W Heart Bond (JPN) Horse
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W Heart Bond is a 4yo b from Japan trained by Ryuji Okubo. It is by the stallion Kizuna out of the mare Persistently. To date the horse has recorded seven wins. On 7 Dec 2025 at Chukyo, W Heart Bond claimed its most important victory, earning the $99999999.99 Cl1 prize. It has proven a profitable runner for bettors; backing it throughout its career would have delivered a 151% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tokyo 22-Feb-26 1600m FIRM R11 CL1 $38,498,000 (of $100,000,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:35.400, SP: 2.63 1st Costa Nova ( C P Lemaire 128 ) 2nd Wilson Tesoro ( Y Kawada 128 ) 0.50L 3rd W Heart Bond ( R Sakai 123 ) 1.00L See full results | R Sakai 55.8kg 1.00L | 3 (16) |
| Chukyo 07-Dec-25 1800m GOOD R11 CL1 $100,000,000 (of $100,000,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:50.200, SP: 5.50 1st W Heart Bond ( R Sakai 123 ) 2nd Wilson Tesoro ( Y Kawada 128 ) 0.00L 3rd Ramjet ( K Miura 128 ) 2.50L See full results | R Sakai 55.8kg | 1 (16) |
| Kyoto 09-Nov-25 1800m R11 CL1 $40,532,000 (of $76,760,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:48.000, SP: 5.00 1st W Heart Bond ( R Sakai 121 ) 2nd Saimon Xanadu ( Y Kawada 126 ) 0.30L 3rd Lord Couronne ( K Yokoyama 126 ) 3.30L See full results | R Sakai 54.9kg | 1 (15) |
| Mombetsu 28-Aug-25 2000m GOOD R11 Breeders' Gold Cup (l) $10,850,000 (of $52,700,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:14.700, SP: 2.88 1st Riot Grrrl ( M Iwata 123 ) 2nd W Heart Bond ( R Sakai 121 ) 1.50L 3rd Awesome Result ( Y Take 126 ) 3.00L See full results | R Sakai 54.9kg 1.50L | 2 (9) |
| Hanshin 14-Jun-25 1800m HEAVY R11 CL1 $22,280,000 (of $42,200,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:50.900, SP: 1.53 1st W Heart Bond ( R Sakai 119 ) 2nd Vanyar ( M Demuro 128 ) 0.30L 3rd Taisei Drefong ( K Taguchi 123 ) 5.30L See full results | R Sakai 54kg | 1 (12) |
| Kyoto 01-Feb-25 1800m GOOD R11 Maizuru Stakes (allow) $18,666,000 (of $35,420,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:53.300, SP: 1.36 1st W Heart Bond ( R Sakai 121 ) 2nd Nevermore ( Y Fujioka 121 ) 3.50L 3rd Satono Iolite ( Y Kawada 121 ) 3.80L See full results | R Sakai 54.9kg | 1 (12) |
| Chukyo 11-Jan-25 1800m GOOD R10 Ena Tokubetsu (allow) $15,864,000 (of $29,970,000) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 01:54.700, SP: 1.15 1st W Heart Bond ( R Sakai 121 ) 2nd Miyaji Regalia ( H Miyuki 123 ) 3.00L 3rd T O Ruby ( A Saito 121 ) 1.00L See full results | R Sakai 54.9kg | 1 (16) |
| Chukyo 08-Sep-24 1800m GOOD R6 Allowance Race (allow) $8,000,000 (of $15,200,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:55.600, SP: 1.08 1st W Heart Bond ( R Sakai 117 ) 2nd Hihin ( M Sakai 117 ) 10.00L 3rd Snark Memory ( K Kokubun 123 ) 1.50L See full results | R Sakai 53.1kg | 1 (10) |
| Chukyo 18-Aug-24 1800m GOOD R2 Md $5,500,000 (of $10,480,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:56.500, SP: 7.00 1st W Heart Bond ( R Sakai 121 ) 2nd Pop Star ( T Akiyama 123 ) 6.00L 3rd Mozu Yuiyui ( S Yoshimura 119 ) 1.75L See full results | R Sakai 54.9kg | 1 (13) |