Fusao Sekiguchi

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Fusao Sekiguchi
関口房朗
Sekiguchi at the 2006 Queen Elizabeth II Cup
Born (1935-12-20) December 20, 1935 (age 88)
NationalityJapanese
Known forFounder of Meitec Corporation and VSN
Owner of successful racehorses
Children2

Fusao Sekiguchi (関口房朗) (born December 20, 1935, in Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan) is a businessman and Thoroughbred horse racing enthusiast. He was the founder and CEO of Meitec [ja] in Nagoya before also founding Venture Safe Net, Inc (VSN, Inc) [ja] of Tokyo.

The owner of a number of racehorses, the most notable of which was 2000 Kentucky Derby winner Fusaichi Pegasus whom he sold for a reported US$64 million to Ireland's Coolmore Stud. Other successful thoroughbred horses Sekiguchi has owned include Tokyo Yushun winner Fusaichi Concorde and Fusaichi Pandora, winner of the 2006 Q.E. II Cup and dam of Almond Eye.

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