Hard Things (JPN) Horse
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Hard Things is a 2yo bay horse from Japan trained by Ken Kozaki. He is sired by Gold Dream out of Angelus Kiss. So far, Hard Things has claimed one win. On 4th Jan 2026 at Kyoto, he captured his most notable victory, earning $11,280,000.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Chukyo 26-Jul-26 1400m R10 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,620,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:24.500, SP: 29.00 1st Pod Ripple ( K Ogino 121 ) 2nd Zangwill ( Y Hara 128 ) 0.20L 3rd Love In Action ( M Sakai 117 ) 0.95L 12th Hard Things ( M Demuro 121 ) 17.35L See full results | M Demuro 54.9kg 17.35L | 12 (16) |
| Kyoto 09-May-26 1200m R6 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,620,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:11.500, SP: 21.00 1st Ask Kentucky ( O Tayama 121 ) 2nd Mame Tank ( K Matsuyama 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Blue Mckinzie ( K Kawamata 126 ) 2.00L 6th Hard Things ( M Demuro 126 ) 4.75L See full results | M Demuro 57.2kg 4.75L | 6 (16) |
| Hanshin 12-Apr-26 1400m GOOD R5 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,620,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:23.800, SP: 41.00 1st Resuscitation ( Y Hishida 126 ) 2nd Pod Ripple ( K Ogino 126 ) 1.00L 3rd T O Purcell ( T Fujikake 126 ) 1.10L 10th Hard Things ( M Iwata 126 ) 4.70L See full results | M Iwata 57.2kg 4.70L | 10 (16) |
| Kyoto 04-Jan-26 1400m R3 Md $5,900,000 (of $11,280,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:26.600, SP: 5.50 1st Hard Things ( F Matsuwaka 126 ) 2nd Optimo ( S Yoshimura 126 ) 0.20L 3rd Meisho Bulk ( K Matsuyama 126 ) 2.70L See full results | F Matsuwaka 57.2kg | 1 (16) |
| Hanshin 07-Dec-25 1400m R2 Md $2,200,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:25.700, SP: 12.00 1st Joan ( A Pouchin 121 ) 2nd Hard Things ( F Matsuwaka 123 ) 2.50L 3rd Maru Mori Rapidus ( K Taguchi 123 ) 3.25L See full results | F Matsuwaka 55.8kg 2.50L | 2 (16) |