Tolkien (JPN) Horse

Country

Japan

Foal Date

01-Jan-20

Colour

bay

Sire

Daiwa Major

Dam

Elvish

Prize Money

600789

Trainer

Masato Nishizono

Owners

Katsumi Yoshida

About

Tolkien is a 5yo b horse from Japan trained by Masato Nishizono. He is by the stallion Daiwa Major out of the dam Elvish. To date he has won three races. On 26 Apr 2025 at Fukushima he captured his biggest victory, earning the $30,000,000.00 Fukushima Chuo TV Hai (allow). The horse has been a steady money‑maker for bettors, delivering about a 22% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.

Raced At

Niigata • Kokura • Fukushima • Kyoto • Chukyo • Nakayama • Hanshin

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Niigata 18-Oct-25 1200m R11 Hokuriku Stakes (allow) (of $35,590,000) Barrier 17, Winning Time: 01:06.000, SP: 51.00 1st Flicker Jab ( K Matsuyama 123 ) 2nd Salt Queen ( A Tomita 121 ) 2.00L 3rd Ruh ( Y Tannai 119 ) 4.00L 8th Tolkien ( A Saito 123 ) 5.75L See full results	A Saito 55.8kg 5.75L	8 (18)
Kokura 19-Jul-25 1200m R11 Teleq Hai (allow) (of $35,560,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:09.000, SP: 11.00 1st Aim In Life ( R Takasugi 123 ) 2nd Wonder Kisara ( K Dazai 123 ) 0.50L 3rd Pax Romana ( H Kawasu 123 ) 0.30L 14th Tolkien ( H Miyuki 128 ) 5.65L See full results	H Miyuki 58.1kg 5.65L	14 (17)
Kokura 29-Jun-25 1200m GOOD R11 Sasebo Stakes (allow) $1,840,000 (of $35,430,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:07.800, SP: 9.50 1st Yamanin Un Fil ( T Danno 121 ) 2nd Miltenberg ( R Sakai 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Red Evans ( K Matsuyama 123 ) 0.75L 5th Tolkien ( H Miyuki 123 ) 1.90L See full results	H Miyuki 55.8kg 1.90L	5 (13)
Fukushima 26-Apr-25 1200m GOOD R11 Fukushima Chuo Tv Hai (allow) $15,885,000 (of $30,000,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.000, SP: 15.00 1st Tolkien ( Y Furukawa 123 ) 2nd Asti Spumante ( D Ozawa 119 ) 1.00L 3rd Ignition ( K Ogino 121 ) 0.50L See full results	Y Furukawa 55.8kg	1 (15)
Kokura 01-Mar-25 1200m GOOD R10 Nishinippon Shimbun Hai (allow) $3,959,000 (of $30,040,000) Barrier 18, Winning Time: 01:08.400, SP: 12.00 1st Jo Medvind ( D Sasaki 128 ) 2nd Wonder Kisara ( K Dazai 123 ) 2.00L 3rd Tolkien ( Y Furukawa 128 ) 3.25L See full results	Y Furukawa 58.1kg 3.25L	3 (18)
Kokura 02-Feb-25 1200m SOFT R10 Suonada Tokubetsu (allow) $3,961,000 (of $30,060,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:09.900, SP: 21.00 1st Taurus Shine ( H Matsumoto 128 ) 2nd Taiki Vainqueur ( K Ogino 128 ) 2.50L 3rd Tolkien ( Y Furukawa 128 ) 2.80L See full results	Y Furukawa 58.1kg 2.80L	3 (18)
Kyoto 12-Oct-24 1200m GOOD R12 (of $12,492,003), Winning Time: 01:08.700, SP: 40/1 1st Oxlip ( R Sakai 123 ) 2nd Band Shell ( C P Lemaire 126 ) 1.00L 3rd Mon Chemin ( Y Iwata 126 ) 0.00L 8th Tolkien ( H Miyuki 128 , Cd 0 ) 2.25L See full results	H Miyuki 58.1kg, Cd 0 2.25L	8 (17)
Chukyo 24-Aug-24 1200m GOOD R10 (of $17,368,267), Winning Time: 01:13.000, SP: 11/2 1st Hibiki ( M Iwata 128 ) 2nd Pleitesia ( Y Tsunoda 123 ) 1.50L 3rd Special Number ( A Nishimura 128 ) 1.00L 15th Tolkien ( H Miyuki 128 , Cd 0 ) 6.00L See full results	H Miyuki 58.1kg, Cd 0 6.00L	15 (15)
Kokura 07-Jul-24 1200m GOOD R10 (of $20,648,293), Winning Time: 01:08.600, SP: 12/1 1st Red Hill Shoes ( M Sakai 123 ) 2nd Wonder Kisara ( K Dazai 123 ) 0.00L 3rd Mikki Challenge ( Y Kawada 128 ) 1.00L 5th Tolkien ( H Miyuki 128 , Cd 0 ) 2.00L See full results	H Miyuki 58.1kg, Cd 0 2.00L	5 (15)
Fukushima 06-Apr-24 1200m GOOD R10 (of $20,675,907) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 01:09.700, SP: 10/1 1st Richard Kelly ( T Danno 128 ) 2nd Hakusan Pioneer ( T Nagano 128 ) 0.20L 3rd Land Of Love ( Y Tannai 123 ) 2.50L 12th Tolkien ( A Tomita 128 , Cd 0 ) 6.00L	A Tomita 58.1kg, Cd 0 6.00L	12 (16)
Nakayama 09-Mar-24 1200m R12 Allowance Race (allow) (of $21,739,868) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.600, SP: 6.00 1st Thousand Sunny ( T Yokoyama 128 ) 2nd Smooth Velvet ( H Uchida 123 ) 0.15L 3rd Pink Sailor ( K Tosaki 123 ) 0.75L 5th Tolkien ( M Iwata 128 ) 1.50L	M Iwata 58.1kg 1.50L	5 (13)
Kokura 27-Jan-24 1200m GOOD R11 Suonada Tokubetsu (allow) $5,951,963 (of $29,759,972) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:09.900, SP: 4.33 1st Kangchenjunga ( A Nishimura 128 ) 2nd Tolkien ( Y Kitamura 128 ) 2.00L 3rd Vengan ( D Sasaki 128 ) 0.30L	Y Kitamura 58.1kg 2.00L	2 (10)
Kyoto 25-Nov-23 1200m R12 (of $15,478,912) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:08.400, SP: 22/1 1st Mame Ko ( N Furukawa 115 ) 2nd Tinia ( J Moreira 126 ) 0.30L 3rd Galilei ( T Tsunoda 126 ) 1.25L 8th Tolkien ( K Sameshima 126 , Cd 0 ) 3.00L	K Sameshima 57.2kg, Cd 0 3.00L	8 (19)
Kokura 20-Aug-23 1200m R9 CL (of $29,929,973) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.200, SP: 5.00 1st Admire La Vie ( R Sakai 123 ) 2nd Shonan Mach ( H Miyuki 128 ) 1.00L 3rd Satono Luce ( M Demuro 123 ) 0.30L 6th Tolkien ( K Matsuyama 123 ) 2.05L See full results	K Matsuyama 55.8kg 2.05L	6 (16)
Kyoto 27-May-23 1200m R11 CL (of $76,920,163) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:07.800, SP: 51.00 1st Mozu Meimei ( Y Take 121 ) 2nd Lugal ( T Danno 123 ) 0.50L 3rd Big Caesar ( H Miyuki 126 ) 0.80L 14th Tolkien ( H Yoshida 123 ) 2.05L See full results	H Yoshida 55.8kg 2.05L	14 (18)
Hanshin 26-Feb-23 1200m R10 Marguerite Stakes(l) (open) (of $38,339,968) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:09.000, SP: 17.00 1st Big Caesar ( H Miyuki 126 ) 2nd Boukephalas ( K Tosaki 123 ) 2.00L 3rd Omega Symphony ( K Yokoyama 119 ) 4.50L 6th Tolkien ( Y Iwata 123 ) 7.30L See full results	Y Iwata 55.8kg 7.30L	6 (10)
Kokura 04-Feb-23 1200m R9 Kasasagi Sho (allow) $13,085,039 (of $20,770,064) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:08.900, SP: 9.50 1st Tolkien ( B Murzabayev 123 ) 2nd Trendy Star ( Y Hishida 119 ) 3.00L 3rd Ask Dream More ( Y Fukunaga 123 ) 3.30L See full results	B Murzabayev 55.8kg	1 (13)
Nakayama 10-Dec-22 1200m R9 Kuromatsu Sho (allow) (of $20,280,873) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:08.700, SP: 3.00 1st Boukephalas ( A Sugawara 121 ) 2nd Kurino Gogh ( T Marquand 121 ) 1.25L 3rd Kigan ( H Tanabe 119 ) 2.25L 11th Tolkien ( T Yokoyama 121 ) 3.00L See full results	T Yokoyama 54.9kg 3.00L	11 (11)
Nakayama 24-Sep-22 1200m R9 Canna Stakes (open) $2,194,451 (of $31,349,566) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:09.900, SP: 1.91 1st Ume Musubi ( A Sugawara 119 ) 2nd Ray Cut Through ( K Tosaki 119 ) 1.25L 3rd Raifort ( Y Tannai 119 ) 1.75L 4th Tolkien ( T Yokoyama 119 ) 2.25L See full results	T Yokoyama 54kg 2.25L	4 (10)
Kokura 13-Aug-22 1200m R2 Md $6,362,826 (of $10,099,842) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:08.500, SP: 1.20 1st Tolkien ( K Matsuyama 119 ) 2nd Peisha Flower ( M Nagashima 110 ) 0.00L 3rd Splendida ( T Danno 119 ) 0.00L See full results	K Matsuyama 54kg	1 (12)
Kokura 16-Jul-22 1200m R6 Newcomer Race (newc) $2,734,007 (of $13,670,194) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:08.800, SP: 6.50 1st Tagano Tanto ( R Wada 119 ) 2nd Tolkien ( K Matsuyama 119 ) 0.00L 3rd Peisha Flower ( M Nagashima 110 ) 0.00L See full results	K Matsuyama 54kg 0.00L	2 (8)