Taro (JPN) Horse
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About
Taro is a 3yo colt from Japan trained by Koichi Shintani. He is sired by the stallion Reach The Crown out of the dam Engage Smile. Taro has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in nine starts. In his most recent race at Chukyo on 16 Aug 2026, Taro was ridden by Osuke Tayama and finished sixth behind the winner Island.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Chukyo 16-Aug-26 1800m R12 Md (of $98,213) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:55.000, SP: 4.33 1st Island ( S Yoshimura 126 ) 2nd Tagano Rampart ( K Taguchi 126 ) 2.50L 3rd Golden Dragon ( F Matsuwaka 126 ) 4.25L 6th Taro ( O Tayama 123 ) 7.05L See full results | O Tayama 55.8kg 7.05L | 6 (16) |
| Chukyo 25-Jul-26 1800m GOOD R4 Md $20,091 (of $50,665) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:56.300, SP: 5.50 1st Now Or Never ( M Iwata 126 ) 2nd Taro ( O Tayama 123 ) 0.30L 3rd Margot Shot ( T Akiyama 126 ) 0.30L See full results | O Tayama 55.8kg 0.30L | 2 (16) |
| Morioka 30-Jun-26 1700m GOOD R9 Race 9 (cond) $3,761 (of $10,745) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:44.200, SP: 3.00 1st Elnath ( T Yamamoto 123 ) 2nd Taro ( T Osuke 119 ) 2.00L 3rd Meiner Argo ( M Yamamoto 123 ) 5.00L See full results | T Osuke 54kg 2.00L | 2 (12) |
| Niigata 03-May-26 1800m GOOD R3 Md $13,260 (of $52,154) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:58.100, SP: 3.25 1st Kashino Spark ( F Ishigami 119 ) 2nd Koios Tesoro ( Y Tannai 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Taro ( O Tayama 121 ) 2.25L See full results | O Tayama 54.9kg 2.25L | 3 (14) |
| Nakayama 12-Apr-26 1800m GOOD R2 Md $21,332 (of $52,441) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:55.000, SP: 13.00 1st Arde Kingdom ( N Yokoyama 126 ) 2nd Taro ( O Tayama 119 ) 3.50L 3rd Success Gold ( H Tanabe 126 ) 6.00L See full results | O Tayama 54kg 3.50L | 2 (15) |