Auftakt (JPN) Horse
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Auftakt is a 2yo colt from Japan trained by Sunao Yamada. He is by Tanino Frankel out of the mare Primo. Auftakt has won two races so far. On 28th May 2026 at Urawa, he earned his biggest win, taking the $2,850,000 Race 3 (cond). The horse has proved a profitable choice for bettors, yielding a 461% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kawasaki 10-Jul-26 1501m GOOD R6 Race 6 (cond) $1,400,000 (of $2,660,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:38.500, SP: 41.00 1st Auftakt ( K Kamio 115 ) 2nd Tatsuno Special ( H Sano 123 ) 0.20L 3rd Mio Thunder ( Y Furuoka 119 ) 5.20L See full results | K Kamio 52.2kg | 1 (10) |
| Kawasaki 16-Jun-26 1501m GOOD R3 Race 3 (cond) (of $3,800,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:37.700, SP: 81.00 1st Pawa Poke Kanon ( Y Furuoka 123 ) 2nd Dateotoko ( T Yano 123 ) 0.50L 3rd Hamano Hikari ( M Masuda 119 ) 3.00L 10th Auftakt ( T Iketani 119 ) 12.00L See full results | T Iketani 54kg 12.00L | 10 (13) |
| Urawa 28-May-26 1400m GOOD R3 Race 3 (cond) $1,500,000 (of $2,850,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:32.200, SP: 9.50 1st Auftakt ( T Iketani 119 ) 2nd Curation ( H Nakayama 117 ) 0.75L 3rd Au Soleil ( K Nishi 123 ) 2.50L See full results | T Iketani 54kg | 1 (10) |
| Kawasaki 12-May-26 1400m GOOD R1 Race 1 (cond) $240,000 (of $3,040,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:33.000, SP: 23.00 1st Blue Ocean ( K Sakurai 123 ) 2nd Kutsushitaotoshita ( K Nishi 119 ) 4.00L 3rd Trust Tenho ( R Novata 123 ) 2.00L 4th Auftakt ( T Iketani 119 ) 6.30L See full results | T Iketani 54kg 6.30L | 4 (12) |
| Kawasaki 08-Apr-26 900m SOFT R2 Race 2 (cond) (of $3,040,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:55.600, SP: 34.00 1st Marvellous Tiara ( R Novata 117 ) 2nd Britpop ( N Shuma 123 ) 0.20L 3rd Nanami ( T Sasagawa 119 ) 4.00L 7th Auftakt ( K Kamio 112 ) 8.30L See full results | K Kamio 50.8kg 8.30L | 7 (12) |