Empirical Rule (JPN) Horse
About
Empirical Rule is a 5yo bay horse from Japan trained by Koji Sakurada. He is by Dunkirk out of South Empirical. Empirical Rule has won three races in his career. On 1st Dec 2025 at Mizusawa, he achieved his most significant win, earning $875,000 in Race 6 (c1).
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Mizusawa 31-Dec-25 1400m R10 Race 10 (c1) (of $875,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:27.400, SP: 151.00 1st Falla ( Y Ishikawa 123 ) 2nd A Shin Dueler ( S Sasaki 123 ) 2.00L 3rd Tiger Dragon ( R Takamatsu 123 ) 3.75L 11th Empirical Rule ( Y Suzuki 119 ) 19.70L See full results | Y Suzuki 54kg 19.70L | 11 (12) |
| Mizusawa 15-Dec-25 1400m HEAVY R10 Race 10 (c1) (of $875,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:27.600, SP: 15.00 1st Tiger Dragon ( T Yamamoto 123 ) 2nd Kurino Florence ( T Sugawara 119 ) 0.50L 3rd Trail Ridge ( M Yamamoto 119 ) 2.50L 10th Empirical Rule ( Y Suzuki 119 ) 12.85L See full results | Y Suzuki 54kg 12.85L | 10 (11) |
| Mizusawa 01-Dec-25 1400m HEAVY R6 Race 6 (c1) $500,000 (of $875,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:31.200, SP: 12.00 1st Empirical Rule ( Y Suzuki 119 ) 2nd Big Ryuo ( Y Takahashi 123 ) 0.00L 3rd Violet Mauve ( S Sasaki 119 ) 1.00L See full results | Y Suzuki 54kg | 1 (11) |
| Morioka 18-Nov-25 1400m HEAVY R7 Race 7 (c1) $35,000 (of $875,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:27.600, SP: 12.00 1st Sprit ( S Murakami 119 ) 2nd Friend Silver ( K Nango 119 ) 7.00L 3rd Abagnale ( M Otsubo 123 ) 0.75L 5th Empirical Rule ( Y Suzuki 119 ) 9.10L See full results | Y Suzuki 54kg 9.10L | 5 (11) |
| Morioka 01-Nov-25 1400m HEAVY R11 Race 11 (c1) (of $875,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:25.800, SP: 12.00 1st Waimangu ( T Yamamoto 123 ) 2nd Trail Ridge ( M Yamamoto 119 ) 0.30L 3rd Sprit ( S Murakami 119 ) 6.00L 7th Empirical Rule ( Y Suzuki 119 ) 8.45L See full results | Y Suzuki 54kg 8.45L | 7 (12) |
| Morioka 19-Oct-25 1400m HEAVY R8 Race 8 (c1) $175,000 (of $875,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:26.100, SP: 6.50 1st Sarani Kiken ( T Yamamoto 119 ) 2nd Empirical Rule ( M Yamamoto 119 ) 4.00L 3rd Meisho Michi Roku ( R Sekimoto 119 ) 1.75L See full results | M Yamamoto 54kg 4.00L | 2 (11) |
| Mizusawa 07-Oct-25 1600m SOFT R10 Race 10 (c1) (of $875,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:43.400, SP: 8.00 1st Black Ration ( R Takamatsu 123 ) 2nd Key Sonata ( Y Takahashi 119 ) 0.30L 3rd Tiroir ( S Eight 115 ) 9.00L 8th Empirical Rule ( M Yamamoto 119 ) 19.85L See full results | 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: 01:23.700, SP: 4.00 1st Empirical Rule ( T Yamamoto 119 ) 2nd Sei Sequence ( T Sugawara 119 ) 0.20L 3rd Combat Grande ( R Iwamoto 119 ) 4.00L See full results | T Yamamoto 54kg | 1 (10) |
| Morioka 31-Aug-25 1200m GOOD R3 Race 3 (c2) $400,000 (of $700,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:16.300, SP: 1.40 1st Empirical Rule ( T Yamamoto 119 ) 2nd Heart Loop ( K Nango 119 ) 0.20L 3rd After Beat ( Y Takahashi 123 ) 3.00L See full results | T Yamamoto 54kg | 1 (9) |
| Morioka 24-Aug-25 1200m GOOD R2 Race 2 (c2) $140,000 (of $700,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:16.700, SP: 2.75 1st Taiga ( T Yamamoto 123 ) 2nd Empirical Rule ( M Yamamoto 119 ) 6.00L 3rd Petit Canon ( H Abe 123 ) 4.00L See full results | M Yamamoto 54kg 6.00L | 2 (9) |
| Fukushima 19-Jul-25 1700m GOOD R6 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,200,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:47.700, SP: 151.00 1st O K Mahina ( Y Ishikawa 117 ) 2nd Feel Awesome ( A Sugawara 117 ) 1.50L 3rd Fisarmonica ( A Tsumura 117 ) 3.00L 13th Empirical Rule ( G Mizunuma 117 ) 25.55L See full results | 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 1st Cheval Bonheur ( K Miura 117 ) 2nd Piko Tender ( Y Ishikawa 115 ) 0.75L 3rd Okoju ( J Shimada 123 ) 9.00L 14th Empirical Rule ( M Tsuchida 117 ) 18.65L See full results | M Tsuchida 53.1kg 18.65L | 14 (15) |
| Niigata 24-Aug-24 2000m GOOD R4 Md (of $10,480,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:00.700, SP: 51.00 1st Golden Step ( H Tanabe 121 ) 2nd And Roses ( M Sugihara 121 ) 0.50L 3rd Lilienfeld ( T Kowata 121 ) 0.50L 13th Empirical Rule ( Y Ishikawa 121 ) 17.50L See full results | 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 1st Sadamu Opsis ( T Fujikake 126 ) 2nd Black Rutile ( S Yoshimura 119 ) 0.30L 3rd Lost Secret ( Y Kawada 126 ) 0.30L 8th Empirical Rule ( K Nishizuka 119 ) 5.25L See full results | 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 1st Mahana ( D Sasaki 119 ) 2nd Otembamusume ( M Nagashima 117 ) 0.00L 3rd Copano Evita ( J Shimada 121 ) 0.50L 14th Empirical Rule ( F Ishigami 115 ) 14.75L | 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: 02:01.800, SP: 67.00 1st Perseverante ( T Sasagawa 123 ) 2nd La Fontana ( T Mori 123 ) 7.00L 3rd Marron Sweets ( R Takami 117 ) 3.00L 6th Empirical Rule ( Y Tannai 119 ) 11.75L | Y Tannai 54kg 11.75L | 6 (11) |
| Nakayama 21-Jan-24 1800m R2 Md (of $10,479,883) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:56.400, SP: 101.00 1st Cafe Alloro ( K Yokoyama 121 ) 2nd Aerial ( R Piechulek 121 ) 4.00L 3rd Gold Alone ( Y Nonaka 121 ) 2.50L 11th Empirical Rule ( M Sugihara 121 ) 23.50L | M Sugihara 54.9kg 23.50L | 11 (15) |
| Nakayama 28-Dec-23 1800m R4 Md (of $10,479,883) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:51.300, SP: 201.00 1st Kaito Gut ( G Maruyama 121 ) 2nd Dee My The Kid ( Y Shibayama 123 ) 0.30L 3rd Las Cumbres ( T Marquand 123 ) 1.25L 13th Empirical Rule ( H Uchida 121 ) 9.75L | H Uchida 54.9kg 9.75L | 13 (16) |
| Tokyo 08-Oct-23 2000m R5 CL (of $13,719,924) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:04.400, SP: 126.00 1st Champagne Mark ( K Tosaki 123 ) 2nd Ground Beat ( Y Kawada 123 ) 2.00L 3rd Jun Platina ( A Tsumura 123 ) 0.30L 10th Empirical Rule ( H Uchida 121 ) 11.90L See full results | H Uchida 54.9kg 11.90L | 10 (12) |
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