Bellagio Opera
Bellagio Opera defended the title he won in 2024. This was the second Group 1 win of his career for the winner, following the Osaka Hai. He is the third different Group 1 winner this season for sire Lord Kanaloa.
Japan
Hanshin · 06.04.25
Watch the racePurse€3,156,000
To the winner€1,661,100
Distance2000 metres
Winning time1m 56.2s
SurfaceTurf
Conditions4-year-olds and up
Runners15
Stories of this Result
Bellagio Opera
Watch the race
NG Tin Hei Draco Work · English commentaryResult
15 runners · prize money to 5th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
2ndLord del Rey5yo colt by Lord Kanaloa × DelfinoAtsuya NishimuraMitsumasa Nakauchida1€664,400
4thEcoro Walz4yo colt by Black Tide × Petit PrincesseM DemuroM MakiuraNose€249,200
5thHo O Biscuits5yo colt by Mind Your Biscuits × Ho O SabrinaY IwataT OkumuraNeck€166,100
7thSixpence4yo colt by Kizuna × Finley'sluckycharmTakeshi YokoyamaSakae KuniedaNose
8thBoldog Hos6yo colt by Screen Hero × BoldogsagHayato YoshidaHiroshi Miyamoto1.1/4
8thCosmo Kuranda4yo colt by Al Ain × Southern SpeedY TannaiS Kato1.1/4
12thKarate9yo colt by To the Glory × Lady no PunchR WadaA Higashida3/4
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 06.04.25Bellagio Opera
Lord KanaloaSire
Air RoutineDamby Harbinger
DamAir Routine
Bellagio Opera is out of the winning mare Air Routine (Harbinger), who has had three winners from four runners.
Second damAir Magdalene
Second dam Air Magdalene (Sunday Silence), herself a winner, is also the dam of Air Anthem (Symboli Kris S), winner of the Gr.3 Hakodate Kinen, and Satono Helios (Epiphaneia), third in the Gr.2 Spring Stakes.
Third damAir Deja Vu
Third dam Air Deja Vu (Northern Taste) was a Listed winner and produced 10 winners, among them Air Magdalene and the multiple Listed winners Air Shady and Air Messiah, both by Sunday Silence. She is a half-sister to Air Shakur (Sunday Silence), champion 3-year-old colt in Japan.
Next generation
Air Routine has an unnamed 3-year-old colt by Just A Way.
Connections
Bellagio Opera in 2025
2 placesTrainer / Jockey / Track
Hong Kong Cup2000 metres · €4,513,2002ndHiroyuki UemuraKazuo Yokoyama14.12.2025Sha TinPrize money €902,646Race detailsWatch
Takarazuka Kinen2200 metres · €3,156,0002ndHiroyuki UemuraKazuo Yokoyama15.06.2025HanshinPrize money €664,424Race detailsWatch
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Bellagio OperaLord Kanaloa × Air Routine | Hiroyuki UemuraKazuo Yokoyama | BELLAGIO RACINGShadai Farm | ||
| 2023 | Jack d'OrMaurice × Ravarino | K FujiokaYutaka Take | Toshiyuki MaeharaCrown Hidaka Farm | ||
| 2022 | PotagerDeep Impact × Ginger Punch | Yasuo TomomichiHayato Yoshida | Kaneko Makoto Holdings Co. Ltd.Northern Farm | ||
| 2021 | Lei PapaleDeep Impact × Shells Lei | Tomokazu TakanoYuga Kawada | U.Carrot FarmNorthern Farm | ||
| 2020 | Lucky LilacOrfevre × Lilacs and Lace | Mikio MatsunagaMirco Demuro | Sunday Racing Co. Ltd.Northern Farm |
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