Pod Despair (JPN) Horse
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Pod Despair is a 2yo b from Japan trained by Yoshihiro Hatakeyama. It is sired by stallion Mr Melody out of dam Raffinement. The horse has secured 2 wins in its career so far. On 4th Jan 2026 at Kawasaki, Pod Despair earned its biggest victory to date, claiming the $6,080,000.00 prize in Race 2 (cond). It has proven to be a lucrative prospect for bettors throughout its campaign. Backing Pod Despair across its entire career would have yielded an 18% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Hanshin 07-Jun-26 1400m R9 Sumoto Tokubetsu (allow) (of $30,610,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:23.400, SP: 41.00 1st Resuscitation ( Y Hishida 121 ) 2nd Mighty Mighty ( R Sakai 128 ) 1.25L 3rd Love On Top ( S Yoshimura 123 ) 2.00L 13th Pod Despair ( Y Nakai 121 ) 7.55L See full results | Y Nakai 54.9kg 7.55L | 13 (16) |
| Tokyo 09-May-26 1600m GOOD R10 CL1 (of $36,650,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:36.500, SP: 34.00 1st Don Erectus ( K Ogino 126 ) 2nd Mac Lir ( C P Lemaire 126 ) 3.50L 3rd Ecoro Seed ( D Lane 126 ) 2.00L 11th Pod Despair ( T Yokoyama 126 ) 17.35L See full results | T Yokoyama 57.2kg 17.35L | 11 (15) |
| Kawasaki 03-Mar-26 1400m SOFT R5 Race 5 (cond) $2,000,000 (of $3,800,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:28.800, SP: 3.00 1st Pod Despair ( K Sakurai 123 ) 2nd Cardamom Roll ( R Novata 119 ) 7.00L 3rd Canal Gale ( N Machida 123 ) 8.00L See full results | K Sakurai 55.8kg | 1 (9) |
| Kawasaki 04-Jan-26 1400m GOOD R2 Race 2 (cond) $3,200,000 (of $6,080,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:34.300, SP: 1.73 1st Pod Despair ( K Sakurai 123 ) 2nd Onna Yume Raku ( Y Furuoka 119 ) 3.00L 3rd Miracle Guy ( N Shuma 123 ) 6.00L See full results | K Sakurai 55.8kg | 1 (8) |