Lightning Zeus (JPN) Horse
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Lightning Zeus is a 4yo Japanese racehorse trained by Keizo Ito. He is by Dunkirk out of Sakura Nasca and has recorded two victories. On 1 March 2026 at Nakayama, he captured his biggest triumph, winning $15,620,000.00 in an Allowance Race. The horse has been a good value for bettors, delivering a 32% return on investment for anyone who backed him from the start.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Nakayama 22-Mar-26 1200m R9 Kamagaya Tokubetsu (allow) $6,406,000 (of $30,610,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:11.400, SP: 6.00 1st Kanesho Legend ( C P Lemaire 128 ) 2nd Lightning Zeus ( K Kikuzawa 128 ) 1.00L 3rd Appassimento ( T Ono 128 ) 3.00L See full results | K Kikuzawa 58.1kg 1.00L | 2 (16) |
| Nakayama 01-Mar-26 1200m R8 Allowance Race (allow) $8,200,000 (of $15,620,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:11.300, SP: 3.50 1st Lightning Zeus ( S Sato 121 ) 2nd Helvetios ( C P Lemaire 128 ) 1.50L 3rd Toniken Samba ( A Sugawara 128 ) 0.50L See full results | S Sato 54.9kg | 1 (16) |
| Tokyo 08-Feb-26 1300m R12 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,620,000) Barrier 15 1st Kitano Lively ( H Kowata 123 ) 2nd Lightning Zeus ( S Sato 121 ) 3rd Piko Red ( T Kowata 128 ) 0.00L | S Sato 54.9kg | 2 (16) |
| Niigata 24-May-25 1200m GOOD R12 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,200,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:13.000, SP: 4.00 1st Xebec ( N Furukawa 121 ) 2nd Geber ( D Ozawa 128 ) 0.75L 3rd Pleiades Group ( Y Tannai 123 ) 0.30L 8th Lightning Zeus ( K Kikuzawa 128 ) 8.10L See full results | K Kikuzawa 58.1kg 8.10L | 8 (14) |
| Niigata 04-May-25 1200m GOOD R7 Allowance Race (allow) $800,000 (of $15,200,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:12.300, SP: 1.57 1st Speed Panther ( M Kobayashi 119 ) 2nd Yodono Gold ( G Maruyama 128 ) 0.20L 3rd Gekizaru ( S Kobayashi 128 ) 4.00L 5th Lightning Zeus ( K Kikuzawa 128 ) 6.15L See full results | K Kikuzawa 58.1kg 6.15L | 5 (14) |
| Nakayama 05-Apr-25 1200m HEAVY R12 Allowance Race (allow) $3,200,000 (of $15,200,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:11.000, SP: 5.50 1st Los Angeles ( J Moreira 128 ) 2nd Lightning Zeus ( K Kikuzawa 128 ) 3.00L 3rd Regina Rose ( K Nagahama 117 ) 0.75L See full results | K Kikuzawa 58.1kg 3.00L | 2 (16) |
| Nakayama 01-Mar-25 1200m GOOD R8 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,200,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:13.300, SP: 1.33 1st Tropical Hero ( K Nagahama 121 ) 2nd Shonan Hakuun ( Y Iwata 128 ) 1.75L 3rd Lava Glow ( K Maruta 123 ) 1.25L 6th Lightning Zeus ( K Tosaki 128 ) 4.85L See full results | K Tosaki 58.1kg 4.85L | 6 (16) |
| Niigata 27-Oct-24 1200m GOOD R8 Allowance Race (allow) $3,200,000 (of $15,200,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:10.900, SP: 2.00 1st Kitano Soiree ( K Nishizuka 119 ) 2nd Lightning Zeus ( K Kikuzawa 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Meiner Faucon ( Y Tannai 128 ) 2.50L See full results | K Kikuzawa 57.2kg 0.75L | 2 (11) |
| Niigata 05-Oct-24 1200m HEAVY R8 Allowance Race (allow) $3,200,000 (of $15,200,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:11.200, SP: 2.63 1st Work Song ( Y Shibata 119 ) 2nd Lightning Zeus ( K Kikuzawa 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Star The Sunrise ( K Nishizuka 121 ) 2.50L See full results | K Kikuzawa 57.2kg 0.75L | 2 (15) |
| Niigata 24-Aug-24 1200m GOOD R12 $2,000,000 (of $8,766,317), Winning Time: 01:11.900, SP: 9/1 1st Morino Sepia ( A Tsumura 123 ) 2nd Olivia Jet'aime ( K Kikuzawa 123 ) 2.00L 3rd Lightning Zeus ( S Ishibashi 123 ) 3.25L See full results | S Ishibashi 55.8kg 3.25L | 3 (15) |
| Niigata 04-Aug-24 1200m GOOD R9 $5,500,000 (of $6,026,843), Winning Time: 01:11.900, SP: 18/1 1st Lightning Zeus ( K Kikuzawa 126 ) 2nd American Runner ( M Demuro 126 ) 3.50L 3rd Schon Kaiserin ( S Kobayashi 117 ) 3.50L See full results | K Kikuzawa 57.2kg | 1 (15) |
| Tokyo 16-Jun-24 1400m GOOD R3 (of $7,234,842), Winning Time: 01:25.800, SP: 40/1 1st Otanisan ( K Miura 126 ) 2nd American Runner ( C P Lemaire 126 ) 2.50L 3rd Scenic View ( T Danno 126 ) 0.30L 6th Lightning Zeus ( T Kowata 126 , Cd 0 ) 6.00L See full results | T Kowata 57.2kg, Cd 0 6.00L | 6 (16) |
| Tokyo 18-May-24 1600m GOOD R4 Md (of $10,480,019) Barrier 17, Winning Time: 01:35.200, SP: 29.00 1st Logi Phraya ( K Miura 126 ) 2nd Red Attreve ( K Yokoyama 126 ) 2.00L 3rd Longfong ( T Yokoyama 121 ) 0.30L 9th Lightning Zeus ( T Kowata 126 ) 6.00L | T Kowata 57.2kg 6.00L | 9 (18) |
| Nakayama 07-Apr-24 1600m HEAVY R4 Md (of $10,480,019) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:36.800, SP: 10.00 1st Red Senor ( K Yokoyama 126 ) 2nd Effortless ( Y Nonaka 126 ) 1.75L 3rd Daishin Navy ( Y Yoshida 126 ) 0.75L 6th Lightning Zeus ( T Kowata 126 ) 6.00L | T Kowata 57.2kg 6.00L | 6 (16) |
| Tokyo 22-Oct-23 1600m R1 Md (of $10,479,883) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:42.000, SP: 3.25 1st Maple Tapit ( Y Yoshida 123 ) 2nd Yuino Komichi ( H Kowata 123 ) 1.00L 3rd My Forever ( H Uchida 123 ) 3.00L 11th Lightning Zeus ( K Yokoyama 123 ) 12.00L See full results | K Yokoyama 55.8kg 12.00L | 11 (16) |
| Nakayama 01-Oct-23 1800m R5 Newcomer Race (newc) $2,744,016 (of $13,719,924) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:54.100, SP: 19.00 1st Stick By Me ( R Sakai 121 ) 2nd Lightning Zeus ( K Yokoyama 121 ) 0.75L 3rd Win Tremendous ( T Yokoyama 121 ) 0.30L See full results | K Yokoyama 54.9kg 0.75L | 2 (14) |