Protea (JPN) Horse
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Protea is a 5yo bay horse from Japan trained by Mamoru Tanaka. He is by the stallion Lord Kanaloa out of the mare Nasuken Iris and has recorded seven wins to date. On 8 March 2025 at Hanshin, Protea earned its most valuable victory, taking the $15200000.00 purse in an allowance race. The animal has been a rewarding choice for bettors, delivering an estimated 126% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kochi 19-Jul-26 1300m R7 Race 7 (cond) (of $20,000,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:21.100, SP: 23.00 1st Nixon Tesoro ( S Tatara 126 ) 2nd Gran Raisins Dores ( T Nagamori 126 ) 1.50L 3rd Misuzu Grand O ( S Tsukamoto 126 ) 2.25L 8th Protea ( M Junki 126 ) 9.00L See full results | M Junki 57.2kg 9.00L | 8 (12) |
| Sonoda 18-Jun-26 820m GOOD R11 Race 11 (cond) $2,800,000 (of $13,300,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 00:48.700, SP: 11.00 1st Fukuno Yildiz ( S Tatara 126 ) 2nd Protea ( S Akaoka 126 ) 2.50L 3rd Forte Rosa ( S Chikanao 121 ) 1.50L See full results | S Akaoka 57.2kg 2.50L | 2 (12) |
| Kochi 23-May-26 1400m SOFT R10 Race 10 (cond) (of $4,800,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:28.700, SP: 2.63 1st Reach A Deal ( T Okamura 126 ) 2nd Seiun Galleon ( T Nagamori 126 ) 2.50L 3rd Meisho Yonku ( R Oka 126 ) 1.00L 7th Protea ( S Akaoka 126 ) 8.35L See full results | S Akaoka 57.2kg 8.35L | 7 (11) |
| Kochi 09-May-26 1300m HEAVY R3 Race 3 (cond) $1,400,000 (of $2,800,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:23.500, SP: 3.00 1st Protea ( S Akaoka 126 ) 2nd Shosan Kizuna ( M Miyagawa 126 ) 5.00L 3rd Go Max ( K Senoo 126 ) 0.30L See full results | S Akaoka 57.2kg | 1 (12) |
| Kochi 19-Apr-26 1400m HEAVY R11 Race 11 (c1) $800,000 (of $4,000,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:29.200, SP: 5.50 1st Wonder Sting ( T Nagamori 126 ) 2nd Protea ( S Akaoka 126 ) 1.00L 3rd Arde Yano ( H Sahara 126 ) 0.30L See full results | S Akaoka 57.2kg 1.00L | 2 (11) |