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Empirical Rule (JPN)

5yo b f 2021

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Track Horse HorseTracker

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Empirical Rule (JPN)

b f 2021

Sire

Dam

South Empirical (JPN)

Dam's Sire

Manhattan Cafe (JPN)

Owner

Rex Co Ltd

Trainer

Breeder

Junichi Takagishi

Last Win

Mizusawa Mon, 1st Dec, 25 11/1, Yu Suzuki (96 days)

Last Run

Mizusawa Wed, 31st Dec, 25 11th, 150/1, Yu Suzuki (66 days)

Lifetime

Runs

Wins

Places

Win %

Earnings

Level Stk

Flat JPN

19

3

2

16%

¥1,650,000

-1.60

Under Rules Total

19

3

2

16%

-1.60

Form Figures

00-06080-002118275100-

Form Timeline

Form Figures - 00-06080-002118275100-

Date Course Conditions

Race Result

Jockey

Class n

MorningSP

31Dec25 Miz 7f 3y+ F(875K)

8-7[150/1]11th of 12, 19.56L behind Falla

15Dec25 Miz 7f 3y+ F(875K)

8-7[14/1]10th of 11, 12.78L behind Tiger Dragon

01Dec25 Miz 7f 3y+ F(875K)

8-7[11/1]1st of 11, nose to Big Ryuo

18Nov25 Mor 7f 3y+ F(875K)

8-7[11/1]5th of 11, 9.03L behind Sprit

01Nov25 Mor 7f 3y+ F(875K)

8-7[11/1]7th of 12, 8.28L behind Waimangu

19Oct25 Mor 7f 3y+ F(875K)

8-7[11/2]2nd of 11, 4L behind Sarani Kiken

Masatoshi Yamamoto

07Oct25 Miz 8f Slow 3y+ F(875K)

8-7[7/1]8th of 10, 19.75L behind Black Ration

Masatoshi Yamamoto

15Sep25 Miz 6f 4y+ F(700K)

8-7[3/1]1st of 10, hd to Sei Sequence

Toshiya Yamamoto

31Aug25 Mor 6f Standard 4y+ F(700K)

8-7[2/5Fav]1st of 9, hd to Heart Loop

Toshiya Yamamoto

24Aug25 Mor 6f Standard 4y+ F(700K)

8-7[7/4Fav]bf2nd of 9, 6L behind Taiga

Masatoshi Yamamoto

Change of Trainer Kazuhiro Kato to Koji Sakurada

19Jul25 Fuk 8f Standard 3y+ F(15200K)

8-5[150/1]13th of 14, 25.50L behind O K Mahina

06Jul25 Fuk 6f Standard 3y+ F(15200K)

8-5[150/1]14th of 15, 18.41L behind Cheval Bonheur

Manato Tsuchida

Change of Trainer Masashi Fukayama to Kazuhiro Kato

24Aug24 Nii 10f Standard 3y F(10480K)

8-9[50/1]13th of 18, 17.53L behind Golden Step

Yukito Ishikawa

03Aug24 Nii 10f Standard 2y F(10480K)

8-7[150/1]8th of 18, 5.38L behind Sadamu Opsis

11May24 Nii 9f Standard 3y+ F(10480K)

8-3[200/1]14th of 15, 14.84L behind Mahana

Fukamichi Ishigami

25Apr24 Ohi 9f F(5320K)

8-7[66/1]6th of 11, 11.88L behind Perseverante

21Jan24 Nak 9f F(10480K)

8-9[100/1]11th of 15, 23.50L behind Cafe Alloro

Makoto Sugihara

28Dec23 Nak 9f Good 2y F(10480K)

8-9[200/1]13th of 16, 9.75L behind Kaito Gut

08Oct23 Tok 10f 2y F(13719K)

8-9[125/1]10th of 12, 11.75L behind Champagne Mark

Symbols Explained

ts² Tongue Strap vs² Visor hd² Hood es² Eye Shield ec² Eye Cover cp² Cheekpiece bl² Blinkers tt² Tongue Tie bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run srMentioned in Stewards Report in Results bbvBroke Blood Vessel

The superscript number on headgear bl² indicates number of times worn. A plus bl⁺ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl¹indicates first time.

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