Where is Port Brians now?
Hokkaido, Horse Trust Hokkaido / Reservation required / confirmed August 17, 2026
Port Brians now lives at Horse Trust Hokkaido in Hokkaido, Japan. Foaled in 1994, this stallion is 32 years old as of 2026. Note that a reservation or an enquiry is needed before visiting.
Horse Trust Hokkaido keeps at least 13 other retired racehorses that this site has confirmed.
Where this horse lives was confirmed on August 17, 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 | Horse Trust Hokkaido |
|---|---|
| Location | Hokkaido |
| Visiting | Open to visitors with a reservation |
| Foaled / age | foaled in 1994 (age 32) |
| Sex | stallion |
| Tags | Graded stakes winner／Meritorious horse／Senior |
| Listed or supported by | NPO Horse Trust Hokkaido |
| Location confirmed | August 17, 2026 |
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Can you visit Port Brians?
Contact the farm in advance if you want to visit.
A page about Port Brians (www.horse-trust-hokkaido.org)
Other horses at Horse Trust Hokkaido: Passion Dance, Meiner Morgen, Happy Grin, Meisho Bushido, Nakayama Knight, Mejiro Ronzan and more (all 14 horses)
Port Brians's racing career
6 wins from 45 starts, 43 on the flat and two over jumps, including the 1999 Fukushima Kinen (G3). Earnings of 188.48 million yen.
Port Brians after racing
A tough horse who ran 45 times and picked up the Fukushima Kinen in the autumn of his five-year-old year. He then worked for years as a lead pony at Fukushima Racecourse, so plenty of racegoers will have seen him. Now 32, he is a meritorious horse at Horse Trust Hokkaido in Iwanai.
How to support Port Brians
- Go and visit (Open to visitors with a reservation)
- Sponsorship scheme
- Donating to the trust fund
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 August 17, 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 Port Brians
See all retired racehorses in Hokkaido120 horses listedRetired racehorses at Horse Trust Hokkaido14 horses listedHorses tagged "Graded stakes winner": Beruf, Meiner Respect, Pradaria, Meiner Condor, Black Bago
Horses here foaled in 1994: Air Guts, Mejiro Dober (3 on this site)