HIGHER GRADE Thoroughbred
Higher Grade is a thoroughbred horse born in Japan in 2017. Race horse Higher Grade is by Gold Allure (JPN) out of Luxury Class (USA) , trained by Sakurai Kesatoshi. Higher Grade form is available here. Owned by Takayuki Shimokobe.
Pedigree :
| Sire | GOLD ALLURE (JPN) 1999 |
| Dam | LUXURY CLASS (USA) 2004 |
| Dam Sire | GONE WEST (USA) 1984 |
About the horse :
| Foal Date | 19 Apr 2017 |
| Description | 9yo CH Mare |
| Trainer | Sakurai Kesatoshi |
| Owner | Takayuki Shimokobe |
| Career | 4 Wins (7%) - 9 Placings (23%) - 57 starts |
| Wins | 1400m (2), 1500m (1), 1800m (1) |
| PM | Japan : JPY ¥14,485,000 |
Starts:57 |
Win Rate:7% |
Place Rate:23% |
Higher Grade Past Races
| 8 of 12, 03 Sep 2025, R9 THREE YEAR OLD & UP 1500m | JPY ¥ 1,106,000 | 55.0kg | J: H OHARA | T: K SAKURAI | MF-Didn't offer much | 1:37.20 | Winner: B B PICKETT |
| 7 of 10, 19 Aug 2025, R9 THREE YEAR OLD & UP 1700m | JPY ¥ 1,106,000 | 55.0kg | J: H OHARA | T: K SAKURAI | Got Bk-Never in the picture | 1:49.90 | Winner: A SHIN MERIDA |
| 9 of 12, 21 Jul 2025, R12 THREE YEAR OLD & UP 1700m | JPY ¥ 1,106,000 | 55.0kg | J: KATSUKI NIWA | T: K SAKURAI | Got Bk-Never in the picture | 1:49.90 | Winner: AMIENS |
| 9 of 11, 08 Jul 2025, R10 THREE YEAR OLD & UP 1700m | JPY ¥ 1,106,000 | 55.0kg | J: H OHARA | T: K SAKURAI | OP-Never a threat | 1:50.90 | Winner: RAMPAGE CITY |
| 9 of 12, 27 Jun 2025, R10 TOKUBETSU(THREE YEAR OLD & UP) 1500m | JPY ¥ 2,040,000 | 55.0kg | J: KATSUKI NIWA | T: K SAKURAI | MF-Made no headway | 1:35.40 | Winner: EVER SINCE |
| 10 of 11, 17 Jun 2025, R12 TOKUBETSU(THREE YEAR OLD & UP) 1500m | JPY ¥ 1,700,000 | 53.0kg | J: AOI KINOMAE | T: K SAKURAI | MF-Never a hope | 1:34.50 | Winner: NO MORE WORDS |
| 9 of 11, 04 Jun 2025, R10 TOKUBETSU(THREE YEAR OLD & UP) 1700m | JPY ¥ 1,700,000 | 55.0kg | J: KATSUKI NIWA | T: K SAKURAI | MF-Never in the race | 1:51.70 | Winner: BOLD RAI |
| 12 of 12, 21 May 2025, R11 TOKUBETSU(THREE YEAR OLD & UP) 1500m | JPY ¥ 1,700,000 | 53.0kg | J: HITOMI MIYASHITA | T: K SAKURAI | Got Bk-Never in the race | 1:37.30 | Winner: EPIC NIGHT |
| 11 of 11, 08 May 2025, R10 TOKUBETSU(THREE YEAR OLD & UP) 1500m | JPY ¥ 1,700,000 | 55.0kg | J: SEIGO TSUKAMOTO | T: K SAKURAI | MF-Dropped right out | 1:36.20 | Winner: IT'S NOTHING |
| 10 of 10, 23 Apr 2025, R11 TOKUBETSU(THREE YEAR OLD & UP) 1500m | JPY ¥ 2,040,000 | 55.0kg | J: SEIGO TSUKAMOTO | T: K SAKURAI | MF-Never got involved | 1:35.30 | Winner: MANNO LIGHTNING |
Horse Stat |
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Jockey
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Win
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Win%
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Place
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Place%
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Starts
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PM
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POT
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| FUMA MATSUWAKA | 1 | 17% | 0 | 0% | 6 | $67,413 | 14 | 107 | ||||
| EITA INOUE | 1 | 33% | 1 | 33% | 3 | $8,984 | 82 | 340 | ||||
| RYO KOSUGI | 1 | 50% | 0 | 0% | 2 | $6,895 | 181 | 955 | ||||
| Seigo Tsukamoto | 1 | 25% | 0 | 0% | 4 | $10,646 | -4 | 65 | ||||
| S HAMANAKA | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $14,698 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| KOHEI MATSUYAMA | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| R WADA | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| YUJI NAKAI | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $8,959 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| TAKUMA OGINO | 0 | 0% | 2 | 33% | 6 | $47,179 | -60 | 0 | ||||
| DAITO OZAWA | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| SEINA IMAMURA | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| SHINJI HATANAKA | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 2 | $1,618 | -20 | 0 | ||||
| TAKUYA OKAMURA | 0 | 0% | 2 | 67% | 3 | $3,410 | -30 | 0 | ||||
| SHOJI NISHIMORI | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| SHUJI AKAOKA | 0 | 0% | 1 | 50% | 2 | $1,229 | -20 | 0 | ||||
| TATSUYA NAKAJIMA | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| Ryotaro Oka | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | $2,050 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| MANATO HIDA | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| SEIYA TATARA | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | $1,964 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| CHIKANAO SHIRONO | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| SEIKI TAKANO | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 4 | $0 | -40 | 0 | ||||
| GAKU BANNO | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| KATSUKI NIWA | 0 | 0% | 1 | 20% | 5 | $1,848 | -50 | 0 | ||||
| HITOMI MIYASHITA | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 2 | $0 | -20 | 0 | ||||
| AOI KINOMAE | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 2 | $0 | -20 | 0 | ||||
| HIROSHI OHARA | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 3 | $0 | -30 | 0 | ||||
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Course
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Win%
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Place
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Place%
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Starts
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PM
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POT
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| KOCHI | 2 | 9% | 6 | 27% | 22 | $26,150 | 93 | 133 |
| NAGOYA | 1 | 6% | 1 | 6% | 17 | $12,494 | -134 | 15 |
| CHUKYO | 1 | 20% | 0 | 0% | 5 | $76,372 | 24 | 128 |
| SAPPORO | 0 | 0% | 2 | 67% | 3 | $47,179 | -30 | 0 |
| KYOTO | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 4 | $14,698 | -40 | 0 |
| KOKURA | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 2 | $0 | -20 | 0 |
| HANSHIN | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | -10 | 0 |
| HAKODATE | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 2 | $0 | -20 | 0 |
| NIIGATA | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | -10 | 0 |