Steelblue (JPN) Horse
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About
Steelblue, a 5yo gelding from Japan trained by Katsuharu Tanaka, is by the stallion Rulership out of Ladybird. The horse has secured three wins so far. Its biggest victory arrived on 8th Jun 2025 in Tokyo, when it collected the $30,100,000 Hachioji Tokubetsu (allow). Punters have found it lucrative, earning a 17% return on investment for anyone who backed the horse throughout its career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Nakayama 12-Jan-26 1200m R10 Hatsuharu Stakes (allow) (of $36,060,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.300, SP: 41.00 1st Dragon Welds ( K Tosaki 126 ) 2nd Don Repulse ( A Sugawara 128 ) 1.75L 3rd Southern Elf ( A Tsumura 119 ) 6.75L 9th Steelblue ( H Kitamura 115 ) 8.70L See full results | H Kitamura 52.2kg 8.70L | 9 (16) |
| Tokyo 12-Oct-25 1400m GOOD R10 Tv Shizuoka Sho (allow) (of $35,520,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:23.900, SP: 23.00 1st Y Y Legend ( K Matsuyama 128 ) 2nd Peptide Tiger ( T Yokoyama 128 ) 3.50L 3rd Unseal ( S Ishibashi 128 ) 0.50L 14th Steelblue ( G Maruyama 123 ) 15.25L See full results | G Maruyama 55.8kg 15.25L | 14 (16) |
| Chukyo 03-Aug-25 1400m GOOD R6 Okehazama Stakes (allow) (of $35,530,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:24.500, SP: 12.00 1st Accha Ghora ( R Kozaki 128 ) 2nd Estrella De Belen ( H Kameda 128 ) 0.00L 3rd Strength ( K Matsuyama 128 ) 0.20L 15th Steelblue ( M Sakai 123 ) 7.85L See full results | M Sakai 55.8kg 7.85L | 15 (16) |
| Tokyo 08-Jun-25 1400m GOOD R10 Hachioji Tokubetsu (allow) $15,955,000 (of $30,100,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:24.800, SP: 10.00 1st Steelblue ( H Kitamura 123 ) 2nd Nova Express ( K Tosaki 128 ) 0.30L 3rd Suzuka Cause ( T Kowata 128 ) 0.75L See full results | H Kitamura 55.8kg | 1 (16) |
| Tokyo 10-May-25 1400m GOOD R12 Allowance Race (allow) $1,700,000 (of $21,740,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:23.700, SP: 5.50 1st Innocent Cat ( T Yokoyama 123 ) 2nd Furaha ( M Dee 123 ) 2.00L 3rd Way To Go ( K Yokoyama 123 ) 0.30L 4th Steelblue ( H Kitamura 123 ) 2.80L See full results | H Kitamura 55.8kg 2.80L | 4 (16) |
| Tokyo 23-Feb-25 1400m GOOD R8 Allowance Race (allow) (of $21,740,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:21.800, SP: 3.75 1st Flying Blade ( S Hamanaka 128 ) 2nd Sky High ( M Iwata 128 ) 0.30L 3rd Meikei Burton ( H Tanabe 128 ) 1.25L 7th Steelblue ( R King 123 ) 4.05L See full results | R King 55.8kg 4.05L | 7 (12) |
| Nakayama 05-Jan-25 1200m GOOD R8 Allowance Race (allow) (of $21,740,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.700, SP: 2.38 1st Leo Themis ( T Ishida 117 ) 2nd Maquillage ( M Kobayashi 115 ) 2.50L 3rd Taurus Shine ( Y Fujioka 128 ) 2.00L 7th Steelblue ( T Marquand 123 ) 6.50L See full results | T Marquand 55.8kg 6.50L | 7 (16) |
| Tokyo 03-Nov-24 1400m GOOD R12 Allowance Race (allow) $2,900,000 (of $21,740,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:21.100, SP: 2.20 1st Hakusan Bird ( R Kozaki 128 ) 2nd Rouge Suerte ( D Sasaki 121 ) 0.75L 3rd Steelblue ( K Tosaki 121 ) 0.85L See full results | K Tosaki 54.9kg 0.85L | 3 (13) |
| Niigata 10-Aug-24 1400m GOOD R10 $3,946,000 (of $17,337,584), Winning Time: 01:22.500, SP: 4/5 1st Success Ai ( K Kikuzawa 117 ) 2nd Satomino Kirari ( A Tsumura 119 ) 0.20L 3rd Steelblue ( K Tosaki 117 ) 0.50L See full results | K Tosaki 53.1kg 0.50L | 3 (14) |
| Tokyo 25-May-24 1400m GOOD R7 $9,374,468 (of $9,374,400), Winning Time: 01:22.400, SP: 4/9 1st Steelblue ( C P Lemaire 121 ) 2nd Kaito Gut ( G Maruyama 121 ) 2.50L 3rd Morino Red Star ( A Tsumura 121 ) 1.75L | C P Lemaire 54.9kg | 1 (15) |
| Hanshin 02-Mar-24 1600m GOOD R11 (of $53,133,998) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:33.300, SP: 3/1 1st Sweep Feet ( Y Take 121 ) 2nd Sekitoba East ( Y Fujioka 121 ) 1.25L 3rd Hawaiian Tiare ( A Nishimura 121 ) 0.50L 10th Steelblue ( Y Kawada 121 , Cd 0 ) 4.75L See full results | Y Kawada 54.9kg, Cd 0 4.75L | 10 (16) |
| Nakayama 07-Jan-24 1600m GOOD R11 The Fairy Stakes (group 3) $5,091,786 (of $72,740,030) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:34.400, SP: 2.25 1st Ipheion ( A Nishimura 121 ) 2nd Mask All Win ( A Tsumura 121 ) 0.30L 3rd Love Squall ( T Yokoyama 121 ) 0.30L 4th Steelblue ( C P Lemaire 121 ) 0.75L See full results | C P Lemaire 54.9kg 0.75L | 4 (14) |
| Tokyo 28-Oct-23 1600m GOOD R11 The Artemis Stakes (group 3) $5,611,006 (of $56,110,060) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:34.700, SP: 11.00 1st Cervinia ( C P Lemaire 121 ) 2nd Safira ( K Matsuyama 121 ) 1.75L 3rd Steelblue ( K Ogino 121 ) 2.25L See full results | K Ogino 54.9kg 2.25L | 3 (10) |
| Niigata 26-Aug-23 1600m R6 CL $8,643,549 (of $13,719,924) Barrier 17, Winning Time: 01:36.800, SP: 5.00 1st Steelblue ( K Ogino 121 ) 2nd Kauneus ( Y Iwata 121 ) 2.50L 3rd Fleuraison ( M Demuro 121 ) 0.75L See full results | K Ogino 54.9kg | 1 (17) |