El Mago (JPN) Horse
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El Mago is a 4yo horse from Japan trained by Yukihiro Kato. He is by Saturnalia out of Holly Woman and has won three races to date. On 17 May 2026 at Tokyo he captured his biggest victory, earning $30,480,000.00 in the Teletama Hai (allow). The animal has been a profitable prospect for bettors, delivering a 91% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sapporo 30-Aug-26 1501m R11 Hidaka Stakes (allow) (of $313,967) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:28.100, SP: 6.00 1st Watashi Matsuwa ( M Kobayashi 123 ) 2nd Mondo Dell'amore ( T Ono 128 ) 0.75L 3rd Effortless ( K Yokoyama 128 ) 3.75L 9th El Mago ( K Sameshima 128 ) 9.05L See full results | K Sameshima 58.1kg 9.05L | 9 (14) |
| Tokyo 17-May-26 1600m GOOD R9 Teletama Hai (allow) $141,675 (of $141,675) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:32.800, SP: 2.50 1st El Mago ( F Goncalves 128 ) 2nd Olibanum ( A Sugawara 123 ) 1.75L 3rd Mikki Stardom ( Y Tannai 128 ) 1.50L See full results | F Goncalves 58.1kg | 1 (12) |
| Tokyo 14-Feb-26 1600m GOOD R12 Allowance Race (allow) $75,871 (of $75,871) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 01:34.200, SP: 8.50 1st El Mago ( Y Kawada 128 ) 2nd Red Renato ( K Nagahama 123 ) 1.75L 3rd Tropical Tea ( A Tsumura 123 ) 0.50L See full results | Y Kawada 58.1kg | 1 (16) |
| Tokyo 08-Nov-25 1600m GOOD R12 Allowance Race (allow) $8,063 (of $80,628) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:33.500, SP: 7.00 1st Danon Emblem ( C P Lemaire 126 ) 2nd Assembly Room ( K Tosaki 126 ) 2.00L 3rd Shanks ( H Mayuzumi 126 ) 0.50L 5th El Mago ( T Yokoyama 126 ) 3.30L See full results | T Yokoyama 57.2kg 3.30L | 5 (14) |
| Tokyo 13-Oct-25 1600m GOOD R9 Allowance Race (allow) $32,687 (of $81,717) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:33.100, SP: 51.00 1st Danon Century ( K Yokoyama 123 ) 2nd El Mago ( K Sameshima 123 ) 1.25L 3rd Danon Emblem ( K Ogino 123 ) 0.20L See full results | K Sameshima 55.8kg 1.25L | 2 (18) |