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Hanshin Race 9 - Akashi Tokubetsu

AARON'S ROD (4) has switched yards since finishing third eight weeks ago over 2400m at Tokyo. Son of the legend Almond Eye who is perfectly placed to take this out. FIRM TWENTY (1) did a good job last time out when third at this track over 2600m, beaten a neck. That run should have him rock-hard fit now. Is going well this campaign, recording a win and a minor placing from three starts. Expected to be in the finish. ALMA DE ORO (2) finished sixth over 2400m at Kyoto at his most recent appearance on November 9. Has to be respected. PAO DE ACUCAR (5) produced another moderate effort last start when 5 lengths from the winner in eighth over 2600m at Kokura. Minor claims only.

Race Time:5:15 AM

Saturday, April 11, 2026

Track:Good

Weather:N/A

Prize Money:$0.00

Distance:2400m

Firm Twenty (1)2x2380x413

Trainer: Y Kitade 12 mths 26: 2-4-6

Jockey: Kohei Matsuyama

Weight: 58kgs

6 yo Brown G

Sire: KIZUNA (JPN)

Dam: DANON ELEGANT (JPN)

Stats

Prize Money$426,679.00

Avg $$16,410.73

Win %7.69%

Place %46.15%

Career26: 2-4-6

Track10: 2-3-4

Distance6: 2-1-0

Tr / Dist2: 2-0-0

1st Up8: 1-1-1

2nd Up8: 1-0-3

Firm0: 0-0-0

Good24: 2-4-6

Soft0: 0-0-0

Heavy0: 0-0-0

Synthetic0: 0-0-0

Comments

Form hard to fault. At the latest run 3rd of 8 at this track on March 21 over 2600m, neck behind Win Daisy carrying 58.0kg at $3.60. Before that was well back until straightening; raced back then made ground from the turn; won by a neck at this track February 22 over 2400m defeating Say Cute carrying 58.0kg at $5.50. Put the writing on the wall last time.

Last Starts 20 days since last start

Place	Date	Days	Class	Prize	Track	Dist.	Cnd.	Jockey	Weight	Race Time	In Run	Gate	Result	Margin	Starting Price
3/8	21/03/2026	27	ALLOW 4U	$273,430.00	Hanshin	2600m	Good	Yutaka Take	58kg	2:39.60	6-4-3	3	1. Win Daisy 2. Satono Sotiras 3. Firm Twenty	0.3L	$3.60
1/9	22/02/2026	15	ALLOW 4U	$144,790.00	Hanshin	2400m	Good	Thore Hammer-Hansen	58kg	2:24.90	9-8-1	3	1. Firm Twenty 2. Say Cute 3. Lord Galleria	0.3L	$5.50
4/9	07/02/2026	84	ALLOW 4U	$144,790.00	Kyoto	2400m	Good	Thore Hammer-Hansen	58kg	2:27.70	9-9-4	9	1. Fern Grotto 2. Askcommentallezvou 3. Lord Galleria	3.1L	$7.50
0/16	15/11/2025	34	ALLOW 3U	$150,790.00	Fukushima	2600m	Good	Heart Kameda	58kg	2:40.60	-	9	1. Brillar Diamante 2. Nihonpiro Goldie 3. Win Luxe	99.0L	$8.50
8/13	12/10/2025	21	ALLOW 3U	$151,470.00	Kyoto	2400m	Good	R Takakura	58kg	2:26.40	12-10-8	11	1. Landshut 2. Legend Ship 3. Saimon Veloce	2.7L	$7.00
3/13	21/09/2025	15	ALLOW 3U	$158,190.00	Hanshin	2000m	Good	R Takakura	58kg	1:59.50	11-9-3	3	1. Key Performer 2. Arabella 3. Firm Twenty	1.6L	$5.80

Alma De Oro (2)424212166x

Trainer: Hisashi Shimizu (France)12 mths 10: 2-3-0

Jockey: Yutaka Take

Weight: 58kgs

4 yo Bay H

Sire: REY DE ORO (JPN)

Dam: SUGAR HEART (JPN)

Stats

Prize Money$290,428.00

Avg $$29,042.80

Win %20.00%

Place %50.00%

Career10: 2-3-0

Track4: 0-2-0

Distance3: 0-0-0

Tr / Dist1: 0-0-0

1st Up2: 0-0-0

2nd Up1: 0-1-0

Firm0: 0-0-0

Good9: 2-3-0

Soft1: 0-0-0

Heavy0: 0-0-0

Synthetic0: 0-0-0

Comments

Resumes. Finished off last preparation second last of 7 at Kyoto November 9 over 2400m, 4 len behind Circle Of Joy carrying 56.0kg at $3.20. First up last campaign fourth of 15 at this track March 29 2025 over 2000m, 2 len behind Disparar with 57.0kg at $8.70. Some chance of an upset.

Last Starts 152 days since last start

Place	Date	Days	Class	Prize	Track	Dist.	Cnd.	Jockey	Weight	Race Time	In Run	Gate	Result	Margin	Starting Price
6/7	09/11/2025	49	ALLOW 3U	$215,670.00	Kyoto	2400m	Y	Yutaka Take	56kg	2:28.60	4-3-6	6	1. Circle Of Joy 2. Pic Des Mouches 3. Culminale	4.2L	$3.20
6/10	21/09/2025	49	G2 OPEN 3	$1,087,940.00	Hanshin	2400m	Good	Yutaka Take	57kg	2:26.40	2-2-6	3	1. Eri King 2. Shohei 3. Giovanni	3.2L	$19.40
1/7	03/08/2025	22	ALLOW 3U	$221,590.00	Sapporo	2600m	Good	Yutaka Take	55kg	2:44.50	2-2-1	6	1. Alma De Oro 2. My Family 3. Calming Lights	1.0L	$2.90
2/11	12/07/2025	14	ALLOW 3U	$228,180.00	Hakodate	2000m	Good	Yutaka Take	55kg	1:59.80	5-3-2	8	1. Baltica 2. Alma De Oro 3. Meiner Zeus	1.0L	$3.70
1/13	28/06/2025	21	MDN 3	$114,480.00	Hakodate	2000m	Good	Yutaka Take	57kg	2:00.40	5-1-1	4	1. Alma De Oro 2. Pityrodia 3. Yo Hin	2.5L	$2.10
2/13	07/06/2025	20	MDN 3	$114,480.00	Hanshin	2000m	Good	Yutaka Take	57kg	2:01.10	9-7-2	11	1. Satono Sotiras 2. Alma De Oro 3. Kichi Fighter	0.5L	$2.50

Alberic (3)0680x7076x

Trainer: K Nakatake 12 mths 17: 1-2-0

Jockey: Yuichiro Shibata

Weight: 58kgs

5 yo Chestnut H

Sire: A SHIN HIKARI (JPN)

Dam: A SHIN WIKI (JPN)

Stats

Prize Money$151,409.00

Avg $$8,906.41

Win %5.88%

Place %17.65%

Career17: 1-2-0

Track1: 0-0-0

Distance0: 0-0-0

Tr / Dist0: 0-0-0

1st Up5: 0-1-0

2nd Up4: 0-1-0

Firm0: 0-0-0

Good4: 0-0-0

Soft0: 0-0-0

Heavy0: 0-0-0

Synthetic0: 0-0-0

Comments

Resuming. Finished off last preparation sixth of 11 at Kyoto Dirt February 1 over 1800m, 4 len behind King Blue with 58.0kg at $54.70. Previously first up; seventh of 15 at Kyoto Dirt November 1 over 1800m, 7 len behind Aaron Imeru carrying 56.0kg at $51.50. Other runners rate better.

Last Starts 68 days since last start

Place	Date	Days	Class	Prize	Track	Dist.	Cnd.	Jockey	Weight	Race Time	In Run	Gate	Result	Margin	Starting Price
6/11	01/02/2026	14	ALLOW 4U	$282,170.00	Kyoto	1800m	Good	K Ikezoe	58kg	1:51.90	11-11-6	10	1. King Blue 2. Sunrise Bullet 3. Soul And Jazz	4.1L	$54.70
7/16	18/01/2026	56	ALLOW 4U	$292,070.00	Kyoto	1800m	Good	Katsuma Sameshima	58kg	1:53.60	15-15-7	10	1. Bakken Record 2. Mighty Mighty 3. Show Dancer	3.7L	$139.40
11/14	23/11/2025	22	ALLOW 3U	$215,670.00	Kyoto	1800m	Good	Yuichiro Shibata	56kg	1:52.20	13-14-11	9	1. Mokku Mokku 2. Grande Plage 3. Kichi Parfait	11.6L	$148.20
7/15	01/11/2025	63	ALLOW 3U	$215,670.00	Kyoto	1800m	M	Yuichiro Shibata	56kg	1:49.10	10-11-7	7	1. Aaron Imeru 2. Blazest 3. Purna Chandra	7.1L	$51.50
11/14	30/08/2025	13	ALLOW 3U	$309,850.00	Sapporo	2000m	Good	Yuichiro Shibata	58kg	2:03.50	3-8-11	8	1. Mirage Knight 2. Shonan Someday 3. Elan	13.0L	$229.70
8/14	17/08/2025	36	ALLOW 3U	$309,640.00	Sapporo	2600m	Good	Yuichiro Shibata	58kg	2:43.20	6-8-8	9	1. Rex Novus 2. Weiser Barco 3. Filius	7.5L	$147.80

Aaron's Rod (4)4231x12x3

Trainer: Keisuke Miyata 12 mths 7: 2-2-2

Jockey: Christophe Lemaire

Weight: 58kgs

4 yo Bay H

Sire: EPIPHANEIA (JPN)

Dam: ALMOND EYE (JPN)

Stats

Prize Money$284,998.00

Avg $$40,714.00

Win %28.57%

Place %85.71%

Career7: 2-2-2

Track0: 0-0-0

Distance4: 2-1-1

Tr / Dist0: 0-0-0

1st Up3: 1-0-1

2nd Up2: 0-2-0

Firm0: 0-0-0

Good7: 2-2-2

Soft0: 0-0-0

Heavy0: 0-0-0

Synthetic0: 0-0-0

Comments

Second-up. Comes off a 56-day let-up. First-up after three months 3rd of 8 at Tokyo on February 14 over 2400m, 2.5 len behind Red Bande carrying 57.0kg at $2. Previously second-up made ground from midfield; 2nd of 12 at Tokyo on November 24 over 2400m, head behind Valentine Girl with 56.0kg at $1.90. Fitter and is clearly the one to beat.

Last Starts 55 days since last start

Place	Date	Days	Class	Prize	Track	Dist.	Cnd.	Jockey	Weight	Race Time	In Run	Gate	Result	Margin	Starting Price
3/8	14/02/2026	82	ALLOW 4U	$281,330.00	Tokyo	2400m	Good	Christophe Lemaire	57kg	2:24.70	5-5-3	6	1. Red Bande 2. Iklil 3. Aaron's Rod	2.5L	$2.00
2/12	24/11/2025	43	ALLOW 3U	$295,830.00	Tokyo	2400m	Good	Christophe Lemaire	56kg	2:23.30	7-7-2	1	1. Valentine Girl 2. Aaron's Rod 3. Jun Tsubamegaeshi	0.2L	$1.90
1/11	12/10/2025	246	ALLOW 3U	$151,470.00	Tokyo	2400m	Good	Christophe Lemaire	55kg	2:24.90	6-5-1	4	1. Aaron's Rod 2. Norari Kurari 3. Timur	0.3L	$2.80
1/18	08/02/2025	21	MDN 3	$110,290.00	Tokyo	2400m	Good	Christophe Lemaire	57kg	2:26.90	9-4-1	10	1. Aaron's Rod 2. Impact Sea 3. Niflheimr	1.3L	$2.40
3/18	18/01/2025	56	MDN 3	$108,840.00	Nakayama	2000m	Good	Christophe Lemaire	57kg	2:00.20	7-6-3	5	1. Schon Stier 2. Tres Saphir 3. Aaron's Rod	2.8L	$1.80
2/14	23/11/2024	28	MDN 2	$104,500.00	Tokyo	1800m	Good	Christophe Lemaire	56kg	1:48.10	-	5	1. Best Scene 2. Aaron's Rod 3. Core	0.8L	$2.00

Pao De Acucar (5)8x5x44x368

Trainer: Kensuke Ogura 12 mths 22: 2-1-1

Jockey: Hideaki Miyuki

Weight: 58kgs

6 yo Bay H

Sire: MAURICE (JPN)

Dam: CORCOVADO (JPN)

Stats

Prize Money$361,521.00

Avg $$16,432.77

Win %9.09%

Place %18.18%

Career22: 2-1-1

Track6: 1-0-0

Distance2: 0-0-0

Tr / Dist1: 0-0-0

1st Up8: 2-0-1

2nd Up6: 0-1-0

Firm0: 0-0-0

Good16: 1-1-1

Soft0: 0-0-0

Heavy0: 0-0-0

Synthetic0: 0-0-0

Comments

Returns from a 49-day let-up. At the latest run 8th of 16 at Kokura on February 21 over 2600m, 5 len behind Ecoro Raise with 58.0kg at $36.70. The start before that 6th of 12 at Kyoto on January 12 over 2400m, 2.75 len behind Arrondi with 58.0kg at $6.10. Can improve on recent efforts.

Last Starts 48 days since last start

Place	Date	Days	Class	Prize	Track	Dist.	Cnd.	Jockey	Weight	Race Time	In Run	Gate	Result	Margin	Starting Price
8/16	21/02/2026	40	ALLOW 4U	$283,370.00	Kokura	2600m	Good	Daito Ozawa	58kg	2:39.10	10-8-8	13	1. Ecoro Raise 2. Dover Bright 3. Bay Rum	5.0L	$36.70
6/12	12/01/2026	43	ALLOW 4U	$290,930.00	Kyoto	2400m	Good	Yuga Kawada	58kg	2:24.70	7-7-6	1	1. Arrondi 2. Bond Loa 3. Fleuraison	2.8L	$6.10
3/8	30/11/2025	63	ALLOW 3U	$215,670.00	Kyoto	2200m	Good	Daito Ozawa	58kg	2:12.30	3-3-3	1	1. Saxon Sienne 2. Culminale 3. Pao De Acucar	2.0L	$17.60
4/12	28/09/2025	28	ALLOW 3U	$310,440.00	Hanshin	2400m	Good	Akatsuki Tomita	56kg	2:25.80	5-4-4	12	1. Danon Cima 2. Circle Of Joy 3. Caelum	5.6L	$17.20
4/8	31/08/2025	70	ALLOW 3U	$307,680.00	Chukyo	2200m	Good	Yuichi Kitamura	58kg	2:13.20	7-6-4	3	1. Family Time 2. Jun Tsubamegaeshi 3. Musician	3.2L	$19.80
5/9	22/06/2025	63	ALLOW 3U	$320,980.00	Hanshin	2000m	Good	H Miyuki	58kg	2:00.60	6-7-5	3	1. Ikeike Dondon 2. Wismar 3. Yamanin Loop	5.3L	$6.80

Prairie Dream (6)743x7x550x

Trainer: Akio Adachi 12 mths 34: 2-5-5

Jockey: Suguru Hamanaka

Weight: 58kgs

10 yo Bay H

Sire: DREAM JOURNEY (JPN)

Dam: ZARIN (JPN)

Stats

Prize Money$774,893.00

Avg $$22,790.97

Win %5.88%

Place %35.29%

Career34: 2-5-5

Track13: 1-2-1

Distance15: 1-3-2

Tr / Dist8: 1-1-0

1st Up12: 0-1-2

2nd Up9: 0-3-0

Firm3: 0-0-2

Good27: 1-5-3

Soft1: 1-0-0

Heavy0: 0-0-0

Synthetic0: 0-0-0

Comments

Resuming. Finished off last preparation second last of 12 at Kyoto January 12 over 2400m, 10 len behind Arrondi with 58.0kg at $180.50. First up last campaign fifth of 8 at Kyoto November 30 over 2200m, 6 len behind Saxon Sienne with 58.0kg at $71.60. Prefer to see how he returns.

Last Starts 88 days since last start

Place	Date	Days	Class	Prize	Track	Dist.	Cnd.	Jockey	Weight	Race Time	In Run	Gate	Result	Margin	Starting Price
11/12	12/01/2026	23	ALLOW 4U	$290,930.00	Kyoto	2400m	Good	Seinosuke Yoshimura	58kg	2:24.70	4-5-11	5	1. Arrondi 2. Bond Loa 3. Fleuraison	10.5L	$180.50
5/8	20/12/2025	20	ALLOW 3U	$291,360.00	Hanshin	2400m	Good	R Wada	58kg	2:26.70	5-5-5	8	1. Schwarz Masamune 2. Culminale 3. Arrondi	7.8L	$34.40
5/8	30/11/2025	105	ALLOW 3U	$215,670.00	Kyoto	2200m	Good	R Wada	58kg	2:12.30	6-7-5	6	1. Saxon Sienne 2. Culminale 3. Pao De Acucar	5.8L	$71.60
7/9	17/08/2025	148	ALLOW 3U	$307,990.00	Niigata	2200m	Good	Yukito Ishikawa	58kg	2:14.30	5-4-7	9	1. Amakihi 2. Iklil 3. Win My Route	4.6L	$66.10
3/9	22/03/2025	20	ALLOW 4U	$231,620.00	Hanshin	2600m	Good	R Wada	58kg	2:39.10	4-2-3	9	1. Limit Buster 2. Satono Sky Turf 3. Prairie Dream	1.5L	$22.30
4/9	02/03/2025	29	ALLOW 4U	$317,950.00	Hanshin	2200m	Good	R Wada	58kg	2:11.80	7-5-4	7	1. Tagano Dude 2. Culminale 3. Rich Black	5.5L	$122.60

Satono Sky Turf (7)5425337x68

Trainer: Y Ikee (Japan)12 mths 38: 2-7-6

Jockey: Riki Takasugi

Weight: 58kgs

8 yo Bay H

Sire: DEEP IMPACT (JPN)

Dam: SHEAVE (USA)

Stats

Prize Money$737,269.00

Avg $$19,401.82

Win %5.26%

Place %39.47%

Career38: 2-7-6

Track9: 1-2-2

Distance6: 0-0-2

Tr / Dist1: 0-0-0

1st Up13: 2-3-0

2nd Up8: 0-2-0

Firm2: 0-1-0

Good30: 2-5-4

Soft2: 0-1-1

Heavy0: 0-0-0

Synthetic0: 0-0-0

Comments

Third-up today and placed third-up in the past. Not raced for 56 days. First-up 6th of 8 at Kyoto on January 31 over 2400m, 4 len behind Valigia with 56.0kg at $6.60. Last start ran last of 8 at Tokyo on February 14 over 2400m, 15 len behind Red Bande carrying 58.0kg at $50. Happy enough to avoid.

Last Starts 55 days since last start

Place	Date	Days	Class	Prize	Track	Dist.	Cnd.	Jockey	Weight	Race Time	In Run	Gate	Result	Margin	Starting Price
8/8	14/02/2026	14	ALLOW 4U	$281,330.00	Tokyo	2400m	Good	Kiwamu Ogino	58kg	2:24.70	8-8-8	4	1. Red Bande 2. Iklil 3. Aaron's Rod	15.3L	$50.00
6/8	31/01/2026	203	ALLOW 4U	$289,780.00	Kyoto	2400m	Good	Mirai Iwata	56kg	2:26.10	8-8-6	7	1. Valigia 2. Sky Survey 3. Omega Navigator	4.2L	$6.60
7/12	12/07/2025	21	ALLOW 3U	$315,890.00	Fukushima	2600m	Good	Kiwamu Ogino	58kg	2:43.20	3-6-7	5	1. Lord All Right 2. Tropical Light 3. Ecoro Raise	7.3L	$7.40
3/9	21/06/2025	34	ALLOW 3U	$321,310.00	Tokyo	2400m	Good	Damian Lane	56kg	2:25.40	7-7-3	4	1. Yamanin Bouclier 2. Pic Des Mouches 3. Satono Sky Turf	2.8L	$19.80
3/9	18/05/2025	36	ALLOW 4U	$324,880.00	Kyoto	2400m	Good	Taisei Danno	58kg	2:24.80	8-4-3	8	1. Aqua Vernal 2. Amethyst Black 3. Satono Sky Turf	5.0L	$5.10
5/9	12/04/2025	21	ALLOW 4U	$317,840.00	Hanshin	2400m	Good	Mirai Iwata	58kg	2:25.50	9-5-5	6	1. Mia Stella 2. Wavy 3. Speed Rich	5.3L	$3.10

Rich Black (8)6x6080x768

Trainer: Masayuki Nishimura 12 mths 30: 2-4-2

Jockey: Seinosuke Yoshimura

Weight: 58kgs

7 yo Black H

Sire: EPIPHANEIA (JPN)

Dam: ADMIRE KANNA (JPN)

Stats

Prize Money$431,688.00

Avg $$14,389.60

Win %6.67%

Place %26.67%

Career30: 2-4-2

Track5: 1-0-1

Distance7: 2-1-1

Tr / Dist1: 1-0-0

1st Up7: 0-0-0

2nd Up7: 0-3-0

Firm0: 0-0-0

Good29: 2-3-2

Soft1: 0-1-0

Heavy0: 0-0-0

Synthetic0: 0-0-0

Comments

Returns from a 41-day let-up. Most recently led to the turn then faded second last of 9 at this track on March 1 over 2200m, 8 len behind Danon Joker with 58.0kg at $282. Before that 6th of 8 at Kyoto on February 7 over 2000m, 7 len behind Validissimus with 58.0kg at $70. Likely to find them too smart.

Last Starts 40 days since last start

Place	Date	Days	Class	Prize	Track	Dist.	Cnd.	Jockey	Weight	Race Time	In Run	Gate	Result	Margin	Starting Price
8/9	01/03/2026	22	ALLOW 4U	$274,060.00	Hanshin	2200m	Good	Yoshihito Nagaoka	58kg	2:12.10	1-1-8	2	1. Danon Joker 2. Fern Grotto 3. Sena Style	8.9L	$282.00
6/8	07/02/2026	21	ALLOW 4U	$210,330.00	Kyoto	2000m	Good	Taisei Danno	58kg	2:00.80	4-3-6	5	1. Validissimus 2. Wismar 3. Baltica	7.3L	$70.00
7/10	17/01/2026	146	ALLOW 4U	$290,540.00	Kyoto	2000m	Good	Thore Hammer-Hansen	58kg	2:01.00	6-7-7	3	1. Jet Magnum 2. Heart Meteor 3. Pinky Promise	5.5L	$25.40
11/14	24/08/2025	15	ALLOW 3U	$310,470.00	Sapporo	1800m	Good	Takeshi Yokoyama	58kg	1:48.70	12-11-11	7	1. Pink Jin 2. Win Acteur 3. Jet Magnum	4.5L	$112.00
8/11	09/08/2025	27	ALLOW 3U	$308,820.00	Sapporo	2000m	Good	Y Fujioka	58kg	2:03.10	11-7-8	3	1. Sakura Farrel 2. Caterina 3. Speedy Break	7.9L	$47.50
10/11	13/07/2025	29	ALLOW 3U	$316,100.00	Hakodate	1800m	Good	Y Fujioka	56kg	1:45.60	2-3-10	4	1. Mikki Jewelry 2. Lily Bright 3. Argenteus	11.7L	$22.10