Variation (JPN) Horse

Country

Japan

Foal Date

01-Jan-22

Colour

bay

Dam

La Birkin

Prize Money

14483

Owners

Aiko Toyoshima

About

Variation is a 3yo bay horse from Japan trained by Akihiko Shoji. He is by Satono Diamond out of La Birkin. The colt has not yet secured a maiden victory, remaining winless in eight starts. In his latest outing at Ohi on 5 Dec 2025, jockey Kenji Okamura guided him to an 11th‑place finish, behind the winner Rising Shot.

Raced At

Ohi • Hanshin • Chukyo • Kokura

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Ohi 05-Dec-25 1400m GOOD R2 Race 2 (cond) (of $2,660,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:28.000, SP: 81.00 1st Rising Shot ( T Sasagawa 123 ) 2nd Piko Pink ( R Fujita 119 ) 2.50L 3rd Taisei Rumor ( S Yoshii 119 ) 3.25L 11th Variation ( K Okamura 119 ) 16.85L See full resultsK Okamura 54kg 16.85L11 (13)
Ohi 12-Nov-25 1600m GOOD R1 Race 1 (cond) (of $2,660,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:42.700, SP: 34.00 1st Copacabana ( K Nishi 119 ) 2nd Tosen Deen ( N Mikamoto 123 ) 0.00L 3rd Huckleberry ( R Fujita 123 ) 0.00L 10th Variation ( H Higashihara 119 ) 19.30L See full resultsH Higashihara 54kg 19.30L10 (12)
Ohi 21-Oct-25 1600m GOOD R1 Race 1 (cond) (of $2,660,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:44.300, SP: 5.50 1st Piece Field ( R Tatsushiro 123 ) 2nd Thalj ( T Yano 123 ) 1.75L 3rd Ganhar ( T Sasagawa 123 ) 0.75L 7th Variation ( H Higashihara 119 ) 10.00L See full resultsH Higashihara 54kg 10.00L7 (12)
Hanshin 15-Sep-25 2200m R6 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:12.200, SP: 34.00 1st Askcommentallezvou ( Y Iwata 126 ) 2nd Peptide Mogami ( A Tomita 126 ) 4.00L 3rd Bon Appetit Ask ( F Matsuwaka 121 ) 4.30L 13th Variation ( K Kokubun 121 ) 12.05L See full resultsK Kokubun 54.9kg 12.05L13 (18)
Chukyo 24-Aug-25 1400m GOOD R6 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:20.400, SP: 5.00 1st Eigen Haard ( Y Kawada 126 ) 2nd Key Brise ( T Akiyama 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Peace One Joker ( Y Nakai 126 ) 1.50L 8th Variation ( R Takasugi 119 ) 6.10L See full resultsR Takasugi 54kg 6.10L8 (17)
Chukyo 10-Aug-25 1600m GOOD R11 Md $560,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 01:35.100, SP: 6.00 1st County Fair ( M Nagashima 117 ) 2nd Stomp ( S Yoshimura 119 ) 1.00L 3rd Passcode ( D Sasaki 121 ) 0.00L 5th Variation ( H Miyuki 121 ) 1.90L See full resultsH Miyuki 54.9kg 1.90L5 (15)
Kokura 19-Jul-25 1800m R4 Md $840,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:50.900, SP: 15.00 1st Rain On Me ( R Wada 126 ) 2nd Air Big Mom ( K Nishizuka 119 ) 0.50L 3rd Meisho Isle ( T Akiyama 126 ) 1.50L 4th Variation ( H Miyuki 121 ) 2.10L See full resultsH Miyuki 54.9kg 2.10L4 (16)
Hanshin 14-Jun-25 1600m HEAVY R4 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:34.800, SP: 67.00 1st G T Dress ( M Iwata 121 ) 2nd Leon Prime ( K Kokubun 121 ) 0.30L 3rd Danon Prima ( Y Tsunoda 121 ) 1.80L 13th Variation ( R Wada 121 ) 6.95L See full resultsR Wada 54.9kg 6.95L13 (18)