive at the highest level beyond her optimum 1,200-to-1,600-metre range, even though her defining victories continued to come at sprint and mile distances.
Later in the season she returned to her strongest trip and won the Mile Championship for a second time. The 2021 victory made her a back-to-back winner of the race and supplied the sixth Grade 1 success of her career. It also provided a fitting final expression of her principal strength: top-level turf racing over 1,600 metres.
For the second consecutive year, Gran Alegria was voted JRA Best Sprinter or Miler. She retired with nine victories from 15 starts, alongside two runner-up finishes and two thirds.
Defining races
2019 Oka Sho
The Oka Sho was Gran Alegria’s first Grade 1 success and her defining achievement as a three-year-old. Victory in the 1,600-metre classic converted the promise of her Saudi Arabia Royal Cup win into success against the leading fillies of her generation.
It also established the mile as a central part of her racing identity. Four of her eventual six Grade 1 victories came over 1,600 metres, and the Oka Sho was the first of them.
2020 Yasuda Kinen
The Yasuda Kinen represented a decisive step into open elite company. Gran Alegria defeated Almond Eye over Tokyo’s 1,600 metres, securing one of the major mile races on the Japanese calendar.
The identity of the defeated rival added significance to the result, but the race also mattered within Gran Alegria’s own progression. It showed that her classic victory had developed into mature, all-ages championship form and began the three-race Grade 1 sequence that defined her four-year-old season.
2020 Sprinters Stakes
The Sprinters Stakes demonstrated the full reach of Gran Alegria’s speed. Although already a Grade 1 winner at a mile, she successfully shortened to 1,200 metres and won Japan’s premier autumn sprint.
This victory distinguished her from a specialist confined to mile races. Together with her Yasuda Kinen and Mile Championship successes, it made her 2020 campaign a sustained display of excellence across the sprint-mile spectrum.
2020 and 2021 Mile Championships
Gran Alegria’s consecutive Mile Championship victories gave continuity to her peak. The first completed her championship season in 2020 after wins over both 1,200 and 1,600 metres. The second confirmed that she had retained her elite mile ability through her five-year-old campaign.
Those two wins also bookended her second title as JRA Best Sprinter or Miler. Among her six Grade 1 victories, the repeat success in the Mile Championship most clearly expressed her durability at her signature distance.
Racing style and strengths
Gran Alegria was principally a turf sprint-mile performer, with her strongest results coming between 1,200 and 1,600 metres. She was effective as a stalker or closer rather than as a dedicated front-runner, using a powerful finishing effort to decide major races.
Her record reflects a particularly useful blend of speed and range. At 1,200 metres she could win the Sprinters Stakes; at 1,600 metres she collected a fillies’ classic and four further Grade 1 races; and at 2,000 metres she was capable of finishing third in the Tenno Sho (Autumn). Her principal legacy nevertheless rests on her command of the shorter turf divisions.
The compactness of her career also sharpened its impact. From only 15 appearances, she won nine times and finished among the first three in 13. Her total JRA earnings exceeded ¥1.073 billion.
Retirement and legacy
Gran Alegria retired as a six-time Grade 1 winner and a three-time JRA divisional champion. Her honours traced the development of her career: Best Three-Year-Old Filly after her Oka Sho season, followed by consecutive Best Sprinter or Miler titles once she established herself against broader opposition.
Her major victories covered several of Japan’s most important short-distance races: the Yasuda Kinen and Victoria Mile at Tokyo, the Sprinters Stakes over 1,200 metres, and two editions of the Mile Championship. That record made her more than an accomplished miler alone. Her defining distinction was the ability to carry elite turf form from a true sprint through a mile, season after season, while retaining enough scope to compete creditably over 2,000 metres.
Sources
- Gran Alegria profile and career information — netkeiba
- Gran Alegria race record — netkeiba
- Gran Alegria profile, pedigree and race record — JBIS-Search
- Gran Alegria race information — JBIS-Search
- Gran Alegria career overview — Wikipedia
- https://www.skysports.com/racing/form-profiles/horse/1101622/gran-alegria-jpn
- https://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001220947/pedigree/sire/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazuo_Fujisawa
- https://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001218498/
- https://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001237164/record/all/?order=D&sort=umano
| Date | Race | Grade | Course | Going | Dist | Pos | Draw | Jockey | Wgt | SP | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-21 |
MILE CHAMPIONSHIP
|
G1 | Hanshin (JP) | Good | 1600 m | 1 | 12 | Christophe Lemaire | 55.0 kg | 1.7 | 1:32.6 |
| 2021-10-31 |
TENNO SHO (AUTUMN)
|
G1 | Tokyo (JP) | Good | 2000 m | 3 | 9 | Christophe Lemaire | 56.0 kg | 2.8 | 1:58.1 |
| 2021-06-06 |
YASUDA KINEN
|
G1 | Tokyo (JP) | Good | 1600 m | 2 | 5 | Christophe Lemaire | 56.0 kg | 1.5 | 1:31.7 |
| 2021-05-16 |
VICTORIA MILE
|
G1 | Tokyo (JP) | Good | 1600 m | 1 | 6 | Christophe Lemaire | 55.0 kg | 1.3 | 1:31.0 |
| 2021-04-04 |
OSAKA HAI
|
G1 | Hanshin (JP) | Soft | 2000 m | 4 | 12 | Christophe Lemaire | 55.0 kg | 2.8 | 2:02.5 |
| 2020-11-22 |
MILE CHAMPIONSHIP
|
G1 | Hanshin (JP) | Good | 1600 m | 1 | 4 | Christophe Lemaire | 55.0 kg | 1.6 | 1:32.0 |
| 2020-10-04 |
SPRINTERS STAKES
|
G1 | Nakayama (JP) | Good | 1200 m | 1 | 10 | Christophe Lemaire | 55.0 kg | 2.2 | 1:08.3 |
| 2020-06-07 |
YASUDA KINEN
|
G1 | Tokyo (JP) | Good to Soft | 1600 m | 1 | 11 | Kenichi Ikezoe | 56.0 kg | 12.0 | 1:31.6 |
| 2020-03-29 |
TAKAMATSUNOMIYA KINEN
|
G1 | Chukyo (JP) | Soft | 1200 m | 2 | 8 | Kenichi Ikezoe | 55.0 kg | 4.1 | 1:08.7 |
| 2019-12-21 |
HANSHIN CUP
|
G2 | Hanshin (JP) | Good | 1400 m | 1 | 5 | Christophe Lemaire | 54.0 kg | 2.1 | 1:19.4 |
| 2019-05-05 |
NHK MILE CUP
|
G1 | Tokyo (JP) | Good | 1600 m | 5 | 7 | Christophe Lemaire | 55.0 kg | 1.5 | 1:32.7 |
| 2019-04-07 |
OKA SHO (JAPANESE 1000 GUINEAS)
|
G1 | Hanshin (JP) | Good | 1600 m | 1 | 8 | Christophe Lemaire | 55.0 kg | 3.4 | 1:32.7 |
| 2018-12-16 |
ASAHI HAI FUTURITY STAKES
|
G1 | Hanshin (JP) | Good | 1600 m | 3 | 2 | Christophe Lemaire | 54.0 kg | 1.5 | 1:34.3 |
| 2018-10-06 |
SAUDI ARABIA ROYAL CUP
|
G3 | Tokyo (JP) | Good | 1600 m | 1 | 4 | Christophe Lemaire | 54.0 kg | 1.3 | 1:34.0 |
| 2018-06-03 |
2yo DBT
|
Maiden | Tokyo (JP) | Good | 1600 m | 1 | 14 | Christophe Lemaire | 54.0 kg | 1.8 | 1:33.6 |
MILE CHAMPIONSHIP
2021-11-21 · Hanshin (JP)
1
Grade
G1
Going
Good
Distance
1600 m
Draw
12
Jockey
Christophe Lemaire
Weight
55.0 kg
SP
1.7
Time
1:32.6
TENNO SHO (AUTUMN)
2021-10-31 · Tokyo (JP)
3
Grade
G1
Going
Good
Distance
2000 m
Draw
9
Jockey
Christophe Lemaire
Weight
56.0 kg
SP
2.8
Time
1:58.1
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YASUDA KINEN
2021-06-06 · Tokyo (JP)
2
Grade
G1
Going
Good
Distance
1600 m
Draw
5
Jockey
Christophe Lemaire
Weight
56.0 kg
SP
1.5
Time
1:31.7
VICTORIA MILE
2021-05-16 · Tokyo (JP)
1
Grade
G1
Going
Good
Distance
1600 m
Draw
6
Jockey
Christophe Lemaire
Weight
55.0 kg
SP
1.3
Time
1:31.0
OSAKA HAI
2021-04-04 · Hanshin (JP)
4
Grade
G1
Going
Soft
Distance
2000 m
Draw
12
Jockey
Christophe Lemaire
Weight
55.0 kg
SP
2.8
Time
2:02.5
MILE CHAMPIONSHIP
2020-11-22 · Hanshin (JP)
1
Grade
G1
Going
Good
Distance
1600 m
Draw
4
Jockey
Christophe Lemaire
Weight
55.0 kg
SP
1.6
Time
1:32.0
SPRINTERS STAKES
2020-10-04 · Nakayama (JP)
1
Grade
G1
Going
Good
Distance
1200 m
Draw
10
Jockey
Christophe Lemaire
Weight
55.0 kg
SP
2.2
Time
1:08.3
YASUDA KINEN
2020-06-07 · Tokyo (JP)
1
Grade
G1
Going
Good to Soft
Distance
1600 m
Draw
11
Jockey
Kenichi Ikezoe
Weight
56.0 kg
SP
12.0
Time
1:31.6
Also in this race
TAKAMATSUNOMIYA KINEN
2020-03-29 · Chukyo (JP)
2
Grade
G1
Going
Soft
Distance
1200 m
Draw
8
Jockey
Kenichi Ikezoe
Weight
55.0 kg
SP
4.1
Time
1:08.7
HANSHIN CUP
2019-12-21 · Hanshin (JP)
1
Grade
G2
Going
Good
Distance
1400 m
Draw
5
Jockey
Christophe Lemaire
Weight
54.0 kg
SP
2.1
Time
1:19.4
NHK MILE CUP
2019-05-05 · Tokyo (JP)
5
Grade
G1
Going
Good
Distance
1600 m
Draw
7
Jockey
Christophe Lemaire
Weight
55.0 kg
SP
1.5
Time
1:32.7
OKA SHO (JAPANESE 1000 GUINEAS)
2019-04-07 · Hanshin (JP)
1
Grade
G1
Going
Good
Distance
1600 m
Draw
8
Jockey
Christophe Lemaire
Weight
55.0 kg
SP
3.4
Time
1:32.7
Also in this race
ASAHI HAI FUTURITY STAKES
2018-12-16 · Hanshin (JP)
3
Grade
G1
Going
Good
Distance
1600 m
Draw
2
Jockey
Christophe Lemaire
Weight
54.0 kg
SP
1.5
Time
1:34.3
SAUDI ARABIA ROYAL CUP
2018-10-06 · Tokyo (JP)
1
Grade
G3
Going
Good
Distance
1600 m
Draw
4
Jockey
Christophe Lemaire
Weight
54.0 kg
SP
1.3
Time
1:34.0
2yo DBT
2018-06-03 · Tokyo (JP)
1
Grade
Maiden
Going
Good
Distance
1600 m
Draw
14
Jockey
Christophe Lemaire
Weight
54.0 kg
SP
1.8
Time
1:33.6
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