Where is Hit the Target now?

Aomori, Aomori Sanbongi Agricultural Keitaku High School Equestrian Club / Reservation required / confirmed September 22, 2026

Hit the Target now lives at Aomori Sanbongi Agricultural Keitaku High School Equestrian Club in Aomori, Japan. Foaled in 2008, this stallion is 18 years old as of 2026. Note that a reservation or an enquiry is needed before visiting.

Where this horse lives was confirmed on September 22, 2026 from published sources (2 references). Farms change their visiting arrangements, so check the farm's own site or social media before you travel.

Where it lives now	Aomori Sanbongi Agricultural Keitaku High School Equestrian Club
Location	Aomori
Visiting	Open to visitors with a reservation
Foaled / age	foaled in 2008 (age 18)
Sex	stallion
Tags	Graded stakes winner／Great supporting act／Meritorious horse
Listed or supported by	Listed on the Meritorious Horse Keeping Support Programme (meiba.jp)
Location confirmed	September 22, 2026

Can you visit Hit the Target?

Weekdays 13:00-16:00 only, by prior reservation (phone on weekdays, 9:00-16:00). Closed weekends, public holidays, Obon and the New Year period, and the schedule can change with school events. Last-minute bookings are not accepted, and access inside the stable is restricted.

Hit the Target's page on the Meritorious Horse Keeping Support Programme (meiba.jp)

Hit the Target's racing career

Four graded wins east and west: the Kyoto Daishoten, the Meguro Kinen, the Niigata Daishoten and the Kokura Daishoten.

Hit the Target after racing

A traveller with four graded wins picked up around the country. He retired to the equestrian club of an agricultural high school in Aomori, where the students look after him and he does his share of the teaching. Fans come a long way to see him, and inside the school he is a star.

How to support Hit the Target

Go and visit (Open to visitors with a reservation)

Simply turning up at the farm helps too: admission and anything you buy there goes towards upkeep. Five ways in are set out in how to support a retired racehorse.

Where this information comes from

The 2 sources consulted as of September 22, 2026. They mix published information from the farms and organisations that confirmed the horse's whereabouts with material used to trace its racing career.

Retired racehorses near Hit the Target

See all retired racehorses in Aomori3 horses listed

Horses tagged "Graded stakes winner": Passion Dance, Bee Bee Gulldan, Battle Plan, Fame Game, Hayayakko

Horses here foaled in 2008: Passion Dance, Floga, Nakayama Knight, Meiner Respect, Desperado, Meisho Naruto and more (14 on this site)