Blissful Year (JPN) Horse
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Blissful Year is a 2yo b horse from Japan trained by Koichi Shinkai. The sire is New Year's Day and the dam is Make Happy. The colt has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in seven starts. In its most recent outing at Niigata on 10 May 2026, ridden by Takuro Ishida, Blissful Year finished third behind the winner Vai Vai.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Niigata 10-May-26 1800m R1 Md $1,500,000 (of $11,280,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:56.900, SP: 6.00 1st Vai Vai ( R Kozaki 121 ) 2nd Mascarpone ( M Muto 121 ) 1.50L 3rd Blissful Year ( T Ishida 115 ) 3.50L See full results | T Ishida 52.2kg 3.50L | 3 (15) |
| Fukushima 19-Apr-26 1700m GOOD R2 Md $1,500,000 (of $11,280,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:46.100, SP: 101.00 1st Bel Soteira ( M Kobayashi 115 ) 2nd Danon Presage ( N Yokoyama 121 ) 2.50L 3rd Blissful Year ( T Ishida 115 ) 7.50L See full results | T Ishida 52.2kg 7.50L | 3 (15) |
| Kokura 14-Feb-26 1700m GOOD R1 Md (of $11,280,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:48.000, SP: 51.00 1st Pendant ( Y Tannai 121 ) 2nd Corsage ( R Yokoyama 121 ) 0.00L 3rd Arc Blitz ( H Wada 115 ) 2.50L 10th Blissful Year ( T Ishida 115 ) 6.75L See full results | T Ishida 52.2kg 6.75L | 10 (16) |
| Nakayama 05-Jan-26 1800m GOOD R2 Md (of $11,280,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:56.600, SP: 15.00 1st Langue De Chat ( S Ishibashi 121 ) 2nd Isa Chil Queen ( H Kowata 121 ) 4.00L 3rd Lumi Tytto ( H Uchida 121 ) 2.50L 13th Blissful Year ( T Ishida 115 ) 18.80L See full results | T Ishida 52.2kg 18.80L | 13 (16) |
| Fukushima 08-Nov-25 1700m GOOD R1 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:48.300, SP: 41.00 1st Otoshidama ( T Ito 121 ) 2nd Buenos Optima ( M Nagashima 117 ) 0.30L 3rd Artillery ( K Kikuzawa 121 ) 0.50L 6th Blissful Year ( T Ishida 115 ) 5.60L See full results | T Ishida 52.2kg 5.60L | 6 (14) |
| Niigata 26-Oct-25 1800m GOOD R1 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:56.000, SP: 81.00 1st Garnet Tesoro ( K Nishizuka 119 ) 2nd Altisonante ( Y Tannai 121 ) 0.50L 3rd Smile Garden ( D Ozawa 121 ) 0.30L 6th Blissful Year ( T Ishida 115 ) 6.90L See full results | T Ishida 52.2kg 6.90L | 6 (13) |
| Nakayama 07-Sep-25 1800m GOOD R6 Newcomer Race (newc) (of $14,250,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:01.500, SP: 41.00 1st Valentini ( Y Iwata 121 ) 2nd Chocolat Pudding ( A Tsumura 121 ) 2.00L 3rd Xerographica ( S Imamura 117 ) 2.50L 16th Blissful Year ( Y Ishikawa 121 ) 50.05L See full results | Y Ishikawa 54.9kg 50L | 16 (16) |