Close Combat (JPN) Horse
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Close Combat is a 6yo bay horse from Japan trained by Takafumi Aoki. He is by Kinshasa No Kiseki out of Get Closer and has recorded three wins to date. On 3rd Nov 2024 at Fukushima, Close Combat secured its most important victory, claiming the $29970000.00 Kahoku Shimpo Hai (allow). The animal has proved lucrative for bettors; backing it throughout its career would have generated a 78% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Nakayama 05-Apr-26 1800m R10 Hcp (of $36,060,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:51.400, SP: 21.00 1st Merry Christmas ( K Miura 123 ) 2nd Windfall ( S Ishibashi 126 ) 0.30L 3rd Del Avar ( K Ogino 126 ) 0.40L 15th Close Combat ( Y Hara 126 ) 16.45L See full results | Y Hara 57.2kg 16.45L | 15 (16) |
| Kokura 07-Feb-26 1700m GOOD R11 Buzen Stakes (allow) (of $36,050,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:45.400, SP: 9.50 1st Kapellbrucke ( A Saito 121 ) 2nd God Blue Bee ( Y Tsunoda 126 ) 0.20L 3rd Pluto Master ( F Matsuwaka 121 ) 0.30L 9th Close Combat ( Y Tannai 126 ) 2.55L See full results | Y Tannai 57.2kg 2.55L | 9 (16) |
| Fukushima 24-Nov-25 1700m GOOD R11 Ou Stakes (allow) $4,651,000 (of $35,550,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:46.200, SP: 10.00 1st Shetland ( H Yoshida 128 ) 2nd God Blue Bee ( K Sameshima 128 ) 1.00L 3rd Close Combat ( Y Tannai 128 ) 1.75L See full results | Y Tannai 58.1kg 1.75L | 3 (15) |
| Sapporo 16-Aug-25 1700m GOOD R11 Hcp (of $35,460,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:44.700, SP: 10.00 1st Kotohodo Sayoni ( D Sasaki 126 ) 2nd Way To Go ( N Yokoyama 117 ) 2.00L 3rd Capital Sax ( Y Take 121 ) 0.75L 6th Close Combat ( Y Hara 126 ) 4.60L See full results | Y Hara 57.2kg 4.60L | 6 (14) |
| Fukushima 29-Jun-25 1700m GOOD R10 Tsurugajo Stakes (allow) $7,516,000 (of $35,620,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:45.100, SP: 12.00 1st Jasper Robusto ( G Maruyama 128 ) 2nd Close Combat ( Y Hara 128 ) 1.25L 3rd Decoration ( K Tosaki 128 ) 0.75L See full results | Y Hara 58.1kg 1.25L | 2 (15) |
| Nakayama 19-Apr-25 1800m GOOD R10 Shimousa Stakes (allow) (of $35,530,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:54.100, SP: 41.00 1st George Tesoro ( A Sugawara 128 ) 2nd Erika Sapphire ( A Tsumura 123 ) 0.30L 3rd Red La Palma ( K Yokoyama 128 ) 4.00L 12th Close Combat ( Y Hara 128 ) 14.40L See full results | Y Hara 58.1kg 14.40L | 12 (16) |
| Kokura 08-Feb-25 1700m GOOD R11 Buzen Stakes (allow) $1,840,000 (of $35,490,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:44.300, SP: 3.25 1st Mariana Trench ( F Matsuwaka 121 ) 2nd God Blue Bee ( Y Tsunoda 126 ) 1.25L 3rd Meisho Homare ( D Ozawa 119 ) 0.75L 5th Close Combat ( Y Tannai 123 ) 3.55L See full results | Y Tannai 55.8kg 3.55L | 5 (15) |
| Fukushima 03-Nov-24 1700m HEAVY R10 Kahoku Shimpo Hai (allow) $15,864,000 (of $29,970,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:44.600, SP: 4.33 1st Close Combat ( Y Tannai 128 ) 2nd Tagano Alejandra ( K Kokubun 123 ) 7.00L 3rd Cosmo Coraggio ( M Sugihara 128 ) 0.00L See full results | Y Tannai 58.1kg | 1 (15) |
| Sapporo 31-Aug-24 1700m HEAVY R9 India Trophy (allow) $3,940,000 (of $29,850,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:44.100, SP: 8.50 1st Clavichord ( T Yokoyama 117 ) 2nd Vanishing Point ( M Sugihara 128 ) 1.00L 3rd Close Combat ( Y Tannai 128 ) 3.00L See full results | Y Tannai 58.1kg 3.00L | 3 (13) |
| Sapporo 03-Aug-24 1700m GOOD R10 Tomakomai Tokubetsu (allow) $1,550,000 (of $29,910,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:45.700, SP: 7/1 1st Get Up ( Y Furukawa 121 ) 2nd Puff ( K Sameshima 119 ) 3.50L 3rd Derma Oshidashi ( R Yokoyama 115 ) 2.50L 5th Close Combat ( Y Tannai 121 ) 6.25L See full results | Y Tannai 54.9kg 6.25L | 5 (14) |
| Nakayama 09-Mar-24 1800m R9 (of $20,689,715) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:54.100, SP: 10/1 1st Gran Sabana ( C P Lemaire 128 ) 2nd Strike ( S Ishibashi 128 ) 1.25L 3rd Silbern ( K Tosaki 128 ) 1.75L 5th Close Combat ( H Kitamura 128 , Cd 0 ) 3.25L | H Kitamura 58.1kg, Cd 0 3.25L | 5 (16) |
| Nakayama 06-Jan-24 1800m R12 (of $16,961,633) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:55.300, SP: 25/1 1st Queen's Mimosa ( Y Nonaka 123 ) 2nd Richer ( K Tosaki 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Eifer Epoch ( S Kobayashi 121 ) 0.15L 8th Close Combat ( R Piechulek 128 , Cd 0 ) 2.25L | R Piechulek 58.1kg, Cd 0 2.25L | 8 (16) |
| Tokyo 29-Oct-23 1600m R7 Allowance Race (allow) $9,576,015 (of $15,200,049) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:38.200, SP: 26.00 1st Close Combat ( H Kitamura 128 ) 2nd Blazest ( K Matsuyama 123 ) 0.30L 3rd Tamamo Rock ( K Tosaki 123 ) 0.60L See full results | H Kitamura 58.1kg | 1 (11) |
| Niigata 27-Aug-23 1200m R12 CL (of $15,200,049) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:12.900, SP: 15.00 1st Royal Soul ( H Kowata 123 ) 2nd Bennelong Point ( S Ishibashi 128 ) 0.75L 3rd Rings Twice ( Y Hishida 128 ) 1.25L 6th Close Combat ( Y Ishikawa 128 ) 3.35L See full results | Y Ishikawa 58.1kg 3.35L | 6 (15) |
| Tokyo 28-Jan-23 1400m GOOD R7 Allowance Race (allow) $1,520,022 (of $15,506,530) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:26.400, SP: 6.00 1st Gempachi Pride ( K Tosaki 126 ) 2nd Rey Del Mar ( R Yokoyama 123 ) 1.75L 3rd Close Combat ( A Tsumura 126 ) 1.90L See full results | A Tsumura 57.2kg 1.90L | 3 (16) |
| Tokyo 20-Nov-22 1400m R4 Allowance Race (allow) (of $14,965,861) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:25.700, SP: 9.50 1st Seven Dirt O ( M Demuro 123 ) 2nd Gempachi Pride ( K Tosaki 123 ) 0.30L 3rd Reversal Bullet ( H Tanabe 123 ) 1.05L 6th Close Combat ( H Uchida 123 ) 4.80L See full results | H Uchida 55.8kg 4.80L | 6 (16) |
| Kasamatsu 08-Sep-22 1400m R10 Race 10 (cond) $637,585 (of $1,012,065) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:29.100, SP: 3.50 1st Close Combat ( R Sakai 123 ) 2nd Ingenious ( M Ohata 123 ) 0.00L 3rd Tamamo Wakamusha ( M Okabe 123 ) 0.00L See full results | R Sakai 55.8kg | 1 (8) |
| Nakayama 19-Sep-21 1200m R4 Newcomer Race (newc) (of $15,083,115) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:11.100, SP: 6.50 1st Apollo Rtam ( Y Yoshida 119 ) 2nd Sunnuntai ( A Tsumura 119 ) 0.00L 3rd I'm Fine ( J Iwabe 119 ) 0.00L 12th Close Combat ( A Sugawara 119 ) 0.00L See full results | A Sugawara 54kg 0.00L | 12 (16) |