Key Guts (JPN) Horse
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Key Guts is a 3yo b from Japan trained by Yoshiaki Sugiyama. He is by the stallion Cheval Grand out of the dam Key Letter. To date, Key Guts has secured two career victories. On 19th Apr 2026 at Fukushima, he achieved his most notable triumph, collecting $15620000.00 in the Allowance Race (allow).
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fukushima 19-Apr-26 1150m R12 Allowance Race (allow) $8,200,000 (of $15,620,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:08.400, SP: 5.50 1st Key Guts ( A Saito 128 ) 2nd G T Monsieur ( M Kobayashi 121 ) 2.50L 3rd Mill Minerva ( A Tomita 123 ) 2.80L See full results | A Saito 58.1kg | 1 (15) |
| Kyoto 04-Jan-26 1200m R8 Allowance Race (allow) $820,000 (of $15,620,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:12.600, SP: 17.00 1st Immersion ( Y Kitamura 128 ) 2nd Lord Vulcan ( M Iwata 128 ) 0.30L 3rd Danon Monte Rosa ( A Nishimura 128 ) 0.80L 5th Key Guts ( H Wada 121 ) 3.55L See full results | H Wada 54.9kg 3.55L | 5 (16) |
| Chukyo 21-Dec-25 1200m SOFT R2 Allowance Race (allow) $1,200,000 (of $15,200,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:12.500, SP: 3.25 1st Splendeur ( I Fukamichi 121 ) 2nd Aftokrateira ( K Ogino 123 ) 1.00L 3rd Pero ( G Maruyama 128 ) 1.75L 4th Key Guts ( Y Nagaoka 126 ) 2.95L See full results | Y Nagaoka 57.2kg 2.95L | 4 (16) |
| Fukushima 15-Nov-25 1150m GOOD R2 Allowance Race (allow) $800,000 (of $15,200,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:09.000, SP: 2.63 1st Prasentier ( H Matsumoto 121 ) 2nd Legendary Day ( K Kokubun 128 ) 0.50L 3rd Star Runway ( A Saito 121 ) 2.00L 5th Key Guts ( Y Nagaoka 126 ) 4.75L See full results | Y Nagaoka 57.2kg 4.75L | 5 (16) |
| Niigata 19-Oct-25 1200m GOOD R12 Allowance Race (allow) $3,200,000 (of $15,200,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:11.000, SP: 7.00 1st Snow Silence ( K Sameshima 121 ) 2nd Key Guts ( Y Nagaoka 126 ) 4.00L 3rd Bring Light ( K Kikuzawa 128 ) 2.00L See full results | Y Nagaoka 57.2kg 4.00L | 2 (14) |
| Chukyo 09-Aug-25 1200m GOOD R5 Md $5,600,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 01:12.600, SP: 4.50 1st Key Guts ( Y Nagaoka 126 ) 2nd Demon Slayer ( S Yoshimura 123 ) 1.00L 3rd Chimney Pipe ( O Tayama 115 ) 0.50L See full results | Y Nagaoka 57.2kg | 1 (16) |
| Kokura 12-Jul-25 1000m GOOD R3 Md $2,200,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:59.100, SP: 5.50 1st Mitono Cat ( R Sakai 121 ) 2nd Key Guts ( Y Nagaoka 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Demon Slayer ( K Taguchi 126 ) 3.00L See full results | Y Nagaoka 57.2kg 0.50L | 2 (14) |
| Hanshin 21-Jun-25 1200m GOOD R3 Md $2,200,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:12.400, SP: 13.00 1st Urus Chrome ( H Miyuki 126 ) 2nd Key Guts ( Y Nagaoka 126 ) 1.50L 3rd Stella Nova ( R Takasugi 123 ) 2.50L See full results | Y Nagaoka 57.2kg 1.50L | 2 (16) |
| Kyoto 24-May-25 1200m GOOD R1 Md $560,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:10.900, SP: 13.00 1st Bachalpsee ( K Matsuyama 126 ) 2nd Elsa To Anna ( H Wada 115 ) 6.00L 3rd Pays De La Loire ( S Yoshimura 123 ) 6.30L 5th Key Guts ( Y Nagaoka 126 ) 9.05L See full results | Y Nagaoka 57.2kg 9.05L | 5 (16) |
| Niigata 04-May-25 1200m GOOD R2 Md $840,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:11.400, SP: 12.00 1st Ticket To Heaven ( R Yokoyama 123 ) 2nd Z Yell ( K Nishizuka 123 ) 1.75L 3rd Mignon Maroon ( K Nagahama 117 ) 1.75L 4th Key Guts ( Y Nagaoka 126 ) 6.00L See full results | Y Nagaoka 57.2kg 6.00L | 4 (15) |
| Hanshin 13-Apr-25 1200m GOOD R3 Md $2,200,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:14.000, SP: 67.00 1st Thread The Needle ( T Danno 126 ) 2nd Key Guts ( Y Nagaoka 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Maroso ( A Nishimura 121 ) 2.25L See full results | Y Nagaoka 57.2kg 0.75L | 2 (16) |