Giovanni (JPN) Horse
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About
Giovanni, a 3yo bay stallion from Japan trained by Haruki Sugiyama, is by Epiphaneia out of Barefoot Lady. As a stakes winner with career earnings of $1,686,847, he is considered above‑average. On 22 Mar 2025 at Hanshin, ridden by Kohei Matsuyama, he secured his biggest victory, collecting $38,290,000.00 in the CL1, beating Roland Barows. He has been a profitable choice for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have yielded a 3% ROI.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sha Tin 26-Apr-26 2000m GOOD R9 G1 3YO+ Open Weight For Age $1,050,000 (of $30,000,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:00.640, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st Romantic Warrior ( J Mcdonald 57 ) 2nd Masquerade Ball ( C Lemaire 57 ) 1.00L 3rd Sosie ( M Guyon 57 ) 1.50L 5th Giovanni ( J Collett 57 ) 3.50L See full results | J Collett 57kg 3.50L | 5 (8) |
| Chukyo 15-Mar-26 2001m R11 G2 CL1 $27,280,000 (of $100,000,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:58.100, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 4th 1st Shake Your Heart ( Y Furukawa 126 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Giovanni ( K Matsuyama 126 ) 0.10L 3rd Queen's Walk ( Y Kawada 123 , Cd 56 ) 0.60L See full results | K Matsuyama 57.2kg 0.10L | 2 (14) |
| Nakayama 25-Jan-26 2200m R11 G2 CL1 (of $100,000,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:11.200, SP: 4.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 1200m 12th, 800m 14th, 400m 13th 1st Shohei ( Y Kawada 126 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Douradores ( C P Lemaire 126 , Cd 57 ) 1.50L 3rd Echt ( A Sugawara 126 , Cd 57 ) 2.50L 7th Giovanni ( K Matsuyama 123 ) 4.00L See full results | K Matsuyama 55.8kg 4.00L | 7 (16) |
| Kyoto 26-Oct-25 3000m SOFT R11 G1 CL1 (of $100,000,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 03:04.000, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 12th, 400m 16th 1st Energico ( C P Lemaire 126 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Eri King ( Y Kawada 126 , Cd 57 ) 2.00L 3rd Excite Bio ( K Ogino 126 , Cd 57 ) 2.80L 8th Giovanni ( K Matsuyama 126 ) 4.50L See full results | K Matsuyama 57.2kg 4.50L | 8 (18) |
| Hanshin 21-Sep-25 2400m R11 CL1 $14,104,000 (of $100,000,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:26.400, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd 1st Eri King ( Y Kawada 126 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Shohei ( R Sakai 126 , Cd 57 ) 0.30L 3rd Giovanni ( K Matsuyama 126 ) 2.05L See full results | K Matsuyama 57.2kg 2.05L | 3 (10) |
| Tokyo 01-Jun-25 2300m GOOD R11 G1 CL1 (of $100,000,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:23.700, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th 1st Croix Du Nord ( Y Kitamura 126 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Masquerade Ball ( R Sakai 126 , Cd 57 ) 0.80L 3rd Shohei ( C P Lemaire 126 , Cd 57 ) 2.30L 8th Giovanni ( K Matsuyama 126 ) 4.70L See full results | K Matsuyama 57.2kg 4.70L | 8 (18) |
| Nakayama 20-Apr-25 2000m GOOD R11 G1 CL1 $30,000,000 (of $100,000,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:57.600, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 11th, 400m 10th 1st Museum Mile ( J Moreira 126 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Croix Du Nord ( Y Kitamura 126 , Cd 57 ) 1.50L 3rd Masquerade Ball ( T Yokoyama 126 , Cd 57 ) 1.80L 4th Giovanni ( K Matsuyama 126 ) 2.30L See full results | K Matsuyama 57.2kg 2.30L | 4 (18) |
| Hanshin 22-Mar-25 2000m GOOD R11 LR CL1 $20,203,000 (of $38,290,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:59.000, SP: 1.53 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd 1st Giovanni ( K Matsuyama 126 ) 2nd Roland Barows ( Y Iwata 126 , Cd 57 ) 0.30L 3rd Mikki Gold ( S Hamanaka 126 , Cd 57 ) 1.30L See full results | K Matsuyama 57.2kg | 1 (9) |
| Nakayama 28-Dec-24 2000m GOOD R11 CL1 $28,364,000 (of $100,000,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:02.600, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 9th, 400m 7th 1st Croix Du Nord ( Y Kitamura 123 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Giovanni ( K Matsuyama 123 ) 2.00L 3rd Faust Rasen ( M Sugihara 123 , Cd 56 ) 3.30L See full results | K Matsuyama 55.8kg 2.00L | 2 (18) |
| Kyoto 23-Nov-24 2000m GOOD R11 G3 CL1 $13,084,000 (of $63,020,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:00.900, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th 1st Eri King ( Y Kawada 123 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Giovanni ( K Matsuyama 123 ) 1.25L 3rd Claudiai ( A Nishimura 123 , Cd 56 ) 2.30L See full results | K Matsuyama 55.8kg 1.25L | 2 (8) |
| Chukyo 21-Sep-24 2000m GOOD R8 CL1 $6,436,000 (of $30,580,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:02.800, SP: 3.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th 1st Eri King ( Y Kawada 121 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Giovanni ( K Matsuyama 121 ) 0.50L 3rd One More Smile ( Y Take 121 , Cd 55 ) 3.00L See full results | K Matsuyama 54.9kg 0.50L | 2 (5) |
| Kokura 07-Jul-24 1800m GOOD R5 Newcomer Race (newc) $8,643,659 (of $13,720,179) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:50.100, SP: 10.80 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st 1st Giovanni ( K Matsuyama 121 ) 2nd Buzz Up Beat ( R Sakai 121 , Cd 55 ) 1.00L 3rd Danon Cima ( Y Kawada 121 , Cd 55 ) 5.00L See full results | K Matsuyama 54.9kg | 1 (7) |