Japan
Tokyo · 22.02.26
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Purse€1,611,100
To the winner€830,500
Distance1600 metres
Winning time1m 35.4s
SurfaceDirt · Good
Conditions4-year-olds and up
Runners16
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Breeders' Cup World Championships · English commentaryResult
16 runners · prize money to 5th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
6thPeptide Nile8yo colt by King Kamehameha × Queen OliveA TomitaH TakeNose
7thNatural Rise4yo colt by Kizuna × Lady MadonnaTakeshi YokoyamaK ItoNeck
8thRamjet5yo colt by Majestic Warrior × NefertitiKosei MiuraS Sasaki1/2
10thPerriere6yo colt by Henny Hughes × Soft RimeDaisuke SasakiYoichi Kuroiwa3/4
11thLord Couronne5yo colt by Leontes × Lilas CorsageKazuo YokoyamaH Shii3/4
12thSunrise Hawk7yo gelding by Leontes × Roman BridgeM MatsuokaM Makiura3
14thLong Run8yo gelding by Victoire Pisa × Notte BiancaK OginoY WadaNeck
15thSaimon Xanadu6yo colt by Asia Express × True RomanceKenichi IkezoeS KobayashiNose
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 22.02.26Costa Nova
Lord KanaloaSire
Colorful BlossomDamby Heart's Cry
DamColorful Blossom
Costa Nova is out of Colorful Blossom (Heart's Cry), who has five winners from six runners. Among them is the multiple Group-placed Feiern Kranz (Duramente).
Second damTropical Blossom
Second dam Tropical Blossom (Thunder Gulch) was a stakes winner at Golden Gate and finished third in the Milady Breeders' Cup Handicap, then a Grade 1.
Third damBarbara Sue
Third dam Barbara Sue (Big Spruce).
Next generation
Colorful Blossom has a yearling by Drefong and was covered by Equinox in the spring of 2025.
Connections
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Costa NovaLord Kanaloa × Colorful Blossom | Tetsuya KimuraRachel King | Katsumi YoshidaNorthern Farm | ||
| 2024 | Peptide NileKing Kamehameha × Queen Olive | H TakeY Fujioka | Kazuhiko NumakawaKineusu Bokujo | ||
| 2023 | Lemon PopLemon Drop Kid × Unreachable | Hiroyasu TanakaRyusei Sakai | GodolphinMr. & Mrs. Oliver S. Tait | ||
| 2022 | Cafe PharoahAmerican Pharoah × Mary's Follies | Noriyuki HoriYuichi Fukunaga | Koichi NishikawaPaul P. Pompa | ||
| 2021 | Cafe PharoahAmerican Pharoah × Mary's Follies | Noriyuki HoriChristophe Lemaire | Koichi NishikawaPaul P. Pompa | ||
| 2020 | Mozu AscotFrankel × India | Yoshito YahagiChristophe Lemaire | Capital System Co. Ltd.Summer Wind Farm |
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