Kurifuji was an undefeated Thoroughbred

Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...

 racemare, whose three classic wins included the Tokyo Yūshun

Tokyo Yushun

The , also called as the is a Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 2,400 metres at the Tokyo Racecourse, Fuchū, Tokyo in late May or early June....

 race or Japanese Derby.

She was a chestnut mare that was bred at the Shimofusa Stud in Japan

Japan

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. Kurifuji was by the five times leading sire, Tournesol (GB), her dam Kenfuji was by the imported sire, Chapel Brampton (GB). She was a sister to three other horses including Happy Might who won the Tenno Sho

Tenno Sho

The Tennō Shō is a horse race held twice a year in Japan, once in the spring and once in the autumn. "Tenno" means "Emperor of Japan". The races are both International Grade I races. Prior to the 2007 races, both Tenno Sho races were Japanese domestic Grade I races.-Spring:The Spring Tenno Sho...

, autumn race over 3,200 metres.

Racing record

In 1943 Kurifuji was only the second filly to win the Japanese Derby after Hisatomo had done so in 1937. This race attracts top quality horses and many Japanese champions have won it including Deep Impact, Narita Brian

Narita Brian

Narita Brian was a Japanese racehorse, sired by Brian's Time, dammed by Pacificus, who in turn was the daughter of Northern Dancer....

, Shinzan

Shinzan

Shinzan was a thoroughbred racehorse that won the Japanese Triple Crown.Sired by Irish Derby winner Hindostan and out of the Japanese dam Hayanobori, he was the best Japanese racehorse of the post-war era and became the first horse to win all 5 big titles of Japan including the Japanese Triple...

 and Symboli Rudolf

Symboli Rudolf

Symboli Rudolf was a Japanese thoroughbred racehorse who won the Japanese Triple Crown, sired by Partholon, a son of Milesian, out of Sweet Luna, a daughter of Speed Symboli...

. Kurifuji also won the 1943 Yushun Himba

Yushun Himba

The , also known as the is a Japanese domestic Grade 1 flat horse race for three-year-old thoroughbred fillies run over a distance of 2,400 metres at the Tokyo Racecourse, Fuchū, Tokyo in May....

 (Japanaese Oaks) and 1943 Kikuka Shō

Kikuka Sho

The is a Japanese Domestic Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 3,000 metres at the Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture in October....

 (Japanese St. Leger). Racing in Japan she had a total of 11 starts for 11 wins.

Stud record

Known as Kurifuji during her racing career, she was then known as Toshifuji as a broodmare. Her progeny won 55 races and included:

• 1946 colt, Tohanofuji, by Shian Mor, won 15 races
• 1949 colt, Theft Y by Theft (IRE), won 8 races
• 1950 filly, Ichijo by Theft (IRE), won 7 races
• 1951 filly, Yamaichi by Toshishiro, won 5 races including the Yushun Himba
  Yushun Himba
  The , also known as the is a Japanese domestic Grade 1 flat horse race for three-year-old thoroughbred fillies run over a distance of 2,400 metres at the Tokyo Racecourse, Fuchū, Tokyo in May....
  
   and Oka Sho
  Oka Sho
  The is a Japanese Domestic Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred fillies run over a distance of 1,600 metres at the Hanshin Racecourse, Takarazuka, Hyōgo in April....
  
   (Japanese 1,000 Guineas) etc.
• 1953 colt, Homaremon by Greylord won 5 races
• 1954 colt, Fuji-O by Greylord won 6 races
• 1958 filly, Mejirofuji by Greylord, won 2 races
• 1961 colt, Sugaya Homare by Turks Reliance, won 7 races.

Kurifuji or Toshifuji as she was then known as, died in 1964.

In 1984 Kurifuji was inducted into the Japan Racing Association Hall of Fame

Japan Racing Association Hall of Fame

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Tabulated predigree