Ho O Starts (JPN) Horse
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Ho O Starts is a 3yo from Japan trained by Masakazu Ikegami. He is by Danon Ballade out of Twinkle Star. Ho O Starts has not yet broken his maiden, failing to win in 12 attempts. In his most recent race at Nakayama on 5 Apr 2026, ridden by Ryota Kobayashi, he finished 6th behind the winner Chandernagor.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Nakayama 05-Apr-26 2880m R4 MdCh (of $16,040,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 03:19.700, SP: 126.00 1st Chandernagor ( M Nakamura 132 ) 2nd Grand Navire ( G Mizunuma 126 ) 2.00L 3rd Dover Hawk ( S Ueno 132 ) 8.00L 6th Ho O Starts ( R Kobayashi 126 ) 22.00L See full results | R Kobayashi 57.2kg 22.00L | 6 (14) |
| Nakayama 08-Mar-26 2880m GOOD R4 Md (of $16,040,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 03:18.800, SP: 126.00 1st Balsam Note ( K Mori 132 ) 2nd Chandernagor ( M Nakamura 132 ) 0.50L 3rd Monza Flavor ( T Kusano 130 ) 2.00L 12th Ho O Starts ( R Kobayashi 126 ) 23.60L See full results | R Kobayashi 57.2kg 23.60L | 12 (14) |
| Kokura 24-Jan-26 2860m GOOD R5 Md (of $16,040,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 03:14.400, SP: 51.00 1st Taisei Jasper ( S Ueno 132 ) 2nd Seifu Satsuki ( Y Namba 130 ) 1.25L 3rd Valencay Kazuma ( K Oehara 132 ) 1.00L 10th Ho O Starts ( S Ishigami 130 ) 97.15L See full results | S Ishigami 59kg 97.2kgL | 10 (11) |
| Nakayama 06-Sep-25 1800m R4 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:54.700, SP: 34.00 1st Compact Fight ( I Fukamichi 119 ) 2nd Sarani Kiken ( H Kowata 121 ) 2.50L 3rd Meisho Nitobe ( T Eda 126 ) 0.75L 6th Ho O Starts ( K Maruta 126 ) 7.00L See full results | K Maruta 57.2kg 7.00L | 6 (16) |
| Niigata 17-Aug-25 1800m GOOD R2 Md $560,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:54.400, SP: 151.00 1st Abare Ryu ( Y Nonaka 126 ) 2nd Crown R C ( N Uezato 119 ) 2.00L 3rd Toa Kerkyra ( T Ishida 119 ) 5.00L 5th Ho O Starts ( K Maruta 126 ) 9.50L See full results | K Maruta 57.2kg 9.50L | 5 (15) |
| Fukushima 05-Jul-25 1700m HEAVY R2 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:47.300, SP: 34.00 1st Kaito Wind ( I Fukamichi 119 ) 2nd Noblesse Sien ( T Ono 126 ) 4.00L 3rd Red Strahl ( K Ogino 126 ) 2.00L 10th Ho O Starts ( K Maruta 126 ) 15.55L See full results | K Maruta 57.2kg 15.55L | 10 (15) |
| Fukushima 13-Apr-25 2600m GOOD R3 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 02:41.700, SP: 21.00 1st Oroskopio ( D Ozawa 121 ) 2nd Shine Freely ( Y Tannai 126 ) 1.75L 3rd Danse Du Vent ( Y Furukawa 126 ) 2.00L 12th Ho O Starts ( Y Hishida 126 ) 14.05L See full results | Y Hishida 57.2kg 14.05L | 12 (16) |
| Chukyo 16-Mar-25 2200m SOFT R4 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:15.600, SP: 151.00 1st Validissimus ( A Nishimura 126 ) 2nd Sakura Farrel ( D Sasaki 126 ) 7.00L 3rd Kitasan Hanabira ( Y Take 121 ) 2.00L 8th Ho O Starts ( H Yoshida 126 ) 16.25L See full results | H Yoshida 57.2kg 16.25L | 8 (16) |
| Nakayama 02-Mar-25 2200m GOOD R5 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:13.800, SP: 15.00 1st Wish Tree ( A Tsumura 121 ) 2nd Moonstruck ( T Eda 121 ) 5.00L 3rd Billings ( C P Lemaire 126 ) 0.30L 15th Ho O Starts ( H Kitamura 126 ) 18.30L See full results | H Kitamura 57.2kg 18.30L | 15 (18) |
| Nakayama 15-Dec-24 2000m GOOD R7 Md (of $10,480,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:59.700, SP: 34.00 1st Swallow City ( Y Ishikawa 123 ) 2nd Altitude ( T Marquand 123 ) 0.30L 3rd Alegranza ( T Yokoyama 123 ) 2.80L 10th Ho O Starts ( A Sugawara 123 ) 9.80L See full results | A Sugawara 55.8kg 9.80L | 10 (18) |
| Tokyo 24-Nov-24 2000m GOOD R4 Md $830,000 (of $10,480,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:01.700, SP: 101.00 1st Victor Verus ( C Lemaire 123 ) 2nd Heaven Wind ( R Moore 123 ) 1.00L 3rd Gambaru Man ( Y Hara 121 ) 4.00L 4th Ho O Starts ( H Kitamura 123 ) 7.50L See full results | H Kitamura 55.8kg 7.50L | 4 (12) |
| Tokyo 03-Nov-24 1800m GOOD R5 Newcomer Race (newc) (of $13,720,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:50.300, SP: 81.00 1st Reigning ( K Tosaki 123 ) 2nd Elmo Fiore ( H Tanabe 121 ) 1.00L 3rd Eternal Silver ( Y Yoshida 123 ) 1.20L 7th Ho O Starts ( H Kitamura 123 ) 6.45L See full results | H Kitamura 55.8kg 6.45L | 7 (12) |