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Famed Japanese racehorse Haru Urara dies

File photo taken at Kochi Racecourse in the western Japan city of Kochi on May 23, 2004, shows Haru Urara, a thoroughbred that captured the hearts of race fans and the wider public in the 2000s for her remarkable losing streak spanning all 113 appearances. The mare died on Sept. 9, 2025, at age 29.

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Japan's popular racehorse Haruurara

KOCHI, Japan, Aug. 28 Kyodo - Undated file photo shows Japan's favorite loser Haruurara competing in a horse race at Kochi Racecourse in the western Japan city of Kochi. The horse won the hearts of Japanese for failing to win a single race in 113 outings since her debut in November 1998.(Kyodo)

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Japan's popular racehorse Haruurara

KOCHI, Japan, Aug. 28 Kyodo - Undated file photo shows Japan's favorite loser Haruurara competing in a horse race at Kochi Racecourse in the western Japan city of Kochi. The horse won the hearts of Japanese for failing to win a single race in 113 outings since her debut in November 1998.(Kyodo)

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Japan's popular racehorse Haruurara

KOCHI, Japan, Aug. 28 Kyodo - Undated file photo shows Japan's favorite loser Haruurara competing in a horse race at Kochi Racecourse in the western Japan city of Kochi. The horse won the hearts of Japanese for failing to win a single race in 113 outings since her debut in November 1998.(Kyodo)

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(2)Top jockey Take unable to inspire Japan's favorite loser

KOCHI, Japan - Haruurara, ridden by Yutaka Take, is applauded by horse-racing fans at Kochi Racecourse in Kochi on March 22 after finishing 10th in a field of 11 and extending her winless streak to a record 106 outings.

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(1)Top jockey Take unable to inspire Japan's favorite loser

KOCHI, Japan - Haruurara, ridden by to jockey Yutaka Take, finishes 10th in a field of 11 at Kochi Racecourse in Kochi on March 22, extending her winless streak to a record 106 outings. With the number of races without a win piling up, last year no-hoper Haruurara faced the prospect of being slaughtered. But her popularity rocketed and she was spared when local media focused attention on the horse as it neared 100 races without a win.

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(2)Top jockey Take unable to inspire Japan's favorite loser

KOCHI, Japan - Haruurara, ridden by Yutaka Take, is applauded by horse-racing fans at Kochi Racecourse in Kochi on March 22 after finishing 10th in a field of 11 and extending her winless streak to a record 106 outings. (Kyodo)

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(1)Top jockey Take unable to inspire Japan's favorite loser

KOCHI, Japan - Haruurara, ridden by to jockey Yutaka Take, finishes 10th in a field of 11 at Kochi Racecourse in Kochi on March 22, extending her winless streak to a record 106 outings. With the number of races without a win piling up, last year no-hoper Haruurara faced the prospect of being slaughtered. But her popularity rocketed and she was spared when local media focused attention on the horse as it neared 100 races without a win. (Kyodo)