NEEDLESS TO SAY Thoroughbred
Needless To Say is a thoroughbred horse born in Japan in 2020. Race horse Needless To Say is by Fine Needle (JPN) out of Relish The Thought (IRE) , trained by Keiji Yoshimura. Needless To Say form is available here. Owned by Godolphin.
Pedigree :
| Sire | FINE NEEDLE (JPN) 2013 |
| Dam | RELISH THE THOUGHT (IRE) 1998 |
| Dam Sire | SADLER'S WELLS (USA) 1981 |
About the horse :
| Foal Date | 14 Jan 2020 |
| Description | 6yo B Mare |
| Trainer | Keiji Yoshimura |
| Owner | Godolphin |
| Career | 1 Win (1%) - 20 Placings (30%) - 70 starts |
| Wins | 1600m (1) |
| PM | Japan : JPY ¥7,573,000 |
Starts:70 |
Win Rate:1% |
Place Rate:30% |
Needless To Say Past Races
| 4 of 8, 16 Apr 2026, R5 THREE YEAR OLD & UP 1400m | JPY ¥ 810,000 | 56.0kg | J: MIKIO FUJIWARA | T: YUKIYASU KATO | Got Bk-Found the line well | 1:32.20 | Winner: LOVE FORTISSIMO |
| 5 of 8, 02 Apr 2026, R5 THREE YEAR OLD & UP 1400m | JPY ¥ 810,000 | 55.0kg | J: MIKIO FUJIWARA | T: YUKIYASU KATO | Got Bk-Flashing light late | 1:31.00 | Winner: HABIBI |
| 4 of 6, 18 Mar 2026, R2 THREE YEAR OLD & UP 1400m | JPY ¥ 810,000 | 55.0kg | J: MIKIO FUJIWARA | T: YUKIYASU KATO | Got Bk-Sound effort | 1:32.10 | Winner: HIRUNO GLASGOW |
| 3 of 9, 06 Mar 2026, R8 THREE YEAR OLD & UP 1600m | JPY ¥ 810,000 | 55.0kg | J: MIKIO FUJIWARA | T: YUKIYASU KATO | OP-Tired late | 1:46.30 | Winner: MARGOT MENES |
| 4 of 8, 19 Feb 2026, R7 THREE YEAR OLD & UP 1600m | JPY ¥ 810,000 | 55.0kg | J: MIKIO FUJIWARA | T: YUKIYASU KATO | MF-Even effort late | 1:44.30 | Winner: COSMO MEMORABLE |
| 4 of 8, 04 Feb 2026, R7 THREE YEAR OLD & UP 1600m | JPY ¥ 810,000 | 55.0kg | J: TSUTSUI YUSUKE | T: YUKIYASU KATO | | 1:46.80 | Winner: HIKARUNO KIMI |
| 4 of 8, 23 Jan 2026, R8 THREE YEAR OLD & UP 1400m | JPY ¥ 810,000 | 56.0kg | J: MIKIO FUJIWARA | T: YUKIYASU KATO | Got Bk-Eye-catching effort | 1:30.40 | Winner: NIHONPIRO REACH |
| 2 of 9, 26 Dec 2025, R11 THREE YEAR OLD & UP 1400m | JPY ¥ 900,000 | 55.0kg | J: MIKIO FUJIWARA | T: YUKIYASU KATO | OP-Came up short | 1:31.00 | Winner: MULLEIN |
| 5 of 7, 17 Dec 2025, R8 THREE YEAR OLD & UP 1400m | JPY ¥ 810,000 | 53.0kg | J: K FUKAZAWA | T: YUKIYASU KATO | OP-Didn't finish it off | 1:30.50 | Winner: QUATTRO SAUVAGE |
| 8 of 9, 01 Dec 2025, R10 THREE YEAR OLD & UP 1400m | JPY ¥ 900,000 | 55.0kg | J: MIKIO FUJIWARA | T: YUKIYASU KATO | MF-Didn't get into it | 1:30.10 | Winner: HAYAIMONO GACHI |
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| TATSUYA WATANABE | 1 | 50% | 0 | 0% | 2 | $4,112 | 42 | 260 | ||||
| RYUSEI SAKAI | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 4 | $20,254 | -40 | 0 | ||||
| TAIGA TSUNODA | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| YAMATO TSUNODA | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| FUMA MATSUWAKA | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | $15,737 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| TAITO MORI | 0 | 0% | 1 | 25% | 4 | $9,712 | -40 | 0 | ||||
| Ryo Novata | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| WATARU FUJIE | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| YUJI IWAHASHI | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| RYUSEI NAKAGOSHI | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| TATSUYA MATSUMOTO | 0 | 0% | 3 | 43% | 7 | $2,692 | -70 | 0 | ||||
| HITOMI MIYASHITA | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | $878 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| Nagae Keigo | 0 | 0% | 4 | 36% | 11 | $4,459 | -110 | 0 | ||||
| KOTA WASHIZU | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | $1,214 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| MIKIO FUJIWARA | 0 | 0% | 5 | 23% | 22 | $14,039 | -220 | 0 | ||||
| TSUTSUI YUSUKE | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 2 | $1,083 | -20 | 0 | ||||
| MASAAKI OHATA | 0 | 0% | 2 | 67% | 3 | $2,583 | -30 | 0 | ||||
| KYOKA FUKAZAWA | 0 | 0% | 1 | 25% | 4 | $1,868 | -40 | 0 | ||||
| Junki Mochizuki | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | $1,171 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| Shiotsu Rina | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | -10 | 0 | ||||
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| KASAMATSU | 1 | 2% | 18 | 33% | 54 | $34,099 | -478 | 10 |
| KYOTO | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | $15,737 | -10 | 0 |
| KAWASAKI | 0 | 0% | 1 | 14% | 7 | $9,712 | -70 | 0 |
| HANSHIN | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $11,946 | -10 | 0 |
| KOKURA | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 2 | $8,308 | -20 | 0 |
| CHUKYO | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | -10 | 0 |
| HANSHIN | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 2 | $0 | -20 | 0 |
| URAWA | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | -10 | 0 |
| NAGOYA | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | -10 | 0 |