Fine Needle was born in 2013. He is by Admire Moon out of Needlecraft by Mark of Esteem.
Fine Needle was awarded Best Sprinter or Miler in Japan in 2018.
Showing a brilliant turn of foot, Fine Needle gained his first Grade 1 victory in the Takamatsunomiya Kinen at 5, and captured the Grade 1 Sprinters Stakes in the same year, becoming just the fifth horse to complete the spring-autumn sprint Grade 1 double. He also won the Grade 2 Centaur Stakes at 4 and 5, and the Grade 3 Silk Road Stakes at 5.
Fine Needle entered stud in Japan in 2019. His first crop hit the track in 2022. He has sired some good winners including Culture Day, who won the Grade 3 Fantasy Stakes; Cruzeiro do Sul, who won the Listed Junior Cup; and Sky Canvas, who finished 3rd in the Grade 3 Hakodate Nisai Stakes.
Fine Needle was awarded Best Sprinter or Miler in Japan in 2018. Showing a brilliant turn of foot, Fine Needle gained his first Grade 1 victory in the Takamatsunomiya Kinen at 5, and captured the Grade 1 Sprinters Stakes in the same year, becoming just the fifth horse to complete the spring-autumn sprint Grade 1 double. He also won the Grade 2 Centaur Stakes at 4 and 5, and the Grade 3 Silk Road Stakes at 5.
Fine Needle entered stud in Japan in 2019. His first crop hit the track in 2022. He has sired some good winners including Culture Day, who won the Grade 3 Fantasy Stakes; Cruzeiro do Sul, who won the Listed Junior Cup; and Sky Canvas, who finished 3rd in the Grade 3 Hakodate Nisai Stakes.