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Chukyo · 07.12.25
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Champions Cup
1stW Heart Bond4yo by Kizuna × Persistently€664,400
2ndWilson Tesoro6yo by Kitasan Black × Chesutoke Rose€265,800
3rdRamjet4yo by Majestic Warrior × Nefertiti€166,100
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W Heart Bond
Purse€1,262,400
To the winner€664,400
Distance1800 metres
Winning time1m 50.2s
SurfaceDirt
Conditions3-year-olds and up
Runners16

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Result

16 runners · prize money to 5th place
PosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
1stW Heart Bond4yo filly by Kizuna × PersistentlyRyusei SakaiRyuji Okubo€664,400
2ndWilson Tesoro6yo colt by Kitasan Black × Chesutoke RoseYuga KawadaNoboru TakagiNose€265,800
3rdRamjet4yo colt by Majestic Warrior × NefertitiKosei MiuraS Sasaki2.1/2€166,100
4thMeisho Hario8yo colt by Pyro × Meisho OhiYutaka TakeI OkadaHead€99,700
5thOutrange5yo colt by Regalo × Queen PiratesKohei MatsuyamaRyuji Okubo2.1/2€66,400
6thHagino Alegrias8yo colt by Kizuna × Tanino CharisY IwataH Shii3/4
7thTenka Jo4yo filly by Thunder Snow × FiorelloY KokubunI OkadaNeck
8thSunrise Zipangu4yo colt by Kizuna × SaimaaKenichi IkezoeK Maekawa3/4
9thSeraphic Call5yo colt by Henny Hughes × Chant de l'AngeAtsuya NishimuraRyo Terashima1/2
10thPerriere5yo colt by Henny Hughes × Soft RimeDaisuke SasakiYoichi KuroiwaHead
11thSixpence4yo colt by Kizuna × Finley'sluckycharmChristophe LemaireSakae Kunieda1/2
12thPeptide Nile7yo colt by King Kamehameha × Queen OliveY FujiokaH Take5
13thNarukamiby Thunder Snow × OmnipresenceKeita TosakiHiroyasu Tanaka1.1/2
14thHelios9yo gelding by Orfevre × Ange ChouetteY HaraK Chiba NAR3/4
15thLuxor Cafeby American Pharoah × Mary's FolliesFlorent GerouxNoriyuki Hori5
16thWilliam Barows7yo colt by Mikki Isle × Diana BarowsMirai IwataHiroyuki Uemura7

Pedigree of the winner

As of race day 07.12.25
W Heart Bond
KizunaSire
PersistentlyDamby Smoke Glacken
DamPersistently

W Heart Bond is out of Persistently (Smoke Glacken), a Grade 1 winner in the US.

Second damJust Reward

Second dam Just Reward (Deputy Minister).

Third damHeavenly Prize

Third dam Heavenly Prize (Seeking The Gold).

Connections
JockeyRyusei Sakai
TrainerRyuji Okubo
OwnerSilk Racing Co. Ltd.
BreederNorthern Farm

All winners since 2020

YearWinnerTrainer / JockeyOwner / BreederVideo
2024Lemon PopLemon Drop Kid × UnreachableHiroyasu TanakaRyusei SakaiGodolphinMr. & Mrs. Oliver S. Tait
2023Lemon PopLemon Drop Kid × UnreachableHiroyasu TanakaRyusei SakaiGodolphinMr. & Mrs. Oliver S. Tait
2022Jun Light BoltKing Kamehameha × Special GrooveYasuo TomomichiY IshikawaJunji KawaiNorthern Farm
2021T O KeynesSinister Minister × Maxim CafeDaisuke TakayanagiKohei MatsuyamaTomoya OzasaYanagawa Bokujo
2020Chuwa WizardKing Kamehameha × Chuwa BlossomRyuji OkuboKeita TosakiShinobu NakanishiNorthern Farm

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