Close Combat (JPN) Horse
About
Close Combat is a 6yo b from Japan trained by Takafumi Aoki. Its sire is Kinshasa No Kiseki and its dam is Get Closer. The horse has secured three wins in its career so far. On 3 Nov 2024 at Fukushima, Close Combat achieved its most notable victory, earning the $29,970,000.00 Kahoku Shimpo Hai (allow). It has proven to be a profitable selection for bettors, delivering a 99% return on investment for those who backed it throughout its career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fukushima 24-Nov-25 1700m R11 Ou Stakes (allow) $4,651,000 (of $35,550,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:46.200, SP: 10.00 1st Shetland ( H Yoshida 128 ) 2nd God Blue Bee ( K Sameshima 128 ) 1.00L 3rd Close Combat ( Y Tannai 128 ) 1.75L See full results | Y Tannai 58.1kg 1.75L | 3 (15) |
| Sapporo 16-Aug-25 1700m GOOD R11 Hcp (of $35,460,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:44.700, SP: 10.00 1st Kotohodo Sayoni ( D Sasaki 126 ) 2nd Way To Go ( N Yokoyama 117 ) 2.00L 3rd Capital Sax ( Y Take 121 ) 0.75L 6th Close Combat ( Y Hara 126 ) 4.60L See full results | Y Hara 57.2kg 4.60L | 6 (14) |
| Fukushima 29-Jun-25 1700m GOOD R10 Tsurugajo Stakes (allow) $7,516,000 (of $35,620,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:45.100, SP: 12.00 1st Jasper Robusto ( G Maruyama 128 ) 2nd Close Combat ( Y Hara 128 ) 1.25L 3rd Decoration ( K Tosaki 128 ) 0.75L See full results | Y Hara 58.1kg 1.25L | 2 (15) |
| Nakayama 19-Apr-25 1800m GOOD R10 Shimousa Stakes (allow) (of $35,530,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:54.100, SP: 41.00 1st George Tesoro ( A Sugawara 128 ) 2nd Erika Sapphire ( A Tsumura 123 ) 0.30L 3rd Red La Palma ( K Yokoyama 128 ) 4.00L 12th Close Combat ( Y Hara 128 ) 14.40L See full results | Y Hara 58.1kg 14.40L | 12 (16) |
| Kokura 08-Feb-25 1700m GOOD R11 Buzen Stakes (allow) $1,840,000 (of $35,490,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:44.300, SP: 3.25 1st Mariana Trench ( F Matsuwaka 121 ) 2nd God Blue Bee ( Y Tsunoda 126 ) 1.25L 3rd Meisho Homare ( D Ozawa 119 ) 0.75L 5th Close Combat ( Y Tannai 123 ) 3.55L See full results | Y Tannai 55.8kg 3.55L | 5 (15) |
| Fukushima 03-Nov-24 1700m HEAVY R10 Kahoku Shimpo Hai (allow) $15,864,000 (of $29,970,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:44.600, SP: 4.33 1st Close Combat ( Y Tannai 128 ) 2nd Tagano Alejandra ( K Kokubun 123 ) 7.00L 3rd Cosmo Coraggio ( M Sugihara 128 ) 0.00L See full results | Y Tannai 58.1kg | 1 (15) |
| Sapporo 31-Aug-24 1700m HEAVY R9 India Trophy (allow) $3,940,000 (of $29,850,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:44.100, SP: 8.50 1st Clavichord ( T Yokoyama 117 ) 2nd Vanishing Point ( M Sugihara 128 ) 1.00L 3rd Close Combat ( Y Tannai 128 ) 3.00L See full results | Y Tannai 58.1kg 3.00L | 3 (13) |
| Sapporo 03-Aug-24 1700m GOOD R10 Tomakomai Tokubetsu (allow) $1,550,000 (of $29,910,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:45.700, SP: 7/1 1st Get Up ( Y Furukawa 121 ) 2nd Puff ( K Sameshima 119 ) 3.50L 3rd Derma Oshidashi ( R Yokoyama 115 ) 2.50L 5th Close Combat ( Y Tannai 121 ) 6.25L See full results | Y Tannai 54.9kg 6.25L | 5 (14) |
| Nakayama 09-Mar-24 1800m R9 (of $20,689,715) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:54.100, SP: 10/1 1st Gran Sabana ( C P Lemaire 128 ) 2nd Strike ( S Ishibashi 128 ) 1.25L 3rd Silbern ( K Tosaki 128 ) 1.75L 5th Close Combat ( H Kitamura 128 , Cd 0 ) 3.25L | H Kitamura 58.1kg, Cd 0 3.25L | 5 (16) |
| Nakayama 06-Jan-24 1800m R12 (of $16,961,633) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:55.300, SP: 25/1 1st Queen's Mimosa ( Y Nonaka 123 ) 2nd Richer ( K Tosaki 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Eifer Epoch ( S Kobayashi 121 ) 0.15L 8th Close Combat ( R Piechulek 128 , Cd 0 ) 2.25L | R Piechulek 58.1kg, Cd 0 2.25L | 8 (16) |
| Tokyo 29-Oct-23 1600m R7 Allowance Race (allow) $9,576,015 (of $15,200,049) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:38.200, SP: 26.00 1st Close Combat ( H Kitamura 128 ) 2nd Blazest ( K Matsuyama 123 ) 0.30L 3rd Tamamo Rock ( K Tosaki 123 ) 0.60L See full results | H Kitamura 58.1kg | 1 (11) |
| Niigata 27-Aug-23 1200m R12 CL (of $15,200,049) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:12.900, SP: 15.00 1st Royal Soul ( H Kowata 123 ) 2nd Bennelong Point ( S Ishibashi 128 ) 0.75L 3rd Rings Twice ( Y Hishida 128 ) 1.25L 6th Close Combat ( Y Ishikawa 128 ) 3.35L See full results | Y Ishikawa 58.1kg 3.35L | 6 (15) |
| Tokyo 28-Jan-23 1400m GOOD R7 Allowance Race (allow) $1,520,022 (of $15,506,530) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:26.400, SP: 6.00 1st Gempachi Pride ( K Tosaki 126 ) 2nd Rey Del Mar ( R Yokoyama 123 ) 1.75L 3rd Close Combat ( A Tsumura 126 ) 1.90L See full results | A Tsumura 57.2kg 1.90L | 3 (16) |
| Tokyo 20-Nov-22 1400m R4 Allowance Race (allow) (of $14,965,861) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:25.700, SP: 9.50 1st Seven Dirt O ( M Demuro 123 ) 2nd Gempachi Pride ( K Tosaki 123 ) 0.30L 3rd Reversal Bullet ( H Tanabe 123 ) 1.05L 6th Close Combat ( H Uchida 123 ) 4.80L See full results | H Uchida 55.8kg 4.80L | 6 (16) |
| Kasamatsu 08-Sep-22 1400m R10 Race 10 (cond) $637,585 (of $1,012,065) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:29.100, SP: 3.50 1st Close Combat ( R Sakai 123 ) 2nd Ingenious ( M Ohata 123 ) 0.00L 3rd Tamamo Wakamusha ( M Okabe 123 ) 0.00L See full results | R Sakai 55.8kg | 1 (8) |
| Nakayama 19-Sep-21 1200m R4 Newcomer Race (newc) (of $15,083,115) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:11.100, SP: 6.50 1st Apollo Rtam ( Y Yoshida 119 ) 2nd Sunnuntai ( A Tsumura 119 ) 0.00L 3rd I'm Fine ( J Iwabe 119 ) 0.00L 12th Close Combat ( A Sugawara 119 ) 0.00L See full results | A Sugawara 54kg 0.00L | 12 (16) |
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