Kingmaker (JPN) Horse

Country
Japan
Foal Date
01-Jan-22
Colour
bay
Sire
Suave Richard
Dam
Prelude Fizz
Prize Money
366087
Owners
Nicks Co Ltd
About

Kingmaker is a 3yo horse from Japan trained by Naosuke Sugai. He is by Suave Richard out of Prelude Fizz and has recorded three wins in his career so far. On 7 Dec 2025 at Chukyo, Kingmaker achieved his most important victory, collecting $29880000.00 in the Hcp. The horse has proved to be a profitable selection for bettors, delivering a 30% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.

Raced At
Chukyo Sapporo Kyoto Hanshin Tokyo
Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Chukyo 07-Dec-25 1600m GOOD R10 Hcp $15,801,000 (of $29,880,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:33.800, SP: 4.50 1st Kingmaker ( C Lemaire 121 ) 2nd Matenro Bravo ( K Tosaki 121 ) 1.25L 3rd Terra Merita ( Y Kawada 121 ) 1.35L See full resultsC Lemaire 54.9kg1 (13)
Sapporo 24-Aug-25 1800m GOOD R12 2025 World All-star Jockeys 4th Leg (allow) (of $29,970,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:49.100, SP: 11.00 1st Pink Jin ( C Williams 123 ) 2nd Win Acteur ( Y Take 128 ) 0.30L 3rd Jet Magnum ( M Honda 123 ) 0.00L 8th Kingmaker ( C Torres 123 ) 3.35L See full resultsC Torres 55.8kg 3.35L8 (14)
Sapporo 10-Aug-25 1500m R10 Mashuko Tokubetsu (allow) (of $29,880,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:31.300, SP: 2.10 1st Fortem ( T Yokoyama 121 ) 2nd Stella Barcelona ( H Yoshida 123 ) 2.50L 3rd Venus Rose ( K Sameshima 123 ) 0.20L 9th Kingmaker ( R King 121 ) 6.30L See full resultsR King 54.9kg 6.30L9 (14)
Kyoto 01-Jun-25 1800m GOOD R11 CL1 (of $38,350,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:45.300, SP: 3.00 1st Right Track ( R Wada 126 ) 2nd Scents Blood ( T Danno 126 ) 0.20L 3rd Buzz Up Beat ( K Sameshima 126 ) 0.30L 7th Kingmaker ( K Taguchi 126 ) 4.10L See full resultsK Taguchi 57.2kg 4.10L7 (11)
Kyoto 26-Apr-25 1800m GOOD R8 Ayame Sho (allow) $11,268,000 (of $21,350,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:46.900, SP: 3.25 1st Kingmaker ( Y Take 126 ) 2nd Graffiti Art ( S Hamanaka 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Tripolitania ( Y Kitamura 126 ) 1.50L See full resultsY Take 57.2kg1 (7)
Hanshin 15-Mar-25 2400m GOOD R9 Yukiyanagi Sho (allow) (of $21,490,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:24.600, SP: 4.00 1st Goltzschtal ( R Sakai 126 ) 2nd My Universe ( N Yokoyama 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Coachella Valley ( Y Kitamura 126 ) 2.25L 10th Kingmaker ( Y Take 126 ) 11.40L See full resultsY Take 57.2kg 11.40L10 (12)
Tokyo 02-Feb-25 1800m HEAVY R9 Saintpaulia Sho (allow) $1,700,000 (of $21,510,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:48.200, SP: 3.75 1st Energico ( K Ikezoe 126 ) 2nd Mikki Madonna ( R King 121 ) 1.25L 3rd Precious Day ( A Nishimura 126 ) 1.00L 4th Kingmaker ( M Demuro 126 ) 2.55L See full resultsM Demuro 57.2kg 2.55L4 (13)
Kyoto 17-Nov-24 1800m GOOD R5 Newcomer Race (newc) $7,200,000 (of $13,720,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:49.100, SP: 2.63 1st Kingmaker ( C Lemaire 123 ) 2nd Lord Leggiero ( A Nishimura 123 ) 1.00L 3rd Paradis Reine ( M Iwata 121 ) 2.50L See full resultsC Lemaire 55.8kg1 (9)