Haru Urara

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Haru Urara
Race: English blood
Father: Nippo Teio
Mother: heroine
Mother, father: Lucky Sovereign
Gender: mare
Year of birth: 1996
Country: Japan
Colour: brown
Breeder: Nobuta Bokujo
Owner: Nobuta Bokujo
Trainer: Dai Muneishi
Record: 113 starts: 0 wins, 12 places
Prize amount: 1,129,000 yen

Infobox last modified on: December 7th, 2007.

Haru Urara ( Japaneseハ ル ウ ラ ラ, eng. Soft spring , also Haruurara) is the name of a completely unsuccessful and at the same time extremely popular Japanese racehorse .

Haru Urara was born in Hokkaidō in 1996 . The then weak foal could not find anyone interested and remained in the possession of the Sugita farm, which was then given to a former jockey , Dai Muneishi. The mare subsequently lost over 100 races in a row. In 2003 she was supposed to be taken to the butcher because of the lack of success, but her trainer stood up for her. The enthusiasm and sympathy of countless people who had taken the horse to their hearts in the meantime also had an effect and Haru Urara was spared this fate. The audience had the impression that the mare had always given her best at horse races.

Haru Urara became a media star over time . Her image is emblazoned on a wide variety of merchandising items, T-shirts with the text Never give up and lucky charms made from her tail hair are sold; she can also be seen in a commercial for Kirin beer . In the 2005 film Haru Urara , which tells about her life, Haru Urara takes on the lead role.

Because of their popularity, the seats at the racetrack were usually sold out at their starts, which saved the previously highly indebted horse racing organizer Kochi from ruin.

See also

  • Eddie the Eagle , British ski jumper, unsuccessful participant in the 1988 Winter Olympics.
  • Kanaguri Shisō , Japanese marathon runner, unsuccessful participant in the 1912 Olympic Games.

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