Jolly Samurai (USA) Horse
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Jolly Samurai is a 4yo from the United States trained by Danny Pish. He is by First Samurai out of Jolly Good and has won four races to date. On 23 Mar 2025 at Sam Houston Race Park, Jolly Samurai secured his most notable victory, taking the $100000.00 Race 11 – Texas Thoroughbred Association Derby.
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Sam Houston Race ParkRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Lone Star Park 29-Jun-26 1609m R4 Race 4 (of $17,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:40.620, SP: 4.50 seized the early lead and slowed the pace to a crawl, led the compact field to the half, then quickened the pace with a trio in hot pursuit, had something for the drive but was outkicked in the late stages. 1st Bender ( A J Jr 124 ) 2nd Schifty's Haloid ( S Elliott 124 ) 2.25L 3rd Special Moment ( W Hamilton 124 ) 2.75L 5th Jolly Samurai ( R Diaz 124 ) 5.75L See full results | R Diaz 56.2kg 5.75L | 5 (6) |
| Lone Star Park 08-Jun-26 1609m R7 Hcp $4,800 (of $24,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:39.360, SP: 13.00 pressed the early pace, from off the rail into the first turn, was eased back, angled out in early stretch, was no match and was second best. 1st Tiburon ( F J Wethey 124 ) 2nd Jolly Samurai ( I Diego 124 ) 5.00L 3rd Brock On By ( R Diaz 124 ) 3.50L See full results | I Diego 56.2kg 5.00L | 2 (6) |
| Lone Star Park 20-Apr-26 1609m R1 Race 1 $3,800 (of $19,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:39.120, SP: 6.00 was bumped at the start, carried five to six wide entering the first turn then taken back at that juncture tucking in behind the leaders and saving some ground, tracked from off the fence, advanced three to four wide near the quarter pole making a bid at the top of the stretch, was no match for the winner but kept on to edge away from runners for the place. 1st Tiburon ( F J Wethey 124 ) 2nd Jolly Samurai ( R Diaz 124 ) 6.50L 3rd Here Comes Braylon ( A J Jr 124 ) 1.00L See full results | R Diaz 56.2kg 6.50L | 2 (5) |
| Sam Houston Race Park 02-Mar-26 1207m R7 Race 7-Allowance Optional Claiming $100 (of $36,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.030, SP: 6.00 1st Too Much Action ( R Diaz 121 ) 2nd Mikel W ( J Alvarez 121 ) 5.50L 3rd Zavala ( L Luzzi 121 ) 0.15L 8th Jolly Samurai ( W Hamilton 121 ) | W Hamilton 54.9kg | 8 (9) |
| Sam Houston Race Park 01-Feb-26 1609m R5 Hcp $100 (of $34,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:37.770, SP: 15.00 1st Illustrator ( I Diego 124 ) 2nd Whiskey Not Wine ( E Gonzalez 123 ) 0.30L 3rd Tap The Dot ( E Asmussen 124 ) 2.50L 7th Jolly Samurai ( W Hamilton 124 ) | W Hamilton 56.2kg | 7 (9) |