Melior Via (JPN) Horse

Country

Japan

Foal Date

01-Jan-23

Colour

bay

Sire

Lord Kanaloa

Prize Money

13260

Owners

G1 Racing Co Ltd

About

Melior Via is a 2yo colt from Japan trained by Yasuyuki Tsujino. He is by Lord Kanaloa out of the dam Meliora. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, having failed to win in three starts. In its most recent race at Kyoto on 3 May 2026, Melior Via, ridden by Seinosuke Yoshimura, finished third behind the winner Picara.

Raced At

Kyoto

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Kyoto 03-May-26 1400m GOOD R1 Md $1,500,000 (of $11,280,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:24.000, SP: 29.00 1st Picara ( M Iwata 121 ) 2nd Princess Atsuko ( R Sameshima 121 ) 4.00L 3rd Melior Via ( S Yoshimura 121 ) 5.25L See full resultsS Yoshimura 54.9kg 5.25L3 (16)
Kyoto 29-Nov-25 1600m R3 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:34.600, SP: 67.00 1st Tommy Barows ( S Yoshimura 121 ) 2nd Lien Mahina ( K Taguchi 123 ) 0.30L 3rd Easy Rider ( A Nishimura 123 ) 1.05L 12th Melior Via ( R Takasugi 121 ) 0.00L See full resultsR Takasugi 54.9kg 0.00L12 (14)
Kyoto 02-Nov-25 1600m R5 Newcomer Race (newc) (of $14,250,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:35.900, SP: 12.00 1st Hishi Islay ( K Ogino 123 ) 2nd June Again ( A Tomita 123 ) 2.00L 3rd Aqua Eye ( M Iwata 121 ) 2.50L 9th Melior Via ( S Yoshimura 119 ) 8.50L See full resultsS Yoshimura 54kg 8.50L9 (15)