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 colt has not yet broken his maiden, failing to win in 17 starts. In his latest outing at Sapporo on 23 August 2026, jockey Zac Lloyd guided him to a sixth‑place finish behind winner Nicht Zu Sehr.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sapporo 23-Aug-26 2400m R7 Allowance Race (allow) (of $137,888) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:34.200, SP: 6.50 1st Nicht Zu Sehr ( N Kawaharada 119 ) 2nd Daishin Lealea ( Y Tannai 128 ) 0.50L 3rd Trigonic ( S Narredu 128 ) 1.00L 6th Stay Ambitious ( Z Lloyd 128 ) 12.60L See full results | Z Lloyd 58.1kg 12.60L | 6 (11) |
| Sapporo 02-Aug-26 1700m GOOD R6 Allowance Race (allow) $29,885 (of $74,259) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:45.100, SP: 29.00 1st Saint Horse ( N Kawaharada 112 ) 2nd Stay Ambitious ( D Sasaki 128 ) 1.50L 3rd Ask Gambare ( Y Iwata 128 ) 0.30L See full results | D Sasaki 58.1kg 1.50L | 2 (11) |
| Hakodate 12-Jul-26 2400m GOOD R8 Allowance Race (allow) $10,676 (of $72,950) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:30.100, SP: 26.00 1st Shallow First ( K Yokoyama 121 ) 2nd Daishin Lealea ( Y Tannai 128 ) 3.00L 3rd Mr Emerald ( K Sameshima 121 ) 1.25L 4th Stay Ambitious ( D Sasaki 128 ) 4.55L See full results | D Sasaki 58.1kg 4.55L | 4 (11) |
| Nakayama 18-Apr-26 2400m GOOD R8 Allowance Race (allow) (of $71,805) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 02:33.500, SP: 11.00 1st Cosmic Dancer ( K Tosaki 128 ) 2nd Nicht Zu Sehr ( C P Lemaire 128 ) 6.00L 3rd Daishin Lealea ( D Sasaki 128 ) 4.00L 10th Stay Ambitious ( M Matsuoka 128 ) 18.25L See full results | M Matsuoka 58.1kg 18.25L | 10 (16) |
| Funabashi 31-Mar-26 1800m SOFT R9 Race 9 (b2) $5,485 (of $36,566) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:04.400, SP: 3.75 1st Saltar ( R Kozaki 126 ) 2nd Cosmo Serbet ( Y Tannai 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Cosmo Freddie ( M Muto 126 ) 4.00L 4th Stay Ambitious ( M Matsuoka 126 ) 6.50L See full results | M Matsuoka 57.2kg 6.50L | 4 (12) |