Ines Fujin

"So you’re a rookie, huh? Let me tell you all about the academy!"

- Ines Fujin

Profile
“Eat well, run well!” is this bishoujo horse girl’s motto. She charms fans with her splendid evasions and beautiful running form. She’s the main pillar of her family and provides for her little sister. She’s a fantastic, reliable onee-san who does all the chores for her family, like cleaning, cooking, and sewing. She loves eating, and is always carrying portable snacks.

Songs

 * Umapyoi Densetsu
 * Make Debut!
 * Nigekiri! Fallin' Love

Special Commentary

 * Requirement: Winning Japanese Derby, losing Satsuki Sho
 * References: 1990 Japanese Derby, by Masayuki Miyake (Fuji TV)

Trivia

 * On her racing clothes, misspelt initial "AF" was stitched. It refers to real-life one.

Real Life
"The stands of Fuchu shook by shouts calling a man. It was just after Ines Fujin won the Japanese Derby. The man who took his favorite horse to the goal at the record just in front of 190,000 of aucience, Nakano Eiji. That 'Nakano call', was told as representative episode of Ines Fujin."

- 100 Bucephaluses of 20th Century

Ines Fujin is a racehorse in the early 1990s. He won the Japanese Derby with frontrunning and set the race record. Over 190,000 fans praised his and his jockey Nakano's victory. It is said they are ones who let horseracing be a sport, not a gamble.


 * The race record he marked was 2 '25'' 3. It updated the one Sakura Chiyono O had.
 * His record was tied by Admire Vega in 1999, and updated by King Kamehameha in 2004. Now the record is the one Do Deuce set in 2022.
 * After he finished at the Derby, He was too exhausted to canter. His jockey Nakano went to the homestretch, trying to exit. 190,000 fans shouted Nakano's name continuously.
 * On his hood, His initial "AF" was stitched.
 * He had twin brothers, Real Castor and Real Pollux. Twin racehorses are so rare in Throughbred society.