Gonta (JPN) Horse
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Gonta is a 3yo horse from Japan trained by Ken Kozaki. He is by the stallion Hokko Tarumae out of the mare Funny Heroine. To date, Gonta has recorded a single victory. His most notable win came on 4 Apr 2026 at Hanshin, where he earned $11,280,000.00 in prize money. The horse has been a lucrative choice for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have yielded a 240% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kyoto 04-Oct-26 1800m R6 Allowance Race (allow) (of $142,492) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:50.600, SP: 10.00 1st Air Alcina ( K Matsuyama 119 ) 2nd Margot Buddy ( K Sameshima 123 ) 0.30L 3rd Boom Bap Beat ( D Ozawa 123 ) 6.30L 8th Gonta ( R Kozaki 123 ) 8.95L See full results | R Kozaki 55.8kg 8.95L | 8 (16) |
| Chukyo 22-Aug-26 1800m GOOD R10 Allowance Race (allow) $7,243 (of $72,432) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:54.500, SP: 3.25 1st Machine ( T Danno 121 ) 2nd Abhilasha ( Y Nakai 121 ) 1.25L 3rd Meisho Soten ( K Taguchi 121 ) 0.15L 5th Gonta ( F Matsuwaka 121 ) 1.90L See full results | F Matsuwaka 54.9kg 1.90L | 5 (12) |
| Chukyo 08-Aug-26 1800m GOOD R8 Ena Tokubetsu (allow) $15,250 (of $104,714) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:53.600, SP: 8.50 1st Lien Du Coeur ( A Nishimura 117 ) 2nd Sunrise Oscar ( T Fujikake 121 ) 0.75L 3rd T O Kaiser ( Y Kawada 121 ) 5.00L 4th Gonta ( F Matsuwaka 121 ) 6.05L See full results | F Matsuwaka 54.9kg 6.05L | 4 (12) |
| Hanshin 04-Apr-26 1800m R3 Md $53,577 (of $102,433) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:54.400, SP: 17.00 1st Gonta ( F Matsuwaka 126 ) 2nd Margot Buddy ( R Kozaki 126 ) 3.00L 3rd Green Go ( Y Kawada 126 ) 5.00L See full results | F Matsuwaka 57.2kg | 1 (14) |
| Nakayama 17-Jan-26 1800m GOOD R3 Newcomer Race (newc) (of $61,380) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:57.000, SP: 23.00 1st Gamla Stan ( R Yokoyama 126 ) 2nd Indy Vine ( R Funayama 119 ) 0.30L 3rd Morono Kagayaki ( A Tsumura 126 ) 0.30L 8th Gonta ( S Ishibashi 126 ) 3.90L See full results | S Ishibashi 57.2kg 3.90L | 8 (16) |