Close Combat (JPN) Horse
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Close Combat is a 6yo gelding from Japan trained by Takafumi Aoki. He is by the stallion Kinshasa No Kiseki out of the mare Get Closer. So far he has secured three victories. On 3rd Nov 2024 at Fukushima he earned his most valuable win, the $29970000.00 Kahoku Shimpo Hai (allow). The horse has proved lucrative for bettors, offering a 69% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fukushima 28-Jun-26 1700m R10 Tsurugajo Stakes (allow) (of $35,950,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:44.200, SP: 21.00 1st Eclipse Ruban ( K Tosaki 128 ) 2nd Gold Alone ( Y Ishikawa 123 ) 4.00L 3rd Dubai Blues ( T Yokoyama 128 ) 6.00L 8th Close Combat ( H Kitamura 128 ) 12.75L See full results | H Kitamura 58.1kg 12.75L | 8 (11) |
| Nakayama 05-Apr-26 1800m GOOD R10 Hcp (of $36,060,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:51.400, SP: 21.00 1st Merry Christmas ( K Miura 123 ) 2nd Windfall ( S Ishibashi 126 ) 0.30L 3rd Del Avar ( K Ogino 126 ) 0.00L 15th Close Combat ( Y Hara 126 ) 16.45L See full results | Y Hara 57.2kg 16.45L | 15 (16) |
| Kokura 07-Feb-26 1700m GOOD R11 Buzen Stakes (allow) (of $36,050,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:45.400, SP: 9.50 1st Kapellbrucke ( A Saito 121 ) 2nd God Blue Bee ( Y Tsunoda 126 ) 0.20L 3rd Pluto Master ( F Matsuwaka 121 ) 0.30L 9th Close Combat ( Y Tannai 126 ) 2.55L See full results | Y Tannai 57.2kg 2.55L | 9 (16) |
| Fukushima 24-Nov-25 1700m GOOD 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) |