As a four-year-old she made significant improvement, winning races at Chukyo and Hanshin before recording an upset victory in the Grade 1 Queen Elizabeth II Cup.

[5] Akai Ito began her track career by finishing fourth in a contest for previously unraced juveniles over 1400 metres on firm ground at Hanshin Racecourse on 7 September.

Three weeks later at the same track the filly was ridden by Yuichi Fukunaga when she started at odds of 2.8/1 for a maiden race over 2000 metres and recorded her first success as she took the lead in the straight and won by one and a quarter lengths from the colt Panthalassa (later to win the Dubai Turf).

[6] Akai Ito was then elevated in class for the Grade 2 Rose Stakes over 2000 metres at Chukyo on 20 September when she stayed on well from the rear of the field to finish seventh of the eighteen runners behind Ria Amelia, beaten four and a half lengths by the winner.

[6] Akai Ito began her third season on 24 January in the Nishio Tokubetsu over 2000 metres on heavy ground at Chukyo and started the 3.2/1 third choice in an eight-runner field.

[6] After a summer break Akai Ito returned in the Grade 2 Fuchu Himba Stakes at Tokyo on 16 October and came home seventh of the eighteen runners behind Shadow Diva.

[11] On her first run as a five-year-old Akai Ito started at odds of 16.8/1 for the Grade 2 Kinko Sho over 2000 metres at Chukyo on 13 March and finished third behind Jack d'Or and Lei Papale.

[12] Akai Ito returned to all-female competition for the Victoria Mile at Tokyo on 15 May when she finished eighth behind Sodashi, beaten just over four lengths by the winner.

[14] Following her defeat at Arima, it was announced by her trainer that Akai Ito will retire and stand stud at Sunday Hills, which is owned by Koji Oka.