Dir Brand (JPN) Horse
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Dir Brand is a 3yo colt from Japan trained by Tsukasa Kaibazawa. He is by the stallion Henny Hughes out of the mare God Pirates. To date he has won three races. On 25 May 2026 at Urawa he secured his most important victory, earning $2,660,000 in Race 9 (c3). The horse has been a profitable runner for punters, and anyone who backed him throughout his career would have enjoyed a 9% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Funabashi 05-Jun-26 1501m GOOD R6 Race 6 (c3) $351,000 (of $1,710,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:38.700, SP: 5.50 1st Jesco ( K Okamura 123 ) 2nd Dir Brand ( Y Muro 128 ) 6.00L 3rd Fanta Festa ( M Fukuhara 119 ) 6.50L See full results | Y Muro 58.1kg 6.00L | 2 (12) |
| Urawa 25-May-26 1501m GOOD R9 Race 9 (c3) $1,400,000 (of $2,660,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:38.900, SP: 7.50 1st Dir Brand ( K Sakurai 123 ) 2nd Santa Ana Wind ( K Akatsu 119 ) 1.50L 3rd Kyoei Samantha ( K Akimoto 119 ) 2.00L See full results | K Sakurai 55.8kg | 1 (12) |
| Urawa 17-Mar-26 1400m GOOD R4 Race 4 (c3) $320,000 (of $1,520,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:31.300, SP: 6.00 1st Kotorino Utau Uta ( M Fukuhara 119 ) 2nd Dir Brand ( K Sakurai 123 ) 0.30L 3rd Baby Vagy ( R Tatsushiro 119 ) 2.50L See full results | K Sakurai 55.8kg 0.30L | 2 (10) |
| Urawa 28-Feb-26 1400m SOFT R6 Race 6 (c3) $320,000 (of $1,520,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:30.000, SP: 11.00 1st G T Swat ( T Sasagawa 123 ) 2nd Dir Brand ( K Sakurai 123 ) 14.00L 3rd Kyoei Samantha ( K Akimoto 119 ) 0.75L See full results | K Sakurai 55.8kg 14.00L | 2 (9) |
| Urawa 09-Jan-26 1300m GOOD R2 Race 2 (c3) $200,000 (of $1,520,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:23.700, SP: 7.50 1st G T Amour ( T Sasagawa 123 ) 2nd Kasukana Nozomi ( K Nishi 119 ) 3.00L 3rd Dir Brand ( K Sakurai 123 ) 7.00L See full results | K Sakurai 55.8kg 7.00L | 3 (11) |
| Mizusawa 01-Dec-25 1600m HEAVY R9 Race 9 (c1) (of $875,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:44.600, SP: 6.00 1st Biscuit Marie ( T Yamamoto 119 ) 2nd K Two Penny ( M Otsubo 119 ) 6.00L 3rd Santa Ana Wind ( H Abe 119 ) 0.50L 7th Dir Brand ( S Sasaki 123 ) 10.30L See full results | S Sasaki 55.8kg 10.30L | 7 (11) |
| Morioka 12-Nov-25 1400m GOOD R3 Race 3 (c2) $400,000 (of $700,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:27.600, SP: 2.50 1st Dir Brand ( T Yamamoto 123 ) 2nd Grand Croix ( R Iwamoto 123 ) 2.50L 3rd Turn To Best ( S Murakami 119 ) 0.15L See full results | T Yamamoto 55.8kg | 1 (10) |
| Morioka 04-Nov-25 1400m SOFT R4 Race 4 (c2) $28,000 (of $700,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:26.700, SP: 13.00 1st Tokai Diamant ( R Takamatsu 119 ) 2nd For Elise ( M Yamamoto 119 ) 0.75L 3rd Swertia ( T Yamamoto 119 ) 1.50L 5th Dir Brand ( S Sasaki 123 ) 2.55L See full results | S Sasaki 55.8kg 2.55L | 5 (10) |
| Morioka 21-Oct-25 1400m GOOD R3 Race 3 (c2) (of $700,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:25.100, SP: 8.00 1st Le Joueur ( T Yamamoto 123 ) 2nd Scarlet Cross ( R Iwamoto 119 ) 1.75L 3rd Vip Ariel ( Y Takahashi 119 ) 4.00L 6th Dir Brand ( S Sasaki 123 ) 7.75L See full results | S Sasaki 55.8kg 7.75L | 6 (12) |
| Morioka 14-Oct-25 1400m GOOD R4 Race 4 (c2) $28,000 (of $700,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:26.300, SP: 7.00 1st Himalaya Veloz ( R Takamatsu 123 ) 2nd Kurino Florence ( T Sugawara 119 ) 4.00L 3rd Covenant ( R Kobayashi 119 ) 1.50L 5th Dir Brand ( T Yamamoto 123 ) 6.00L See full results | T Yamamoto 55.8kg 6.00L | 5 (10) |
| Mizusawa 30-Sep-25 1400m HEAVY R4 Race 4 (c2) $140,000 (of $700,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:29.200, SP: 5.00 1st Scarlet Cross ( R Iwamoto 119 ) 2nd Dir Brand ( T Yamamoto 123 ) 2.00L 3rd Noisetier ( T Yamamoto 119 ) 2.50L See full results | T Yamamoto 55.8kg 2.00L | 2 (12) |
| Mombetsu 27-Aug-25 1200m GOOD R8 Race 8 (c3) (of $680,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:15.900, SP: 29.00 1st Rythme Terre ( T Hattori 121 ) 2nd Yamanin Farida ( Y Ishikawa 121 ) 2.00L 3rd Too Sweet ( Y Iwahashi 126 ) 2.00L 6th Dir Brand ( M Kuwamura 126 ) 5.10L See full results | M Kuwamura 57.2kg 5.10L | 6 (9) |
| Mombetsu 12-Aug-25 1200m GOOD R5 Race 5 (c4) $400,000 (of $680,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:17.300, SP: 8.50 1st Dir Brand ( M Kuwamura 126 ) 2nd My Presti ( Y Kamei 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Sanzento Kagayaku ( Y Iwahashi 121 ) 1.00L See full results | M Kuwamura 57.2kg | 1 (9) |
| Mombetsu 29-Jul-25 1200m HEAVY R10 Race 10 (c4) (of $935,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:19.600, SP: 67.00 1st Energeia ( R Oikawa 123 ) 2nd Shot Blast ( Y Ishikawa 121 ) 0.20L 3rd Kroon Chan ( R Abe 126 ) 0.30L 7th Dir Brand ( M Kuwamura 126 ) 4.10L See full results | M Kuwamura 57.2kg 4.10L | 7 (12) |
| Mombetsu 15-Jul-25 1200m SOFT R9 Race 9 (c4) (of $680,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:16.200, SP: 23.00 1st Hoyo Moon ( J Agishi 119 ) 2nd Una To Lion ( R Abe 126 ) 1.50L 3rd Yamanin Farida ( M Kurosawa 121 ) 0.20L 10th Dir Brand ( S Matsui 126 ) 11.95L See full results | S Matsui 57.2kg 11.95L | 10 (10) |
| Mombetsu 15-May-25 1200m GOOD R2 Race 2 (c4) $112,000 (of $680,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:17.700, SP: 11.00 1st Mephisto ( F Ono 126 ) 2nd Dir Brand ( S Matsui 126 ) 1.00L 3rd Ric Cookie ( M Kurosawa 121 ) 2.00L See full results | S Matsui 57.2kg 1.00L | 2 (12) |
| Hanshin 30-Mar-25 1400m GOOD R2 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:26.000, SP: 81.00 1st Meisho Gold ( T Danno 126 ) 2nd T O Millikan ( R Takasugi 123 ) 0.50L 3rd Wide Decoration ( K Taguchi 126 ) 3.00L 16th Dir Brand ( T Fujikake 126 ) 24.85L See full results | T Fujikake 57.2kg 24.85L | 16 (16) |