Star Grip (JPN) Horse
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Star Grip, a 3yo b foaled in Japan and trained by Juichi Tajima, is by Asia Express out of Kaumudi. The horse has secured six victories to date. Its biggest triumph came on 6th Mar 2026 at Kawasaki, where it claimed the $5700000.00 Race 11 (b1) purse. Throughout its campaign the horse has been lucrative for bettors; a full‑career backer would have realized a 61% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kawasaki 06-Mar-26 1600m SOFT R11 Race 11 (b1) $3,000,000 (of $5,700,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:44.100, SP: 5.50 1st Star Grip ( N Mikamoto 121 ) 2nd Dream Japan ( T Yano 126 ) 0.10L 3rd Gouvernail ( R Sawada 126 ) 0.30L See full results | N Mikamoto 54.9kg | 1 (13) |
| Kawasaki 05-Feb-26 1400m GOOD R11 Race 11 (b2) $1,080,000 (of $5,130,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:30.200, SP: 1.53 1st Sound Bach ( M Honda 123 ) 2nd Star Grip ( T Sasagawa 123 ) 0.50L 3rd Monet ( N Shuma 119 ) 3.00L See full results | T Sasagawa 55.8kg 0.50L | 2 (12) |
| Kawasaki 03-Jan-26 1400m SOFT R10 Race 10 (b3) $2,400,000 (of $4,560,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:30.300, SP: 1.44 1st Star Grip ( T Sasagawa 123 ) 2nd Riko Beretta ( H Sano 117 ) 4.00L 3rd Elephant Run ( N Shuma 123 ) 0.75L See full results | T Sasagawa 55.8kg | 1 (14) |
| Kawasaki 18-Dec-25 1400m GOOD R10 Race 10 (b3) $2,400,000 (of $4,560,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:30.800, SP: 1.40 1st Star Grip ( T Sasagawa 123 ) 2nd Elephant Run ( N Shuma 123 ) 3.00L 3rd M T Wiser ( M Fukuhara 123 ) 0.50L See full results | T Sasagawa 55.8kg | 1 (10) |
| Kawasaki 19-Nov-25 1500m GOOD R12 Race 12 (c1) $1,800,000 (of $3,420,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:37.300, SP: 4.33 1st Star Grip ( T Sasagawa 123 ) 2nd Perseids ( R Nakagoshi 123 ) 0.75L 3rd Kaseno Rao ( K Okamura 123 ) 1.00L See full results | T Sasagawa 55.8kg | 1 (14) |
| Kawasaki 10-Apr-25 1400m HEAVY R11 Race 11 (cond) (of $25,500,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:29.500, SP: 67.00 1st Governability ( T Yano 123 ) 2nd Fierezza ( H Yoshihara 123 ) 1.50L 3rd P M Nana ( T Konno 119 ) 0.50L 9th Star Grip ( K Nishi 123 ) 8.50L See full results | K Nishi 55.8kg 8.50L | 9 (12) |
| Funabashi 12-Feb-25 1200m GOOD R7 Race 7 (cond) (of $4,560,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:17.400, SP: 11.00 1st Happy Thalia ( T Sasagawa 119 ) 2nd Sorgente Po ( N Mikamoto 119 ) 0.00L 3rd Joyful Rock ( T Yano 123 ) 2.50L 7th Star Grip ( R Novata 126 ) 10.10L See full results | R Novata 57.2kg 10.10L | 7 (12) |
| Kawasaki 04-Jan-25 1500m GOOD R7 Race 7 (cond) $3,000,000 (of $5,700,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:38.400, SP: 3.25 1st Star Grip ( T Yano 123 ) 2nd Elephant Run ( S Yamazaki 126 ) 1.00L 3rd Steel Cannon ( A Harita 123 ) 1.50L See full results | T Yano 55.8kg | 1 (13) |
| Kawasaki 10-Dec-24 1400m GOOD R4 Race 4 (cond) $2,200,000 (of $4,180,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:33.900, SP: 1.83 1st Star Grip ( T Yano 121 ) 2nd Misterio ( S Yamazaki 121 ) 2.00L 3rd Laser Speckle ( G Ochiai 121 ) 0.30L See full results | T Yano 54.9kg | 1 (10) |
| Kawasaki 11-Nov-24 1400m HEAVY R3 Race 3 (cond) $800,000 (of $3,800,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:31.500, SP: 3.75 1st Teddy Jewelry ( T Mori 121 ) 2nd Star Grip ( T Yano 121 ) 0.10L 3rd Misterio ( S Yamazaki 121 ) 2.00L See full results | T Yano 54.9kg 0.10L | 2 (9) |
| Kawasaki 11-Oct-24 1400m HEAVY R2 Race 2 (cond) $1,000,000 (of $7,600,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:33.300, SP: 1.62 1st Hanano Utage ( H Ito 119 ) 2nd Alba Leggenda ( R Novata 119 ) 0.75L 3rd Star Grip ( T Yano 121 ) 1.75L See full results | T Yano 54.9kg 1.75L | 3 (7) |