Hard Rock Star (JPN) Horse
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Hard Rock Star is a 3yo b from Japan trained by Yuta Sato. It is by Epiphaneia out of Rock A Hula Baby. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, failing to win in nine starts. In its most recent outing at Funabashi on 23rd Jan 2026, ridden by Yamamoto Tsubasa, Hard Rock Star finished 13th behind the winner Lunar South Pole.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Funabashi 23-Jan-26 1501m GOOD R7 Race 7 (c2) (of $1,900,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:38.200, SP: 12.00 1st Lunar South Pole ( K Usui 123 ) 2nd Sky List ( A Harita 119 ) 1.50L 3rd Admire Cork ( M Honda 123 ) 4.00L 13th Hard Rock Star ( Y Tsubasa 117 ) 28.45L See full results | Y Tsubasa 53.1kg 28.45L | 13 (13) |
| Urawa 09-Jan-26 2001m GOOD R9 Race 9 (c2) (of $2,850,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:14.500, SP: 19.00 1st Vogelweide ( Y Hanzawa 123 ) 2nd Star Quick ( R Kimatsuka 119 ) 1.50L 3rd Miraie Hosho ( R Sugawara 119 ) 0.50L 11th Hard Rock Star ( Y Yamanaka 123 ) 28.90L See full results | Y Yamanaka 55.8kg 28.90L | 11 (12) |
| Funabashi 10-Dec-25 1200m GOOD R4 Race 4 (c2) (of $1,900,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:15.400, SP: 13.00 1st Mama Arigato ( W Fujie 119 ) 2nd Windhose ( T Takahashi 123 ) 3.00L 3rd Ammirazione ( T Yano 119 ) 1.00L 8th Hard Rock Star ( Y Yamanaka 123 ) 12.75L See full results | Y Yamanaka 55.8kg 12.75L | 8 (9) |
| Sapporo 23-Aug-25 2000m HEAVY R3 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:02.400, SP: 11.00 1st Grand Saison ( D Sasaki 121 ) 2nd Win Kirara ( Y Tannai 121 ) 2.50L 3rd Sole E Spiaggia ( K Tosaki 121 ) 1.00L 8th Hard Rock Star ( Y Take 126 ) 7.95L See full results | Y Take 57.2kg 7.95L | 8 (16) |
| Sapporo 27-Jul-25 2000m HEAVY R4 Md $1,400,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:02.800, SP: 15.00 1st Yo Hin ( K Sameshima 121 ) 2nd Meteo Rena ( Y Tannai 121 ) 4.00L 3rd Hard Rock Star ( R Funayama 119 ) 4.75L See full results | R Funayama 54kg 4.75L | 3 (9) |
| Niigata 17-May-25 2000m GOOD R5 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 02:05.200, SP: 41.00 1st Sanka Shigure ( Y Tannai 126 ) 2nd Steve Barows ( D Sasaki 126 ) 2.00L 3rd Volva ( F Ishigami 115 ) 1.25L 8th Hard Rock Star ( K Ogino 126 ) 6.65L See full results | K Ogino 57.2kg 6.65L | 8 (16) |
| Fukushima 20-Apr-25 2000m GOOD R5 Md $840,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:01.400, SP: 34.00 1st Pigeon Point ( Y Tsunoda 126 ) 2nd Birkenhead ( F Ishigami 119 ) 3.50L 3rd Classical Kaiser ( M Kobayashi 117 ) 0.00L 4th Hard Rock Star ( K Ogino 126 ) 5.10L See full results | K Ogino 57.2kg 5.10L | 4 (16) |
| Tokyo 26-Oct-24 1600m GOOD R3 Md (of $10,480,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:38.900, SP: 17.00 1st Alles Gut ( T Kowata 123 ) 2nd Admire Daytona ( C P Lemaire 123 ) 1.75L 3rd Helvetios ( Y Iwata 123 ) 0.00L 13th Hard Rock Star ( K Yokoyama 123 ) 22.90L See full results | K Yokoyama 55.8kg 22.90L | 13 (16) |
| Tokyo 05-Oct-24 2000m GOOD R5 Newcomer Race (newc) (of $13,720,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:02.400, SP: 17.00 1st Red Kingly ( H Kitamura 123 ) 2nd Victor Verus ( C P Lemaire 123 ) 4.00L 3rd Mitono Orfe ( T Kowata 123 ) 0.75L 8th Hard Rock Star ( K Miura 123 ) 9.50L See full results | K Miura 55.8kg 9.50L | 8 (12) |