Eight Beat Letter (JPN) Horse
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Eight Beat Letter, a 3yo thoroughbred from Japan, is trained by Kinya Sugawara. He is by Danon Legend out of Best Martini and has collected five wins to date. The horse’s most notable success arrived on 16th Mar 2026 at Kanazawa, where he captured Race 8 (b2) and earned $875000.00. Over its career it has been a rewarding choice for bettors, delivering a 6% return on investment for those who backed him throughout.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kanazawa 16-Mar-26 1501m R8 Race 8 (b2) $500,000 (of $875,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:41.700, SP: 7.50 1st Eight Beat Letter ( T Kurihara 121 ) 2nd Tosho Cloud ( A Yoshida 126 ) 1.50L 3rd Hakusan Sakuyahime ( M Aoyagi 121 ) 3.50L See full results | T Kurihara 54.9kg | 1 (11) |
| Kanazawa 28-Dec-25 1501m HEAVY R1 Race 1 (c1) $450,000 (of $765,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:35.700, SP: 1.25 1st Eight Beat Letter ( T Kurihara 121 ) 2nd Best Is Ask ( M Matsudo 121 ) 3.00L 3rd Nac Express ( S Kato 121 ) 0.50L See full results | T Kurihara 54.9kg | 1 (11) |
| Kanazawa 19-Dec-25 1501m HEAVY R7 Race 7 (c1) $144,000 (of $765,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:34.800, SP: 10.00 1st Kenroku Charmant ( Y Shibata 126 ) 2nd Eight Beat Letter ( T Kurihara 121 ) 5.00L 3rd Nameless Queen ( S Oki 121 ) 6.00L See full results | T Kurihara 54.9kg 5.00L | 2 (8) |
| Kanazawa 08-Dec-25 1400m HEAVY R6 Race 6 (c1) $72,000 (of $765,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:29.700, SP: 3.00 1st Spade Guinea ( T Nakajima 126 ) 2nd Sanono Love Me ( S Kato 121 ) 1.50L 3rd Eight Beat Letter ( T Kurihara 121 ) 4.00L See full results | T Kurihara 54.9kg 4.00L | 3 (8) |
| Kanazawa 24-Nov-25 1500m HEAVY R1 Race 1 (c1) $45,000 (of $765,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:36.500, SP: 3.00 1st H N Bumpy ( A Yoshida 126 ) 2nd Belle Arbre ( T Nakajima 121 ) 1.00L 3rd Queen Of Road ( K Hirotaka 121 ) 6.00L 5th Eight Beat Letter ( T Kurihara 121 ) 10.50L See full results | T Kurihara 54.9kg 10.50L | 5 (8) |
| Kanazawa 19-Oct-25 1400m HEAVY R10 Race 10 (cond) $600,000 (of $8,500,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:27.600, SP: 67.00 1st Little Something ( H Yoshihara 128 ) 2nd Dalbam ( T Nakajima 126 ) 5.00L 3rd Mocha Chan ( S Kato 121 ) 0.75L 4th Eight Beat Letter ( M Matsudo 121 ) 7.25L See full results | M Matsudo 54.9kg 7.25L | 4 (9) |
| Kanazawa 23-Sep-25 1400m GOOD R8 Race 8 (c2) $430,000 (of $729,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:32.200, SP: 5.50 1st Eight Beat Letter ( T Kurihara 121 ) 2nd Canta Canarito ( T Nakajima 126 ) 2.00L 3rd Canzone ( S Kato 121 ) 5.00L See full results | T Kurihara 54.9kg | 1 (8) |
| Kanazawa 07-Sep-25 1500m HEAVY R7 Race 7 (a3) $57,000 (of $814,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:38.100, SP: 6.00 1st Kroraina ( M Aoyagi 126 ) 2nd Canta Canarito ( T Sasagawa 126 ) 0.15L 3rd Kaga Acute ( T Suzuki 121 ) 2.00L 4th Eight Beat Letter ( T Kurihara 121 ) 5.15L See full results | T Kurihara 54.9kg 5.15L | 4 (11) |
| Kanazawa 15-Jul-25 1500m GOOD R9 Race 9 (cond) $480,000 (of $814,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:37.400, SP: 2.75 1st Eight Beat Letter ( T Kurihara 121 ) 2nd Satono Formula ( T Nakajima 126 ) 3.00L 3rd Tosho Cloud ( A Yoshida 126 ) 0.30L See full results | T Kurihara 54.9kg | 1 (12) |
| Kanazawa 01-Jul-25 1400m GOOD R2 Race 2 (b6) $430,000 (of $729,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:30.000, SP: 2.10 1st Eight Beat Letter ( T Kurihara 121 ) 2nd Kazuno Maria ( M Aoyagi 121 ) 0.20L 3rd G T Glow ( T Nakajima 121 ) 1.50L See full results | T Kurihara 54.9kg | 1 (10) |
| Tokyo 18-May-25 1400m HEAVY R1 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:24.900, SP: 151.00 1st Brick'n Click ( K Tosaki 126 ) 2nd Roaring Flame ( N Yokoyama 121 ) 0.30L 3rd Misty Mountain ( T Yokoyama 126 ) 0.30L 12th Eight Beat Letter ( H Mayuzumi 121 ) 8.35L See full results | H Mayuzumi 54.9kg 8.35L | 12 (16) |
| Tokyo 03-May-25 1400m HEAVY R1 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:23.700, SP: 81.00 1st Morning Magic ( K Miura 121 ) 2nd Lovely Lucia ( Y Yoshida 121 ) 3.00L 3rd Namura Perle ( K Tosaki 121 ) 0.50L 15th Eight Beat Letter ( K Nishizuka 119 ) 16.90L See full results | K Nishizuka 54kg 16.90L | 15 (16) |
| Chukyo 15-Mar-25 1200m GOOD R2 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:12.800, SP: 201.00 1st Sound Moryana ( A Tomita 121 ) 2nd M T Estate ( K Sameshima 126 ) 3.50L 3rd Indigo Azul ( H Wada 119 ) 0.30L 10th Eight Beat Letter ( H Mayuzumi 121 ) 8.65L See full results | H Mayuzumi 54.9kg 8.65L | 10 (16) |
| Tokyo 16-Feb-25 1300m GOOD R1 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:19.600, SP: 151.00 1st Masano Unicorn ( R Yokoyama 123 ) 2nd Last Sharina ( Y Ishikawa 126 ) 1.00L 3rd Joyner Tesoro ( K Tosaki 121 ) 4.50L 11th Eight Beat Letter ( J Shimada 121 ) 13.35L See full results | J Shimada 54.9kg 13.35L | 11 (16) |
| Niigata 06-Oct-24 1200m HEAVY R1 (of $6,026,843), Winning Time: 01:14.600, SP: 80/1 1st Black Tornado ( K Nagahama 117 ) 2nd Blitz Along ( Y Tannai 123 ) 0.75L 3rd Bulldog King ( A Saito 123 ) 4.00L 7th Eight Beat Letter ( T Akiyama 121 , Cd 0 ) 11.50L | T Akiyama 54.9kg, Cd 0 11.50L | 7 (14) |
| Nakayama 14-Sep-24 1200m GOOD R1 (of $6,026,843), Winning Time: 01:14.900, SP: 125/1 1st Ardechois ( A Tsumura 121 ) 2nd Pop Groove ( S Sato 115 ) 8.00L 3rd Churat ( M Muto 121 ) 1.25L 10th Eight Beat Letter ( J Shimada 121 , Cd 0 ) 13.75L See full results | J Shimada 54.9kg, Cd 0 13.75L | 10 (14) |
| Niigata 18-Aug-24 1600m GOOD R1 (of $6,026,843), Winning Time: 01:36.700, SP: 100/1 1st Mirada Caliente ( Y Ishikawa 121 ) 2nd Asakusa Grace ( M Demuro 121 ) 0.50L 3rd Estupenda ( A Sugawara 121 ) 1.50L 8th Eight Beat Letter ( J Shimada 121 , Cd 0 ) 10.00L See full results | J Shimada 54.9kg, Cd 0 10.00L | 8 (10) |
| Niigata 27-Jul-24 1200m GOOD R3 (of $7,889,686), Winning Time: 01:12.700, SP: 50/1 1st Ecoro Azel ( K Tosaki 121 ) 2nd Bulldog Wild ( S Ishibashi 121 ) 2.50L 3rd Demon Slayer ( A Nishimura 121 ) 0.75L 11th Eight Beat Letter ( J Shimada 121 , Cd 0 ) 20.50L See full results | J Shimada 54.9kg, Cd 0 20.50L | 11 (14) |