Play The Lead (JPN) Horse
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About
Play The Lead is a 3yo horse from Japan trained by Shizuya Kato. The colt is by the stallion Kizuna out of the mare Dance Amiga. It has not yet broken its maiden, having failed to win in three starts. In its latest outing at Nakayama on 5th Jan 2026, ridden by Takeshi Yokoyama, Play The Lead finished sixth behind the winner Immortalis.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Nakayama 05-Jan-26 2001m R6 Md (of $11,280,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:01.100, SP: 3.00 1st Immortalis ( Y Ishikawa 126 ) 2nd Willow Creek ( K Yokoyama 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Satono Wagner ( K Miura 126 ) 1.05L 6th Play The Lead ( T Yokoyama 126 ) 5.15L See full results | T Yokoyama 57.2kg 5.15L | 6 (18) |
| Tokyo 08-Nov-25 2000m GOOD R3 Md $2,200,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 02:01.200, SP: 3.00 1st Green Energy ( K Tosaki 123 ) 2nd Play The Lead ( C P Lemaire 123 ) 3.00L 3rd Nori Maru ( A Sugawara 123 ) 1.50L See full results | C P Lemaire 55.8kg 3.00L | 2 (12) |
| Hanshin 14-Sep-25 2000m R5 Newcomer Race (newc) $1,900,000 (of $14,250,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:04.500, SP: 3.00 1st Blue Sky Blue ( R Wada 121 ) 2nd Justin Le Mans ( C Lemaire 121 ) 0.10L 3rd Play The Lead ( J Moreira 121 ) 3.60L See full results | J Moreira 54.9kg 3.60L | 3 (7) |