Maltese Don (JPN) Horse
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About
Maltese Don is a 2yo horse from Japan trained by Takahisa Tezuka in Japan. He is by Drefong out of Maltese Diosa. The colt has not yet secured a win in five starts. In his latest outing at Tokyo on 22 February 2026, Daisuke Sasaki rode him to a second‑place finish, trailing the victor Atomic Breath.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tokyo 22-Feb-26 1400m FIRM R1 Md $2,400,000 (of $11,280,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:26.200, SP: 15.00 1st Atomic Breath ( R King 126 ) 2nd Maltese Don ( D Sasaki 126 ) 1.25L 3rd Taisei Monolith ( R Takasugi 126 ) 2.75L See full results | D Sasaki 57.2kg 1.25L | 2 (16) |
| Nakayama 20-Dec-25 1800m SOFT R7 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:55.300, SP: 12.00 1st Ecoro Ganon ( A Sugawara 123 ) 2nd Fighter Jet ( A Tsumura 123 ) 2.00L 3rd Rocket Punch ( Y Shibata 123 ) 4.00L 11th Maltese Don ( K Nagahama 119 ) 18.35L See full results | K Nagahama 54kg 18.35L | 11 (16) |
| Nakayama 13-Sep-25 1600m SOFT R2 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:35.000, SP: 3.75 1st Margot Blow ( K Ogino 121 ) 2nd Schau Ma Mal ( D Sasaki 121 ) 0.00L 3rd Mr Mabo ( Y Hara 121 ) 1.00L 8th Maltese Don ( T Kowata 121 ) 5.45L See full results | T Kowata 54.9kg 5.45L | 8 (11) |
| Niigata 24-Aug-25 1600m GOOD R1 Md $1,400,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:37.400, SP: 26.00 1st Galilea ( M Sugihara 121 ) 2nd Moon Grail ( K Ogino 121 ) 0.20L 3rd Maltese Don ( T Kowata 121 ) 0.70L See full results | T Kowata 54.9kg 0.70L | 3 (7) |
| Fukushima 19-Jul-25 1800m GOOD R5 Newcomer Race (newc) (of $14,250,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:53.200, SP: 6.00 1st Zaafir ( K Tosaki 121 ) 2nd Cheri Adore ( K Ogino 121 ) 0.50L 3rd Rouge Lyric ( Y Ishikawa 121 ) 1.00L 13th Maltese Don ( K Miura 121 ) 15.05L See full results | K Miura 54.9kg 15.05L | 13 (16) |