Memory Drive (JPN) Horse
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Memory Drive, a 3yo bay horse from Japan trained by Naoto Takeshita, is by Four Wheel Drive out of Your Memory. The colt has captured five victories to date. On 16 January 2026 at Nagoya, it earned its biggest purse, winning $1260000.00 in Race 12 (c1). The horse has been a money‑maker for bettors, delivering roughly a 16% return on investment for those who backed it throughout its career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Nagoya 23-Feb-26 2001m R9 Race 9 (b3) (of $1,171,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:12.900, SP: 6.00 1st Bordeaux Riskless ( K Maruno 126 ) 2nd Realiser ( T Imai 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Res Novae ( A Kinomae 117 ) 1.25L 6th Memory Drive ( K Niwa 126 ) 4.85L See full results | K Niwa 57.2kg 4.85L | 6 (11) |
| Nagoya 12-Feb-26 1700m HEAVY R7 Race 7 (b7) $650,000 (of $1,171,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:53.300, SP: 4.33 1st Memory Drive ( K Niwa 126 ) 2nd Inazuma Line ( S Myojo 121 ) 1.00L 3rd A Shin Panta Rhei ( T Watanabe 126 ) 0.30L See full results | K Niwa 57.2kg | 1 (12) |
| Nagoya 29-Jan-26 920m GOOD R8 Race 8 (b7) $228,000 (of $1,171,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:56.100, SP: 2.63 1st Sembi Toryo ( T Syotaro 121 ) 2nd Memory Drive ( K Niwa 126 ) 2.50L 3rd Edono Violet ( R Ogasahara 112 ) 0.30L See full results | K Niwa 57.2kg 2.50L | 2 (12) |
| Nagoya 16-Jan-26 920m GOOD R12 Race 12 (c1) $700,000 (of $1,260,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:56.000, SP: 7.00 1st Memory Drive ( K Niwa 126 ) 2nd Sembi Toryo ( T Syotaro 121 ) 0.30L 3rd Eau Scintillante ( S Kato 121 ) 2.50L See full results | K Niwa 57.2kg | 1 (12) |
| Nagoya 03-Jan-26 1501m SOFT R5 Race 5 (c4) $83,000 (of $991,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:35.900, SP: 7.50 1st Wow Wow Wow ( Y Tsutsui 126 ) 2nd Nobori Yumin ( H Murakami 121 ) 0.30L 3rd T O Nilsson ( S Tsukamoto 121 ) 4.00L 4th Memory Drive ( K Niwa 126 ) 5.05L See full results | K Niwa 57.2kg 5.05L | 4 (12) |
| Nagoya 24-Dec-25 1501m HEAVY R8 Race 8 (c1) $85,000 (of $1,531,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:34.500, SP: 5.50 1st Sarasara Hair ( S Kato 121 ) 2nd Gaura Thunder ( S Tsukamoto 126 ) 1.50L 3rd Alcaraz ( M Kuwamura 126 ) 0.50L 5th Memory Drive ( K Niwa 126 ) 9.00L See full results | K Niwa 57.2kg 9.00L | 5 (11) |
| Nagoya 25-Nov-25 1500m GOOD R3 Race 3 (c8) $550,000 (of $991,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:38.300, SP: 3.00 1st Memory Drive ( M Junki 126 ) 2nd Neung Rutile ( T Imai 121 ) 0.50L 3rd Cool Logic ( K Niwa 126 ) 1.50L See full results | M Junki 57.2kg | 1 (12) |
| Kanazawa 04-Nov-25 1500m HEAVY R2 Race 2 (c2) $430,000 (of $729,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:37.000, SP: 1.13 1st Memory Drive ( T Nakajima 126 ) 2nd Smart Pirka ( S Kato 121 ) 4.00L 3rd Kanameishi ( M Matsudo 121 ) 0.50L See full results | T Nakajima 57.2kg | 1 (9) |
| Mombetsu 21-Oct-25 1700m HEAVY R5 Race 5 (c4) $400,000 (of $680,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:52.400, SP: 4.33 1st Memory Drive ( G Ochiai 126 ) 2nd Margot Beast ( Y Ishikawa 126 ) 2.50L 3rd Acclamare ( R Kosugi 121 ) 0.20L See full results | G Ochiai 57.2kg | 1 (10) |
| Mombetsu 07-Oct-25 1700m GOOD R10 Race 10 (c4) (of $935,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:53.100, SP: 5.00 1st Jingga Blitz ( S Matsui 126 ) 2nd Jasmin ( R Abe 126 ) 0.20L 3rd Annabelle K Two ( T Hattori 121 ) 1.50L 7th Memory Drive ( G Ochiai 126 ) 4.90L See full results | G Ochiai 57.2kg 4.90L | 7 (12) |
| Mombetsu 24-Sep-25 1800m GOOD R5 Race 5 (c4) (of $680,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:59.000, SP: 5.00 1st Solid Basis ( Y Kamei 126 ) 2nd Ho O Sansar ( G Ochiai 126 ) 8.00L 3rd Love Legal ( T Hattori 126 ) 5.00L 7th Memory Drive ( F Ono 126 ) 17.70L See full results | F Ono 57.2kg 17.70L | 7 (10) |
| Niigata 24-Aug-25 1800m GOOD R2 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:54.200, SP: 41.00 1st Meisho Kobe ( T Ono 126 ) 2nd Jun Victoire ( K Ogino 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Brother Beat ( H Uchida 126 ) 3.50L 11th Memory Drive ( Y Hara 126 ) 15.80L See full results | Y Hara 57.2kg 15.80L | 11 (15) |
| Mombetsu 09-Jul-25 1700m GOOD R7 Race 7 (c1) $210,000 (of $1,700,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:50.700, SP: 5.50 1st Prima Donna Ask ( N Furukawa 115 ) 2nd Shiro Kirk ( J Agishi 123 ) 2.00L 3rd Memory Drive ( G Ochiai 126 ) 5.00L See full results | G Ochiai 57.2kg 5.00L | 3 (9) |
| Tokyo 17-May-25 1600m GOOD R2 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:38.700, SP: 8.00 1st Curiosidad ( K Miura 126 ) 2nd Fair Go ( D Lane 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Abare Ryu ( Y Nonaka 126 ) 0.30L 13th Memory Drive ( Y Ishikawa 126 ) 12.85L See full results | Y Ishikawa 57.2kg 12.85L | 13 (16) |
| Tokyo 02-Feb-25 1600m HEAVY R3 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:37.600, SP: 101.00 1st Le Valet D'coeur ( K Yokoyama 126 ) 2nd Ho O Samret ( A Nishimura 126 ) 3.50L 3rd Calf Kick ( M Muto 126 ) 3.50L 7th Memory Drive ( T Ono 126 ) 11.00L See full results | T Ono 57.2kg 11.00L | 7 (16) |
| Tokyo 03-Nov-24 1600m GOOD R2 Md (of $10,480,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:37.000, SP: 67.00 1st Kanreiski ( Y Ishikawa 123 ) 2nd Otachi ( Y Nonaka 123 ) 1.25L 3rd Marcell Tesoro ( D Shibata 123 ) 3.00L 7th Memory Drive ( H Uchida 123 ) 9.25L See full results | H Uchida 55.8kg 9.25L | 7 (15) |
| Niigata 14-Oct-24 1800m GOOD R5 Newcomer Race (newc) (of $13,720,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:56.000, SP: 13.00 1st Swagger ( K Maruta 123 ) 2nd Core ( S Hamanaka 123 ) 0.50L 3rd Ho O Ange ( T Danno 123 ) 1.00L 14th Memory Drive ( D Sasaki 123 ) 17.50L See full results | D Sasaki 55.8kg 17.50L | 14 (15) |