Up Helly Aa (JPN) Horse

Country

Japan

Foal Date

01-Jan-23

Colour

bay

Sire

Epiphaneia

Dam

Beau Geste

Prize Money

119010

Owners

Sunday Racing Co Ltd

About

Up Helly Aa is a 2yo thoroughbred from Japan trained by Yoichi Kuroiwa. The colt is by Epiphaneia out of Beau Geste. So far it has recorded one victory. On 25 Oct 2025 at Tokyo, Up Helly Aa captured its biggest win, earning $14,250,000.00 in the Newcomer Race (newc). It has been a lucrative runner for bettors, delivering a 75% return on investment for those who backed it throughout its career.

Raced At

Nakayama Tokyo

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Nakayama 25-Jan-26 1800m R9 Wakatake Sho (allow) $4,676,000 (of $22,120,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:46.500, SP: 3.25 1st Blaenavon ( K Matsuyama 126 ) 2nd Up Helly Aa ( C P Lemaire 126 ) 1.00L 3rd Meiner Cymbeline ( A Tsumura 126 ) 1.75L See full resultsC P Lemaire 57.2kg 1.00L2 (12)
Tokyo 25-Oct-25 2000m R5 Newcomer Race (newc) $7,500,000 (of $14,250,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:03.100, SP: 3.50 1st Up Helly Aa ( C P Lemaire 123 ) 2nd Black Olympia ( Y Kawada 123 ) 0.00L 3rd Olufsen ( K Tosaki 123 ) 0.75L See full resultsC P Lemaire 55.8kg1 (9)