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Hero In Chief (JPN)

5yo b g 2021

Track Horse HorseTracker

HorseTracker

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Track Horse HorseTracker

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Hero In Chief (JPN)

b g 2021

Sire

Discreet Cat (USA)

Dam

Cocktail Lounge (JPN)

Dam's Sire

Tanino Gimlet (JPN)

Owner

Makio Okada

Trainer

Naohiro Yoshida

Breeder

Hakutsu Bokujo

Last Win

Kokura Sun, 6th Jul, 25 10/1, Koji Nishizuka (382 days)

Last Run

Kokura Sat, 18th Jul, 26 7th, 12/1, Koji Nishizuka (5 days)

Lifetime

Runs

Wins

Places

Win %

Earnings

Level Stk

Flat JPN

23

2

6

9%

¥37,277,490

-10.56

Under Rules Total

23

2

6

9%

-10.56

Form Figures

15-3482-0047221903567-3047

Form Timeline

Form Figures - 15-3482-0047221903567-3047

Date Course Conditions

Race Result

Jockey

Class n

MorningSP

18Jul26 Kok 6f Standard 3y+ F(35940K)

9-2[12/1]7th/12, 0 behind Koseki

14Jun26 Han 6f Standard 3y+ F(30510K)

23May26 Nii 6f 4y+ F(30630K)

9-2[15/2]4th/16, 2.13L behind Marino Tonitrus

Akatsuki Tomita

01Mar26 Kok 6f Slow 4y+ F(30680K)

9-2[9/4Fav]bf13th/18, 5.89L behind Morden

01Feb26 Kok 6f Good 4y+ F(30560K)

9-2[17/2]3rd/15, 0 behind Koseki

28Dec25 Han 6f Good 3y+ F(35370K)

9-2[18/1]7th/10, 3.00L behind Itsumo Nikoniko

Akatsuki Tomita

29Nov25 Kyo 6f Good 3y+ F(21740K)

9-2[5/1]6th/16, 3.76L behind Jun Vin Quete

Akatsuki Tomita

21Sep25 Han 6f Standard 3y+ F(29780K)

9-2[7/1]5th/10, 2.25L behind Asti Spumante

Akatsuki Tomita

24Aug25 Chu 6f Standard 3y+ F(35350K)

9-2[22/1]3rd/9, 3.25L behind Wonder Kisara

Akatsuki Tomita

16Aug25 Chu 6f Standard 3y+ F(29850K)

9-2[12/1]12th/13, 7.13L behind South Bank

20Jul25 Kok 6f Good 3y+ F(30000K)

9-2[14/1]9th/18, 6.04L behind Flicker Jab

06Jul25 Kok 6f Standard 3y+ F(21420K)

9-2[10/1]1st/8, nk to Bel Be Stallone

14Jun25 Han 6f Soft to Heavy 3y+ F(15200K)

9-0[7/1]2nd/16, 1.75L behind Peptide Clematis

25May25 Nii 6f Slow 4y+ F(15200K)

9-0[5/1]2nd/16, nk behind Sorrento Flavor

Hiroki Matsumoto

20Apr25 Fuk 6f Standard 4y+ F(21700K)

9-2[11/1]7th/15, 4.28L behind Lord My Life

01Mar25 Kok 6f Standard 4y+ F(15200K)

9-0[50/1]4th/18, 1.03L behind Happier Than Ever

01Feb25 Kyo 7f Good 4y+ F(15200K)

9-2[100/1]11th/15, 8.66L behind Hiruno De Gaulle

19Jan25 Chu 8f Good 4y+ F(15200K)

9-0[33/1]11th/16, 10.91L behind Otokogi Ampan

Atsuya Nishimura

Change of Trainer Hiroyuki Imazu to Naohiro Yoshida

20Dec24 Nag 8f Standard 3y+ F(1080K)

8-11[8/1]2nd/11, 6L behind Meisho Taisetsu

Change of Trainer Junpei Morishita to Hiroyuki Imazu

26Apr24 Ohi 6f F(3420K)

8-11[10/3]8th/11, 8.75L behind Fukuno Foudre

Norifumi Mikamoto

12Apr24 Ohi 7f Heavy F(3420K)

8-11[11/8Fav]bf4th/13, 1.00L behind Gale Takt

Tsubasa Sasagawa

21Mar24 Ohi 6f Firm F(4940K)

8-11[4/6Fav]bf3rd/14, 0.75L behind Sabuno Koigokoro

Tsubasa Sasagawa

28Dec23 Ohi 9f F(11699K)

8-9[11/10Fav]bf5th/6, 19.25L behind Tintoretto

Tsubasa Sasagawa

09Dec23 Ohi 7f Good F(7600K)

8-9[4/9Fav]1st/9, 10L to Colorado Fountain

Tsubasa Sasagawa

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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Reports in which Hero In Chief (JPN) was mentioned

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Runner

Wins-

Runs

%Wins

Sire

Blue Coral (JPN) b f 2016

0-

6

0

South Vigorous (USA)

Victoria Glass (JPN) b f 2017

5-

24

21

South Vigorous (USA)

Peach Liqueur (JPN) b f 2018

11-

51

22

South Vigorous (USA)

Arc Villeneuve (JPN) b f 2019

3-

49

6

Discreet Cat (USA)

Can I Sing (JPN) b f 2020

4-

46

9

Discreet Cat (USA)

Ange Marron (JPN) b m 2022

1-

6

17

Discreet Cat (USA)

Ocean Chronus (JPN) b f 2023

0-

13

0

American Patriot (USA)