Darling Darling (JPN) Horse
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Darling Darling is a 3yo bay from Japan trained by Shinichiro Akiyama. It is by Danon Kingly out of Adored. The horse has secured one win so far. On 20th Jun 2026 at Hakodate, it achieved its most important victory, collecting $11,050,000.00. It has proven a profitable pick for punters, offering an 11% return on investment for those who backed it throughout its career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Hanshin 27-Sep-26 1800m R8 Allowance Race (allow) $18,885 (of $140,468) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:47.900, SP: 8.50 1st Coney Island ( Y Kawada 117 ) 2nd Kogyoku ( K Yokoyama 117 ) 0.20L 3rd Darling Darling ( S Imamura 112 ) 1.20L See full results | S Imamura 50.8kg 1.20L | 3 (12) |
| Hakodate 20-Jun-26 1800m GOOD R7 Md $51,286 (of $51,286) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:47.200, SP: 10.00 1st Darling Darling ( S Hamanaka 121 ) 2nd Meisho Rose ( H Yoshida 121 ) 2.00L 3rd Lunatic Blue ( D Ozawa 121 ) 0.50L See full results | S Hamanaka 54.9kg | 1 (16) |
| Nakayama 12-Apr-26 2200m GOOD R5 Md (of $52,441) Barrier 17, Winning Time: 02:15.800, SP: 11.00 1st Tirano ( D Sasaki 126 ) 2nd Vip Wolf ( M Dee 126 ) 0.00L 3rd Dia Azul ( T Ono 121 ) 0.20L 16th Darling Darling ( H Tanabe 121 ) 14.40L See full results | H Tanabe 54.9kg 14.40L | 16 (18) |
| Chukyo 21-Mar-26 2001m GOOD R5 Md (of $52,584) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:01.400, SP: 7.50 1st A Shin Whisper ( F Matsuwaka 121 ) 2nd Aramusha Pyrrhus ( Y Kawada 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Kapalua ( K Dazai 126 ) 3.50L 6th Darling Darling ( A Saito 121 ) 10.00L See full results | A Saito 54.9kg 10.00L | 6 (18) |
| Kyoto 15-Feb-26 2001m R5 Md (of $104,407) 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) |