Where is Karate now?

Tochigi, Brave Stable / Reservation required / confirmed September 23, 2026

Karate now lives at Brave Stable in Tochigi, Japan. Foaled in 2016, this stallion is 10 years old as of 2026. Note that a reservation or an enquiry is needed before visiting.

Brave Stable keeps at least 1 other retired racehorses that this site has confirmed.

Where this horse lives was confirmed on September 23, 2026 from published sources (5 references). Farms change their visiting arrangements, so check the farm's own site or social media before you travel.

Where it lives now	Brave Stable
Location	Tochigi
Visiting	Open to visitors with a reservation
Foaled / age	foaled in 2016 (age 10)
Sex	stallion
Tags	Graded stakes winner／Great supporting act／Lead pony／New arrival
Listed or supported by	Listed on the Racehorse Hometown Information Centre
Location confirmed	September 23, 2026

Can you visit Karate?

Open Thursday to Sunday, 12:00-15:00, up to 30 minutes per visit. Booking by email is required at least 7 days in advance (applications open 30 days ahead). Through the end of September 2026 the farm has suspended new visit applications and is taking bookings from October onwards. Visitors who arrive without arranging a visit are turned away.

A page about Karate (www.brave1221.com)

Other horses at Brave Stable: Laurel Guerreiro

Karate's racing career

49 starts and 8 wins in JRA racing, including three Grade 3 victories: the Tokyo Shimbun Hai (2021), the Niigata Kinen (2022) and the Niigata Daishoten (2023). Career earnings of 258,328,000 yen.

Karate after racing

A dark bay son of To the Glory, he ran 49 times on the JRA circuit and won eight of them. Taking the Tokyo Shimbun Hai, the Niigata Kinen and the Niigata Daishoten in three successive years, he held his place among the best over a mile and middle distances on turf. A tendon injury ended his racing career in the summer of 2025; he then worked as a lead pony at Tokyo Racecourse, but chronic hoof trouble forced him to give up that role too, and since June 2026 he has lived at a retirement farm in Tochigi.

How to support Karate

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 5 sources consulted as of September 23, 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 Karate

See all retired racehorses in Tochigi5 horses listed

Horses tagged "Graded stakes winner": Or Rouge, Kikuno Storm, Authority, Kitasan Mikazuki, Ocean Great

Horses here foaled in 2016: Ocean Great, Clino Gaudi, Cadence Call, Satono Cyberry, Satono Rooks, Zadar and more (18 on this site)