Stay Ambitious (JPN) Horse
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Stay Ambitious is a 4yo bay horse from Japan trained by Takeshi Horiuchi. He is by Drefong out of Glorious Break. The horse has yet to secure a win, remaining winless in 12 starts. In its most recent outing at Nakayama on 5 Jan 2026, M Matsuoka rode Stay Ambitious to a third-place finish behind winner Kastrom Pupu.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Nakayama 05-Jan-26 2400m R4 Allowance Race (allow) $2,100,000 (of $15,620,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 02:37.000, SP: 12.00 1st Kastrom Pupu ( Y Tannai 126 ) 2nd Smart Cuore ( D Shibata 126 ) 3.00L 3rd Stay Ambitious ( M Matsuoka 126 ) 3.50L See full results | M Matsuoka 57.2kg 3.50L | 3 (13) |
| Nakayama 14-Dec-25 2500m GOOD R8 Allowance Race (allow) $1,200,000 (of $15,200,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 02:43.200, SP: 26.00 1st Dakara Festive ( K Tosaki 119 ) 2nd Kastrom Pupu ( Y Tannai 123 ) 0.00L 3rd Smart Cuore ( D Shibata 123 ) 0.00L 4th Stay Ambitious ( M Matsuoka 123 ) 7.75L See full results | M Matsuoka 55.8kg 7.75L | 4 (14) |
| Niigata 25-Oct-25 1800m GOOD R8 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,200,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:52.700, SP: 13.00 1st Sun Kalmia ( N Uezato 121 ) 2nd Blade Success ( Y Tannai 128 ) 0.30L 3rd Mahana ( K Nishizuka 121 ) 2.00L 7th Stay Ambitious ( R Yokoyama 123 ) 9.55L See full results | R Yokoyama 55.8kg 9.55L | 7 (14) |
| Nakayama 20-Sep-25 2400m GOOD R6 Allowance Race (allow) $2,000,000 (of $15,200,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:39.600, SP: 4.50 1st Precious Day ( K Ogino 121 ) 2nd Mount Vernon ( T Kowata 121 ) 10.00L 3rd Stay Ambitious ( M Matsuoka 121 ) 12.50L See full results | M Matsuoka 54.9kg 12.50L | 3 (11) |
| Nakayama 14-Sep-25 1800m GOOD R6 Md $2,200,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:53.000, SP: 5.50 1st Breguet Un ( K Miura 126 ) 2nd Stay Ambitious ( M Matsuoka 126 ) 7.00L 3rd Floral Design ( A Sugawara 121 ) 1.25L See full results | M Matsuoka 57.2kg 7.00L | 2 (16) |
| Sapporo 17-Aug-25 2400m GOOD R2 Md $2,200,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:37.200, SP: 9.00 1st Otachi ( D Sasaki 126 ) 2nd Stay Ambitious ( M Matsuoka 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Keiai Wairarapa ( Y Take 126 ) 3.00L See full results | M Matsuoka 57.2kg 0.75L | 2 (12) |
| Hakodate 19-Jul-25 2400m GOOD R3 Md $1,400,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:34.200, SP: 21.00 1st Arde Tsuyoshi ( Y Tannai 126 ) 2nd Mabu And Fer ( T Yokoyama 126 ) 3.50L 3rd Stay Ambitious ( M Matsuoka 126 ) 6.00L See full results | M Matsuoka 57.2kg 6.00L | 3 (12) |
| Hakodate 28-Jun-25 2400m HEAVY R2 Md $1,400,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:34.200, SP: 23.00 1st Pistol Star ( Y Kitamura 126 ) 2nd Keiai Wairarapa ( Y Take 126 ) 1.00L 3rd Stay Ambitious ( M Matsuoka 126 ) 6.00L See full results | M Matsuoka 57.2kg 6.00L | 3 (12) |
| Tokyo 10-May-25 2100m GOOD R2 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:11.300, SP: 19.00 1st Margot Gain ( T Kowata 126 ) 2nd Mabu And Fer ( H Kitamura 126 ) 3.50L 3rd Hawk Light ( H Uchida 126 ) 1.50L 6th Stay Ambitious ( M Matsuoka 126 ) 13.95L See full results | M Matsuoka 57.2kg 13.95L | 6 (14) |
| Nakayama 19-Apr-25 1800m GOOD R4 Md $1,400,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:55.300, SP: 23.00 1st Altitude ( J Moreira 126 ) 2nd Meisho Kobe ( T Ono 126 ) 3.00L 3rd Stay Ambitious ( M Matsuoka 126 ) 6.50L See full results | M Matsuoka 57.2kg 6.50L | 3 (13) |
| Nakayama 13-Apr-25 1800m GOOD R2 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:55.000, SP: 51.00 1st Smart Cuore ( H Kowata 126 ) 2nd Nature's Law ( A Starke 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Mrs Lily ( Y Ishikawa 121 ) 1.75L 9th Stay Ambitious ( M Matsuoka 126 ) 8.30L See full results | M Matsuoka 57.2kg 8.30L | 9 (16) |
| Nakayama 12-Jan-25 1800m GOOD R4 Newcomer Race (newc) (of $11,850,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:54.400, SP: 34.00 1st Imhotep ( T Yokoyama 126 ) 2nd Greatest Song ( D Sasaki 126 ) 9.00L 3rd Chuwa Kris S ( K Harada 126 ) 9.75L 9th Stay Ambitious ( M Matsuoka 126 ) 42.75L See full results | M Matsuoka 57.2kg 42.75L | 9 (16) |