Way To The Dawn (JPN) Horse
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Way To The Dawn is a 4yo bay horse from Japan, trained by Hirofumi Toda in Japan. He is sired by Just A Way out of the dam Sower. He has not yet broken his maiden, remaining winless after 15 starts. In his most recent race at Kyoto on 29 November 2025, Taro Kusano rode him to a second‑place finish behind Sol Amazon.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kyoto 29-Nov-25 2910m R4 Md $3,400,000 (of $16,040,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 03:21.800, SP: 5.00 1st Sol Amazon ( Y Namba 132 ) 2nd Way To The Dawn ( T Kusano 132 ) 0.20L 3rd Red La Manche ( K Komaki 132 ) 3.20L See full results | T Kusano 59.9kg 0.20L | 2 (9) |
| Kyoto 02-Nov-25 2910m R4 Md $840,000 (of $16,040,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 03:23.200, SP: 7.00 1st Gain Support ( K Mori 132 ) 2nd Osteria ( J Takada 132 ) 2.00L 3rd Boheme ( T Sakaguchi 126 ) 2.75L 5th Way To The Dawn ( T Kusano 132 ) 6.50L See full results | T Kusano 59.9kg 6.50L | 5 (10) |
| Niigata 17-Aug-25 2850m GOOD R1 Md $840,000 (of $16,040,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 03:15.100, SP: 41.00 1st Arde Duomo ( K Ban 132 ) 2nd Nero Corvino ( T Kosaka 132 ) 0.30L 3rd Sol Amazon ( Y Namba 132 ) 0.30L 5th Way To The Dawn ( M Tsuchida 126 ) 6.10L See full results | M Tsuchida 57.2kg 6.10L | 5 (13) |
| Niigata 03-Aug-25 2850m GOOD R1 Md (of $16,040,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 03:09.800, SP: 51.00 1st Ludovicus ( S Ueno 132 ) 2nd Sunny Ocean ( G Mizunuma 126 ) 10.00L 3rd Glory Attain ( M Kaneko 132 ) 0.75L 9th Way To The Dawn ( M Tsuchida 126 ) 23.55L See full results | M Tsuchida 57.2kg 23.55L | 9 (14) |
| Tokyo 07-Jun-25 m R1 Md (of $16,040,000), Winning Time: 03:27.300, SP: 66/1 1st Geofront ( K Washizu 126 ) 2nd Platina Treasure ( K Ban 132 ) 0.10L 3rd Conquest ( S Ishigami 132 ) 3.00L UPL Way To The Dawn ( M Kaneko 132 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L See full results | M Kaneko 59.9kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD (14) |
| Niigata 31-Aug-24 2200m SOFT R9 Hyoko Tokubetsu (allow) (of $21,570,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:18.000, SP: 41.00 1st Bensalem ( C P Lemaire 121 ) 2nd Nishino Koigokoro ( Y Nonaka 117 ) 2.00L 3rd Arenaria ( K Miura 123 ) 0.30L 9th Way To The Dawn ( M Matsuoka 121 ) 6.25L See full results | M Matsuoka 54.9kg 6.25L | 9 (14) |
| Niigata 11-Aug-24 1800m GOOD R6 Md (of $10,480,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:48.600, SP: 10.00 1st A Shin Policy ( S Ishibashi 121 ) 2nd Candelaria ( A Sugawara 126 ) 1.50L 3rd Yuki Hyakubai ( M Sugihara 126 ) 0.50L 7th Way To The Dawn ( M Matsuoka 126 ) 5.00L See full results | M Matsuoka 57.2kg 5.00L | 7 (18) |
| Fukushima 06-Jul-24 2000m GOOD R4 Md (of $10,480,019) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:02.000, SP: 4.50 1st Simhanada ( K Miura 126 ) 2nd Meiner Compote ( A Tsumura 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Silver Blond ( N Fujita 117 ) 3.50L 6th Way To The Dawn ( M Matsuoka 126 ) 4.75L See full results | M Matsuoka 57.2kg 4.75L | 6 (16) |
| Nakayama 31-Mar-24 2200m FIRM R5 Md (of $10,480,019) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 02:15.900, SP: 6.00 1st Elan ( Y Iwata 126 ) 2nd Heiland ( Y Tannai 126 ) 1.25L 3rd Kitto Hanaga Saku ( K Miura 121 ) 1.75L 5th Way To The Dawn ( M Matsuoka 126 ) 5.50L | M Matsuoka 57.2kg 5.50L | 5 (16) |
| Nakayama 02-Mar-24 2200m FIRM R5 Md $733,682 (of $10,480,019) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:19.000, SP: 11/1 1st Dual Wielder ( R King 126 ) 2nd Meiner Momentum ( Y Ishikawa 126 ) 5.00L 3rd Cannelle ( K Tosaki 126 ) 0.50L 4th Way To The Dawn ( M Matsuoka 126 ) 5.75L | M Matsuoka 57.2kg 5.75L | 4 (18) |
| Tokyo 11-Feb-24 1800m R5 $733,549 (of $8,176,537) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:46.500, SP: 16/1 1st Baronessa ( C P Lemaire 121 ) 2nd Admire Matsuri ( K Tosaki 121 ) 1.75L 3rd Tango Bailarin ( H Tanabe 126 ) 5.00L 4th Way To The Dawn ( M Matsuoka 126 , Cd 0 ) 6.00L | M Matsuoka 57.2kg, Cd 0 6.00L | 4 (16) |
| Nakayama 10-Dec-23 2000m R6 (of $7,461,776) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 02:03.200, SP: 3/1 1st Ecoro Raise ( A Sugawara 123 ) 2nd Tango Bailarin ( H Tanabe 123 ) 0.30L 3rd Meiner Momentum ( Y Ishikawa 123 ) 7.00L 5th Way To The Dawn ( K Ikezoe 123 , Cd 0 ) 6.00L | K Ikezoe 55.8kg, Cd 0 6.00L | 5 (18) |
| Tokyo 19-Nov-23 2000m R3 $2,095,945 (of $6,602,400) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 02:01.100, SP: 16/1 1st Canicule ( T Marquand 121 ) 2nd Way To The Dawn ( M Matsuoka 123 ) 2.50L 3rd Dubai Blues ( Y Yoshida 123 ) 1.75L | M Matsuoka 55.8kg 2.50L | 2 (15) |
| Tokyo 15-Oct-23 1800m R2 Md $1,047,972 (of $10,479,883) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:56.900, SP: 6.50 1st Hohelied ( K Tosaki 121 ) 2nd Pellegrini ( Y Iwata 123 ) 0.15L 3rd Way To The Dawn ( M Matsuoka 123 ) 5.15L See full results | M Matsuoka 55.8kg 5.15L | 3 (7) |
| Nakayama 18-Sep-23 1600m R5 CL $960,430 (of $13,719,924) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:37.600, SP: 41.00 1st Showman Fleet ( J Moreira 121 ) 2nd Pastorale ( A Sugawara 121 ) 2.50L 3rd Hakusan Eagle ( G Maruyama 121 ) 6.50L 4th Way To The Dawn ( M Matsuoka 121 ) 6.00L See full results | M Matsuoka 54.9kg 6.00L | 4 (13) |