Emperor's Sword (JPN) Horse
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About
Emperor's Sword is a 3yo bay horse from Japan trained by Noboru Takagi. He is by Drefong out of Luminous Sword and has recorded four victories to date. On 23 Nov 2025 at Tokyo, he captured his biggest triumph, earning $35,560,000.00 in the Hcp. The horse has been a lucrative source for bettors, delivering a 21% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Nakayama 15-Mar-26 1600m R10 CL1 (of $52,100,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:32.000, SP: 10.00 1st Valkyrie Birth ( C P Lemaire 121 ) 2nd Joyful News ( D Sasaki 121 ) 0.30L 3rd Regalo Del Cielo ( Y Iwata 126 ) 1.30L 7th Emperor's Sword ( K Ogino 126 ) 3.65L See full results | K Ogino 57.2kg 3.65L | 7 (16) |
| Tokyo 08-Feb-26 1600m R11 CL1 (of $78,100,000) Barrier 10 1st Trovatore ( C P Lemaire 128 ) 2nd Lavanda ( M Iwata 123 ) 0.30L 3rd Water Licht ( R Takasugi 128 ) 0.30L 11th Emperor's Sword ( Y Hara 126 ) 3.75L | Y Hara 57.2kg 3.75L | 11 (16) |
| Tokyo 23-Nov-25 1600m GOOD R10 Hcp $18,764,000 (of $35,560,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:31.900, SP: 4.00 1st Emperor's Sword ( K Ogino 121 ) 2nd Caught Alliciant ( D Sasaki 119 ) 1.00L 3rd Fine Line ( H Kitamura 121 ) 0.30L See full results | K Ogino 54.9kg | 1 (17) |
| Tokyo 02-Nov-25 1600m GOOD R9 Kunitachi Tokubetsu (allow) $15,724,000 (of $29,770,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:33.100, SP: 10.00 1st Emperor's Sword ( A Sugawara 126 ) 2nd Ampadu ( C P Lemaire 128 ) 0.75L 3rd Argenteus ( Y Take 128 ) 0.50L See full results | A Sugawara 57.2kg | 1 (10) |
| Tokyo 12-Oct-25 1600m GOOD R9 Hcp $3,951,000 (of $29,960,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:32.200, SP: 9.00 1st Ai Sansan ( Y Ishikawa 115 ) 2nd Matenro Barows ( N Yokoyama 123 ) 1.00L 3rd Emperor's Sword ( A Sugawara 121 ) 1.10L See full results | A Sugawara 54.9kg 1.10L | 3 (16) |
| Nakayama 14-Sep-25 1600m GOOD R12 Allowance Race (allow) $8,000,000 (of $15,200,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:32.500, SP: 2.88 1st Emperor's Sword ( A Sugawara 123 ) 2nd Lake Crescent ( K Yokoyama 123 ) 2.50L 3rd Meili ( D Sasaki 119 ) 1.00L See full results | A Sugawara 55.8kg | 1 (16) |
| Niigata 23-Aug-25 1800m GOOD R7 Allowance Race (allow) $2,000,000 (of $15,200,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:47.900, SP: 4.33 1st Classified ( M Iwata 128 ) 2nd Elina Storm ( K Miura 117 ) 0.30L 3rd Emperor's Sword ( A Sugawara 121 ) 1.30L See full results | A Sugawara 54.9kg 1.30L | 3 (11) |
| Tokyo 22-Jun-25 1600m GOOD R8 Allowance Race (allow) $800,000 (of $15,200,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:34.200, SP: 3.75 1st Meiner Forza ( M Dee 128 ) 2nd Gifted ( S Imamura 112 ) 0.50L 3rd Allmendhubel ( K Tosaki 117 ) 0.30L 5th Emperor's Sword ( A Sugawara 121 ) 1.85L See full results | A Sugawara 54.9kg 1.85L | 5 (15) |
| Tokyo 27-Apr-25 1600m GOOD R6 Allowance Race (allow) $3,200,000 (of $15,200,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:32.200, SP: 23.00 1st Ask Sexy More ( K Tosaki 126 ) 2nd Emperor's Sword ( A Sugawara 126 ) 0.30L 3rd Le Pavillon ( T Ono 121 ) 2.50L See full results | A Sugawara 57.2kg 0.30L | 2 (9) |
| Nakayama 12-Apr-25 2000m FIRM R9 Yamafuji Sho (allow) (of $21,400,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:01.700, SP: 4.50 1st Be On The Cover ( Y Kawada 126 ) 2nd Kumo Hitotsu Nai ( M Matsuoka 126 ) 2.50L 3rd Blue Maestro ( K Tosaki 126 ) 0.75L 6th Emperor's Sword ( A Sugawara 126 ) 12.00L See full results | A Sugawara 57.2kg 12.00L | 6 (9) |
| Nakayama 26-Jan-25 1800m GOOD R9 Wakatake Sho (allow) $2,835,000 (of $21,460,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:49.900, SP: 9.00 1st Little Giants ( N Yokoyama 126 ) 2nd Edel Krone ( C P Lemaire 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Emperor's Sword ( A Sugawara 126 ) 2.00L See full results | A Sugawara 57.2kg 2.00L | 3 (11) |
| Kyoto 28-Dec-24 m R6 , Winning Time: 02:33.400, SP: 11/2 1st Vilja Lied ( H Miyuki 121 ) 2nd God Espada ( Y Tsunoda 123 ) 3rd Thunder Road ( K Sameshima 123 ) UPL Emperor's Sword ( K Ogino 123 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L See full results | K Ogino 55.8kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD (13) |
| Nakayama 30-Nov-24 2000m HEAVY R9 Habotan Sho (allow) $1,070,000 (of $20,740,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:59.400, SP: 13.00 1st Vincentio ( W Buick 123 ) 2nd Goltzschtal ( T Marquand 123 ) 0.10L 3rd Little Giants ( N Yokoyama 123 ) 0.30L 5th Emperor's Sword ( A Sugawara 123 ) 4.00L See full results | A Sugawara 55.8kg 4.00L | 5 (12) |
| Nakayama 22-Sep-24 1800m GOOD R3 Md $5,500,000 (of $10,480,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:49.100, SP: 3.75 1st Emperor's Sword ( A Sugawara 121 ) 2nd Jun Asahi Sora ( C P Lemaire 121 ) 2.50L 3rd Sanka Shigure ( M Sugihara 121 ) 2.50L See full results | A Sugawara 54.9kg | 1 (13) |
| Niigata 24-Aug-24 1600m GOOD R1 $1,400,000 (of $6,026,843), Winning Time: 01:34.900, SP: 14/1 1st Kapoleira ( Y Shibata 121 ) 2nd Meiner Stellato ( T Yokoyama 121 ) 0.50L 3rd Emperor's Sword ( A Sugawara 121 ) 0.75L See full results | A Sugawara 54.9kg 0.75L | 3 (10) |
| Niigata 27-Jul-24 1400m GOOD R2 (of $7,889,686), Winning Time: 01:23.500, SP: 14/1 1st Jasper Divine ( F Matsuwaka 121 ) 2nd Calorosa ( K Tosaki 121 ) 1.00L 3rd Kyoei Bonita ( M Matsuoka 121 ) 1.25L 10th Emperor's Sword ( K Ogino 121 , Cd 0 ) 6.00L See full results | K Ogino 54.9kg, Cd 0 6.00L | 10 (15) |