Ho O Starts (JPN) Horse
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Ho O Starts is a 3yo colt from Japan trained by Masakazu Ikegami. He is by Danon Ballade out of Twinkle Star. He has not yet broken his maiden, failing to win in 11 starts. In his latest outing at Nakayama on 8 March 2026, ridden by Ryota Kobayashi, he placed 12th behind the winner Balsam Note.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Nakayama 08-Mar-26 2880m R4 Md (of $16,040,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 03:18.800, SP: 126.00 1st Balsam Note ( K Mori 132 ) 2nd Chandernagor ( M Nakamura 132 ) 0.50L 3rd Monza Flavor ( T Kusano 130 ) 2.50L 12th Ho O Starts ( R Kobayashi 126 ) 23.60L See full results | R Kobayashi 57.2kg 23.60L | 12 (14) |
| Kokura 24-Jan-26 2860m GOOD R5 Md (of $16,040,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 03:14.400, SP: 51.00 1st Taisei Jasper ( S Ueno 132 ) 2nd Seifu Satsuki ( Y Namba 130 ) 1.25L 3rd Valencay Kazuma ( K Oehara 132 ) 1.00L 10th Ho O Starts ( S Ishigami 130 ) 97.15L See full results | S Ishigami 59kg 97.2kgL | 10 (11) |
| Nakayama 06-Sep-25 1800m R4 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:54.700, SP: 34.00 1st Compact Fight ( I Fukamichi 119 ) 2nd Sarani Kiken ( H Kowata 121 ) 2.50L 3rd Meisho Nitobe ( T Eda 126 ) 0.75L 6th Ho O Starts ( K Maruta 126 ) 7.00L See full results | K Maruta 57.2kg 7.00L | 6 (16) |
| Niigata 17-Aug-25 1800m GOOD R2 Md $560,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:54.400, SP: 151.00 1st Abare Ryu ( Y Nonaka 126 ) 2nd Crown R C ( N Uezato 119 ) 2.00L 3rd Toa Kerkyra ( T Ishida 119 ) 5.00L 5th Ho O Starts ( K Maruta 126 ) 9.50L See full results | K Maruta 57.2kg 9.50L | 5 (15) |
| Fukushima 05-Jul-25 1700m HEAVY R2 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:47.300, SP: 34.00 1st Kaito Wind ( I Fukamichi 119 ) 2nd Noblesse Sien ( T Ono 126 ) 4.00L 3rd Red Strahl ( K Ogino 126 ) 2.00L 10th Ho O Starts ( K Maruta 126 ) 15.55L See full results | K Maruta 57.2kg 15.55L | 10 (15) |
| Fukushima 13-Apr-25 2600m GOOD R3 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 02:41.700, SP: 21.00 1st Oroskopio ( D Ozawa 121 ) 2nd Shine Freely ( Y Tannai 126 ) 1.75L 3rd Danse Du Vent ( Y Furukawa 126 ) 2.00L 12th Ho O Starts ( Y Hishida 126 ) 14.05L See full results | Y Hishida 57.2kg 14.05L | 12 (16) |
| Chukyo 16-Mar-25 2200m SOFT R4 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:15.600, SP: 151.00 1st Validissimus ( A Nishimura 126 ) 2nd Sakura Farrel ( D Sasaki 126 ) 7.00L 3rd Kitasan Hanabira ( Y Take 121 ) 2.00L 8th Ho O Starts ( H Yoshida 126 ) 16.25L See full results | H Yoshida 57.2kg 16.25L | 8 (16) |
| Nakayama 02-Mar-25 2200m GOOD R5 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:13.800, SP: 15.00 1st Wish Tree ( A Tsumura 121 ) 2nd Moonstruck ( T Eda 121 ) 5.00L 3rd Billings ( C P Lemaire 126 ) 0.30L 15th Ho O Starts ( H Kitamura 126 ) 18.30L See full results | H Kitamura 57.2kg 18.30L | 15 (18) |
| Nakayama 15-Dec-24 2000m GOOD R7 Md (of $10,480,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:59.700, SP: 34.00 1st Swallow City ( Y Ishikawa 123 ) 2nd Altitude ( T Marquand 123 ) 0.30L 3rd Alegranza ( T Yokoyama 123 ) 2.80L 10th Ho O Starts ( A Sugawara 123 ) 9.80L See full results | A Sugawara 55.8kg 9.80L | 10 (18) |
| Tokyo 24-Nov-24 2000m GOOD R4 Md $830,000 (of $10,480,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:01.700, SP: 101.00 1st Victor Verus ( C Lemaire 123 ) 2nd Heaven Wind ( R Moore 123 ) 1.00L 3rd Gambaru Man ( Y Hara 121 ) 4.00L 4th Ho O Starts ( H Kitamura 123 ) 7.50L See full results | H Kitamura 55.8kg 7.50L | 4 (12) |
| Tokyo 03-Nov-24 1800m GOOD R5 Newcomer Race (newc) (of $13,720,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:50.300, SP: 81.00 1st Reigning ( K Tosaki 123 ) 2nd Elmo Fiore ( H Tanabe 121 ) 1.00L 3rd Eternal Silver ( Y Yoshida 123 ) 1.20L 7th Ho O Starts ( H Kitamura 123 ) 6.45L See full results | H Kitamura 55.8kg 6.45L | 7 (12) |