Hard Things (JPN) Horse
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Hard Things is a 3yo horse from Japan trained by Ken Kozaki. He is by the stallion Gold Dream out of Angelus Kiss. So far, Hard Things has recorded one win. On 4 Jan 2026 at Kyoto, Hard Things earned its most significant victory, collecting $11,280,000.00.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Hanshin 13-Sep-26 1400m R7 Allowance Race (allow) $7,416 (of $141,268) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:24.400, SP: 19.00 1st June Again ( O Tayama 121 ) 2nd Flame Star ( S Yoshimura 123 ) 7.00L 3rd Predateur ( H Kameda 123 ) 8.00L 5th Hard Things ( F Matsuwaka 123 ) 8.60L See full results | F Matsuwaka 55.8kg 8.60L | 5 (16) |
| Chukyo 26-Jul-26 1400m GOOD R10 Allowance Race (allow) (of $71,697) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:24.500, SP: 29.00 1st Pod Ripple ( K Ogino 121 ) 2nd Zangwill ( Y Hara 128 ) 0.20L 3rd Love In Action ( M Sakai 117 ) 0.75L 12th Hard Things ( M Demuro 121 ) 17.35L See full results | M Demuro 54.9kg 17.35L | 12 (16) |
| Kyoto 09-May-26 1200m R6 Allowance Race (allow) (of $137,748) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:11.500, SP: 21.00 1st Ask Kentucky ( O Tayama 121 ) 2nd Mame Tank ( K Matsuyama 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Blue Mckinzie ( K Kawamata 126 ) 2.00L 6th Hard Things ( M Demuro 126 ) 4.75L See full results | M Demuro 57.2kg 4.75L | 6 (16) |
| Hanshin 12-Apr-26 1400m GOOD R5 Allowance Race (allow) (of $138,836) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:25.400, SP: 41.00 1st Resuscitation ( Y Hishida 126 ) 2nd Pod Ripple ( K Ogino 126 ) 1.00L 3rd T O Purcell ( T Fujikake 126 ) 1.10L 10th Hard Things ( M Iwata 126 ) 4.70L See full results | M Iwata 57.2kg 4.70L | 10 (16) |
| Kyoto 04-Jan-26 1400m R3 Md $56,229 (of $107,503) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:26.600, SP: 5.50 1st Hard Things ( F Matsuwaka 126 ) 2nd Optimo ( S Yoshimura 126 ) 0.20L 3rd Meisho Bulk ( K Matsuyama 126 ) 2.70L See full results | F Matsuwaka 57.2kg | 1 (16) |