Star Anise (JPN) Horse
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Star Anise is a 3yo colt from Japan, trained by Tomokazu Takano in Hong Kong. He is by Drefong out of Epice Arome. To date, Star Anise has secured three victories. On 12 April 2026 at Hanshin, he claimed his most significant win, taking the $99999999.99 Class 1 race. He has proved a profitable runner for bettors, offering a 76% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Nakayama 27-Sep-26 1200m GOOD R11 CL1 $233,813 (of $899,281) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:09.200, SP: 3.25 1st Puro Magic ( M Iwata 123 ) 2nd World's End ( A Tsumura 128 ) 0.30L 3rd Sound Moryana ( H Yoshida 123 ) 0.40L 4th Star Anise ( C P Lemaire 119 ) 1.65L See full results | C P Lemaire 54kg 1.65L | 4 (16) |
| Tokyo 24-May-26 2400m GOOD R11 CL1 (of $1,551,774) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:25.600, SP: 2.63 1st Juryoku Pierrot ( S Imamura 121 ) 2nd Dream Core ( C P Lemaire 121 ) 0.30L 3rd Laughterlines ( D Lane 121 ) 0.30L 12th Star Anise ( K Matsuyama 121 ) 5.50L See full results | K Matsuyama 54.9kg 5.50L | 12 (18) |
| Hanshin 12-Apr-26 1600m GOOD R11 CL1 $1,495,547 (of $888,836) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:31.500, SP: 2.50 1st Star Anise ( K Matsuyama 121 ) 2nd Garavogue ( A Nishimura 121 ) 2.50L 3rd Zippy Tune ( Y Kitamura 121 ) 3.25L See full results | K Matsuyama 54.9kg | 1 (18) |
| Hanshin 14-Dec-25 1600m GOOD R11 CL1 $639,795 (of $965,174) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:32.600, SP: 4.33 1st Star Anise ( K Matsuyama 121 ) 2nd Garavogue ( Y Kawada 121 ) 1.25L 3rd Taisei Vogue ( A Nishimura 121 ) 1.55L See full results | K Matsuyama 54.9kg | 1 (18) |
| Chukyo 31-Aug-25 1400m GOOD R11 CL1 $126,181 (of $327,208) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:19.400, SP: 1.67 1st Candide ( Y Kitamura 121 ) 2nd Star Anise ( K Matsuyama 121 ) 0.30L 3rd Michael Barows ( M Iwata 121 ) 7.00L See full results | K Matsuyama 54.9kg 0.30L | 2 (13) |