Despair Hope (JPN) Horse
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Despair Hope, a 2yo bay from Japan trained by Hitoshi Kotegawa, is by the stallion Stelvio out of the dam Toho Honey. The filly has not yet broken her maiden, having failed to win in three starts. In her most recent run at Tokyo on 4 Oct 2026, she was aboard Hironobu Tanabe and finished fourth, behind the winner Pixie Blast.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tokyo 04-Oct-26 1400m R2 Md $8,119 (of $102,901) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 01:21.800, SP: 15.00 1st Pixie Blast ( K Kikuzawa 121 ) 2nd Yodono Premium ( D Sasaki 123 ) 0.30L 3rd Krigare ( K Maruta 123 ) 3.80L 4th Despair Hope ( H Tanabe 123 ) 3.90L See full results | H Tanabe 55.8kg 3.90L | 4 (16) |
| Niigata 23-Aug-26 1400m GOOD R1 Md $5,209 (of $52,088) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:21.700, SP: 11.00 1st Nauset ( A Tsumura 121 ) 2nd Leo Realize ( S Ishibashi 121 ) 7.00L 3rd Seiun Treasure ( Y Nonaka 121 ) 0.50L 5th Despair Hope ( K Kikuzawa 121 ) 8.35L See full results | K Kikuzawa 54.9kg 8.35L | 5 (12) |
| Fukushima 11-Jul-26 1200m GOOD R5 Newcomer Race (newc) $10,667 (of $69,337) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.800, SP: 11.00 1st Nishino Isaribi ( K Tosaki 121 ) 2nd Seiryu ( T Kowata 121 ) 1.00L 3rd Leading Actor ( T Nishimura 121 ) 0.30L 4th Despair Hope ( K Kikuzawa 121 ) 2.05L See full results | K Kikuzawa 54.9kg 2.05L | 4 (11) |