Tough Buddy (JPN) Horse
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Tough Buddy is a 2yo horse from Japan trained by Ryuichiro Kuratomi. He is by Kitasan Black out of Ozil. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, failing to win in six starts. In its latest start at Saga on 18th Jul 2026, ridden by Yoshiki Yamada, Tough Buddy finished 11th behind the winner Odai.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Saga 18-Jul-26 1400m R10 Race 10 (cond) (of $900,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:31.600, SP: 41.00 1st Odai ( T Demizu 119 ) 2nd Vin Rose ( N Tanaka 119 ) 6.00L 3rd Queen's Himawari ( S Ishikawa 119 ) 10.00L 11th Tough Buddy ( Y Yamada 123 ) 27.80L See full results | Y Yamada 55.8kg 27.80L | 11 (12) |
| Tokyo 17-May-26 2100m SOFT R3 Md (of $11,280,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:16.800, SP: 151.00 1st Extra Push ( M Iwata 126 ) 2nd Blue Flare ( T Ono 126 ) 2.50L 3rd Native Pride ( A Sugawara 126 ) 2.50L 10th Tough Buddy ( S Kobayashi 126 ) 29.50L See full results | S Kobayashi 57.2kg 29.50L | 10 (12) |
| Urawa 21-Apr-26 1400m GOOD R9 Race 9 (cond) (of $5,700,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:29.100, SP: 67.00 1st Waves Leaps ( T Sasagawa 123 ) 2nd Fornacalia ( L Funayama 119 ) 1.00L 3rd Kiichi Movement ( S Kobayashi 123 ) 4.00L 10th Tough Buddy ( S Hozono 123 ) 16.60L See full results | S Hozono 55.8kg 16.60L | 10 (10) |
| Nakayama 28-Mar-26 1200m HEAVY R3 Md (of $11,280,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:13.400, SP: 126.00 1st Masano Pink Lady ( T Ono 121 ) 2nd Tsukuba Vanguard ( T Yokoyama 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Lord Trident ( K Yokoyama 126 ) 2.50L 13th Tough Buddy ( G Mizunuma 119 ) 21.30L See full results | G Mizunuma 54kg 21.30L | 13 (16) |
| Chukyo 10-Aug-25 1600m GOOD R3 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:33.200, SP: 151.00 1st Anduril ( K Ogino 121 ) 2nd Lady Goal ( A Badel 121 ) 5.00L 3rd Route Thirteen ( S Yoshimura 119 ) 0.50L 11th Tough Buddy ( K Kokubun 121 ) 22.60L See full results | K Kokubun 54.9kg 22.60L | 11 (12) |