Kung Fu Hero (JPN) Horse
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Kung Fu Hero is a 2yo bay horse from Japan trained by Hitoshi Matoba. He is by Strong Return out of Line Stitch. The colt has not yet broken his maiden, failing to win in 13 starts. In his most recent start at Niigata on 26 July 2026, he was ridden by Yutaro Nonaka and finished 14th, behind the winner Top Duo.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Niigata 26-Jul-26 1800m R10 Md (of $11,050,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:52.700, SP: 81.00 1st Top Duo ( M Iwata 126 ) 2nd Logi Kiseki ( K Taguchi 126 ) 4.00L 3rd Margot Rise ( T Kowata 126 ) 4.75L 14th Kung Fu Hero ( Y Nonaka 126 ) 27.55L See full results | Y Nonaka 57.2kg 27.55L | 14 (14) |
| Fukushima 27-Jun-26 1700m HEAVY R2 Md (of $11,050,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:46.400, SP: 201.00 1st Starts Today ( R Sakai 126 ) 2nd Ten Ounce Gold ( T Eda 126 ) 0.00L 3rd Articulate ( K Kikuzawa 126 ) 3.50L 13th Kung Fu Hero ( G Mizunuma 119 ) 25.55L See full results | G Mizunuma 54kg 25.55L | 13 (15) |
| Tokyo 07-Jun-26 1600m GOOD R3 Md (of $11,050,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:40.400, SP: 301.00 1st Singularity ( Y Tannai 126 ) 2nd Win Beginning ( D Lane 126 ) 0.75L 3rd West Kensington ( A Sugawara 126 ) 0.50L 15th Kung Fu Hero ( K Nagahama 123 ) 16.90L See full results | K Nagahama 55.8kg 16.90L | 15 (16) |
| Niigata 17-May-26 1800m GOOD R2 Md (of $11,280,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:54.900, SP: 101.00 1st Etincelle ( M Kobayashi 119 ) 2nd Adelphi ( H Yoshida 126 ) 2.00L 3rd Now Or Never ( K Kawamata 126 ) 1.50L 6th Kung Fu Hero ( G Mizunuma 119 ) 11.75L See full results | G Mizunuma 54kg 11.75L | 6 (9) |
| Fukushima 26-Apr-26 1700m GOOD 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 ) 1.25L 14th Kung Fu Hero ( N Furukawa 121 ) 24.45L See full results | N Furukawa 54.9kg 24.45L | 14 (15) |