Star Anise (JPN) Horse
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About
Star Anise is a 2yo colt from Japan trained by Tomokazu Takano in Hong Kong. He is by Drefong out of Epice Arome and has won three races so far. On 12 Apr 2026 at Hanshin he achieved his most significant triumph, taking the $99999999.99 Cl1. The horse has proved profitable for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have delivered a 147% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Hanshin 12-Apr-26 1600m GOOD R11 CL1 $100,000,000 (of $100,000,000) 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 $66,288,000 (of $100,000,000) 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 $12,130,000 (of $59,250,000) 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) |
| Kokura 12-Jul-25 1200m GOOD R1 Md $5,600,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:08.000, SP: 5.50 1st Star Anise ( K Matsuyama 121 ) 2nd Tamamo Icarus ( R Takasugi 119 ) 7.00L 3rd Feb Lino ( R Wada 121 ) 3.50L See full results | K Matsuyama 54.9kg | 1 (10) |
| Kokura 29-Jun-25 1200m GOOD R6 Newcomer Race (newc) $750,000 (of $14,250,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.700, SP: 5.00 1st Coral Reef ( H Miyuki 121 ) 2nd Tamamo Icarus ( R Takasugi 119 ) 1.00L 3rd Zero Visibility ( R Sakai 121 ) 1.25L 5th Star Anise ( K Matsuyama 121 ) 3.05L See full results | K Matsuyama 54.9kg 3.05L | 5 (10) |