Key Performer (JPN) Horse
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Key Performer is a 4yo bay horse bred in Japan and trained by Yasuyuki Tsujino. He is by Kitasan Black out of Encore Piece and has captured three victories to date. His biggest triumph came on 15 Nov 2025 at Kyoto, where he won the $21,740,000 Allowance Race. The horse has been a money‑maker for bettors; those who backed him throughout his career would have earned a 33% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Hanshin 12-Apr-26 2001m GOOD R10 Kyobashi Stakes (allow) (of $36,030,000) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:59.600, SP: 8.50 1st Meiner Enigma ( A Tsumura 126 ) 2nd Musician ( R Sakai 121 ) 0.10L 3rd Baddeleyte ( M Iwata 123 ) 0.40L 14th Key Performer ( K Tosaki 117 ) 8.25L See full results | K Tosaki 53.1kg 8.25L | 14 (15) |
| Hanshin 28-Dec-25 2001m R10 Thankful Stakes (allow) $1,840,000 (of $35,380,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:00.100, SP: 3.25 1st Roland Barows ( Y Iwata 126 ) 2nd Meiner Enigma ( R Wada 128 ) 1.00L 3rd Arenaria ( K Kokubun 123 ) 2.75L 5th Key Performer ( M Iwata 123 ) 3.55L See full results | M Iwata 55.8kg 3.55L | 5 (11) |
| Kyoto 15-Nov-25 2000m R8 Allowance Race (allow) $11,400,000 (of $21,740,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:59.500, SP: 3.25 1st Key Performer ( A Nishimura 123 ) 2nd Stella Crown ( M Iwata 123 ) 3.50L 3rd Saxon Sienne ( T Danno 123 ) 5.00L See full results | A Nishimura 55.8kg | 1 (7) |
| Hanshin 21-Sep-25 2000m R7 Allowance Race (allow) $8,000,000 (of $15,200,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 02:00.100, SP: 5.00 1st Key Performer ( A Nishimura 123 ) 2nd Arabella ( K Matsuyama 117 ) 0.10L 3rd FIRM Twenty ( R Takakura 128 ) 1.60L See full results | A Nishimura 55.8kg | 1 (13) |
| Chukyo 02-Aug-25 2000m GOOD R11 Allowance Race (allow) $2,000,000 (of $15,200,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:01.100, SP: 8.50 1st Sena Style ( R Sakai 117 ) 2nd Margot Regina ( H Miyuki 117 ) 0.20L 3rd Key Performer ( O Tayama 117 ) 0.95L See full results | O Tayama 53.1kg 0.95L | 3 (13) |
| Kokura 05-Jul-25 2000m GOOD R9 The Royal Bangkok Sports Club Sho (allow) $4,462,000 (of $21,420,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:00.100, SP: 19.00 1st Musician ( F Izumiya 121 ) 2nd Key Performer ( T Danno 123 ) 0.75L 3rd O Shin Es ( R Takasugi 121 ) 3.00L See full results | T Danno 55.8kg 0.75L | 2 (8) |
| Hanshin 15-Jun-25 2000m SOFT R7 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,200,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:03.500, SP: 15.00 1st Ecoro Dinos ( D Lane 121 ) 2nd O Shin Es ( R Takasugi 119 ) 6.00L 3rd Salad ( Y Take 117 ) 1.00L 6th Key Performer ( O Tayama 117 ) 7.90L See full results | O Tayama 53.1kg 7.90L | 6 (10) |
| Chukyo 29-Mar-25 2000m GOOD R6 Allowance Race (allow) $3,200,000 (of $15,200,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:03.100, SP: 67.00 1st Honeycomb ( A Starke 123 ) 2nd Key Performer ( Y Shibata 117 ) 1.25L 3rd Teleos Lulu ( K Ogino 123 ) 1.00L See full results | Y Shibata 53.1kg 1.25L | 2 (15) |
| Sonoda 19-Mar-25 1400m HEAVY R11 Race 11 (cond) (of $3,800,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:36.900, SP: 10.00 1st Waterhouse ( K Washizu 117 ) 2nd Monge Gift ( K Futoshi 119 ) 1.00L 3rd Gudinne ( Y Seinosuke 115 ) 0.50L 7th Key Performer ( S Morita 112 ) 12.75L See full results | S Morita 50.8kg 12.75L | 7 (8) |
| Chukyo 29-Sep-24 1600m HEAVY R7 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,200,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:35.400, SP: 29.00 1st Yoshi Tanrei ( M Demuro 123 ) 2nd Imperial Court ( A Saito 123 ) 1.75L 3rd Sky High ( M Iwata 123 ) 0.30L 12th Key Performer ( S Yoshimura 112 ) 9.50L See full results | S Yoshimura 50.8kg 9.50L | 12 (16) |
| Hakodate 07-Jul-24 2000m HEAVY R8 (of $10,493,282), Winning Time: 02:05.700, SP: 33/1 1st Caterina ( Y Kitamura 117 ) 2nd Tres Mignon ( D Sasaki 117 ) 0.00L 3rd Nihonpiro Ali ( K Kawabata 117 ) 0.00L 8th Key Performer ( Y Furukawa 117 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L See full results | Y Furukawa 53.1kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 8 (10) |
| Hakodate 22-Jun-24 1800m GOOD R9 (of $14,821,762), Winning Time: 01:48.500, SP: 16/1 1st One Branch ( D Sasaki 117 ) 2nd A Shin Gemma ( Y Hishida 123 ) 0.75L 3rd My Ballade ( Y Tannai 128 ) 1.50L 10th Key Performer ( Y Furukawa 117 , Cd 0 ) 8.75L See full results | Y Furukawa 53.1kg, Cd 0 8.75L | 10 (11) |
| Hakodate 09-Jun-24 1800m GOOD R9 Yurappu Tokubetsu (allow) $1,497,351 (of $21,389,906) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:48.900, SP: 51.00 1st Erato ( K Yokoyama 117 ) 2nd A Shin Gemma ( Y Hishida 123 ) 3.00L 3rd Love Squall ( T Yokoyama 117 ) 1.75L 4th Key Performer ( Y Furukawa 117 ) 5.00L See full results | Y Furukawa 53.1kg 5.00L | 4 (9) |
| Kyoto 17-Feb-24 1800m FIRM R9 (of $13,022,099) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:47.300, SP: 50/1 1st Meisho Tabaru ( S Hamanaka 126 ) 2nd Keep Calm ( K Sameshima 126 ) 0.30L 3rd Submariner ( M Iwata 126 ) 0.50L 8th Key Performer ( F Matsuwaka 121 , Cd 0 ) 1.75L | F Matsuwaka 54.9kg, Cd 0 1.75L | 8 (9) |
| Kyoto 13-Jan-24 1400m FIRM R10 (of $27,255,421) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:24.400, SP: 8/1 1st Wide Latour ( Y Kitamura 121 ) 2nd Sekitoba East ( M Iwata 121 ) 1.00L 3rd Kurino Hallelujah ( A Lemaitre 121 ) 0.75L 7th Key Performer ( F Matsuwaka 121 , Cd 0 ) 5.75L | F Matsuwaka 54.9kg, Cd 0 5.75L | 7 (10) |
| Kyoto 04-Nov-23 1600m GOOD R5 $8,643,549 (of $9,768,662) Barrier 4, SP: 12/1 1st Key Performer ( F Matsuwaka 121 ) 2nd June Surrender ( R Wada 123 ) 1.00L 3rd Le Beau Temps ( A Nishimura 121 ) 0.15L | F Matsuwaka 54.9kg | 1 (10) |