Gale Rider (JPN) Horse
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Gale Rider is a 3yo bay colt from Japan trained by Mitsunori Makiura. He is by Drefong out of Prime Choice. To date, Gale Rider has captured three victories, the most notable being on 22 March 2026 at Hanshin, where he earned $22,690,000.00 in an Allowance Race. The horse has been a lucrative prospect for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have produced a 32% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Hanshin 22-Mar-26 1400m R12 Allowance Race (allow) $11,900,000 (of $22,690,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:23.600, SP: 3.50 1st Gale Rider ( M Iwata 128 ) 2nd Mozu K Star ( R Sakai 128 ) 5.00L 3rd Zakkuzaku ( Y Kitamura 128 ) 5.10L See full results | M Iwata 58.1kg | 1 (13) |
| Hanshin 27-Dec-25 1400m R8 Allowance Race (allow) (of $21,740,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:23.700, SP: 4.33 1st Bergeronnette ( K Sameshima 126 ) 2nd Daishin Link ( Y Take 126 ) 1.75L 3rd Ask I'll Be There ( K Kawabata 121 ) 2.75L 9th Gale Rider ( R Takasugi 126 ) 5.85L See full results | R Takasugi 57.2kg 5.85L | 9 (16) |
| Hanshin 28-Sep-25 1400m R7 Allowance Race (allow) $8,000,000 (of $15,200,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:25.500, SP: 3.00 1st Gale Rider ( R Takasugi 121 ) 2nd Energy Ganz ( M Sakai 123 ) 1.50L 3rd Prasentier ( Y Fujioka 123 ) 1.80L See full results | R Takasugi 54.9kg | 1 (16) |
| Tokyo 22-Feb-25 1400m GOOD R2 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,200,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:25.500, SP: 4.00 1st Bergeronnette ( K Sameshima 126 ) 2nd Trillion Boy ( Y Yoshida 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Toniken Samba ( K Yokoyama 126 ) 0.30L 6th Gale Rider ( R Takasugi 123 ) 4.55L See full results | R Takasugi 55.8kg 4.55L | 6 (16) |
| Chukyo 13-Jan-25 1400m GOOD R2 Md $5,600,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:26.000, SP: 1.40 1st Gale Rider ( R Takasugi 121 ) 2nd Vosne Romanee ( K Sameshima 126 ) 3.00L 3rd Hosho Maris ( Y Take 121 ) 3.00L See full results | R Takasugi 54.9kg | 1 (16) |
| Chukyo 07-Dec-24 1400m GOOD R5 Newcomer Race (newc) $2,900,000 (of $13,720,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:25.200, SP: 3.00 1st Turron ( A Nishimura 121 ) 2nd Gale Rider ( R Takasugi 119 ) 0.30L 3rd Jewel House ( K Kokubun 121 ) 3.00L See full results | R Takasugi 54kg 0.30L | 2 (16) |