Sunday Funday (JPN) Horse
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Sunday Funday is a 5yo bay horse from Japan trained by Akishi Higashida. He is by the stallion Suzuka Causeway out of the mare First Lady. To date, Sunday Funday has secured six victories, including a major triumph on 26 January 2025 at Chukyo when he captured the $99,999,999.99 Class 1 prize. The horse has been a profitable prospect for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have generated a 156% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kyoto 25-Jan-26 1800m R11 CL1 $22,320,000 (of $100,000,000) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 01:51.000, SP: 34.00 1st Lord Couronne ( K Yokoyama 126 ) 2nd Sunday Funday ( Y Tsunoda 128 ) 0.30L 3rd Le Cheval D'or ( Y Fujioka 126 ) 0.60L See full results | Y Tsunoda 58.1kg 0.30L | 2 (16) |
| Chukyo 30-Aug-25 1800m GOOD R11 CL1 $5,549,000 (of $42,290,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:53.700, SP: 11.00 1st T O Password ( K Matsuyama 123 ) 2nd Ritual ( T Danno 121 ) 3.00L 3rd Sunday Funday ( Y Tsunoda 130 ) 4.00L See full results | Y Tsunoda 59kg 4.00L | 3 (16) |
| Chukyo 03-Aug-25 1800m GOOD R7 CL1 (of $45,970,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:52.100, SP: 11.00 1st Mario Road ( A Badel 126 ) 2nd Z Lien ( K Matsuyama 126 ) 0.30L 3rd Shigeru Shogun ( Y Iwata 128 ) 1.50L 11th Sunday Funday ( T Danno 135 ) 13.20L See full results | T Danno 61.2kg 13.20L | 11 (12) |
| Hanshin 14-Jun-25 1800m HEAVY R11 CL1 (of $42,200,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:50.900, SP: 6.00 1st W Heart Bond ( R Sakai 119 ) 2nd Vanyar ( M Demuro 128 ) 0.30L 3rd Taisei Drefong ( K Taguchi 123 ) 5.30L 6th Sunday Funday ( K Matsuyama 130 ) 6.00L See full results | K Matsuyama 59kg 6.00L | 6 (12) |
| Hanshin 19-Apr-25 1800m FIRM R11 CL1 (of $72,660,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:52.200, SP: 17.00 1st Mikki Fight ( C Lemaire 128 ) 2nd Tight Knit ( R Sakai 126 ) 2.50L 3rd Line Of Soul ( F Matsuwaka 126 ) 3.25L 8th Sunday Funday ( K Sameshima 130 ) 6.00L See full results | K Sameshima 59kg 6.00L | 8 (12) |
| Tokyo 23-Feb-25 1600m GOOD R11 CL1 (of $100,000,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:37.900, SP: 34.00 1st Costa Nova ( R King 128 ) 2nd Sunrise Zipangu ( H Miyuki 128 ) 0.75L 3rd Mikki Fight ( K Tosaki 128 ) 1.25L 10th Sunday Funday ( K Sameshima 128 ) 7.50L See full results | K Sameshima 58.1kg 7.50L | 10 (16) |
| Chukyo 26-Jan-25 1800m GOOD R11 CL1 $56,148,000 (of $100,000,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:51.200, SP: 10.00 1st Sunday Funday ( K Sameshima 126 ) 2nd Sunrise Zipangu ( R Sakai 126 ) 0.20L 3rd Dura Erede ( Y Kawada 126 ) 0.30L See full results | K Sameshima 57.2kg | 1 (16) |
| Kyoto 28-Dec-24 1800m GOOD R11 CL1 $24,350,000 (of $46,100,000) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 01:52.200, SP: 17.00 1st Sunday Funday ( S Hamanaka 126 ) 2nd June Aoniyoshi ( K Sameshima 126 ) 2.50L 3rd Taisei Drefong ( K Taguchi 128 ) 3.00L See full results | S Hamanaka 57.2kg | 1 (16) |
| Nakayama 08-Dec-24 1800m FIRM R10 Shiwasu Stakes (Listed) $9,696,000 (of $46,080,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:53.000, SP: 23.00 1st Lord Avenir ( K Yokoyama 128 ) 2nd Sunday Funday ( S Hamanaka 119 ) 0.30L 3rd Action Plan ( H Uchida 123 ) 2.80L See full results | S Hamanaka 54kg 0.30L | 2 (16) |
| Fukushima 17-Nov-24 1700m GOOD R11 Fukushima Minyu Cup (Listed Stakes) (of $46,080,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:46.200, SP: 15.00 1st T O Drefong ( G Maruyama 128 ) 2nd Sunrise Arion ( K Ogino 126 ) 3.50L 3rd Miracle Tiara ( K Nishizuka 121 ) 4.25L 11th Sunday Funday ( A Saito 126 ) 12.00L See full results | A Saito 57.2kg 12.00L | 11 (15) |
| Chukyo 28-Sep-24 1900m GOOD R11 (of $42,230,638), Winning Time: 01:57.300, SP: 14/1 1st Hagino Alegrias ( M Iwata 132 ) 2nd Omega Guiness ( K Matsuyama 130 ) 1.25L 3rd Futaiten Rock ( T Akiyama 110 ) 1.50L 14th Sunday Funday ( Y Take 121 , Cd 0 ) 18.00L See full results | Y Take 54.9kg, Cd 0 18.00L | 14 (15) |
| Chukyo 25-Aug-24 1800m GOOD R11 $5,540,000 (of $24,414,195), Winning Time: 02:03.700, SP: 28/1 1st Bahir Dar ( Y Mizuguchi 126 ) 2nd Ritual ( T Danno 126 ) 0.20L 3rd Sunday Funday ( K Ikezoe 126 ) 0.20L See full results | K Ikezoe 57.2kg 0.20L | 3 (13) |
| Kyoto 18-May-24 1900m GOOD R11 (of $42,253,651), Winning Time: 01:58.900, SP: 66/1 1st Mitono O ( K Matsuyama 126 ) 2nd Hapi ( Y Hishida 126 ) 0.30L 3rd Meisho Funjin ( M Sakai 126 ) 0.50L 16th Sunday Funday ( F Matsuwaka 126 , Cd 0 ) 12.00L | F Matsuwaka 57.2kg, Cd 0 12.00L | 16 (16) |
| Kyoto 04-May-24 1800m GOOD R10 (of $26,642,700), Winning Time: 01:52.300, SP: 11/2 1st Loco Por Ti ( G Maruyama 126 ) 2nd Kingston Boy ( Y Iwata 126 ) 3.50L 3rd Allure Bulto ( H Miyuki 126 ) 2.00L 14th Sunday Funday ( F Matsuwaka 126 , Cd 0 ) 12.00L | F Matsuwaka 57.2kg, Cd 0 12.00L | 14 (16) |
| Hanshin 24-Feb-24 1800m R10 $22,327,209 (of $22,327,201) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:53.300, SP: 2/1 1st Sunday Funday ( F Matsuwaka 126 ) 2nd Gulden Draak ( B Murzabayev 128 ) 2.50L 3rd T O Granville ( M Iwata 126 ) 0.75L | F Matsuwaka 57.2kg | 1 (13) |
| Kyoto 11-Feb-24 1800m R10 $3,550,968 (of $25,283,176) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:53.800, SP: 5/1 1st Go Go Yutaka ( Y Iwata 121 ) 2nd Miracle Tiara ( M Demuro 121 ) 0.15L 3rd Sunday Funday ( F Matsuwaka 121 ) 0.25L | F Matsuwaka 54.9kg 0.25L | 3 (15) |
| Kyoto 08-Jan-24 1800m R9 $18,893,692 (of $21,352,925) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:53.100, SP: 12/1 1st Sunday Funday ( F Matsuwaka 126 ) 2nd Shin Yomoginesu ( Y Hishida 128 ) 1.50L 3rd Dasshuda Crown ( M Iwata 128 ) 0.15L | F Matsuwaka 57.2kg | 1 (15) |
| Hanshin 24-Dec-23 1800m FIRM R9 $5,989,935 (of $18,868,500) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:54.500, SP: 66/1 1st Daishin Pisces ( T Danno 128 ) 2nd Sunday Funday ( F Matsuwaka 126 ) 4.00L 3rd Wonder Bullet ( F Komaki 128 ) 0.75L | F Matsuwaka 57.2kg 4.00L | 2 (15) |
| Kyoto 14-Oct-23 1800m R7 CL $9,576,015 (of $15,200,049) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:54.200, SP: 4.00 1st Sunday Funday ( F Matsuwaka 123 ) 2nd Springer ( Y Nagaoka 128 ) 0.30L 3rd Hiroshikun ( D Matsuda 128 ) 0.60L See full results | F Matsuwaka 55.8kg | 1 (9) |
| Hanshin 18-Sep-23 1800m R8 CL $1,064,019 (of $15,200,049) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:54.700, SP: 17.00 1st Tiger Spark ( K Taguchi 115 ) 2nd Springer ( Y Nagaoka 128 ) 3.50L 3rd Meisho Kogashira ( T Danno 121 ) 4.25L 4th Sunday Funday ( F Matsuwaka 121 ) 4.55L See full results | F Matsuwaka 54.9kg 4.55L | 4 (13) |
| Hanshin 17-Jun-23 1200m R12 CL (of $15,200,049) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:12.300, SP: 10.00 1st Bonanza ( Y Kawada 121 ) 2nd Grande Fiore ( K Matsuyama 123 ) 1.25L 3rd Zaouli ( K Kokubun 128 ) 3.00L 10th Sunday Funday ( M Nagashima 115 ) 6.00L See full results | M Nagashima 52.2kg 6.00L | 10 (16) |
| Hanshin 26-Mar-23 1200m R6 Allowance Race (allow) (of $14,880,065) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:12.800, SP: 34.00 1st Takaneno Hanakosan ( Y Fujioka 119 ) 2nd Don Amitie ( K Fujioka 123 ) 1.50L 3rd Suzuka Cause ( T Tsunoda 119 ) 5.50L 7th Sunday Funday ( D Matsuda 123 ) 6.00L See full results | D Matsuda 55.8kg 6.00L | 7 (15) |
| Tokyo 19-Feb-23 1600m R9 Hyacinth Stakes(l) (open) (of $36,669,980) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:38.700, SP: 151.00 1st Perriere ( Y Fukunaga 123 ) 2nd Z Lien ( T Bachelot 123 ) 0.15L 3rd Eclogite ( R Sakai 123 ) 0.15L 12th Sunday Funday ( S Hamanaka 123 ) 12.00L | S Hamanaka 55.8kg 12.00L | 12 (14) |
| Chukyo 09-Jan-23 1800m R3 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,180,031) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:56.000, SP: 13.00 1st Curren Alcantara ( Y Kawada 123 ) 2nd Vendaval Y Rabiar ( S Imamura 117 ) 1.25L 3rd Saguaro ( D Egan 123 ) 2.75L 9th Sunday Funday ( Y Take 123 ) 12.00L See full results | Y Take 55.8kg 12.00L | 9 (12) |
| Hanshin 12-Nov-22 1800m R4 Newcomer Race (newc) $8,612,249 (of $13,670,194) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:57.600, SP: 17.00 1st Sunday Funday ( Y Take 121 ) 2nd Back To The Light ( M Iwata 121 ) 1.25L 3rd Outrange ( N Yokoyama 121 ) 4.75L See full results | Y Take 54.9kg | 1 (9) |