Kurobotan (JPN) Horse
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About
Kurobotan is a 2yo bay horse from Japan trained by Yukihide Matsuhira. It is by Shanghai Bobby out of Kantsubaki. Kurobotan has not yet broken its maiden, having failed to win in five starts. In its most recent race at Sonoda on 17 July 2026, Toyokazu Tano rode it to a third‑place finish behind winner La La Vanille.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sonoda 17-Jul-26 1400m R7 Race 7 (c2) $175,000 (of $1,330,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:30.500, SP: 5.00 1st La La Vanille ( K Teppei 119 ) 2nd Graphos ( K Futoshi 123 ) 0.10L 3rd Kurobotan ( T Tano 121 ) 3.10L See full results | T Tano 54.9kg 3.10L | 3 (9) |
| Sonoda 02-Jul-26 1400m SOFT R6 Race 6 (c1) $200,000 (of $1,520,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:32.400, SP: 5.00 1st A Shin Pissarro ( T Yoshimura 123 ) 2nd J Pack ( S Yamamoto 121 ) 0.00L 3rd Kurobotan ( T Tano 121 ) 1.10L See full results | T Tano 54.9kg 1.10L | 3 (12) |
| Kyoto 31-May-26 1200m R2 Md (of $11,280,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:12.200, SP: 81.00 1st Curlicue ( A Saito 121 ) 2nd Marilyn Barows ( O Tayama 117 ) 0.50L 3rd Ivy Meow ( Y Tsunoda 121 ) 3.00L 11th Kurobotan ( D Ozawa 121 ) 10.65L See full results | D Ozawa 54.9kg 10.65L | 11 (16) |
| Hanshin 05-Apr-26 1200m GOOD R3 Md (of $11,280,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.000, SP: 67.00 1st Going Moon ( R Takasugi 121 ) 2nd Great Son ( H Wada 119 ) 1.50L 3rd Alm Apogee ( T Akiyama 121 ) 5.00L 6th Kurobotan ( O Tayama 115 ) 7.25L See full results | O Tayama 52.2kg 7.25L | 6 (16) |
| Kyoto 01-Feb-26 1400m R4 Newcomer Race (newc) (of $12,330,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:27.200, SP: 81.00 1st Tierra Reina ( M Iwata 121 ) 2nd T O Purcell ( T Fujikake 126 ) 0.10L 3rd Shadow Ruler ( R Takasugi 121 ) 0.30L 13th Kurobotan ( Y Hishida 121 ) 12.65L See full results | Y Hishida 54.9kg 12.65L | 13 (16) |