Empirical Rule (JPN)
About
Empirical Rule, a 4yo bay horse from Japan, is trained by Koji Sakurada. He is by Dunkirk out of South Empirical. To date, Empirical Rule has won two races. On 15 September 2025 at Mizusawa, he secured his most notable victory, taking the $700,000 purse in Race 4 (c2).
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Mizusawa 07-Oct-25 1600m R10 Race 10 (c1) (of $875,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:43.400, SP: 8.00 | M Yamamoto 54kg 19.85L | 8 (10) |
| Mizusawa 15-Sep-25 1300m HEAVY R4 Race 4 (c2) $400,000 (of $700,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:24.000, SP: 4.00 | T Yamamoto 54kg | 1 (10) |
| Morioka 31-Aug-25 1199m GOOD R3 Race 3 (c2) $400,000 (of $700,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:16.300, SP: 1.40 | T Yamamoto 54kg | 1 (9) |
| Morioka 24-Aug-25 1199m GOOD R2 Race 2 (c2) $140,000 (of $700,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:17.600, SP: 2.75 | M Yamamoto 54kg 6.00L | 2 (9) |
| Fukushima 19-Jul-25 1699m GOOD R6 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,200,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:47.700, SP: 151.00 | G Mizunuma 53.1kg 25.55L | 13 (14) |
| Fukushima 06-Jul-25 1150m GOOD R12 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,200,000) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:09.700, SP: 151.00 | M Tsuchida 53.1kg 18.65L | 14 (15) |
| Niigata 24-Aug-24 2000m GOOD R4 Md (of $10,480,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:00.900, SP: 51.00 | Y Ishikawa 54.9kg 17.50L | 13 (18) |
| Niigata 03-Aug-24 2000m GOOD R5 Md (of $10,480,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:59.900, SP: 151.00 | K Nishizuka 54kg 5.25L | 8 (18) |
| Niigata 11-May-24 1800m GOOD R4 Md (of $10,480,019) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:55.800, SP: 201.00 | F Ishigami 52.2kg 14.75L | 14 (15) |
| Ohi 25-Apr-24 1800m HEAVY R9 Race 9 (cond) (of $5,320,183) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:01.200, SP: 67.00 | Y Tannai 54kg 11.75L | 6 (11) |
| Nakayama 21-Jan-24 1800m R2 (of $8,176,537) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:56.800, SP: 100/1 | M Sugihara 54.9kg, Cd 0 23.50L | 11 (15) |
| Nakayama 28-Dec-23 1800m R4 (of $8,176,537) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:50.700, SP: 200/1 | H Uchida 54.9kg, Cd 0 9.75L | 13 (16) |
| Tokyo 08-Oct-23 2000m R5 CL (of $13,719,924) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:04.500, SP: 126.00 | H Uchida 54.9kg 11.90L | 10 (12) |