Special Thanks (JPN) Horse

Country

Japan

Foal Date

01-Jan-24

Colour

bay

Sire

Firenze Fire

Dam

Fanfare

Prize Money

17932

Owners

Mill Farm Co Ltd

About

Special Thanks, a 1yo bay foaled in Japan and trained by Daiki Yajima, is by Firenze Fire out of the mare Fanfare. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, having finished unplaced in its sole start. In its latest outing at Fukushima on 28 Jun 2026, jockey Junji Shimada guided Special Thanks to a third‑place finish behind winner G T Maika.

Raced At

Fukushima

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Fukushima 28-Jun-26 1200m R4 Newcomer Race (newc) $2,000,000 (of $14,880,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:08.400, SP: 34.00 1st G T Maika ( K Matsuyama 121 ) 2nd Sally Deux ( A Tsumura 121 ) 7.00L 3rd Special Thanks ( J Shimada 121 ) 12.00L See full resultsJ Shimada 54.9kg 12.00L3 (14)