Sun Esperance (JPN) Horse
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Sun Esperance is a 5yo horse from Japan trained by Kinya Sugawara. He is by the stallion Reve Mistral out of Dear Leila. To date he has won six races. On 24Nov2025 at Kanazawa, he captured his biggest triumph, taking the $850000.00 Race8 (b2). He has consistently proved a profitable runner for bettors, delivering a 7% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kanazawa 28-Dec-25 1501m R10 Race 10 (b2) (of $935,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:35.500, SP: 81.00 1st Break Neck ( S Kato 126 ) 2nd Kitano Dia ( M Aoyagi 121 ) 2.00L 3rd Immortal Soul ( T Nakajima 126 ) 2.30L 6th Sun Esperance ( N Tasuku 126 ) 4.35L See full results | N Tasuku 57.2kg 4.35L | 6 (10) |
| Kanazawa 15-Dec-25 1400m HEAVY R11 Race 11 (b1) (of $1,360,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:27.800, SP: 29.00 1st Garm Cat ( S Yonekura 126 ) 2nd Buonasera ( Y Shibata 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Mani Hero ( T Nakajima 123 ) 2.00L 8th Sun Esperance ( K Uozumi 126 ) 10.05L See full results | K Uozumi 57.2kg 10.05L | 8 (9) |
| Kanazawa 24-Nov-25 1400m HEAVY R8 Race 8 (b2) $500,000 (of $850,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:30.100, SP: 13.00 1st Sun Esperance ( T Kurihara 126 ) 2nd Meisho Makujiki ( S Tsukamoto 126 ) 1.00L 3rd Top Tarumae ( M Matsudo 126 ) 0.30L See full results | T Kurihara 57.2kg | 1 (8) |
| Kanazawa 10-Nov-25 1400m HEAVY R10 Race 10 (b2) $60,000 (of $850,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:30.300, SP: 15.00 1st Good Luck Star ( A Yoshida 121 ) 2nd Derma Susobarai ( S Kato 121 ) 1.50L 3rd Mocha Chan ( H Yoshihara 121 ) 0.30L 4th Sun Esperance ( T Kurihara 126 ) 2.55L See full results | T Kurihara 57.2kg 2.55L | 4 (10) |
| Kanazawa 28-Oct-25 1500m HEAVY R10 Race 10 (b2) $80,000 (of $850,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:35.200, SP: 41.00 1st Let's Live On ( Y Shibata 126 ) 2nd Love Bay ( S Kato 121 ) 0.75L 3rd Sun Esperance ( T Kurihara 126 ) 7.75L See full results | T Kurihara 57.2kg 7.75L | 3 (10) |
| Kanazawa 30-Sep-25 1400m GOOD R9 Race 9 (b2) $500,000 (of $850,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:31.000, SP: 6.50 1st Sun Esperance ( T Kurihara 126 ) 2nd Nanyono Sarah ( K Hirotaka 121 ) 0.30L 3rd Top Tarumae ( M Matsudo 126 ) 3.00L See full results | T Kurihara 57.2kg | 1 (9) |
| Kanazawa 14-Sep-25 1400m HEAVY R9 Race 9 (b2) (of $850,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:30.600, SP: 8.50 1st Piena Paprika ( K Uozumi 126 ) 2nd Leo Tesoro ( T Nakajima 126 ) 2.50L 3rd Stellata Eyes ( K Katsurayama 121 ) 2.00L 6th Sun Esperance ( T Kurihara 126 ) 7.10L See full results | T Kurihara 57.2kg 7.10L | 6 (12) |
| Kanazawa 13-Jul-25 1500m GOOD R5 Race 5 (c1) $450,000 (of $765,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:39.200, SP: 4.50 1st Sun Esperance ( T Kurihara 126 ) 2nd Abenteuer ( T Nakajima 126 ) 2.00L 3rd Land Ace ( A Yoshida 121 ) 3.00L See full results | T Kurihara 57.2kg | 1 (6) |
| Kanazawa 17-Jun-25 1400m HEAVY R9 Race 9 (c1) $144,000 (of $765,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:33.200, SP: 2.88 1st Chobonaino ( A Yoshida 121 ) 2nd Sun Esperance ( T Kurihara 126 ) 2.00L 3rd Manon Rouge ( K Katsurayama 126 ) 0.50L See full results | T Kurihara 57.2kg 2.00L | 2 (8) |
| Kanazawa 28-Dec-24 1500m SOFT R1 Race 1 (c1) $420,000 (of $713,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:38.000, SP: 3.50 1st Sun Esperance ( T Kurihara 123 ) 2nd Compounder ( S Oki 123 ) 2.50L 3rd Link Arms ( K Hirotaka 119 ) 3.00L See full results | T Kurihara 55.8kg | 1 (10) |
| Kanazawa 17-Dec-24 1500m HEAVY R4 Race 4 (c1) (of $713,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:38.000, SP: 6.00 1st Mahito ( T Nakajima 123 ) 2nd Crystal Gold ( A Yoshida 123 ) 4.00L 3rd Kutsuwa Family ( S Yonekura 123 ) 4.00L 9th Sun Esperance ( T Kurihara 123 ) 12.50L See full results | T Kurihara 55.8kg 12.50L | 9 (10) |
| Kanazawa 02-Dec-24 1500m SOFT R7 Race 7 (c1) $134,000 (of $713,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:36.900, SP: 6.00 1st Mr King ( T Kurihara 123 ) 2nd Sun Esperance ( M Matsudo 123 ) 3.00L 3rd Compounder ( S Oki 123 ) 1.50L See full results | M Matsudo 55.8kg 3.00L | 2 (7) |
| Kanazawa 18-Nov-24 1400m R5 Race 5 (c1) $134,000 (of $713,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:29.900, SP: 2.75 1st Muguete Speranza ( A Yoshida 119 ) 2nd Sun Esperance ( T Kurihara 123 ) 0.30L 3rd Vogelweide ( T Nakajima 123 ) 1.05L See full results | T Kurihara 55.8kg 0.30L | 2 (8) |
| Kanazawa 02-Nov-24 1400m HEAVY R9 Race 9 (c1) $67,000 (of $713,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:31.000, SP: 17.00 1st Yamame Queen ( T Nakajima 119 ) 2nd Hakusan Marron ( S Kato 119 ) 0.20L 3rd Sun Esperance ( T Kurihara 123 ) 5.20L See full results | T Kurihara 55.8kg 5.20L | 3 (9) |
| Kanazawa 20-Oct-24 1500m HEAVY R2 $134,000 (of $460,231), Winning Time: 01:37.300, SP: 8/13 1st Star Mammoth ( M Matsudo 119 ) 2nd Sun Esperance ( T Kurihara 123 ) 4.00L 3rd Snow Fantasy ( S Oki 119 ) 0.75L See full results | T Kurihara 55.8kg 4.00L | 2 (9) |
| Kanazawa 08-Oct-24 1500m HEAVY R11 $56,000 (of $470,000), Winning Time: 01:34.200, SP: 50/1 1st Rouge La Mente ( H Yoshihara 119 ) 2nd Win Summer Snow ( T Nakajima 123 ) 1.00L 3rd Island Peak ( C Kaneko 123 ) 3.00L 4th Sun Esperance ( T Kurihara 123 , Cd 0 ) 12.00L See full results | T Kurihara 55.8kg, Cd 0 12.00L | 4 (9) |
| Kanazawa 23-Sep-24 1400m SOFT R1 $67,000 (of $420,000), Winning Time: 01:33.000, SP: 13/8 1st Superbe ( C Kaneko 119 ) 2nd Grand Chasseur ( K Hirotaka 123 ) 0.00L 3rd Sun Esperance ( T Kurihara 123 ) 0.50L See full results | T Kurihara 55.8kg 0.50L | 3 (11) |
| Kanazawa 07-Sep-24 1500m GOOD R7 $400,000 (of $400,000), Winning Time: 01:39.400, SP: 2/1 1st Sun Esperance ( M Matsudo 123 ) 2nd Jun Serious ( K Uozumi 119 ) 2.00L 3rd Metrical Theory ( K Hirotaka 119 ) 4.00L See full results | M Matsudo 55.8kg | 1 (8) |
| Kanazawa 12-Aug-24 1400m GOOD R4 $400,000 (of $400,000), Winning Time: 01:33.100, SP: 7/4 1st Sun Esperance ( S Kato 123 ) 2nd Dream Vendome ( K Hirotaka 119 ) 1.00L 3rd Suave Jordan ( T Suzuki 123 ) 1.00L See full results | S Kato 55.8kg | 1 (7) |
| Kanazawa 30-Jul-24 1400m SOFT R2 $128,026 (of $400,000), Winning Time: 01:32.500, SP: 11/4 1st Sundappled ( H Yoshihara 123 ) 2nd Sun Esperance ( S Kato 123 ) 5.00L 3rd Wind Akaneru ( A Yoshida 119 ) 6.00L See full results | S Kato 55.8kg 5.00L | 2 (10) |
| Funabashi 03-May-24 1200m HEAVY R8 (of $1,196,999), Winning Time: 01:17.100, SP: 12/1 1st Harmony Hokuto ( M Honda 123 ) 2nd Ho O Venus ( R Kosugi 119 ) 2.50L 3rd Takesho Louis ( K Okamura 123 ) 5.00L 11th Sun Esperance ( N Machida 123 , Cd 0 ) 18.00L | N Machida 55.8kg, Cd 0 18.00L | 11 (12) |
| Urawa 25-Mar-24 1500m R5 Race 5 (c3) $152,087 (of $1,520,154) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:38.400, SP: 7.50 1st Jazz Pianist ( K Nishi 119 ) 2nd Peisha Kinema ( T Yano 119 ) 0.75L 3rd Sun Esperance ( N Machida 123 ) 8.75L | N Machida 55.8kg 8.75L | 3 (9) |
| Mombetsu 29-Aug-23 1200m R9 CL (of $680,006) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:16.700, SP: 34.00 1st Kitano Falcon ( Y Ishikawa 123 ) 2nd Daphne ( T Hattori 119 ) 3.00L 3rd Recif De Corail ( K Sho 112 ) 0.75L 12th Sun Esperance ( G Ochiai 123 ) 22.80L See full results | G Ochiai 55.8kg 22.80L | 12 (12) |
| Mombetsu 16-Aug-23 1000m R6 CL (of $680,006) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:02.900, SP: 4.00 1st Quattrosso ( Y Iwahashi 119 ) 2nd Crisp Air ( M Miyazaki 123 ) 0.50L 3rd Ma Jolie ( Y Miyauchi 112 ) 0.15L 7th Sun Esperance ( G Ochiai 123 ) 6.25L See full results | G Ochiai 55.8kg 6.25L | 7 (7) |
| Hakodate 08-Jul-23 1700m R4 Md (of $10,479,883) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:47.600, SP: 67.00 1st Caviglia ( K Yokoyama 123 ) 2nd Jo Espoir ( K Sameshima 123 ) 0.30L 3rd Ho O Precious ( Y Tannai 123 ) 2.00L 11th Sun Esperance ( S Kobayashi 117 ) 26.90L See full results | S Kobayashi 53.1kg 26.90L | 11 (11) |
| Hakodate 01-Jul-23 1000m R2 Md (of $10,479,883) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:00.200, SP: 7.00 1st Triole ( K Yokoyama 123 ) 2nd Live Pepper ( Y Tannai 123 ) 3.00L 3rd Major Yell ( H Matsumoto 117 ) 0.15L 12th Sun Esperance ( S Kobayashi 117 ) 4.90L See full results | S Kobayashi 53.1kg 4.90L | 12 (12) |
| Nakayama 15-Apr-23 1200m R3 Md (of $10,479,883) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:13.000, SP: 6.50 1st Copano El Paso ( T Kowata 123 ) 2nd Eucalyptus ( M Matsuoka 123 ) 1.00L 3rd K Two Euro ( T Bushizawa 123 ) 2.50L 5th Sun Esperance ( S Kobayashi 117 ) 4.50L See full results | S Kobayashi 53.1kg 4.50L | 5 (16) |
| Chukyo 18-Mar-23 1200m R2 Md $1,047,972 (of $10,479,883) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:13.100, SP: 51.00 1st Ask Episode ( M Iwata 123 ) 2nd Triple Winner ( M Nagashima 115 ) 0.30L 3rd Sun Esperance ( S Kobayashi 117 ) 3.80L See full results | S Kobayashi 53.1kg 3.80L | 3 (16) |
| Kokura 19-Feb-23 1200m R2 Md (of $10,479,883) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.700, SP: 81.00 1st Kangchenjunga ( A Nishimura 123 ) 2nd Ruriiro ( D Sasaki 112 ) 1.00L 3rd Maru Puri ( K Maruta 119 ) 1.50L 9th Sun Esperance ( R Kobayashi 119 ) 1.80L See full results | R Kobayashi 54kg 1.80L | 9 (18) |
| Nakayama 25-Dec-22 1600m R6 Newcomer Race (newc) (of $13,670,194) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:39.400, SP: 126.00 1st Perifania ( T Yokoyama 119 ) 2nd Red Schwert ( M Demuro 121 ) 2.00L 3rd Auspicious Day ( A Tsumura 121 ) 7.00L 13th Sun Esperance ( K Yokoyama 121 ) 18.00L See full results | K Yokoyama 54.9kg 18.00L | 13 (16) |