El Rio (JPN) Horse
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About
El Rio is a 2yo colt from Japan trained by Shigeru Sato. He is by the stallion Kiseki out of the mare Gold Karura. So far, El Rio has recorded one victory. On 12 Mar 2026 at Funabashi, he captured his biggest triumph, winning the $4,750,000 Race 7 (cond). He has been a profitable runner for bettors, delivering a 50% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kanazawa 09-Jun-26 1400m R8 Race 8 (a3) (of $875,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:32.000, SP: 5.00 1st Star Candy ( Y Shibata 121 ) 2nd Aqua Meister ( H Yoshihara 126 ) 8.00L 3rd Kannon Hayate ( M Aoyagi 126 ) 8.30L 10th El Rio ( M Junki 121 ) 12.55L See full results | M Junki 54.9kg 12.55L | 10 (12) |
| Kyoto 03-May-26 1400m GOOD R6 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,620,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:23.700, SP: 126.00 1st Zero Visibility ( C P Lemaire 126 ) 2nd Heritage Bloom ( K Tosaki 126 ) 0.30L 3rd Hagure Joe ( Y Hishida 126 ) 0.80L 16th El Rio ( Y Tsunoda 121 ) 17.90L See full results | Y Tsunoda 54.9kg 17.90L | 16 (16) |
| Nakayama 21-Mar-26 1600m GOOD R6 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,620,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:33.400, SP: 251.00 1st Spe Luce ( C P Lemaire 126 ) 2nd Daytona Champ ( K Tosaki 126 ) 1.50L 3rd Mor Nike ( H Tanabe 121 ) 1.25L 10th El Rio ( T Endo 115 ) 13.55L See full results | T Endo 52.2kg 13.55L | 10 (13) |
| Funabashi 12-Mar-26 1600m GOOD R7 Race 7 (cond) $2,500,000 (of $4,750,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:46.800, SP: 12.00 1st El Rio ( N Koo 115 ) 2nd Win Catherine ( T Sasagawa 119 ) 0.30L 3rd Nanyo Loyal ( M Honda 123 ) 5.00L See full results | N Koo 52.2kg | 1 (9) |
| Kyoto 31-Jan-26 1800m R4 Md (of $11,280,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:55.100, SP: 67.00 1st Viento De Cola ( M Iwata 126 ) 2nd Daimei Kumamoto ( K Dazai 126 ) 4.00L 3rd Rajah Brooke ( Y Kitamura 126 ) 4.50L 10th El Rio ( T Danno 121 ) 17.45L See full results | T Danno 54.9kg 17.45L | 10 (11) |