Yukichan - White Thoroughbred

Yukichan

Mar 28, 2005 wh.filly
Kurofune - Shirayukihime, by Sunday Silence

''Yuki'' means snow, and ''chan'' is a suffix (used more frequently for the kids or the younger females).

She has become the second winning white thoroughbred (registered white) in JRA's history yesterday, while her full brother White Vessel was the first-ever white thoroughbred winner earlier this year.
Their dam Shirayukihime (Blanche Neige in Japanese) is also a white mare.

Yukichan is surely getting lots of fans attention and followings here in Japan.

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[KamaYukineko]

To all those thinking that this is a grey/Sabino/Dilute horse, please note the following: 1) her points are PINK. This rules out grey, which would have dark points. 2) Brown eyes. Not blue, as they would be in the case of max Sabino or Cremello. She is a white horse. If you think there is no such thing, please go research horse genetics. :)

[greatbigbubby]

i bet the breeders were so thrilled when this one was born!!!

[711ATOM]

@MsFlowP Yukichan was retired in October 2010. She is now a broodmare at Northern Farm in Hokkaido, Japan where she was born. Northern Farm is one of the best operations in Japan, and Yukichan is very well bred, if all went well she should be having her first foal this year (2012), reportedly by top sire King Kamehameha. Yukichan's dam Shiyayukihime's 2011 foal was by King Kamehameha, and it is another white filly!

[711ATOM]

Yukichan's little sister Marshmallow did it again, she won her first race as a 3 year old; the 6th race at Kyoto Racecourse on Jan. 22, 2012, again at 1400 meters (about 7f) on the dirt (sand really), but this her time was faster than in her debut win, 1:24.6 verses 1:26.4. Her record is now 3-2-0-0; 2 wins and 1 fifth place out of 3 races (her second race was on Dec. 24, 2011 at 1700 meters).

[MsFlowP]

She is so beautiful! Please don't wreak her with racing. Please don't jack her up with steroids and amphetamines. Please don't race her till she "breaks down". Please don't let her sit in a back field getting skinny when she no longer wins. Please take good care of her, she is rare. She beat the odds with genetics, she beat the odds with life, please let her beat the odds at racing and live to see her glory years.

[nicolemhensley]

Races horses like gunbow champion racehorse sold to Japan 1974. And you guessed it, magically disappeared to the slaughter house. Now, gunbow's "rival" Kelso who was a gelding (probably the only time a horse was lucky to be gelded) retired to southern California with fan mail and everything. Gunbow was popular too. But the Japanise have NO respect for equine athletes. They would have put secretariat in a stew pot, if he would have gone to the Japanese.

[nicolemhensley]

Ferdinand who won the 1986 KY derby and who's great grand dad was secretariat was sent to slaughter like a common cow. He was not sick or injured, he just did not make more winners.

[nicolemhensley]

You all realize he is in Japan right? They kill racing thoroughbreds there and eat them. There was a Kentucky derby winner I think it was sent to the slaughter house. But yea in Japan if a horse doesn't "produce" they don't retire them or give people here in the US a chance to buy them back. They go to a Japanise slaughter house. People are trying to get Charismatic back now so he don't end up in the slaughter house.

[LeslieWest224]

she's beautiful, may she live a long and spoiled life

[freezerchick]

Perfect name for her :o)

She is stunning!!