Pourquoi (JPN) Horse

Country

Japan

Foal Date

01-Jan-22

Colour

bay

Sire

Saturnalia

Dam

De Ce

Prize Money

17256

Owners

Nishimura Holdings Co, Ltd

About

Pourquoi is a 3yo from Japan trained by Sameshima Katsuya. It is sired by the stallion Saturnalia out of the dam De Ce. Pourquoi has won 2 races in its career. On 24 Nov 2025 at Saga, Pourquoi earned its most significant victory to date, receiving $680000.00 in Race 6 (c2).

Raced At

Saga Chukyo Hanshin Kasamatsu Kyoto Tokyo

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Saga 01-Feb-26 1750m R6 Race 6 (c2) $144,000 (of $765,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:57.200, SP: 4.00 1st Hironyan ( Y Miyauchi 123 ) 2nd Pourquoi ( H Yuto 119 ) 0.30L 3rd Fort Roi ( J Tanaka 123 ) 2.80L See full resultsH Yuto 54kg 0.30L2 (9)
Saga 17-Jan-26 1400m GOOD R5 Race 5 (c2) $128,000 (of $680,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:31.400, SP: 12.00 1st Cry Me A River ( M Hida 119 ) 2nd Pourquoi ( H Yuto 119 ) 0.30L 3rd Hiro Star ( T Kawashima 123 ) 0.30L See full resultsH Yuto 54kg 0.30L2 (11)
Saga 28-Dec-25 1400m SOFT R3 Race 3 (c2) $72,000 (of $680,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:30.400, SP: 12.00 1st Beilstein ( S Ishikawa 123 ) 2nd Crown Freed ( H Ren 121 ) 4.00L 3rd Pourquoi ( H Yuto 119 ) 6.00L See full resultsH Yuto 54kg 6.00L3 (10)
Saga 24-Nov-25 1400m GOOD R6 Race 6 (c2) $400,000 (of $680,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:32.200, SP: 2.75 1st Pourquoi ( H Yuto 119 ) 2nd Heroic Roy ( S Kanayama 123 ) 1.50L 3rd Narino Casablanca ( I Yamaguchi 119 ) 2.00L See full resultsH Yuto 54kg1 (12)
Saga 09-Nov-25 1400m HEAVY R3 Race 3 (c2) (of $680,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:32.400, SP: 2.10 1st Blue Flame ( Y Yamada 119 ) 2nd Beyond The Time ( O Daiki 121 ) 0.20L 3rd Oriflamme ( T Kamo 123 ) 2.50L 6th Pourquoi ( H Yamashita 123 ) 4.10L See full resultsH Yamashita 55.8kg 4.10L6 (11)
Saga 27-Oct-25 1400m GOOD R6 Race 6 (c2) $128,000 (of $680,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:33.100, SP: 8.00 1st Fahren Joe ( Y Yamada 123 ) 2nd Pourquoi ( H Yamashita 123 ) 4.00L 3rd Suezmax ( S Kanayama 123 ) 0.75L See full resultsH Yamashita 55.8kg 4.00L2 (10)
Saga 13-Oct-25 1300m GOOD R4 Race 4 (c2) (of $680,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:25.300, SP: 1.73 1st Flying Monkey ( T Kamo 123 ) 2nd Beyond The Time ( O Daiki 121 ) 0.20L 3rd Al Jahili ( J Tanaka 123 ) 0.30L 9th Pourquoi ( M Hida 123 ) 5.45L See full resultsM Hida 55.8kg 5.45L9 (12)
Saga 27-Sep-25 1400m HEAVY R9 Race 9 (c2) $400,000 (of $680,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:32.000, SP: 3.00 1st Pourquoi ( H Yamashita 123 ) 2nd Winkle Kiseki ( S Ishikawa 119 ) 0.50L 3rd Ascot Roman ( L Nakayama 123 ) 1.50L See full resultsH Yamashita 55.8kg1 (12)
Chukyo 30-Aug-25 1800m GOOD R4 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 01:53.100, SP: 67.00 1st Happy Dun Chan ( K Nishizuka 123 ) 2nd Frankie Barows ( Y Kawada 126 ) 3.50L 3rd American Bar ( A Tomita 126 ) 1.00L 11th Pourquoi ( T Danno 126 ) 19.60L See full resultsT Danno 57.2kg 19.60L11 (15)
Morioka 22-Jul-25 1700m GOOD R9 Race 9 (cond) $156,000 (of $2,100,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:43.800, SP: 3.50 1st Uber Strong ( S Shouma 117 ) 2nd Lucky Dance ( M Yamamoto 119 ) 4.00L 3rd Smile Days ( R Takamatsu 119 ) 4.00L 4th Pourquoi ( T Yamamoto 123 ) 8.50L See full resultsT Yamamoto 55.8kg 8.50L4 (12)
Hanshin 08-Jun-25 1400m GOOD R3 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:25.600, SP: 51.00 1st Pays De La Loire ( M Iwata 126 ) 2nd Remember Him ( R Takasugi 123 ) 1.00L 3rd Pearl Front ( K Kawamata 121 ) 3.00L 13th Pourquoi ( H Miyuki 126 ) 17.95L See full resultsH Miyuki 57.2kg 17.95L13 (16)
Kasamatsu 16-Apr-25 1400m HEAVY R8 Race 8 (cond) $280,000 (of $1,330,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:30.600, SP: 3.75 1st Viva Jo ( M Okabe 121 ) 2nd Pourquoi ( T Watanabe 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Lux Mendes ( S Kato 126 ) 0.30L See full resultsT Watanabe 57.2kg 0.50L2 (8)
Kyoto 09-Feb-25 1400m FIRM R3 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:26.500, SP: 26.00 1st Rey Zario ( K Sameshima 126 ) 2nd Brick'n Click ( R Takasugi 123 ) 1.50L 3rd Mugito Luna ( M Demuro 126 ) 2.00L 15th Pourquoi ( A Nishimura 126 ) 17.20L See full resultsA Nishimura 57.2kg 17.20L15 (16)
Kyoto 26-Oct-24 1600m GOOD (of $6,026,843), Winning Time: 01:34.300, SP: 34.00 1st Ai Sansan ( M Iwata 121 ) 2nd Montecito ( C Demuro 123 ) 1.00L 3rd One Way To Hell ( T Danno 123 ) 2.50L 8th Pourquoi ( H Miyuki 123 , Cd 0 ) 8.75LH Miyuki 55.8kg, Cd 0 8.75L8
Tokyo 09-Jun-24 1800m GOOD R5 Newcomer Race (newc) (of $13,720,179) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:46.700, SP: 29.00 1st Croix Du Nord ( Y Kitamura 121 ) 2nd Arlecchino ( C P Lemaire 121 ) 2.50L 3rd Winstanley ( A Sugawara 121 ) 4.00L 8th Pourquoi ( K Tosaki 121 ) 20.50L See full resultsK Tosaki 54.9kg 20.50L8 (11)