Pop Groove (JPN) Horse
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About
Pop Groove is a 3yo bay from Japan trained by Hitoshi Kotegawa. The horse is by Red Falx out of City Pop. It has recorded one win so far. Its biggest triumph occurred on 25 Jan 2025 at Nakayama, where it earned a purse of $10,600,000.00. The colt has been a profitable choice for bettors; anyone who backed Pop Groove throughout its career would have achieved a 117% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kokura 22-Feb-26 1200m R12 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,620,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:07.800, SP: 101.00 1st Asakusa Grace ( M Sugihara 123 ) 2nd Saison De Feuilles ( Y Tannai 123 ) 0.50L 3rd BelFAST ( T Danno 123 ) 1.75L 17th Pop Groove ( N Kawaharada 115 ) 8.45L See full results | N Kawaharada 52.2kg 8.45L | 17 (18) |
| Fukushima 15-Nov-25 1200m GOOD R12 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,200,000) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 01:09.900, SP: 101.00 1st Marino Tonitrus ( K Kikuzawa 121 ) 2nd Sound Layla ( N Furukawa 117 ) 0.30L 3rd Queen's Day ( K Kokubun 121 ) 0.00L 14th Pop Groove ( S Sato 115 ) 6.00L See full results | S Sato 52.2kg 6.00L | 14 (16) |
| Niigata 16-Aug-25 1000m SOFT R11 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,200,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:56.000, SP: 81.00 1st Isla Corazon ( S Imamura 115 ) 2nd Magical Girl ( K Kawabata 117 ) 0.50L 3rd Schlaf ( J Shimada 119 ) 0.30L 11th Pop Groove ( S Sato 112 ) 6.50L See full results | S Sato 50.8kg 6.50L | 11 (18) |
| Fukushima 29-Jun-25 1150m GOOD R7 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,200,000) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:10.200, SP: 151.00 1st Rouge Azurite ( K Ogino 123 ) 2nd Gold Hammer ( N Yokoyama 117 ) 3.50L 3rd Ashaka Tobe ( I Fukamichi 115 ) 3.50L 12th Pop Groove ( S Sato 110 ) 13.80L See full results | S Sato 49.9kg 13.80L | 12 (16) |
| Nakayama 30-Mar-25 1200m FIRM R6 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,200,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:11.200, SP: 81.00 1st Yamame King ( M Iwata 126 ) 2nd Three Peace ( K Miura 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Toniken Samba ( A Sugawara 126 ) 2.00L 14th Pop Groove ( S Sato 115 ) 8.60L See full results | S Sato 52.2kg 8.60L | 14 (16) |
| Tokyo 08-Feb-25 1400m FIRM R9 Haruna Sho (allow) (of $21,590,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:21.800, SP: 101.00 1st Kyoei Bonita ( M Matsuoka 121 ) 2nd Bonne Soiree ( K Tosaki 121 ) 0.30L 3rd Rouge Nourish ( K Yokoyama 121 ) 0.00L 13th Pop Groove ( S Sato 121 ) 13.30L See full results | S Sato 54.9kg 13.30L | 13 (16) |
| Nakayama 25-Jan-25 1200m GOOD R3 Md $5,600,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:13.000, SP: 26.00 1st Pop Groove ( S Sato 115 ) 2nd Nine Of Letter ( Y Yoshida 126 ) 1.00L 3rd Joyner Tesoro ( K Tosaki 121 ) 0.20L See full results | S Sato 52.2kg | 1 (16) |
| Nakayama 07-Dec-24 1200m GOOD R1 Md (of $10,480,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:12.000, SP: 12.00 1st Vin Brule ( K Tosaki 121 ) 2nd Jurista ( Y Yoshida 121 ) 3.00L 3rd Kosoku Groove ( T Marquand 121 ) 2.00L 7th Pop Groove ( S Sato 115 ) 7.30L See full results | S Sato 52.2kg 7.30L | 7 (16) |
| Fukushima 09-Nov-24 1150m GOOD R1 Md $1,400,000 (of $10,480,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:09.300, SP: 7.00 1st Zendan Taka ( Y Tsunoda 121 ) 2nd Third Wind ( Y Tannai 121 ) 0.75L 3rd Pop Groove ( S Sato 115 ) 7.75L See full results | S Sato 52.2kg 7.75L | 3 (13) |
| Nakayama 21-Sep-24 1200m GOOD R1 $1,400,000 (of $6,026,843), Winning Time: 01:14.800, SP: 25/1 1st Three Peace ( K Miura 121 ) 2nd Mitono Cat ( T Kowata 121 ) 2.00L 3rd Pop Groove ( S Sato 115 ) 3.25L See full results | S Sato 52.2kg 3.25L | 3 (11) |
| Nakayama 14-Sep-24 1200m GOOD R1 $2,200,000 (of $6,026,843), Winning Time: 01:14.900, SP: 100/1 1st Ardechois ( A Tsumura 121 ) 2nd Pop Groove ( S Sato 115 ) 8.00L 3rd Churat ( M Muto 121 ) 1.25L See full results | S Sato 52.2kg 8.00L | 2 (14) |
| Hakodate 29-Jun-24 1200m GOOD R5 (of $9,471,568), Winning Time: 01:09.400, SP: 28/1 1st Endless Summer ( T Yokoyama 121 ) 2nd Mozu Nana Star ( K Sameshima 121 ) 5.00L 3rd Dekopin ( A Tomita 121 ) 0.30L 6th Pop Groove ( R Takasugi 115 , Cd 0 ) 15.00L See full results | R Takasugi 52.2kg, Cd 0 15.00L | 6 (9) |