Mars Rover (JPN) Horse
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Mars Rover is a 3yo Japanese horse trained by Shozo Sasaki. He is by Admire Mars out of Copacati. The colt has not yet broken his maiden, failing to win in three starts. In his most recent race at Kyoto on 5th Jan 2026, he was ridden by Katsuma Sameshima and finished 10th, behind the winner Tagano Altura.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kyoto 05-Jan-26 2001m R5 Md (of $11,280,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:02.300, SP: 67.00 1st Tagano Altura ( S Yoshimura 126 ) 2nd On The Movie ( F Matsuwaka 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Alpenglow ( Y Kitamura 126 ) 1.75L 10th Mars Rover ( K Sameshima 126 ) 6.25L See full results | K Sameshima 57.2kg 6.25L | 10 (17) |
| Hanshin 06-Dec-25 1800m R4 Md $560,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:48.400, SP: 51.00 1st Bullet Pass ( Y Kawada 123 ) 2nd Kafuji Emmental ( R Sakai 123 ) 0.10L 3rd Namura Wunder ( Y Iwata 123 ) 2.60L 5th Mars Rover ( A Nishimura 123 ) 0.00L See full results | A Nishimura 55.8kg 0.00L | 5 (9) |
| Hanshin 28-Sep-25 1400m R5 Newcomer Race (newc) (of $14,250,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:24.300, SP: 5.00 1st Predateur ( H Kameda 121 ) 2nd Danon Belle Vue ( R Takasugi 119 ) 0.50L 3rd Peptide Buddleja ( K Kawamata 121 ) 0.60L 13th Mars Rover ( K Sameshima 121 ) 6.00L See full results | K Sameshima 54.9kg 6.00L | 13 (18) |