Abu Qir Bay (JPN) Horse
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Abu Qir Bay is a 3yo bay from Japan trained by T S Sakaguchi. He is by the stallion Fine Needle out of the dam Ago Bay and has recorded three wins in his career. On 31 May 2025 at Kyoto, he earned his most notable victory, collecting $78,110,000.00 in the Cl1 race. The horse has proven profitable for punters, delivering roughly a 360% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Chukyo 22-Mar-26 1400m R11 CL1 (of $72,900,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:19.600, SP: 29.00 1st Ai Sansan ( H Miyuki 121 ) 2nd Salt Queen ( A Tomita 121 ) 0.20L 3rd Cefiro ( H Yoshida 121 ) 1.45L 13th Abu Qir Bay ( R Kozaki 123 ) 4.50L See full results | R Kozaki 55.8kg 4.50L | 13 (18) |
| Kyoto 01-Feb-26 1200m R11 CL1 (of $78,220,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:08.000, SP: 26.00 1st Fioraia ( K Dazai 119 ) 2nd Rapier ( D Sasaki 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Yamanin Al Rihla ( T Danno 128 ) 0.60L 6th Abu Qir Bay ( S Yoshimura 123 ) 1.30L See full results | S Yoshimura 55.8kg 1.30L | 6 (18) |
| Kyoto 30-Nov-25 1200m R12 CL1 (of $78,240,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:07.400, SP: 15.00 1st A T Makfi ( A Tomita 126 ) 2nd Lugal ( A Nishimura 130 ) 1.00L 3rd Yoshino Easter ( H Uchida 126 ) 1.75L 6th Abu Qir Bay ( S Yoshimura 121 ) 3.60L See full results | S Yoshimura 54.9kg 3.60L | 6 (18) |
| Hanshin 07-Sep-25 1200m R11 CL1 (of $100,000,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:08.000, SP: 15.00 1st Kangchenjunga ( Y Kawada 126 ) 2nd Mama Cocha ( M Iwata 123 ) 0.75L 3rd Toshin Macau ( T Yokoyama 128 ) 1.05L 6th Abu Qir Bay ( S Yoshimura 117 ) 2.40L See full results | S Yoshimura 53.1kg 2.40L | 6 (16) |
| Kokura 06-Jul-25 1200m GOOD R11 CL1 $10,091,000 (of $78,210,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:08.400, SP: 7.50 1st Yamanin Al Rihla ( T Danno 121 ) 2nd Yoshino Easter ( H Uchida 128 ) 0.50L 3rd Abu Qir Bay ( R Sakai 117 ) 0.80L See full results | R Sakai 53.1kg 0.80L | 3 (18) |
| Kyoto 31-May-25 1200m GOOD R11 CL1 $41,567,000 (of $78,110,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:08.300, SP: 41.00 1st Abu Qir Bay ( M Iwata 121 ) 2nd Craspedia ( R Kozaki 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Rapier ( Y Shibata 126 ) 0.95L See full results | M Iwata 54.9kg | 1 (16) |
| Kyoto 23-Feb-25 1200m GOOD R10 Marguerite Stakes (Listed) (of $38,260,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:09.700, SP: 15.00 1st Pod Vader ( K Ogino 126 ) 2nd American Bikini ( S Yoshimura 121 ) 1.00L 3rd Karpuz Pelus ( R Takasugi 121 ) 2.75L 6th Abu Qir Bay ( A Lemaitre 121 ) 3.85L See full results | A Lemaitre 54.9kg 3.85L | 6 (8) |
| Kokura 25-Jan-25 1200m GOOD R9 Moegi Sho (allow) $11,352,000 (of $21,470,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:08.900, SP: 11.00 1st Abu Qir Bay ( M Iwata 121 ) 2nd Rapier ( K Sameshima 126 ) 0.50L 3rd C'est Divin ( K Ikezoe 126 ) 0.50L See full results | M Iwata 54.9kg | 1 (12) |
| Kyoto 30-Nov-24 1200m HEAVY R9 Sazanka Sho (allow) $4,356,000 (of $20,650,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:09.100, SP: 7.50 1st Lux Reserva ( T Danno 123 ) 2nd Abu Qir Bay ( M Iwata 121 ) 1.50L 3rd Magical Shine ( Y Take 121 ) 1.80L See full results | M Iwata 54.9kg 1.50L | 2 (9) |
| Kyoto 05-Oct-24 1400m HEAVY R9 Rindo Sho (allow) (of $20,700,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:21.800, SP: 15.00 1st Voulezvous ( A Starke 121 ) 2nd Aime La Vie ( M Sakai 121 ) 0.30L 3rd Dantsu Elan ( H Miyuki 121 ) 1.25L 6th Abu Qir Bay ( M Iwata 121 ) 3.00L See full results | M Iwata 54.9kg 3.00L | 6 (10) |
| Chukyo 01-Sep-24 1200m HEAVY R11 $3,100,000 (of $34,475,736), Winning Time: 01:09.000, SP: 28/1 1st A Shin Wand ( H Miyuki 121 ) 2nd Craspedia ( R Kozaki 121 ) 0.75L 3rd Arlington Row ( A Nishimura 121 ) 0.30L 5th Abu Qir Bay ( K Nishizuka 121 , Cd 0 ) 3.25L See full results | K Nishizuka 54.9kg, Cd 0 3.25L | 5 (13) |
| Fukushima 21-Jul-24 1200m GOOD R6 $7,199,997 (of $7,889,686), Winning Time: 01:11.000, SP: 9/4 1st Abu Qir Bay ( Y Ishikawa 121 ) 2nd Vin Brule ( K Tosaki 121 ) 0.50L 3rd Back Up Again ( A Sugawara 121 ) 1.00L See full results | Y Ishikawa 54.9kg | 1 (11) |