Damian Lane
With this win, Damian Lane moved to 7 Group 1 wins this season, three wins behind leader James McDonald in the 2025 jockeys' table. The jockey had come close here before: Silver Sonic was third in 2023.
Japan
Kyoto · 04.05.25
Watch the racePurse€ 3,156,000 · US$3.6M
To the winner€ 1,661,100
Distance3200 metres
Winning time3m 14.0s
SurfaceTurf
Conditions4-year-olds and up
Runners15
Stories of this Result
Watch the race
Staying The Distance - The Melbourne Cup Channel · English commentaryResult
15 runners · prize money to 5th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
4thSunrise Earth4yo colt by Rey de Oro × Chant de l'AngeKenichi IkezoeK Ishizaka2€ 249,200
5thMeiner Emperor5yo colt by Gold Ship × Meine TheresiaY TannaiH Shimizu1.1/4€ 166,100
11thHayatenofukunosuke4yo colt by Win Variation × Sakura InspireMirai IwataN Nakamura2.1/2
12thWin Erfolg8yo colt by Gold Ship × Success StrainH MiyukiY Nemoto10L +
14thJean Kazuma7yo colt by Harbinger × Monroe BlondY NonakaY Nishida1/2
15thArata8yo colt by King Kamehameha × SunshineT OnoY WadaHead
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 04.05.25Redentor
RulershipSire
CorcovadoDamby Stay Gold
DamCorcovado
Redentor is out of Corcovado (Stay Gold), whose best effort came at three with third place in the Listed Sweet Pea S. at Tokyo. She has had two runners and both are winners.
Second damAncient Hill
Second dam Ancient Hill (End Sweep) won several Listed races.
Third damAztec Hill
Third dam Aztec Hill (Proud Truth) is the best member of the family, having won the Grade 2 Fantasy S. and the Grade 2 Black-Eyed Susan S.
Connections
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | T O RoyalLeontes × Meisho Ohi | I OkadaY Hishida | Tomoya OzasaMishima Bokujo | ||
| 2023 | Justin PalaceDeep Impact × Palace Rumor | Haruki SugiyamaChristophe Lemaire | Masahiro MikiNorthern Farm | ||
| 2022 | TitleholderDuramente × Mowen | Toru KuritaKazuo Yokoyama | Hiroshi YamadaOkada Stud | ||
| 2021 | World PremiereDeep Impact × Mandela | Yasuo TomomichiYuichi Fukunaga | Ryoichi OtsukaNorthern Farm | ||
| 2020 | FierementDeep Impact × Lune d'Or | Takahisa TezukaChristophe Lemaire | Sunday Racing Co. Ltd.Northern Farm |
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