Express Knight (JPN) Horse
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About
Express Knight, a 2yo horse from Japan trained by Takafumi Aoki, is by the stallion Asia Express out of the mare Hildr. The colt has yet to win, remaining maiden after ten starts. In its most recent start at Tokyo on 7 Jun 2026, Shuto Kobayashi rode the horse to a ninth‑place finish, behind the winner Feel My Plan.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tokyo 07-Jun-26 1300m GOOD R6 Md (of $11,050,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:18.300, SP: 101.00 1st Feel My Plan ( K Ogino 126 ) 2nd Kosoku Le Lien ( M Muto 126 ) 2.50L 3rd Face Lift ( M Dee 126 ) 4.50L 9th Express Knight ( S Kobayashi 126 ) 14.95L See full results | S Kobayashi 57.2kg 14.95L | 9 (16) |
| Nakayama 28-Mar-26 1200m HEAVY R3 Md (of $11,280,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:11.300, SP: 51.00 1st Masano Pink Lady ( T Ono 121 ) 2nd Tsukuba Vanguard ( T Yokoyama 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Lord Trident ( K Yokoyama 126 ) 2.50L 8th Express Knight ( S Kobayashi 126 ) 9.00L See full results | S Kobayashi 57.2kg 9.00L | 8 (16) |
| Tokyo 14-Feb-26 1400m GOOD R1 Md (of $11,280,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:25.800, SP: 67.00 1st Tokai Leo ( D Sasaki 126 ) 2nd Taisei Gosh ( R King 126 ) 3.00L 3rd Tsukuba Vanguard ( T Yokoyama 126 ) 2.00L 7th Express Knight ( Y Hara 126 ) 12.55L See full results | Y Hara 57.2kg 12.55L | 7 (16) |
| Nakayama 25-Jan-26 1200m R3 Md $890,000 (of $11,280,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:12.900, SP: 81.00 1st Satono Escape ( T Yokoyama 126 ) 2nd Meiner Theodros ( D Sasaki 126 ) 3.00L 3rd Fer A Friser ( K Nagahama 117 ) 3.00L 4th Express Knight ( Y Hara 126 ) 6.50L See full results | Y Hara 57.2kg 6.50L | 4 (16) |
| Nakayama 05-Jan-26 1200m GOOD R1 Md (of $11,280,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:12.400, SP: 34.00 1st Vio Space ( Y Tannai 126 ) 2nd Satono Escape ( T Yokoyama 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Ecoro Baron ( K Kikuzawa 126 ) 3.50L 7th Express Knight ( Y Hara 126 ) 7.70L See full results | Y Hara 57.2kg 7.70L | 7 (16) |
| Tokyo 02-Nov-25 1400m GOOD R2 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:26.200, SP: 101.00 1st Heritage Bloom ( K Tosaki 123 ) 2nd Running Beach ( T Kowata 123 ) 4.00L 3rd Wing Blue ( D Lane 121 ) 1.75L 10th Express Knight ( Y Hara 123 ) 13.70L See full results | Y Hara 55.8kg 13.70L | 10 (14) |
| Tokyo 13-Oct-25 1400m GOOD R2 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:27.900, SP: 26.00 1st Edge Acute ( T Kowata 123 ) 2nd Venetian King ( T Yokoyama 123 ) 1.25L 3rd Gouldian Finch ( N Yokoyama 123 ) 2.50L 7th Express Knight ( T Ishida 117 ) 10.25L See full results | T Ishida 53.1kg 10.25L | 7 (13) |
| Nakayama 21-Sep-25 1200m HEAVY R2 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:13.300, SP: 13.00 1st Marshal Un ( N Uezato 115 ) 2nd Saint Lien ( Y Nonaka 121 ) 2.00L 3rd Keibee ( T Kowata 121 ) 0.50L 6th Express Knight ( K Kikuzawa 121 ) 4.55L See full results | K Kikuzawa 54.9kg 4.55L | 6 (16) |
| Nakayama 15-Sep-25 1200m GOOD R1 Md $560,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:13.300, SP: 81.00 1st Top Magician ( S Ishibashi 121 ) 2nd Kitano Don Carlo ( D Shibata 121 ) 1.75L 3rd Ecoro Baron ( K Kikuzawa 121 ) 0.75L 5th Express Knight ( S Kobayashi 121 ) 3.80L See full results | S Kobayashi 54.9kg 3.80L | 5 (16) |
| Niigata 10-Aug-25 1200m GOOD R3 Newcomer Race (newc) (of $14,250,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:12.800, SP: 81.00 1st Meiner Mistral ( Y Ishikawa 121 ) 2nd Idaten Shacho ( Y Kawada 121 ) 0.00L 3rd Lance Of King ( K Matsuyama 121 ) 3.00L 10th Express Knight ( T Ishida 115 ) 16.90L See full results | T Ishida 52.2kg 16.90L | 10 (15) |