Hard Rock Star (JPN) Horse

Country
Japan
Foal Date
01-Jan-22
Colour
bay
Sire
Epiphaneia
Dam
Rock A Hula Baby
Prize Money
23679
Trainer
Yuta Sato
Owners
Hiroshi Yamada
About

Hard Rock Star is a 4yo Japanese horse trained by Yuta Sato. Its sire is Epiphaneia and its dam is Rock A Hula Baby. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, failing to win in eight starts. In its most recent race at Urawa on 9 January 2026, ridden by Yuki Yamanaka, it finished 11th behind the winner Vogelweide.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Urawa 09-Jan-26 2001m GOOD R9 Race 9 (c2) (of $2,850,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:14.500, SP: 19.00 1st Vogelweide ( Y Hanzawa 123 ) 2nd Star Quick ( R Kimatsuka 119 ) 1.50L 3rd Miraie Hosho ( R Sugawara 119 ) 2.00L 11th Hard Rock Star ( Y Yamanaka 123 ) 28.90L See full resultsY Yamanaka 55.8kg 28.90L11 (12)
Funabashi 10-Dec-25 1200m GOOD R4 Race 4 (c2) (of $1,900,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:15.400, SP: 13.00 1st Mama Arigato ( W Fujie 119 ) 2nd Windhose ( T Takahashi 123 ) 3.00L 3rd Ammirazione ( T Yano 119 ) 1.00L 8th Hard Rock Star ( Y Yamanaka 123 ) 12.75L See full resultsY Yamanaka 55.8kg 12.75L8 (9)
Sapporo 23-Aug-25 2000m HEAVY R3 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:02.400, SP: 11.00 1st Grand Saison ( D Sasaki 121 ) 2nd Win Kirara ( Y Tannai 121 ) 2.50L 3rd Sole E Spiaggia ( K Tosaki 121 ) 1.00L 8th Hard Rock Star ( Y Take 126 ) 7.95L See full resultsY Take 57.2kg 7.95L8 (16)
Sapporo 27-Jul-25 2000m HEAVY R4 Md $1,400,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:02.800, SP: 15.00 1st Yo Hin ( K Sameshima 121 ) 2nd Meteo Rena ( Y Tannai 121 ) 4.00L 3rd Hard Rock Star ( R Funayama 119 ) 4.75L See full resultsR Funayama 54kg 4.75L3 (9)
Niigata 17-May-25 2000m GOOD R5 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 02:05.200, SP: 41.00 1st Sanka Shigure ( Y Tannai 126 ) 2nd Steve Barows ( D Sasaki 126 ) 2.00L 3rd Volva ( F Ishigami 115 ) 1.25L 8th Hard Rock Star ( K Ogino 126 ) 6.65L See full resultsK Ogino 57.2kg 6.65L8 (16)
Fukushima 20-Apr-25 2000m GOOD R5 Md $840,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:01.400, SP: 34.00 1st Pigeon Point ( Y Tsunoda 126 ) 2nd Birkenhead ( F Ishigami 119 ) 3.50L 3rd Classical Kaiser ( M Kobayashi 117 ) 0.00L 4th Hard Rock Star ( K Ogino 126 ) 5.10L See full resultsK Ogino 57.2kg 5.10L4 (16)
Tokyo 26-Oct-24 1600m GOOD R3 Md (of $10,480,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:38.900, SP: 17.00 1st Alles Gut ( T Kowata 123 ) 2nd Admire Daytona ( C P Lemaire 123 ) 1.75L 3rd Helvetios ( Y Iwata 123 ) 0.00L 13th Hard Rock Star ( K Yokoyama 123 ) 22.90L See full resultsK Yokoyama 55.8kg 22.90L13 (16)
Tokyo 05-Oct-24 2000m GOOD R5 Newcomer Race (newc) (of $13,720,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:02.400, SP: 17.00 1st Red Kingly ( H Kitamura 123 ) 2nd Victor Verus ( C P Lemaire 123 ) 4.00L 3rd Mitono Orfe ( T Kowata 123 ) 0.75L 8th Hard Rock Star ( K Miura 123 ) 9.50L See full resultsK Miura 55.8kg 9.50L8 (12)