Curren Chan | |
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Sire | Kurofune |
Grandsire | French Deputy |
Dam | Spring Ticket |
Damsire | Tony Bin |
Sex | Mare |
Foaled | 31 March 2007[1] |
Country | Japan |
Colour | Grey |
Breeder | Shadai Farm |
Owner | Takashi Suzuki |
Trainer | Takayuki Yasuda |
Record | 18-9-3-1 |
Earnings | 449,061,000 yen |
Major wins | |
Hanshin Himba Stakes (2011) Hakodate Sprint Stakes (2011) Keeneland Cup (2011) Sprinters Stakes (2011) Takamatsunomiya Kinen (2012) | |
Awards | |
JRA Award for Best Sprinter or Miler (2011) JRA Award for Best Older Filly or Mare (2012) |
Curren Chan (Japanese: カレンチャン, foaled 31 March 2007) is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse who won two JRA Awards. After finishing second on her only start as a juvenile she won three minor races from five starts as a three-year-old in 2010. She emerged as a top-class sprinter in 2011 when she won five consecutive races including the Hanshin Himba Stakes, Hakodate Sprint Stakes, Keeneland Cup and the Sprinters Stakes and won the JRA Award for Best Sprinter or Miler. In 2012 she was overshadowed by her stablemate Lord Kanaloa but won the Takamatsunomiya Kinen and took the JRA Award for Best Older Filly or Mare.