Key Performer (JPN) Horse
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About
Key Performer is a 4yo b from Japan trained by Shozo Sasaki. It is by the stallion Kitasan Black out of the dam Encore Piece. The horse has won 3 races to date. On 15th Nov 2025 at Kyoto, Key Performer secured its most important win, earning $21,740,000.00 in the Allowance Race (allow). It has proved a profitable choice for punters, delivering a 42% return on investment for anyone who backed it throughout its career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Hanshin 28-Dec-25 2001m R10 Thankful Stakes (allow) $1,840,000 (of $35,380,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:00.100, SP: 3.25 1st Roland Barows ( Y Iwata 126 ) 2nd Meiner Enigma ( R Wada 128 ) 1.00L 3rd Arenaria ( K Kokubun 123 ) 2.75L 5th Key Performer ( M Iwata 123 ) 3.55L See full results | M Iwata 55.8kg 3.55L | 5 (11) |
| Kyoto 15-Nov-25 2000m R8 Allowance Race (allow) $11,400,000 (of $21,740,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:59.500, SP: 3.25 1st Key Performer ( A Nishimura 123 ) 2nd Stella Crown ( M Iwata 123 ) 3.50L 3rd Saxon Sienne ( T Danno 123 ) 5.00L See full results | A Nishimura 55.8kg | 1 (7) |
| Hanshin 21-Sep-25 2000m R7 Allowance Race (allow) $8,000,000 (of $15,200,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 02:00.100, SP: 5.00 1st Key Performer ( A Nishimura 123 ) 2nd Arabella ( K Matsuyama 117 ) 0.10L 3rd FIRM Twenty ( R Takakura 128 ) 1.60L See full results | A Nishimura 55.8kg | 1 (13) |
| Chukyo 02-Aug-25 2000m GOOD R11 Allowance Race (allow) $2,000,000 (of $15,200,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:01.100, SP: 8.50 1st Sena Style ( R Sakai 117 ) 2nd Margot Regina ( H Miyuki 117 ) 0.20L 3rd Key Performer ( O Tayama 117 ) 0.95L See full results | O Tayama 53.1kg 0.95L | 3 (13) |
| Kokura 05-Jul-25 2000m GOOD R9 The Royal Bangkok Sports Club Sho (allow) $4,462,000 (of $21,420,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:00.100, SP: 19.00 1st Musician ( F Izumiya 121 ) 2nd Key Performer ( T Danno 123 ) 0.75L 3rd O Shin Es ( R Takasugi 121 ) 3.00L See full results | T Danno 55.8kg 0.75L | 2 (8) |
| Hanshin 15-Jun-25 2000m SOFT R7 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,200,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:03.500, SP: 15.00 1st Ecoro Dinos ( D Lane 121 ) 2nd O Shin Es ( R Takasugi 119 ) 6.00L 3rd Salad ( Y Take 117 ) 1.00L 6th Key Performer ( O Tayama 117 ) 7.90L See full results | O Tayama 53.1kg 7.90L | 6 (10) |
| Chukyo 29-Mar-25 2000m GOOD R6 Allowance Race (allow) $3,200,000 (of $15,200,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:03.100, SP: 67.00 1st Honeycomb ( A Starke 123 ) 2nd Key Performer ( Y Shibata 117 ) 1.25L 3rd Teleos Lulu ( K Ogino 123 ) 1.00L See full results | Y Shibata 53.1kg 1.25L | 2 (15) |
| Sonoda 19-Mar-25 1400m HEAVY R11 Race 11 (cond) (of $3,800,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:36.900, SP: 10.00 1st Waterhouse ( K Washizu 117 ) 2nd Monge Gift ( K Futoshi 119 ) 1.00L 3rd Gudinne ( Y Seinosuke 115 ) 0.50L 7th Key Performer ( S Morita 112 ) 12.75L See full results | S Morita 50.8kg 12.75L | 7 (8) |
| Chukyo 29-Sep-24 1600m HEAVY R7 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,200,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:35.400, SP: 29.00 1st Yoshi Tanrei ( M Demuro 123 ) 2nd Imperial Court ( A Saito 123 ) 1.75L 3rd Sky High ( M Iwata 123 ) 0.30L 12th Key Performer ( S Yoshimura 112 ) 9.50L See full results | S Yoshimura 50.8kg 9.50L | 12 (16) |
| Hakodate 07-Jul-24 2000m HEAVY R8 (of $10,493,282), Winning Time: 02:05.700, SP: 33/1 1st Caterina ( Y Kitamura 117 ) 2nd Tres Mignon ( D Sasaki 117 ) 0.00L 3rd Nihonpiro Ali ( K Kawabata 117 ) 0.00L 8th Key Performer ( Y Furukawa 117 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L See full results | Y Furukawa 53.1kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 8 (10) |
| Hakodate 22-Jun-24 1800m GOOD R9 (of $14,821,762), Winning Time: 01:48.500, SP: 16/1 1st One Branch ( D Sasaki 117 ) 2nd A Shin Gemma ( Y Hishida 123 ) 0.75L 3rd My Ballade ( Y Tannai 128 ) 1.50L 10th Key Performer ( Y Furukawa 117 , Cd 0 ) 8.75L See full results | Y Furukawa 53.1kg, Cd 0 8.75L | 10 (11) |
| Hakodate 09-Jun-24 1800m GOOD R9 Yurappu Tokubetsu (allow) $1,497,351 (of $21,389,906) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:48.900, SP: 51.00 1st Erato ( K Yokoyama 117 ) 2nd A Shin Gemma ( Y Hishida 123 ) 3.00L 3rd Love Squall ( T Yokoyama 117 ) 1.75L 4th Key Performer ( Y Furukawa 117 ) 5.00L See full results | Y Furukawa 53.1kg 5.00L | 4 (9) |
| Kyoto 17-Feb-24 1800m FIRM R9 (of $13,022,099) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:47.300, SP: 50/1 1st Meisho Tabaru ( S Hamanaka 126 ) 2nd Keep Calm ( K Sameshima 126 ) 0.30L 3rd Submariner ( M Iwata 126 ) 0.50L 8th Key Performer ( F Matsuwaka 121 , Cd 0 ) 1.75L | F Matsuwaka 54.9kg, Cd 0 1.75L | 8 (9) |
| Kyoto 13-Jan-24 1400m FIRM R10 (of $27,255,421) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:24.400, SP: 8/1 1st Wide Latour ( Y Kitamura 121 ) 2nd Sekitoba East ( M Iwata 121 ) 1.00L 3rd Kurino Hallelujah ( A Lemaitre 121 ) 0.75L 7th Key Performer ( F Matsuwaka 121 , Cd 0 ) 5.75L | F Matsuwaka 54.9kg, Cd 0 5.75L | 7 (10) |
| Kyoto 04-Nov-23 1600m GOOD R5 $8,643,549 (of $9,768,662) Barrier 4, SP: 12/1 1st Key Performer ( F Matsuwaka 121 ) 2nd June Surrender ( R Wada 123 ) 1.00L 3rd Le Beau Temps ( A Nishimura 121 ) 0.15L | F Matsuwaka 54.9kg | 1 (10) |