Darling Darling (JPN) Horse
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Darling Darling is a 2yo colt from Japan trained by Shinichiro Akiyama. He is by Danon Kingly out of Adored. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, failing to win in five starts. In his latest start at Kyoto on 15 February 2026, jockey Seina Imamura guided him to a sixth‑place finish behind winner Pika Kiwi.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kyoto 15-Feb-26 2001m R5 Md (of $11,280,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:02.100, SP: 3.25 1st Pika Kiwi ( A Nishimura 121 ) 2nd Shallow Arroz ( T H Hansen 121 ) 0.30L 3rd Trakai Castle ( K Taguchi 121 ) 3.80L 6th Darling Darling ( S Imamura 117 ) 11.10L See full results | S Imamura 53.1kg 11.10L | 6 (15) |
| Hanshin 07-Dec-25 2000m R4 Md $2,200,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:02.000, SP: 11.00 1st Matenro Zero ( N Yokoyama 123 ) 2nd Darling Darling ( S Imamura 117 ) 0.50L 3rd Dantsu Urus ( K Taguchi 123 ) 0.80L See full results | S Imamura 53.1kg 0.50L | 2 (8) |
| Fukushima 15-Nov-25 2000m GOOD R3 Md $560,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:01.100, SP: 34.00 1st Ametista ( K Nishizuka 119 ) 2nd Astoril ( R Yokoyama 121 ) 0.30L 3rd Jacket Pocket ( Y Ishikawa 123 ) 1.00L 5th Darling Darling ( S Imamura 117 ) 2.60L See full results | S Imamura 53.1kg 2.60L | 5 (16) |
| Chukyo 30-Aug-25 1800m GOOD R2 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:55.500, SP: 19.00 1st Dantsu Shitan ( T Danno 121 ) 2nd Courageous Beat ( Y Kitamura 121 ) 0.50L 3rd Summer Madness ( Y Kawada 121 ) 0.75L 12th Darling Darling ( Y Nakai 121 ) 25.30L See full results | Y Nakai 54.9kg 25.30L | 12 (14) |
| Chukyo 10-Aug-25 2000m GOOD R4 Newcomer Race (newc) (of $14,250,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:02.700, SP: 51.00 1st Astro Legacy ( Y Take 121 ) 2nd Matenro Gale ( N Yokoyama 121 ) 1.00L 3rd Matenro Origin ( K Dazai 121 ) 0.75L 6th Darling Darling ( H Miyuki 121 ) 4.60L See full results | H Miyuki 54.9kg 4.60L | 6 (13) |