Le Saphir (JPN) Horse
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Le Saphir is a 2yo horse from Japan trained by Eiichi Yano. It is sired by the stallion Shanghai Bobby out of the dam Definir. Le Saphir has not yet broken its maiden status, having failed to win in five attempts. In its most recent race at Nakayama on 15th Mar 2026, Le Saphir was ridden by Ryuto Yokoyama and finished 14th, behind the winner Danon Funstar.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Nakayama 15-Mar-26 2001m R5 Md (of $11,280,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:00.300, SP: 81.00 1st Danon Funstar ( C P Lemaire 126 ) 2nd Bear Dokkyun ( A Tsumura 121 ) 1.75L 3rd Vulcan Tesoro ( D Shibata 126 ) 2.50L 14th Le Saphir ( R Yokoyama 121 ) 13.00L See full results | R Yokoyama 54.9kg 13.00L | 14 (18) |
| Nakayama 20-Dec-25 1800m SOFT R2 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:54.600, SP: 126.00 1st K Two Livre ( A Tsumura 121 ) 2nd Blue Thermal ( H Uchida 121 ) 5.00L 3rd Tilbury ( T Marquand 121 ) 2.00L 14th Le Saphir ( T Eda 121 ) 17.45L See full results | T Eda 54.9kg 17.45L | 14 (16) |
| Tokyo 11-Oct-25 1600m GOOD R1 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:35.900, SP: 126.00 1st Rouge Blitz ( K Yokoyama 121 ) 2nd Mor Nike ( K Tosaki 121 ) 1.00L 3rd Nishino Mare ( A Tsumura 121 ) 0.00L 8th Le Saphir ( K Kikuzawa 121 ) 7.05L See full results | K Kikuzawa 54.9kg 7.05L | 8 (10) |
| Nakayama 21-Sep-25 1600m HEAVY R1 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:33.900, SP: 67.00 1st Luce Fiore ( K Yokoyama 121 ) 2nd Cosmic Box ( J Moreira 121 ) 1.00L 3rd Mrs Jones ( I Fukamichi 115 ) 1.50L 11th Le Saphir ( Y Hara 121 ) 10.90L See full results | Y Hara 54.9kg 10.90L | 11 (16) |
| Niigata 03-Aug-25 1800m GOOD R2 Newcomer Race (newc) (of $14,250,000) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:56.700, SP: 17.00 1st Chachacomani ( K Tosaki 121 ) 2nd Inazuma Daimon ( A Sugawara 121 ) 0.50L 3rd Summer Madness ( G Maruyama 121 ) 1.00L 11th Le Saphir ( Y Hara 121 ) 22.75L See full results | Y Hara 54.9kg 22.75L | 11 (15) |