Key Guts (JPN) Horse
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Key Guts is a 4yo bay horse from Japan trained by Yoshiaki Sugiyama. He is sired by Cheval Grand and out of the mare Key Letter. To date, Key Guts has won three races. On 16 Aug 2026 at Sapporo, he captured his biggest victory, earning $30490000.00 in the Odorikoen Tokubetsu (allow). The horse has been a lucrative choice for bettors, delivering a 138% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sapporo 16-Aug-26 1000m R10 Odorikoen Tokubetsu (allow) $142,983 (of $270,998) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 00:59.100, SP: 21.00 1st Key Guts ( A Nishimura 128 ) 2nd Pearl Front ( Y Kitamura 123 ) 0.30L 3rd Bee Max ( Y Kawada 128 ) 1.80L See full results | A Nishimura 58.1kg | 1 (12) |
| Hakodate 11-Jul-26 1200m GOOD R10 Htb Hai (allow) (of $143,189) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:08.800, SP: 15.00 1st Ask Kentucky ( Y Take 121 ) 2nd Piko Argyle ( K Yokoyama 128 ) 0.75L 3rd Keep Sign On ( S Hamanaka 128 ) 1.75L 11th Key Guts ( A Saito 128 ) 9.35L See full results | A Saito 58.1kg 9.35L | 11 (14) |
| Fukushima 19-Apr-26 1150m GOOD R12 Allowance Race (allow) $72,037 (of $72,037) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:09.500, SP: 5.50 1st Key Guts ( A Saito 128 ) 2nd G T Monsieur ( M Kobayashi 121 ) 2.50L 3rd Mill Minerva ( A Tomita 123 ) 0.30L See full results | A Saito 58.1kg | 1 (15) |
| Kyoto 04-Jan-26 1200m R8 Allowance Race (allow) $7,815 (of $148,865) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:12.600, SP: 17.00 1st Immersion ( Y Kitamura 128 ) 2nd Lord Vulcan ( M Iwata 128 ) 0.30L 3rd Danon Monte Rosa ( A Nishimura 128 ) 0.80L 5th Key Guts ( H Wada 121 ) 3.55L See full results | H Wada 54.9kg 3.55L | 5 (16) |
| Chukyo 21-Dec-25 1200m SOFT R2 Allowance Race (allow) $11,494 (of $76,627) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:12.500, SP: 3.25 1st Splendeur ( I Fukamichi 121 ) 2nd Aftokrateira ( K Ogino 123 ) 1.00L 3rd Pero ( G Maruyama 128 ) 1.75L 4th Key Guts ( Y Nagaoka 126 ) 2.95L See full results | Y Nagaoka 57.2kg 2.95L | 4 (16) |