Meisho Yerkes (JPN) Horse
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Meisho Yerkes is a 5yo b from Japan trained by Yuji Iida. He is by Sinister Minister out of Meisho Skoal and has recorded three wins to date. On 30 Aug 2025 at Chukyo he secured his most important triumph, earning $29950000.00 in the Kiyosu Tokubetsu (allow). The horse has been a solid money‑maker for bettors, delivering a 33% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kyoto 05-Jan-26 1200m R10 Kadomatsu Stakes (allow) (of $36,070,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:11.200, SP: 26.00 1st Hiruno De Gaulle ( Y Take 128 ) 2nd Ludique ( A Nishimura 128 ) 0.75L 3rd Z Yell ( H Matsumoto 128 ) 1.75L 6th Meisho Yerkes ( Y Hishida 128 ) 3.45L See full results | Y Hishida 58.1kg 3.45L | 6 (16) |
| Hanshin 06-Dec-25 1200m R10 $2,800,000 (of $35,540,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:10.400, SP: 29.00 1st Femme Elegante ( M Iwata 121 ) 2nd Getty Villa ( Y Kawada 126 ) 2.50L 3rd Hiruno De Gaulle ( Y Take 128 ) 3.75L 4th Meisho Yerkes ( Y Hishida 128 ) 0.00L See full results | Y Hishida 58.1kg 0.00L | 4 (16) |
| Kyoto 04-Oct-25 1200m R10 Oyamazaki Stakes (allow) (of $35,530,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:09.100, SP: 17.00 1st Meisho Horen ( S Hamanaka 128 ) 2nd Ludique ( A Nishimura 128 ) 0.75L 3rd Nobori Shoryu ( R Takasugi 128 ) 3.25L 9th Meisho Yerkes ( Y Hishida 128 ) 6.85L See full results | Y Hishida 58.1kg 6.85L | 9 (16) |
| Chukyo 30-Aug-25 1200m GOOD R9 Kiyosu Tokubetsu (allow) $15,850,000 (of $29,950,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:11.000, SP: 11.00 1st Meisho Yerkes ( Y Hishida 128 ) 2nd American Bikini ( T Danno 119 ) 0.30L 3rd Aster Ruhuna ( R Takasugi 119 ) 0.30L See full results | Y Hishida 58.1kg | 1 (16) |
| Kyoto 18-May-25 1200m HEAVY R12 Allowance Race (allow) (of $21,740,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:11.700, SP: 6.50 1st Immutable ( K Sameshima 128 ) 2nd Nihonpiro Totti ( K Taguchi 123 ) 0.75L 3rd Dixie Gunner ( R Wada 128 ) 3.00L 13th Meisho Yerkes ( H Miyuki 128 ) 7.95L See full results | H Miyuki 58.1kg 7.95L | 13 (16) |
| Nakayama 19-Apr-25 1200m GOOD R12 Katsushika Tokubetsu (allow) (of $29,980,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:13.000, SP: 9.00 1st Greta ( M Sugihara 123 ) 2nd Ocea Express ( H Tanabe 128 ) 0.30L 3rd Cumulonimbus ( H Uchida 128 ) 0.50L 12th Meisho Yerkes ( K Yokoyama 128 ) 6.40L See full results | K Yokoyama 58.1kg 6.40L | 12 (15) |
| Chukyo 05-Jan-25 1200m GOOD R8 Allowance Race (allow) $2,900,000 (of $21,740,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.900, SP: 6.00 1st Nakka Faith ( R Takakura 128 ) 2nd Vip Supreme ( K Sameshima 123 ) 0.20L 3rd Meisho Yerkes ( H Miyuki 128 ) 0.30L See full results | H Miyuki 58.1kg 0.30L | 3 (16) |
| Kyoto 07-Dec-24 1200m GOOD R8 Allowance Race (allow) $8,000,000 (of $15,200,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:12.900, SP: 5.00 1st Meisho Yerkes ( Y Fujioka 126 ) 2nd Cerf Volant ( H Miyuki 126 ) 2.00L 3rd Logan Pass ( C Demuro 126 ) 1.00L See full results | Y Fujioka 57.2kg | 1 (12) |
| Kyoto 23-Nov-24 1200m GOOD R7 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,200,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:13.800, SP: 4.33 1st Hermes ( S Yoshimura 121 ) 2nd Okotampe ( Y Take 126 ) 3.50L 3rd Meisho Inuwashi ( F Izumiya 126 ) 0.00L 6th Meisho Yerkes ( H Miyuki 126 ) 6.60L See full results | H Miyuki 57.2kg 6.60L | 6 (16) |
| Niigata 20-Oct-24 1200m FIRM R12 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,200,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:14.900, SP: 5.00 1st Do Tap ( K Nishizuka 123 ) 2nd American March ( D Sasaki 126 ) 2.00L 3rd Zaouli ( G Maruyama 128 ) 2.00L 7th Meisho Yerkes ( T Ono 126 ) 8.25L See full results | T Ono 57.2kg 8.25L | 7 (13) |
| Kyoto 01-Jun-24 1200m HEAVY R9 (of $9,575,999), Winning Time: 01:11.700, SP: 7/2 1st Escale ( F Matsuwaka 121 ) 2nd Padma ( S Kato 117 ) 2.50L 3rd Meisho Taigei ( T Danno 128 ) 0.30L 5th Meisho Yerkes ( H Miyuki 121 , Cd 0 ) 4.00L | H Miyuki 54.9kg, Cd 0 4.00L | 5 (16) |
| Kyoto 04-May-24 1200m GOOD R6 $1,041,628 (of $9,374,400), Winning Time: 01:15.900, SP: 11/1 1st Promising Star ( Y Kawada 126 ) 2nd Someday ( M Demuro 121 ) 0.00L 3rd Hollywood Blues ( Y Mizuguchi 126 ) 0.30L 4th Meisho Yerkes ( H Miyuki 126 , Cd 0 ) 1.25L | H Miyuki 57.2kg, Cd 0 1.25L | 4 (14) |
| Hanshin 13-Apr-24 1200m GOOD R6 (of $9,374,400) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:13.900, SP: 14/1 1st Jo Roligt ( Y Iwata 121 ) 2nd Star Turn ( J Moreira 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Kurino Olive ( T Tsunoda 119 ) 3.50L 5th Meisho Yerkes ( H Miyuki 126 , Cd 0 ) 5.75L | H Miyuki 57.2kg, Cd 0 5.75L | 5 (15) |
| Hanshin 24-Mar-24 1200m R6 (of $9,374,400) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:12.100, SP: 16/1 1st Mirai Tailor ( Y Nakai 121 ) 2nd Kurino Olive ( T Tsunoda 119 ) 3.50L 3rd God Kind ( S Imamura 115 ) 1.50L 6th Meisho Yerkes ( H Miyuki 126 , Cd 0 ) 7.25L | H Miyuki 57.2kg, Cd 0 7.25L | 6 (12) |
| Kyoto 25-Nov-23 1200m R6 $8,643,549 (of $9,768,662) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:13.500, SP: 3/1 1st Meisho Yerkes ( K Yokoyama 123 ) 2nd Meisho Weise ( Y Kido 123 ) 0.30L 3rd Queen's Deneb ( T Fujikake 121 ) 0.30L | K Yokoyama 55.8kg | 1 (12) |