Silk Needle (JPN) Horse
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About
Silk Needle is a 4yo b unknown from Japan trained by Hiroyuki Imazu, who is based at . It is sired by the stallion Fine Needle out of the dam Wing Furioso. Silk Needle has managed to win 9 races in its career so far. On 21st May 2025 at Nagoya, Silk Needle scored its most significant win to date, getting the money in the $1800000.00 Race 10 (a6). It has proven a profitable horse for the punters over the journey. If you had backed Silk Needle throughout its career you'd have achieved a 19% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Nagoya 20-May-26 1501m R4 Race 4 (b4) $700,000 (of $1,260,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:36.300, SP: 1.73 1st Silk Needle ( S Tsukamoto 121 ) 2nd Schiuma Palla ( H Ohara 121 ) 1.50L 3rd Meisho Makujiki ( T Kato 126 ) 2.00L See full results | S Tsukamoto 54.9kg | 1 (11) |
| Nagoya 23-Apr-26 1700m HEAVY R7 Race 7 (b8) $700,000 (of $1,260,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:49.100, SP: 3.25 1st Silk Needle ( S Tsukamoto 121 ) 2nd Stella Bianca ( Y Tsutsui 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Mariana Jazz ( K Souha 119 ) 8.00L See full results | S Tsukamoto 54.9kg | 1 (12) |
| Nagoya 20-Nov-25 1500m GOOD R12 Race 12 (b1) $200,000 (of $1,800,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:36.100, SP: 5.50 1st Segantini ( T Imai 121 ) 2nd Wetterhorn ( K Maruno 126 ) 2.50L 3rd Silk Needle ( S Tsukamoto 121 ) 3.00L See full results | S Tsukamoto 54.9kg 3.00L | 3 (12) |
| Nagoya 10-Nov-25 1500m HEAVY R12 Race 12 (b2) $298,000 (of $1,531,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:36.400, SP: 2.63 1st Karao Yabure ( H Miyashita 121 ) 2nd Silk Needle ( S Tsukamoto 121 ) 4.00L 3rd Shinko Machan ( R Ogasahara 117 ) 0.20L See full results | S Tsukamoto 54.9kg 4.00L | 2 (10) |
| Nagoya 05-Jun-25 1700m HEAVY R11 Race 11 (a4) (of $2,160,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:50.600, SP: 2.88 1st Win Rise ( G Banno 126 ) 2nd For Beroul ( K Niwa 126 ) 1.00L 3rd Meisho Sakigake ( D Otshata 126 ) 0.50L 6th Silk Needle ( S Tsukamoto 121 ) 6.10L See full results | S Tsukamoto 54.9kg 6.10L | 6 (10) |
| Nagoya 21-May-25 1700m GOOD R10 Race 10 (a6) $1,000,000 (of $1,800,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:53.300, SP: 3.25 1st Silk Needle ( S Tsukamoto 121 ) 2nd Hide Shin Imeru ( R Ogasahara 117 ) 2.50L 3rd Davay Glasnost ( T Imai 126 ) 0.20L See full results | S Tsukamoto 54.9kg | 1 (12) |
| Nagoya 05-May-25 920m HEAVY R10 Race 10 (b2) $170,000 (of $1,531,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:58.200, SP: 1.57 1st Quintarelli ( H Miyashita 121 ) 2nd Abenin Tiara ( K Niwa 121 ) 2.50L 3rd Silk Needle ( S Tsukamoto 121 ) 5.50L See full results | S Tsukamoto 54.9kg 5.50L | 3 (10) |
| Nagoya 21-Apr-25 1700m GOOD R10 Race 10 (b1) $350,000 (of $1,800,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:53.600, SP: 5.00 1st Regent Jade ( M Okabe 126 ) 2nd Silk Needle ( S Tsukamoto 121 ) 2.00L 3rd For Beroul ( K Niwa 126 ) 2.50L See full results | S Tsukamoto 54.9kg 2.00L | 2 (10) |
| Nagoya 10-Apr-25 1700m GOOD R12 Race 12 (b5) $650,000 (of $1,171,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:55.600, SP: 5.50 1st Silk Needle ( S Tsukamoto 121 ) 2nd Bordeaux Riskless ( H Murakami 126 ) 0.30L 3rd Metalcraft ( K Maruno 126 ) 1.50L See full results | S Tsukamoto 54.9kg | 1 (12) |
| Nagoya 26-Mar-25 920m HEAVY R8 Race 8 (b4) $600,000 (of $1,080,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:56.500, SP: 1.83 1st Silk Needle ( S Tsukamoto 119 ) 2nd Grand Cube ( S Hosokawa 123 ) 0.75L 3rd Kannon Solare ( T Imai 123 ) 0.75L See full results | S Tsukamoto 54kg | 1 (9) |
| Nagoya 27-Feb-25 920m GOOD R12 Race 12 (b9) $600,000 (of $1,080,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:57.700, SP: 3.00 1st Silk Needle ( S Tsukamoto 119 ) 2nd Verk Arthur ( H Miyashita 119 ) 1.50L 3rd Hakusan Flash ( T Syotaro 119 ) 2.25L See full results | S Tsukamoto 54kg | 1 (12) |
| Nagoya 13-Feb-25 1500m GOOD R2 Race 2 (c11) $500,000 (of $900,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:39.800, SP: 1.57 1st Silk Needle ( S Tsukamoto 119 ) 2nd Kurino Eclipse ( S Yamada 123 ) 4.00L 3rd Gold Welle ( A Kinomae 115 ) 7.00L See full results | S Tsukamoto 54kg | 1 (11) |
| Nagoya 31-Jan-25 1500m GOOD R7 Race 7 (c2) (of $972,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:38.800, SP: 8.00 1st Pivot ( M Junki 123 ) 2nd Davidii ( A Kinomae 119 ) 0.30L 3rd Alluring Sorrel ( K Niwa 119 ) 2.80L 6th Silk Needle ( M Ohata 119 ) 5.40L See full results | M Ohata 54kg 5.40L | 6 (10) |
| Nagoya 02-Jan-25 1400m GOOD R8 Race 8 (c19) $500,000 (of $900,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:31.600, SP: 2.63 1st Silk Needle ( M Ohata 119 ) 2nd Oguri Mcqueen ( S Hosokawa 123 ) 3.00L 3rd Kamuy Papaiya ( M Junki 117 ) 3.20L See full results | M Ohata 54kg | 1 (12) |
| Nagoya 19-Dec-24 1500m GOOD R6 Race 6 (c21) $75,000 (of $900,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:38.900, SP: 6.00 1st Ambassador ( M Junki 121 ) 2nd Alluring Sorrel ( T Hattori 119 ) 2.50L 3rd Held ( M Okabe 123 ) 3.00L 4th Silk Needle ( M Ohata 119 ) 3.50L See full results | M Ohata 54kg 3.50L | 4 (11) |
| Nagoya 21-Nov-24 1400m GOOD R4 Race 4 (c18) $100,000 (of $900,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:34.300, SP: 19.00 1st We Just ( S Kato 119 ) 2nd Water Are ( T Syotaro 123 ) 0.30L 3rd Silk Needle ( K Okamura 119 ) 1.30L See full results | K Okamura 54kg 1.30L | 3 (12) |
| Nagoya 07-Aug-24 1500m GOOD R4 (of $499,999), Winning Time: 01:40.600, SP: 8/1 1st The Havel ( S Tsukamoto 119 ) 2nd Lovely Ship ( Y Muro 117 ) 1.50L 3rd Okyan ( D Otshata 119 ) 6.00L 10th Silk Needle ( M Ohata 119 ) 16.25L See full results | M Ohata 54kg 16.25L | 10 (11) |
| Nagoya 23-Jul-24 1500m GOOD R6 $100,015 (of $499,999), Winning Time: 01:37.300, SP: 9/2 1st Hakusan Sonus ( S Tsukamoto 119 ) 2nd Christmas Eve ( D Otshata 117 ) 9.00L 3rd Silk Needle ( M Ohata 119 ) 11.00L See full results | M Ohata 54kg 11.00L | 3 (12) |
| Nagoya 28-Jun-24 1500m SOFT R4 $612,300 (of $612,361), Winning Time: 01:36.300, SP: 7/2 1st Silk Needle ( M Ohata 119 ) 2nd Revenais ( H Miyashita 119 ) 1.50L 3rd Machiuma Flora ( D Otshata 121 ) 5.00L See full results | M Ohata 54kg | 1 (12) |
| Niigata 11-May-24 1800m GOOD R2 Md (of $10,480,019) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:55.100, SP: 101.00 1st Horatio ( M Sugihara 126 ) 2nd Meisho Fudo ( K Nishizuka 121 ) 0.50L 3rd Toulattatta ( D Ozawa 123 ) 0.50L 14th Silk Needle ( N Fujita 117 ) 33.75L | N Fujita 53.1kg 33.75L | 14 (15) |
| Tokyo 10-Feb-24 1400m FIRM R5 Md (of $10,479,883) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:22.300, SP: 201.00 1st Hakusan Eagle ( R Kingscote 126 ) 2nd Mary Jane ( I Kowata 121 ) 3.00L 3rd Mozu Masanyan ( R King 126 ) 0.75L 13th Silk Needle ( N Fujita 117 ) 4.00L | N Fujita 53.1kg 4.00L | 13 (16) |
| Niigata 21-Oct-23 1200m R3 Md (of $10,479,883) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:12.100, SP: 126.00 1st Chikappa ( M Nagashima 117 ) 2nd Satomino Egao ( M Kobayashi 112 ) 3.00L 3rd Makezugirai ( R Kobayashi 117 ) 1.25L 10th Silk Needle ( T Ishida 115 ) 11.80L See full results | T Ishida 52.2kg 11.80L | 10 (14) |
| Nakayama 30-Sep-23 1200m R6 Newcomer Race (newc) (of $13,719,924) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:16.100, SP: 51.00 1st Weltraum ( K Tosaki 121 ) 2nd Satomino Egao ( M Kobayashi 112 ) 3.00L 3rd Makezugirai ( R Kobayashi 117 ) 0.30L 10th Silk Needle ( T Ishida 115 ) 17.00L See full results | T Ishida 52.2kg 17.00L | 10 (16) |