Kung Fu Hero (JPN) Horse

Country

Japan

Foal Date

01-Jan-23

Colour

bay

Sire

Strong Return

Dam

Line Stitch

Owners

Yuki Dendo

About

Kung Fu Hero is a 2yo b from Japan trained by Hitoshi Matoba. It is sired by the stallion Strong Return out of the dam Line Stitch. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, failing to win in nine starts. In its most recent outing at Fukushima on 26th Apr 2026, Kung Fu Hero, ridden by Naho Furukawa, finished 14th behind winner Eri Nic.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Fukushima 26-Apr-26 1700m R3 Md (of $11,280,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:46.400, SP: 101.00 1st Eri Nic ( M Kobayashi 115 ) 2nd Joker ( K Nishizuka 126 ) 5.00L 3rd Meiner Zelos ( F Ishigami 119 ) 6.25L 14th Kung Fu Hero ( N Furukawa 121 ) 24.45L See full resultsN Furukawa 54.9kg 24.45L14 (15)
Nakayama 11-Apr-26 1800m GOOD R3 Md (of $11,280,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:54.600, SP: 201.00 1st Achiever ( D Sasaki 126 ) 2nd Salsa Brava ( Y Hara 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Gusuku ( T Ono 126 ) 5.00L 7th Kung Fu Hero ( G Mizunuma 119 ) 11.30L See full resultsG Mizunuma 54kg 11.30L7 (13)
Nakayama 05-Apr-26 1800m GOOD R3 Md (of $11,280,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:52.300, SP: 101.00 1st Mr Canberra ( T Yokoyama 126 ) 2nd Morono Kagayaki ( A Tsumura 126 ) 10.00L 3rd Kashino Spark ( F Ishigami 119 ) 2.50L 9th Kung Fu Hero ( K Nagahama 121 ) 25.55L See full resultsK Nagahama 54.9kg 25.55L9 (16)
Nakayama 14-Mar-26 1800m GOOD R2 Md (of $11,280,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:55.400, SP: 126.00 1st A Shin Niraku ( K Kikuzawa 126 ) 2nd Mr Canberra ( K Tosaki 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Vent D'esperance ( Y Iwata 126 ) 0.50L 9th Kung Fu Hero ( T Kowata 126 ) 11.50L See full resultsT Kowata 57.2kg 11.50L9 (16)
Nakayama 28-Feb-26 1800m HEAVY R4 Md (of $11,280,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:54.900, SP: 201.00 1st Indy Vine ( C P Lemaire 126 ) 2nd Gold Player ( K Tosaki 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Tanisen Roma ( Y Iwata 126 ) 5.00L 7th Kung Fu Hero ( T Kowata 126 ) 14.10L See full resultsT Kowata 57.2kg 14.10L7 (12)
Nakayama 25-Jan-26 1200m R1 Md (of $11,280,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:12.900, SP: 151.00 1st Amp It Up ( M Iwata 126 ) 2nd Jack Nadal ( K Ogino 126 ) 1.50L 3rd Toyosakae ( Y Yoshida 126 ) 0.30L 11th Kung Fu Hero ( T Kowata 126 ) 14.40L See full resultsT Kowata 57.2kg 14.40L11 (16)
Hanshin 27-Dec-25 1200m R1 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:12.800, SP: 151.00 1st Five Tango ( C Demuro 123 ) 2nd Meisho Ibuki ( T Danno 121 ) 2.00L 3rd Aqua Meister ( H Wada 117 ) 2.30L 10th Kung Fu Hero ( T Hashiki 117 ) 13.10L See full resultsT Hashiki 53.1kg 13.10L10 (15)
Nakayama 21-Dec-25 1200m SOFT R1 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:11.300, SP: 101.00 1st Ho O Hessen ( K Tosaki 123 ) 2nd Furstin ( T Yokoyama 121 ) 1.00L 3rd Daiyu Saltare ( D Sasaki 123 ) 5.00L 14th Kung Fu Hero ( T Eda 123 ) 16.35L See full resultsT Eda 55.8kg 16.35L14 (16)
Hanshin 21-Jun-25 1400m GOOD R5 Newcomer Race (newc) (of $14,250,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:22.600, SP: 126.00 1st Taisei Vogue ( K Taguchi 121 ) 2nd Jay Streak ( R Sakai 121 ) 0.30L 3rd Big Hero ( M Iwata 121 ) 0.50L 12th Kung Fu Hero ( Y Mizuguchi 121 ) 63.80L See full resultsY Mizuguchi 54.9kg 63.8kgL12 (12)