Love Never Dies (JPN) Horse
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Love Never Dies is a 2yo horse from Japan trained by Kunihiko Watanabe. He is by Mikki Isle out of Mole Amore. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, failing to win in five starts. In its most recent race at Hanshin on 22 Feb 2026, jockey Kohei Matsuyama rode him to a second‑place finish behind Zenno Photon.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Hanshin 22-Feb-26 1200m R2 Md $2,400,000 (of $11,280,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:12.500, SP: 1.53 1st Zenno Photon ( A Nishimura 126 ) 2nd Love Never Dies ( K Matsuyama 126 ) 4.00L 3rd Mellifluous ( S Yoshimura 121 ) 4.20L See full results | K Matsuyama 57.2kg 4.00L | 2 (16) |
| Kyoto 24-Jan-26 1200m R2 Md $890,000 (of $11,280,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:14.100, SP: 1.53 1st Real Alba ( K Taguchi 126 ) 2nd Bandam Solaire ( M Nagashima 121 ) 1.00L 3rd Ad Flammam ( Y Tsunoda 126 ) 2.50L 4th Love Never Dies ( S Yoshimura 126 ) 2.80L See full results | S Yoshimura 57.2kg 2.80L | 4 (14) |
| Kyoto 12-Jan-26 1200m R1 Md $2,400,000 (of $11,280,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:13.300, SP: 8.00 1st Water Sagrada ( C Lemaire 126 ) 2nd Love Never Dies ( S Yoshimura 126 ) 1.00L 3rd Red Levendis ( Y Take 126 ) 3.50L See full results | S Yoshimura 57.2kg 1.00L | 2 (16) |
| Kyoto 25-Oct-25 1400m R1 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:26.300, SP: 23.00 1st Hall Of Mirrors ( Y Kitamura 123 ) 2nd Just A Dash ( F Matsuwaka 123 ) 0.10L 3rd Keep Shining ( S Yoshimura 121 ) 0.40L 11th Love Never Dies ( T Danno 123 ) 15.05L See full results | T Danno 55.8kg 15.05L | 11 (14) |
| Kyoto 13-Oct-25 1600m R6 Newcomer Race (newc) (of $14,250,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:33.600, SP: 15.00 1st Valsecito ( Y Kitamura 123 ) 2nd Aloha ( K Matsuyama 121 ) 3.50L 3rd Powwow Beat ( M Iwata 123 ) 5.50L 10th Love Never Dies ( S Yoshimura 121 ) 21.65L See full results | S Yoshimura 54.9kg 21.65L | 10 (15) |