Birkenhead (JPN) Horse

Country

Japan

Foal Date

01-Jan-22

Colour

bay

Sire

Admire Mars

Dam

Ark Royal

Prize Money

156324

Trainer

Ryo Takei

Owners

G1 Racing Co Ltd

About

Birkenhead, a 3yo b from Japan trained by Ryo Takei, is by Admire Mars out of Ark Royal. The horse has secured two wins so far. Its biggest achievement came on 9Nov2025 at Fukushima, where it captured the $15,200,000.00 Allowance Race prize. Birkenhead has proven to be a profitable runner for bettors, delivering a 483% return on investment for those who backed it throughout its career.

Raced At

Nakayama • Fukushima • Niigata • Tokyo

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Nakayama 07-Dec-25 2500m R7 Allowance Race (allow) (of $21,740,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:30.500, SP: 51.00 1st Mikuni Inspire ( Y Tannai 123 ) 2nd Filius ( T Marquand 123 ) 2.50L 3rd All My Days ( K Ogino 128 ) 6.50L 10th Birkenhead ( F Ishigami 117 ) 12.35L See full results	F Ishigami 53.1kg 12.35L	10 (11)
Fukushima 09-Nov-25 2600m GOOD R8 Allowance Race (allow) $8,000,000 (of $15,200,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:42.500, SP: 67.00 1st Birkenhead ( F Ishigami 117 ) 2nd Awesome Yunibansu ( Y Ishikawa 128 ) 1.25L 3rd King's True ( Y Tannai 123 ) 0.30L See full results	F Ishigami 53.1kg	1 (16)
Nakayama 27-Sep-25 2200m FIRM R7 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,200,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:12.500, SP: 51.00 1st Sanka Shigure ( Y Tannai 121 ) 2nd Vip Chase ( T Eda 128 ) 0.30L 3rd Grand Saison ( D Sasaki 117 ) 1.25L 13th Birkenhead ( F Ishigami 115 ) 12.35L See full results	F Ishigami 52.2kg 12.35L	13 (16)
Nakayama 13-Sep-25 2000m SOFT R12 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,200,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:00.400, SP: 34.00 1st Mikuni Inspire ( Y Tannai 121 ) 2nd Genji ( M Kobayashi 115 ) 0.50L 3rd Melisande ( Y Hara 117 ) 2.50L 8th Birkenhead ( F Ishigami 115 ) 5.35L See full results	F Ishigami 52.2kg 5.35L	8 (16)
Morioka 08-Jul-25 1700m GOOD R9 Race 9 (cond) $1,200,000 (of $2,100,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:44.800, SP: 3.00 1st Birkenhead ( I Fukamichi 117 ) 2nd Spiaggia Rosa ( M Yamamoto 119 ) 1.50L 3rd Meiner Recuerdo ( Y Tannai 123 ) 0.00L See full results	I Fukamichi 53.1kg	1 (11)
Niigata 04-May-25 2000m GOOD R5 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:02.900, SP: 5.50 1st Capital Rich ( R Yokoyama 123 ) 2nd Layered Red ( K Nagahama 121 ) 1.00L 3rd Dura Eterno ( Y Tsunoda 126 ) 2.50L 9th Birkenhead ( F Ishigami 119 ) 9.40L See full results	F Ishigami 54kg 9.40L	9 (16)
Fukushima 20-Apr-25 2000m GOOD R5 Md $2,200,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 02:01.400, SP: 8.50 1st Pigeon Point ( Y Tsunoda 126 ) 2nd Birkenhead ( F Ishigami 119 ) 3.50L 3rd Classical Kaiser ( M Kobayashi 117 ) 0.00L See full results	F Ishigami 54kg 3.50L	2 (16)
Nakayama 15-Mar-25 2200m R5 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 02:13.800, SP: 26.00 1st Red Bande ( T Yokoyama 126 ) 2nd Piena Fevre ( K Miura 126 ) 3.00L 3rd Mikuni Inspire ( Y Tannai 126 ) 0.30L 13th Birkenhead ( F Ishigami 119 ) 15.70L See full results	F Ishigami 54kg 15.70L	13 (18)
Nakayama 13-Jan-25 2200m FIRM R6 Md $840,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 02:14.600, SP: 7.50 1st Calming Lights ( K Yokoyama 126 ) 2nd Effulgence ( T Marquand 126 ) 0.00L 3rd Viator ( D Sasaki 121 ) 2.50L 4th Birkenhead ( F Ishigami 119 ) 2.90L See full results	F Ishigami 54kg 2.90L	4 (17)
Nakayama 15-Dec-24 2000m GOOD R7 Md $550,000 (of $10,480,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:59.700, SP: 17.00 1st Swallow City ( Y Ishikawa 123 ) 2nd Altitude ( T Marquand 123 ) 0.30L 3rd Alegranza ( T Yokoyama 123 ) 2.80L 5th Birkenhead ( F Ishigami 117 ) 4.60L See full results	F Ishigami 53.1kg 4.60L	5 (18)
Fukushima 01-Nov-24 1800m R3 Md $1,400,000 (of $10,480,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:49.400, SP: 12.00 1st Sanono London ( M Kobayashi 112 ) 2nd Nanyo Emperor ( F Izumiya 121 ) 1.25L 3rd Birkenhead ( F Ishigami 117 ) 2.75L See full results	F Ishigami 53.1kg 2.75L	3 (16)
Tokyo 14-Oct-24 1800m GOOD R5 $1,100,000 (of $7,200,000), Winning Time: 01:47.700, SP: 66/1 1st Denkmal ( C P Lemaire 123 ) 2nd Taiyono Kisetsu ( K Matsuyama 123 ) 3.50L 3rd Ligilo ( K Sameshima 123 ) 2.00L 4th Birkenhead ( M Iwata 123 , Cd 0 ) 8.50L See full results	M Iwata 55.8kg, Cd 0 8.50L	4 (11)