Saffron Hero (JPN) Horse
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Saffron Hero is a 5yo colt from Japan trained by Kazutomo Mori. He is by Curren Black Hill out of the dam Saffron Bouquet and has earned four career wins. His most notable victory came on 7 Jun 2025 at Tokyo, when he captured the Bakushu Stakes and collected $35,530,000.00.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Niigata 16-Aug-26 1200m R7 CL1 (of $375,700) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.400, SP: 67.00 1st Y Y Legend ( H Tanabe 123 ) 2nd Lord Frontier ( H Kawasu 121 ) 1.50L 3rd Jo Roligt ( M Muto 121 ) 3.00L 10th Saffron Hero ( F Ishigami 117 ) 8.10L See full results | F Ishigami 53.1kg 8.10L | 10 (15) |
| Kyoto 17-May-26 1400m R11 CL1 (of $406,259) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:22.200, SP: 126.00 1st Tagano Mist ( O Tayama 121 ) 2nd Bergeronnette ( K Sameshima 123 ) 0.30L 3rd In Your Palace ( T Danno 130 ) 1.55L 16th Saffron Hero ( K Kawabata 117 ) 36.50L See full results | K Kawabata 53.1kg 36.50L | 16 (16) |
| Niigata 03-May-26 1200m GOOD R11 CL1 (of $197,321) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.100, SP: 19.00 1st Blazar ( A Saito 128 ) 2nd Yukimaru ( Y Ishikawa 126 ) 2.50L 3rd Shonan Obvious ( F Goncalves 128 ) 0.20L 15th Saffron Hero ( H Mayuzumi 128 ) 20.65L See full results | H Mayuzumi 58.1kg 20.65L | 15 (15) |
| Kyoto 10-Jan-26 1400m R11 CL1 (of $438,211) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:23.600, SP: 81.00 1st Kitano's Edge ( Y Furukawa 126 ) 2nd Nishikigi Mitchi ( Y Fujioka 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Bidaaya ( R Sakai 128 ) 0.80L 14th Saffron Hero ( H Mayuzumi 126 ) 14.25L See full results | H Mayuzumi 57.2kg 14.25L | 14 (16) |
| Nakayama 07-Dec-25 1200m GOOD R11 CL1 (of $265,113) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:07.100, SP: 67.00 1st Lord Four Aces ( T Marquand 126 ) 2nd Carro Veloce ( G Maruyama 128 ) 3.00L 3rd Rouge Lanakila ( K Yokoyama 119 ) 0.30L 15th Saffron Hero ( K Maruta 126 ) 9.50L See full results | K Maruta 57.2kg 9.50L | 15 (16) |