Ambitious
(JPN)About
Ambitious is a 13yo brown or black male horse from Japan, trained by Lindsey Smith. He's the offspring of Deep Impact and Carnival Song. Boasting Group Two level victories and $3,428,816 in career winnings, Ambitious is considered a highly skilled racehorse. His most notable win came on April 3, 2016, at Hanshin, where he was ridden by Norihiro Yokoyama and won the $1,469,608 Osaka Hai, defeating Kitasan Black. Ambitious retired from racing, with his final run on December 21, 2019, at Ascot.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ascot 21-Dec-19 2100m GOOD 4 R8 G2 E van heemst $2,500 (of $250,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:14.540, SP: $21 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th | J Whiting 59kg 9.99L | 6 (6) |
| Lark Hill 16-Dec-19 950m GOOD 4 R4 3UP TRL 72+, Winning Time: 00:56.650 | P Hall 13.07L | 8 (9) |
| Lark Hill 02-Dec-19 1450m GOOD 3 R12 3UP-TRL, Winning Time: 01:30.190 | P Hall 0.36L | 2 (5) |
| Lark Hill 18-Nov-19 1450m GOOD 4 R13 3UP TRL, Winning Time: 01:31.380 | P Hall | 1 (9) |
| Caulfield 31-Aug-19 1700m GOOD 4 R4 LR Heatherlie hcp (of $140,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:44.500, SP: $21 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.540 Led from out wide, eyeballed turn, gone 300m | M Zahra 59kg 9.25L | 10 (12) |
| Caulfield 20-Apr-19 2000m GOOD 4 R8 G3 Easter cup (of $160,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:03.380, SP: $21 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.450 6L back, made move 600m but beaten by turn | J Winks 59kg 6.65L | 10 (12) |
| Caulfield 23-Feb-19 1800m GOOD 4 R9 G2 Peter young stk (of $200,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:49.870, SP: $41 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.360 box seated, battled from turn but didn't fold | C Williams 59kg 4.80L | 9 (11) |
| Caulfield 30-Sep-18 1800m GOOD 4 R8 G1 Underwood $15,000 (of $750,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:49.770, SP: $26 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.960 3L back, under pump turn, gave ground, plain | M Zahra 59kg 6.60L | 8 (9) |
| Moonee Valley 08-Sep-18 1600m GOOD 4 R8 G2 Feehan $5,000 (of $250,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:36.960, SP: $19 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.830 5L back, off rail 400m, strode out well last 100m | M Zahra 59kg 2.30L | 6 (11) |
| Cranbourne-Trn 21-Aug-18 1190m HEAVY 10 R3 3UP-TRL, Winning Time: 01:16.500 Sectionals: 600m 00:37.500 | D Oliver 2.00L | 3 (6) |
| Doomben 09-Jun-18 2200m HEAVY 8 R4 G2 Qlty $15,000 (of $300,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:18.390, SP: $5.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.070 midfield 1 off, failed to let down on heavy track | C Williams 59.5kg 6.50L | 4 (8) |
| Doomben 19-May-18 2000m GOOD 4 R8 G1 Doomben cup $68,250 (of $650,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:01.430, SP: $9.50 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.220 11L back, pushed up behind wall turn, solid home | C Williams 59kg 1.45L | 3 (11) |
| Royal Randwick 14-Apr-18 2000m GOOD 4 R7 G1 Queen eliz $40,000 (of $4,000,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:03.720, SP: $31 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.320 Raced midfield and couldn't quicken enough | C Williams 59kg 12.20L | 8 (10) |
| Rosehill Gardens 31-Mar-18 2400m GOOD 4 R6 G1 Tancred $285,000 (of $1,500,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:30.340, SP: $21 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.160 Raced midfield and went through the line strongly | C Williams 59kg 1.30L | 2 (9) |
| Flemington 10-Mar-18 2000m GOOD 4 R8 G1 Aust cup (of $1,500,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 02:00.460, SP: $21 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.780 drifted to rear, little room in straight, fair | D Lane 59kg 4.10L | 9 (12) |
| Cranbourne-Trn 05-Feb-18 990m GOOD 4 R1 2UP-TRL, Winning Time: 00:59.030 | M Zahra 1.15L | 6 (11) |
| Tokyo 04-Jun-17 1600m FIRM R1 G1 YASUDA KINEN (of $2,386,027) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:31.500, SP: $10.10 | N Yokoyama 58kg 8.80L | 15 (18) |
| Hanshin 02-Apr-17 2000m FIRM R1 G1 OSAKA HAI $142,577 (of $2,759,579) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:58.900, SP: $14.20 | Y Fukunaga 57kg 3.00L | 5 (14) |
| Nakayama 26-Feb-17 1800m FIRM R1 G2 NAKAYAMA KINEN $110,497 (of $1,421,256) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:47.600, SP: $3.30F | C Lemaire 57kg 1.50L | 4 (11) |
| Tokyo 30-Oct-16 2000m FIRM R1 G1 TENNO SHO AUT $262,389 (of $3,314,091) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:59.300, SP: $7 | N Yokoyama 58kg 3.80L | 4 (15) |
| Tokyo 09-Oct-16 1800m GOOD R1 G2 MAINICHI OKAN $310,852 (of $1,470,977) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:46.600, SP: $5.50 | N Yokoyama 58kg 0.30L | 2 (12) |
| Hanshin 26-Jun-16 2200m GOOD R1 G1 TAKARAZUKA KNEN (of $3,321,621) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:12.800, SP: $10.10 | N Yokoyama 58kg 13.50L | 16 (17) |
| Hanshin 03-Apr-16 2000m FIRM R1 G2 OSAKA HAI $773,296 (of $1,469,608) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:59.300, SP: $4.90 | N Yokoyama 56kg | 1 (11) |
| Nakayama 28-Feb-16 1800m FIRM R1 G2 NAKAYAMA KINEN $287,853 (of $1,365,109) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:45.900, SP: $7.50 | C Lemaire 55kg 0.30L | 2 (11) |
| Tokyo 01-Nov-15 2000m FIRM R1 G1 TENNO SHO AUT $153,265 (of $2,977,419) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:58.400, SP: $9.70 | M Demuro 56kg 1.50L | 5 (18) |
| Tokyo 11-Oct-15 1800m FIRM R1 G2 MAINICHI OKAN (of $1,273,117) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:45.600, SP: $6 | M Demuro 54kg 3.00L | 6 (13) |
| Fukushima 05-Jul-15 1800m FIRM R1 G3 NIKKEI SHO $383,917 (of $729,744) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:46.400, SP: $3.80F | C Lemaire 56.5kg | 1 (16) |
| Tokyo 09-May-15 2000m FIRM R1 3Y-SW $198,426 (of $376,009) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 02:00.200, SP: $2.90F | C Lemaire 56kg | 1 (18) |
| Hanshin 28-Mar-15 1800m FIRM R1 G3 MAINICHI HAI $95,821 (of $729,335) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:47.200, SP: $4.60F | K Matsuyama 56kg 3.50L | 3 (15) |
| Tokyo 15-Feb-15 1800m FIRM R1 G3 TOKINO KINEN $95,658 (of $727,700) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:47.100, SP: $13.50 | C Demuro 56kg 1.80L | 3 (12) |
| Hanshin 28-Dec-14 1600m FIRM R1 2Y-ALW $108,824 (of $205,399) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:37.400, SP: $4.40 | K Matsuyama 55kg | 1 (16) |
| Kyoto 16-Nov-14 1600m FIRM R2 2Y MDN-SW $74,691 (of $142,979) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:34.900, SP: $5 | C Lemaire 55kg | 1 (15) |