Merry Christmas (JPN) Horse
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Merry Christmas is a 3yo bay horse from Japan trained by Hitoshi Kotegawa. He is by the stallion Le Vent Se Leve out of the mare Rose Quarz. To date, Merry Christmas has recorded four victories. On 5th Apr 2026 at Nakayama, he captured his biggest triumph, earning $36060000.00 Hcp. The horse has been a lucrative performer for bettors, delivering a 131% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fukushima 05-Jul-26 1700m R11 CL1 $5,545,000 (of $42,250,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:43.800, SP: 3.50 1st Strength ( R Kozaki 121 ) 2nd Mikki Nuchibana ( K Tosaki 128 ) 1.50L 3rd Merry Christmas ( K Miura 123 ) 1.80L See full results | K Miura 55.8kg 1.80L | 3 (15) |
| Kyoto 23-May-26 1900m R11 CL1 $6,000,000 (of $76,800,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:56.900, SP: 23.00 1st Lord Couronne ( K Yokoyama 128 ) 2nd Walzer Schall ( A Saito 126 ) 3.50L 3rd Tight Knit ( Y Kawada 126 ) 4.75L 4th Merry Christmas ( K Miura 126 ) 6.50L See full results | K Miura 57.2kg 6.50L | 4 (16) |
| Nakayama 05-Apr-26 1800m GOOD R10 Hcp $19,043,000 (of $36,060,000) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 01:51.400, SP: 2.50 1st Merry Christmas ( K Miura 123 ) 2nd Windfall ( S Ishibashi 126 ) 0.30L 3rd Del Avar ( K Ogino 126 ) 0.00L See full results | K Miura 55.8kg | 1 (16) |
| Nakayama 28-Feb-26 1800m HEAVY R12 Allowance Race (allow) $11,900,000 (of $22,690,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:52.700, SP: 1.91 1st Merry Christmas ( C P Lemaire 126 ) 2nd Horatio ( K Tosaki 128 ) 2.00L 3rd Pai Shaobing ( T Yokoyama 121 ) 0.50L See full results | C P Lemaire 57.2kg | 1 (16) |
| Nakayama 13-Dec-25 1800m GOOD R8 Allowance Race (allow) $2,900,000 (of $21,740,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:54.300, SP: 1.80 1st Miraieno Kagi ( K Tosaki 126 ) 2nd Pai Shaobing ( T Yokoyama 121 ) 0.00L 3rd Merry Christmas ( K Kikuzawa 126 ) 1.35L See full results | K Kikuzawa 57.2kg 1.35L | 3 (15) |