Light Of Nukata (JPN) Horse
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Light Of Nukata is a 2yo b horse from Japan trained by Hiroyuki Uemura. Its sire is City Of Light and its dam is Never Give Up. To date, it has captured two victories. On 11 Jan 2026 at Kyoto, the colt claimed its biggest triumph, winning the $15620000.00 Allowance Race (allow). The animal has been a lucrative choice for bettors, delivering a 142% return on investment for those who backed it throughout its career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tokyo 21-Jun-26 1400m R9 Koshukaido Tokubetsu (allow) (of $30,570,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:22.600, SP: 51.00 1st Kyoei Cancer ( A Tsumura 128 ) 2nd Magic Cookie ( T Ono 121 ) 0.75L 3rd Fiddle Faddle ( K Ogino 123 ) 1.25L 8th Light Of Nukata ( Y Ishikawa 121 ) 3.20L See full results | Y Ishikawa 54.9kg 3.20L | 8 (16) |
| Chukyo 15-Mar-26 1400m GOOD R10 CL1 (of $36,580,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:24.000, SP: 9.50 1st Smart Julius ( Y Take 126 ) 2nd T O Glaser ( K Tosaki 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Lux Raymond ( M Dee 126 ) 1.25L 10th Light Of Nukata ( M Iwata 126 ) 8.65L See full results | M Iwata 57.2kg 8.65L | 10 (12) |
| Kyoto 11-Jan-26 1400m R5 Allowance Race (allow) $8,200,000 (of $15,620,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:27.000, SP: 3.50 1st Light Of Nukata ( M Iwata 126 ) 2nd Smart Julius ( Y Take 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Pataliputra ( R Sakai 126 ) 2.00L See full results | M Iwata 57.2kg | 1 (10) |
| Hanshin 20-Dec-25 1800m R9 CL1 $2,400,000 (of $30,710,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:52.700, SP: 41.00 1st Rock Ptarmigan ( K Matsuyama 123 ) 2nd Wonder Dean ( F Geroux 123 ) 0.50L 3rd Seize The Throne ( Y Take 123 ) 3.50L 4th Light Of Nukata ( Y Iwata 123 ) 5.50L See full results | Y Iwata 55.8kg 5.50L | 4 (10) |
| Kyoto 13-Oct-25 1400m R1 Md $5,600,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:25.400, SP: 11.00 1st Light Of Nukata ( Y Iwata 123 ) 2nd Kattappa ( T Danno 123 ) 1.50L 3rd Nemes ( Y Kitamura 123 ) 8.50L See full results | Y Iwata 55.8kg | 1 (8) |