Santanka (JPN) Horse
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About
Santanka, a 4yo bay foaled in Japan, is trained by Teruhiko Chida. He is a son of Maurice out of the mare Happiness. To date, the horse has recorded two victories. Its most notable triumph came on 5 Jan 2026 at Kyoto, where it captured the $15,620,000.00 Allowance Race (allow). Throughout its career the animal has been a money‑maker for bettors, delivering a 229% ROI for anyone who backed it from the start.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kyoto 05-Jan-26 1600m R12 Allowance Race (allow) $8,200,000 (of $15,620,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:34.700, SP: 4.00 1st Santanka ( M Iwata 126 ) 2nd Red Vermeer ( Y Kawada 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Nishinoitukimusume ( R Wada 121 ) 0.70L See full results | M Iwata 57.2kg | 1 (15) |
| Chukyo 07-Dec-25 1400m GOOD R8 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,200,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:20.400, SP: 2.38 1st Reve Genial ( H Yoshida 128 ) 2nd Eigen Haard ( A Nishimura 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Gamma G T P ( D Sasaki 126 ) 0.30L 6th Santanka ( M Iwata 126 ) 1.90L See full results | M Iwata 57.2kg 1.90L | 6 (18) |
| Kyoto 09-Nov-25 1400m R12 Allowance Race (allow) $1,200,000 (of $15,200,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:21.200, SP: 4.00 1st Meisho Seiro ( T Danno 126 ) 2nd Bersa ( K Matsuyama 121 ) 0.30L 3rd Chimugukuru ( Y Take 126 ) 0.80L 4th Santanka ( K Miura 126 ) 1.10L See full results | K Miura 57.2kg 1.10L | 4 (17) |
| Tokyo 26-Oct-25 1600m SOFT R8 Allowance Race (allow) $3,200,000 (of $15,200,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:34.200, SP: 6.50 1st Large Gallery ( Y Ishikawa 119 ) 2nd Santanka ( K Miura 123 ) 0.75L 3rd Ten Miracle Star ( A Tsumura 119 ) 0.20L See full results | K Miura 55.8kg 0.75L | 2 (15) |
| Chukyo 10-Aug-25 1400m GOOD R12 Allowance Race (allow) $3,200,000 (of $15,200,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:20.600, SP: 2.50 1st Underscore ( K Taguchi 121 ) 2nd Santanka ( Y Take 121 ) 2.00L 3rd Sexy Marge ( D Sasaki 117 ) 0.20L See full results | Y Take 54.9kg 2.00L | 2 (15) |
| Kyoto 04-May-25 1400m GOOD R3 Md $5,600,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:21.400, SP: 19.00 1st Santanka ( M Iwata 126 ) 2nd Long Tee Ketchup ( Y Iwata 126 ) 2.50L 3rd Mago Ichita ( Y Hishida 126 ) 3.25L See full results | M Iwata 57.2kg | 1 (18) |
| Chukyo 19-Jan-25 2000m GOOD R5 Newcomer Race (newc) (of $11,850,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:03.800, SP: 51.00 1st Sena Style ( R Sakai 121 ) 2nd Vanguarda ( T Danno 121 ) 0.50L 3rd Quatre Epice ( Y Iwata 121 ) 0.30L 11th Santanka ( F Izumiya 123 ) 11.65L See full results | F Izumiya 55.8kg 11.65L | 11 (18) |