Backpack (JPN) Horse

Country

Japan

Foal Date

01-Jan-22

Colour

bay

Sire

Saturnalia

Prize Money

32702

Owners

Tohru Nishioka

About

Backpack is a 3yo horse from Japan trained by Hideo Moriyama. It is by the stallion Saturnalia out of the mare Retsina and has recorded seven wins so far. On 21 Jan 2026 at Kasamatsu, Backpack achieved its most important victory, taking the $950,000 Race 5 (c13). The animal has been a profitable choice for bettors, delivering a 187% return on investment for anyone who supported it throughout its career.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Kasamatsu 15-May-26 1400m R10 Race 10 (b3) $450,000 (of $855,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:29.400, SP: 3.00 1st Backpack ( S Mabuchi 121 ) 2nd Smart Tempest ( S Myojo 126 ) 4.00L 3rd Win Vertex ( T Watanabe 126 ) 4.75L See full resultsS Mabuchi 54.9kg1 (8)
Kasamatsu 28-Apr-26 1800m GOOD R10 Race 10 (b1) $175,000 (of $1,330,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:00.600, SP: 19.00 1st Habibi ( Y Tsutsui 126 ) 2nd Schnell Kaga ( M Fujiwara 126 ) 1.50L 3rd Backpack ( S Mabuchi 121 ) 2.50L See full resultsS Mabuchi 54.9kg 2.50L3 (8)
Kasamatsu 16-Apr-26 1400m HEAVY R7 Race 7 (b5) $450,000 (of $855,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:31.100, SP: 1.30 1st Backpack ( S Mabuchi 121 ) 2nd Highest Rank ( S Tsukamoto 121 ) 8.00L 3rd Trepak ( M Mukoyama 121 ) 0.50L See full resultsS Mabuchi 54.9kg1 (9)
Kasamatsu 30-Mar-26 1580m GOOD R10 Race 10 (b1) (of $1,330,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:44.100, SP: 21.00 1st Maruyo Haruki ( M Fujiwara 128 ) 2nd Hawaiian Icon ( T Watanabe 128 ) 2.00L 3rd Ailes Minerva ( S Myojo 121 ) 0.00L 6th Backpack ( S Mabuchi 121 ) 12.10L See full resultsS Mabuchi 54.9kg 12.10L6 (8)
Kasamatsu 19-Mar-26 1400m SOFT R6 Race 6 (b10) $450,000 (of $855,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:30.600, SP: 2.10 1st Backpack ( S Mabuchi 121 ) 2nd Ho O Raidai ( M Junki 126 ) 0.00L 3rd Satono Pathos ( M Ohata 126 ) 0.00L See full resultsS Mabuchi 54.9kg1 (8)
Kasamatsu 05-Mar-26 1400m GOOD R9 Race 9 (c1) $150,000 (of $1,140,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:31.100, SP: 6.50 1st Kichiroku Cap ( S Tsukamoto 126 ) 2nd Tomoe ( T Watanabe 121 ) 0.50L 3rd Backpack ( S Mabuchi 121 ) 3.50L See full resultsS Mabuchi 54.9kg 3.50L3 (10)
Kasamatsu 20-Feb-26 1400m GOOD R5 Race 5 (c8) $400,000 (of $760,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:29.900, SP: 3.00 1st Backpack ( S Mabuchi 121 ) 2nd Tama Espoir ( T Watanabe 126 ) 2.50L 3rd K's Hermy ( A Kinomae 117 ) 0.30L See full resultsS Mabuchi 54.9kg1 (10)
Kasamatsu 04-Feb-26 1400m GOOD R11 Race 11 (c1) (of $1,140,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:30.100, SP: 8.50 1st Badarzewska ( T Watanabe 121 ) 2nd Hello New Me ( K Maruno 126 ) 1.50L 3rd Hiruno Galicia ( S Myojo 126 ) 2.00L 9th Backpack ( S Mabuchi 121 ) 16.70L See full resultsS Mabuchi 54.9kg 16.70L9 (9)
Kasamatsu 21-Jan-26 1400m GOOD R5 Race 5 (c13) $500,000 (of $950,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:32.500, SP: 1.33 1st Backpack ( S Mabuchi 121 ) 2nd Margot Beast ( S Tsukamoto 126 ) 2.00L 3rd Just A Party ( S Yonekura 126 ) 1.00L See full resultsS Mabuchi 54.9kg1 (10)
Kasamatsu 07-Jan-26 1400m GOOD R2 Race 2 (c18) $400,000 (of $760,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:31.000, SP: 1.13 1st Backpack ( S Mabuchi 121 ) 2nd Shining Kiseki ( Y Tsutsui 121 ) 7.00L 3rd Okano Louise ( S Yonekura 121 ) 0.50L See full resultsS Mabuchi 54.9kg1 (7)
Kasamatsu 29-Dec-25 1400m HEAVY R9 Race 9 (c13) $200,000 (of $950,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:29.900, SP: 19.00 1st Milky Princess ( K Takagi 121 ) 2nd Backpack ( S Mabuchi 121 ) 4.00L 3rd Mikono Ongaeshi ( S Tsukamoto 121 ) 0.75L See full resultsS Mabuchi 54.9kg 4.00L2 (9)
Kasamatsu 11-Dec-25 1400m GOOD R1 Race 1 (c24) $400,000 (of $760,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:31.400, SP: 34.00 1st Backpack ( S Mabuchi 121 ) 2nd Yasuke ( T Watanabe 126 ) 0.00L 3rd Dea Luce ( S Myojo 121 ) 0.20L See full resultsS Mabuchi 54.9kg1 (8)
Nakayama 15-Sep-25 1800m GOOD R3 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:54.000, SP: 29.00 1st D's Gold ( K Miura 126 ) 2nd Toa Kerkyra ( C P Lemaire 126 ) 1.75L 3rd Jun Victoire ( J Moreira 126 ) 4.00L 12th Backpack ( Y Tannai 121 ) 35.00L See full resultsY Tannai 54.9kg 35.00L12 (16)
Niigata 26-Jul-25 1800m GOOD R5 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:46.000, SP: 34.00 1st Bow Window ( C P Lemaire 121 ) 2nd Mieno Fairy ( K Tosaki 121 ) 1.50L 3rd Reine Liebe ( R King 121 ) 0.30L 15th Backpack ( G Maruyama 121 ) 10.80L See full resultsG Maruyama 54.9kg 10.80L15 (18)
Tokyo 17-May-25 2000m GOOD R4 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:00.300, SP: 11.00 1st Riposante ( K Yokoyama 121 ) 2nd Epona ( C P Lemaire 121 ) 2.50L 3rd Straight Black ( M Matsuoka 121 ) 0.30L 10th Backpack ( K Miura 121 ) 13.05L See full resultsK Miura 54.9kg 13.05L10 (15)
Fukushima 20-Apr-25 2000m GOOD R4 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:01.800, SP: 15.00 1st Lulu Lima ( K Miura 121 ) 2nd Midtown Night ( T Akiyama 121 ) 1.50L 3rd Pilina Maana ( F Ishigami 115 ) 1.25L 10th Backpack ( G Maruyama 121 ) 5.60L See full resultsG Maruyama 54.9kg 5.60L10 (16)