Hard Things (JPN) Horse
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Hard Things is a 2yo bay horse from Japan trained by Ken Kozaki. Sired by Gold Dream and out of Angelus Kiss, it has achieved a single win in its career. On 4th Jan 2026 at Kyoto, Hard Things earned its biggest victory to date, collecting $11280000.00 Md.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Hanshin 12-Apr-26 1400m GOOD R5 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,620,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:23.800, 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 $5,900,000 (of $11,280,000) 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) |
| Hanshin 07-Dec-25 1400m R2 Md $2,200,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:25.700, SP: 12.00 1st Joan ( A Pouchin 121 ) 2nd Hard Things ( F Matsuwaka 123 ) 2.50L 3rd Maru Mori Rapidus ( K Taguchi 123 ) 3.25L See full results | F Matsuwaka 55.8kg 2.50L | 2 (16) |
| Fukushima 15-Nov-25 1700m GOOD R1 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:50.600, SP: 3.50 1st Romeo ( K Ogino 123 ) 2nd Unison ( Y Tannai 123 ) 5.00L 3rd Bold Tower ( K Kikuzawa 123 ) 0.50L 8th Hard Things ( Y Ishikawa 123 ) 7.70L See full results | Y Ishikawa 55.8kg 7.70L | 8 (15) |
| Kyoto 05-Oct-25 1400m R1 Md $560,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:24.500, SP: 7.00 1st Sayono Parallax ( K Taguchi 123 ) 2nd Smart Julius ( K Matsuyama 123 ) 1.25L 3rd T O Angela ( F Matsuwaka 121 ) 4.25L 5th Hard Things ( T Danno 123 ) 7.75L See full results | T Danno 55.8kg 7.75L | 5 (16) |
| Hanshin 06-Sep-25 1400m HEAVY R1 Md $840,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:25.200, SP: 2.63 1st Everyday ( R Takasugi 119 ) 2nd Sayono Parallax ( K Taguchi 121 ) 1.50L 3rd Olavinlinna ( Y Kawada 121 ) 2.50L 4th Hard Things ( K Matsuyama 121 ) 4.20L See full results | K Matsuyama 54.9kg 4.20L | 4 (9) |
| Chukyo 10-Aug-25 1600m GOOD R3 Md $840,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:33.200, SP: 17.00 1st Anduril ( K Ogino 121 ) 2nd Lady Goal ( A Badel 121 ) 5.00L 3rd Route Thirteen ( S Yoshimura 119 ) 0.50L 4th Hard Things ( T Danno 121 ) 5.80L See full results | T Danno 54.9kg 5.80L | 4 (12) |
| Tokyo 15-Jun-25 1600m HEAVY R5 Newcomer Race (newc) $1,900,000 (of $14,250,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:40.000, SP: 29.00 1st Realize Sirius ( A Tsumura 121 ) 2nd Come Up Roses ( K Miura 121 ) 7.00L 3rd Hard Things ( T Danno 121 ) 7.50L See full results | T Danno 54.9kg 7.50L | 3 (10) |