Straight Talker (JPN) Horse
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Straight Talker is a 3yo bay horse from Japan trained by Takaki Iwato. He is by Fine Needle out of Talk Show and has recorded three wins so far. On 25th Jan 2026 at Nakayama, he captured his biggest victory, earning $22690000.00 in the Allowance Race (allow). The runner has been a money‑maker for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have produced a 28% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Nakayama 25-Jan-26 1600m R7 Allowance Race (allow) $11,900,000 (of $22,690,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:33.600, SP: 2.50 1st Straight Talker ( T Yokoyama 126 ) 2nd Cosmo Anthology ( A Tsumura 126 ) 0.20L 3rd Forlanini ( C P Lemaire 128 ) 1.45L See full results | T Yokoyama 57.2kg | 1 (10) |
| Nakayama 10-Jan-26 1600m GOOD R10 Hatsunagi Sho (allow) $4,051,000 (of $30,590,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:33.800, SP: 3.25 1st Matenro Bravo ( K Tosaki 128 ) 2nd Danon Mission ( D Sasaki 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Straight Talker ( T Yokoyama 126 ) 1.05L See full results | T Yokoyama 57.2kg 1.05L | 3 (16) |
| Tokyo 02-Nov-25 1600m GOOD R9 Kunitachi Tokubetsu (allow) $1,550,000 (of $29,770,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:33.100, SP: 19.00 1st Emperor's Sword ( A Sugawara 126 ) 2nd Ampadu ( C P Lemaire 128 ) 0.75L 3rd Argenteus ( Y Take 128 ) 0.50L 5th Straight Talker ( T Ono 126 ) 3.25L See full results | T Ono 57.2kg 3.25L | 5 (10) |
| Tokyo 12-Oct-25 1600m GOOD R9 Hcp $1,550,000 (of $29,960,000) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 01:32.000, SP: 9.50 1st Ai Sansan ( Y Ishikawa 115 ) 2nd Matenro Barows ( N Yokoyama 123 ) 1.00L 3rd Emperor's Sword ( A Sugawara 121 ) 0.00L 5th Straight Talker ( T Ono 121 ) 2.65L See full results | T Ono 54.9kg 2.65L | 5 (16) |
| Tokyo 15-Jun-25 1600m HEAVY R9 Ashinoko Tokubetsu (allow) $6,266,000 (of $29,780,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:36.400, SP: 5.00 1st Gutenberg ( M Demuro 121 ) 2nd Straight Talker ( T Ono 121 ) 0.30L 3rd Ask Sexy More ( H Tanabe 121 ) 1.75L See full results | T Ono 54.9kg 0.30L | 2 (10) |
| Nakayama 12-Apr-25 1600m FIRM R11 CL1 (of $100,000,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:32.400, SP: 17.00 1st Immigrant Song ( Y Ishikawa 126 ) 2nd Admire Zoom ( Y Kawada 126 ) 0.30L 3rd Caught Alliciant ( A Sugawara 121 ) 1.25L 6th Straight Talker ( T Ono 126 ) 4.40L See full results | T Ono 57.2kg 4.40L | 6 (14) |
| Nakayama 02-Mar-25 1600m GOOD R7 Allowance Race (allow) $8,000,000 (of $15,200,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:34.600, SP: 4.00 1st Straight Talker ( T Ono 126 ) 2nd Will Survive ( T Danno 121 ) 1.25L 3rd Kazanlak ( C P Lemaire 126 ) 0.30L See full results | T Ono 57.2kg | 1 (8) |
| Tokyo 01-Feb-25 1400m GOOD R10 CL1 $3,000,000 (of $38,250,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:22.900, SP: 11.00 1st Craspedia ( R Kozaki 126 ) 2nd Tiratore ( T Kowata 121 ) 0.50L 3rd Pretty Diva ( K Tosaki 121 ) 1.75L 4th Straight Talker ( T Ono 126 ) 2.45L See full results | T Ono 57.2kg 2.45L | 4 (7) |
| Nakayama 06-Jan-25 1600m GOOD R5 Newcomer Race (newc) $6,200,000 (of $11,850,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:35.500, SP: 5.00 1st Straight Talker ( T Ono 126 ) 2nd Bellagio World ( K Tosaki 121 ) 1.25L 3rd Happy With You ( G Maruyama 121 ) 0.75L See full results | T Ono 57.2kg | 1 (16) |