Light Of Nukata (JPN) Horse
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Light Of Nukata is a 2yo colt from Japan trained by Hiroyuki Uemura. He is by the stallion City Of Light out of the mare Never Give Up. To date, the horse has secured two wins. Its most notable triumph came on 11 Jan 2026 at Kyoto, where it captured the $15620000.00 Allowance Race. Punters have found the horse rewarding, with a 190% return on investment for anyone who backed it throughout its career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Chukyo 15-Mar-26 1400m R10 CL1 (of $36,580,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:24.000, SP: 9.50 1st Smart Julius ( Y Take 126 ) 2nd T O Glaser ( K Tosaki 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Lux Raymond ( M Dee 126 ) 2.00L 10th Light Of Nukata ( M Iwata 126 ) 8.65L See full results | M Iwata 57.2kg 8.65L | 10 (12) |
| Kyoto 11-Jan-26 1400m R5 Allowance Race (allow) $8,200,000 (of $15,620,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:27.000, SP: 3.50 1st Light Of Nukata ( M Iwata 126 ) 2nd Smart Julius ( Y Take 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Pataliputra ( R Sakai 126 ) 2.00L See full results | M Iwata 57.2kg | 1 (10) |
| Hanshin 20-Dec-25 1800m R9 CL1 $2,400,000 (of $30,710,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:52.600, SP: 41.00 1st Rock Ptarmigan ( K Matsuyama 123 ) 2nd Wonder Dean ( F Geroux 123 ) 0.50L 3rd Seize The Throne ( Y Take 123 ) 3.50L 4th Light Of Nukata ( Y Iwata 123 ) 5.50L See full results | Y Iwata 55.8kg 5.50L | 4 (10) |
| Kyoto 13-Oct-25 1400m R1 Md $5,600,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:25.400, SP: 11.00 1st Light Of Nukata ( Y Iwata 123 ) 2nd Kattappa ( T Danno 123 ) 1.50L 3rd Nemes ( Y Kitamura 123 ) 8.50L See full results | Y Iwata 55.8kg | 1 (8) |
| Hanshin 20-Sep-25 1200m R3 Newcomer Race (newc) $750,000 (of $14,250,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:13.400, SP: 4.00 1st Takasutakasutakasu ( R Sakai 121 ) 2nd Kattappa ( Y Kawada 121 ) 0.30L 3rd Nemes ( Y Kitamura 121 ) 2.80L 5th Light Of Nukata ( Y Iwata 121 ) 7.55L See full results | Y Iwata 54.9kg 7.55L | 5 (10) |