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Japanese thoroughbred racehorse. Kurofune, which means "black ship" (as in the one Matthew Perry sailed in to Japan), was named so by his owner, Makoto Kaneko, in the hopes of the horse becoming the first foreign-bred Derby horse. However, his bid to the classic races in 2001 were snubbed by ]] and ._The_horse_would_later_be_on_the_short_list_for_the_Autumn_Tenno_Sho,_only_to_not_make_it_in_to_the_roster_due_to_ and _taking_up_the_two_foregin-bred_slots_of_that_race.

With_the_Tenno_Sho_out_of_the_picture,_it_was_decided_that_Kurofune_would_be_entered_in_to_the_Musashino_Stakes_held_the_day_before_that_race._At_the_Musashino_Stakes,_Kurofune_showed_immense_aptitude_for_the_dirt_race_and_won_handily,_securing_an_entry_slot_for_the_Japan_Cup_Dirt_in_the_process._Later_on,_Kurofune_also_crushed_his_opponents_at_said_race;_but_sadly_his_racing_career_was_cut_short_soon_after_due_to_tendonitis,_and_was_retired_to_stud._As_a_stallion,_he_has_sired_the_likes_of_ and [[Sodashi (racehorse)|.