Muscle Back (JPN) Horse
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Muscle Back, a 4yo horse from Japan trained by Shinichiro Akiyama, is by Musee Sultan out of Bel Cielo. It has won two races, with the most notable victory coming on 26 Apr 2025 at Fukushima in an allowance race, earning $15,200,000.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kyoto 25-Jan-26 1800m R8 Allowance Race (allow) (of $22,690,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:54.600, SP: 34.00 1st Shosan George ( Y Kokubun 126 ) 2nd Dura Eterno ( Y Take 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Sum Shine ( K Yokoyama 126 ) 1.05L 7th Muscle Back ( Y Hishida 128 ) 5.40L See full results | Y Hishida 58.1kg 5.40L | 7 (10) |
| Kyoto 04-Jan-26 1800m R9 Amagase Tokubetsu (allow) (of $30,520,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:52.400, SP: 67.00 1st Grande Plage ( Y Kawada 126 ) 2nd Mana Etre ( S Yoshimura 126 ) 3.50L 3rd Dura Eterno ( Y Take 126 ) 3.80L 6th Muscle Back ( Y Hishida 128 ) 6.80L See full results | Y Hishida 58.1kg 6.80L | 6 (13) |
| Tokyo 26-Oct-25 1600m SOFT R9 Mitaka Tokubetsu (allow) (of $29,900,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:35.500, SP: 29.00 1st Bel Dinah Pharoah ( Y Ishikawa 123 ) 2nd Horatio ( H Kitamura 128 ) 0.50L 3rd Zero Snake ( K Miura 123 ) 0.30L 6th Muscle Back ( Y Shibata 128 ) 4.05L See full results | Y Shibata 58.1kg 4.05L | 6 (13) |
| Fukushima 26-Apr-25 1700m GOOD R12 Allowance Race (allow) $8,000,000 (of $15,200,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:47.500, SP: 9.50 1st Muscle Back ( K Kikuzawa 128 ) 2nd Plum Dandy ( H Yoshida 128 ) 2.50L 3rd Sage Green ( M Kobayashi 115 ) 1.25L See full results | K Kikuzawa 58.1kg | 1 (13) |
| Nakayama 30-Mar-25 1800m FIRM R7 Allowance Race (allow) $1,200,000 (of $15,200,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:55.200, SP: 26.00 1st Tana San Black ( K Kikuzawa 128 ) 2nd Oken Silver ( I Kowata 128 ) 0.75L 3rd Win Imeru ( H Mayuzumi 128 ) 0.00L 4th Muscle Back ( M Muto 128 ) 5.85L See full results | M Muto 58.1kg 5.85L | 4 (16) |
| Nakayama 22-Mar-25 1800m HEAVY R7 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,200,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:56.300, SP: 13.00 1st Idea Yushin ( H Kitamura 128 ) 2nd Spade Un ( N Uezato 121 ) 1.75L 3rd Falcon Minoru ( T Kowata 128 ) 0.50L 6th Muscle Back ( M Muto 128 ) 4.75L See full results | M Muto 58.1kg 4.75L | 6 (16) |
| Kokura 02-Mar-25 1700m HEAVY R12 Allowance Race (allow) $1,200,000 (of $15,200,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:45.600, SP: 6.00 1st Arena Palacio ( K Kawabata 121 ) 2nd Glass No Blues ( Y Tannai 128 ) 1.25L 3rd Lily Arrow ( T Fujikake 128 ) 0.50L 4th Muscle Back ( D Ozawa 128 ) 2.05L See full results | D Ozawa 58.1kg 2.05L | 4 (16) |
| Nakayama 26-Jan-25 1800m GOOD R6 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,200,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:55.300, SP: 6.50 1st Raijimmaru ( A Tsumura 126 ) 2nd Win Imeru ( R King 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Idea Yushin ( H Kitamura 128 ) 0.30L 6th Muscle Back ( A Sugawara 126 ) 3.10L See full results | A Sugawara 57.2kg 3.10L | 6 (16) |
| Nakayama 06-Jan-25 1800m GOOD R12 Allowance Race (allow) $1,200,000 (of $15,200,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:59.900, SP: 5.50 1st Kaiko ( Y Tannai 126 ) 2nd The Rock ( F Ishigami 119 ) 0.00L 3rd Plaisir ( K Yokoyama 126 ) 2.00L 4th Muscle Back ( A Sugawara 126 ) 2.20L See full results | A Sugawara 57.2kg 2.20L | 4 (16) |
| Fukushima 01-Nov-24 1700m R8 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,200,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:45.000, SP: 2.25 1st Heavenly Hand ( H Mayuzumi 123 ) 2nd Noble Act ( T Ishida 117 ) 0.50L 3rd Plum Dandy ( H Yoshida 123 ) 1.75L 7th Muscle Back ( Y Shibata 123 ) 2.65L See full results | Y Shibata 55.8kg 2.65L | 7 (11) |
| Tokyo 06-Oct-24 1600m HEAVY R7 $1,200,000 (of $8,766,317), Winning Time: 01:36.600, SP: 9/1 1st Satono Eins ( K Tosaki 123 ) 2nd Petit Beurre ( Y Hara 117 ) 0.50L 3rd Sonic Line ( C P Lemaire 123 ) 0.30L 4th Muscle Back ( Y Shibata 123 , Cd 0 ) 2.25L | Y Shibata 55.8kg, Cd 0 2.25L | 4 (16) |
| Nakayama 21-Sep-24 1800m GOOD R7 $800,000 (of $8,766,317), Winning Time: 01:54.900, SP: 6/1 1st Immortal Bird ( K Miura 121 ) 2nd Yamanin Quicker ( Y Tannai 128 ) 1.00L 3rd Tanisen Dream ( S Kobayashi 117 ) 2.00L 5th Muscle Back ( H Oehara 112 , Cd 0 ) 4.75L See full results | H Oehara 50.8kg, Cd 0 4.75L | 5 (14) |
| Fukushima 29-Jun-24 1700m GOOD R8 $3,039,951 (of $10,493,282), Winning Time: 01:46.900, SP: 17/2 1st Spray Fall ( Y Ishikawa 121 ) 2nd Muscle Back ( Y Shibata 121 ) 0.30L 3rd Immortal Bird ( K Miura 121 ) 0.50L See full results | Y Shibata 54.9kg 0.30L | 2 (15) |
| Kyoto 20-Apr-24 1800m GOOD R5 (of $10,272,371), Winning Time: 01:54.300, SP: 25/1 1st G Cyclone ( K Matsuyama 126 ) 2nd Zendan Sky ( K Taguchi 123 ) 0.30L 3rd Pod Logo ( H Miyuki 126 ) 1.25L 5th Muscle Back ( Y Take 126 , Cd 0 ) 3.50L | Y Take 57.2kg, Cd 0 3.50L | 5 (10) |
| Nakayama 31-Mar-24 1600m FIRM R6 3yoallowance (of $14,880,137) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:34.600, SP: 81.00 1st Keikei ( T Ono 126 ) 2nd Ecoro Mars ( Y Iwata 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Kaito Gut ( G Maruyama 121 ) 0.50L 5th Muscle Back ( Y Shibata 126 ) 3.25L | Y Shibata 57.2kg 3.25L | 5 (11) |
| Nakayama 10-Mar-24 1800m R6 Allowance Race (allow) (of $14,880,137) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:54.300, SP: 41.00 1st Satono Epic ( K Yokoyama 126 ) 2nd Maple Tapit ( K Maruta 126 ) 1.25L 3rd Pure Cian ( Y Yoshida 126 ) 1.75L 16th Muscle Back ( H Oehara 117 ) 28.25L | H Oehara 53.1kg 28.25L | 16 (16) |
| Nakayama 28-Dec-23 1800m R2 Md $6,602,417 (of $10,479,883) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:57.500, SP: 9.50 1st Muscle Back ( K Tanaka 123 ) 2nd Sun Kalmia ( T Yokoyama 123 ) 5.00L 3rd Daigo Ryujin ( Y Tannai 123 ) 1.50L | K Tanaka 55.8kg | 1 (16) |
| Tokyo 25-Nov-23 1800m R3 Md (of $10,479,883) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:50.000, SP: 21.00 1st Pellegrini ( W Buick 123 ) 2nd True Successor ( A Sugawara 123 ) 0.50L 3rd Saint Benoit ( C P Lemaire 123 ) 1.75L 6th Muscle Back ( Y Shibata 123 ) 6.25L | Y Shibata 55.8kg 6.25L | 6 (13) |
| Tokyo 29-Oct-23 2000m GOOD R5 Newcomer Race (newc) $1,371,929 (of $13,719,924) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:03.100, SP: 67.00 1st Geocentric ( C P Lemaire 123 ) 2nd Shonan Gachi ( J Moreira 123 ) 2.50L 3rd Muscle Back ( Y Shibata 123 ) 3.00L See full results | Y Shibata 55.8kg 3.00L | 3 (11) |