Hold The Day (JPN) Horse

Country

Japan

Foal Date

01-Jan-23

Colour

bay

Sire

Danon Smash

Dam

Day Of Joy

Prize Money

88880

Owners

Isami Nakamura

About

Hold The Day is a 3yo colt from Japan trained by Katsuharu Tanaka. He is by Danon Smash out of Day Of Joy and has one win to his name. On 12 Jan 2026 at Nakayama, Hold The Day captured its most important victory, earning $11,280,000.

Raced At

Nakayama Tokyo

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Nakayama 12-Jan-26 1800m R2 Md $5,900,000 (of $11,280,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:56.700, SP: 3.25 1st Hold The Day ( T Kowata 121 ) 2nd Blue Thermal ( H Uchida 121 ) 2.00L 3rd Hang Rose ( D Sasaki 121 ) 7.00L See full resultsT Kowata 54.9kg1 (16)
Nakayama 20-Dec-25 1800m SOFT R2 Md $840,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:54.600, SP: 3.75 1st K Two Livre ( A Tsumura 121 ) 2nd Blue Thermal ( H Uchida 121 ) 5.00L 3rd Tilbury ( T Marquand 121 ) 2.00L 4th Hold The Day ( T Kowata 121 ) 7.50L See full resultsT Kowata 54.9kg 7.50L4 (16)
Tokyo 30-Nov-25 1600m GOOD R3 Md $1,400,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 01:37.700, SP: 10.00 1st Wunderbar ( T Yokoyama 121 ) 2nd Meiner Aurantia ( A Pouchin 123 ) 5.00L 3rd Hold The Day ( T Kowata 121 ) 6.75L See full resultsT Kowata 54.9kg 6.75L3 (16)
Nakayama 27-Sep-25 1800m FIRM R4 Newcomer Race (newc) $1,100,000 (of $14,250,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:55.600, SP: 34.00 1st Kenton ( D Sasaki 121 ) 2nd Finger ( K Tosaki 121 ) 2.00L 3rd Rhein Sieg ( M Muto 121 ) 2.00L 4th Hold The Day ( T Kowata 121 ) 5.25L See full resultsT Kowata 54.9kg 5.25L4 (16)