Masquerade Ball (JPN) Horse
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Masquerade Ball is a 3yo bay stallion from Japan trained by Takahisa Tezuka in Hong Kong. He is by Duramente out of Mask Off. Having captured a Group One title and accumulated $5,443,527 in earnings, he is considered an elite racehorse. On 2 Nov 2025 at Tokyo, with Christophe Lemaire aboard, he secured his biggest triumph, winning the $99,999,999.99 Grade 1 race and defeating Museum Mile. Throughout his career he has been a profitable prospect for bettors, delivering a 42% return on investment for those who backed him.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sha Tin 26-Apr-26 2000m GOOD R9 G1 3YO+ Open Weight For Age $6,300,000 (of $30,000,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:00.640, SP: 5.60 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th 1st Romantic Warrior ( J Mcdonald 57 ) 2nd Masquerade Ball ( C Lemaire 57 ) 1.00L 3rd Sosie ( M Guyon 57 ) 1.50L See full results | C Lemaire 57kg 1.00L | 2 (8) |
| Tokyo 30-Nov-25 2400m GOOD R12 G1 CL1 $100,000,000 (of $100,000,000) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 02:20.300, SP: 2.38 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 8th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th 1st Calandagan ( M Barzalona 128 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Masquerade Ball ( C Lemaire 123 ) 0.20L 3rd Danon Decile ( K Tosaki 128 , Cd 58 ) 2.70L See full results | C Lemaire 55.8kg 0.20L | 2 (17) |
| Tokyo 02-Nov-25 2000m GOOD R11 G1 CL1 $100,000,000 (of $100,000,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:58.800, SP: 2.25 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 6th, 400m 8th 1st Masquerade Ball ( C Lemaire 123 ) 2nd Museum Mile ( C Demuro 123 , Cd 56 ) 0.80L 3rd Justin Palace ( T Danno 128 , Cd 58 ) 1.10L See full results | C Lemaire 55.8kg | 1 (14) |
| Tokyo 01-Jun-25 2300m GOOD R11 G1 CL1 $100,000,000 (of $100,000,000) Barrier 17, Winning Time: 02:23.700, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th 1st Croix Du Nord ( Y Kitamura 126 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Masquerade Ball ( R Sakai 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Shohei ( C P Lemaire 126 , Cd 57 ) 2.30L See full results | R Sakai 57.2kg 0.75L | 2 (18) |
| Nakayama 20-Apr-25 2000m GOOD R11 G1 CL1 $53,992,000 (of $100,000,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:57.600, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 10th, 800m 14th, 400m 13th 1st Museum Mile ( J Moreira 126 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Croix Du Nord ( Y Kitamura 126 , Cd 57 ) 1.50L 3rd Masquerade Ball ( T Yokoyama 126 ) 1.80L See full results | T Yokoyama 57.2kg 1.80L | 3 (18) |
| Tokyo 16-Feb-25 1800m GOOD R11 G3 CL1 $41,329,000 (of $77,770,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:46.700, SP: 4.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd 1st Masquerade Ball ( R Sakai 126 ) 2nd Kalamatianos ( K Tosaki 126 , Cd 57 ) 1.00L 3rd Little Giants ( N Yokoyama 126 , Cd 57 ) 3.00L See full results | R Sakai 57.2kg | 1 (9) |
| Nakayama 28-Dec-24 2000m GOOD R11 G1 CL1 (of $100,000,000) Barrier 18, Winning Time: 02:02.600, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 14th, 1200m 14th, 800m 12th, 400m 10th 1st Croix Du Nord ( Y Kitamura 123 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Giovanni ( K Matsuyama 123 , Cd 56 ) 2.00L 3rd Faust Rasen ( M Sugihara 123 , Cd 56 ) 3.30L 11th Masquerade Ball ( K Tosaki 123 ) 7.85L See full results | K Tosaki 55.8kg 7.85L | 11 (18) |
| Tokyo 19-Oct-24 1800m GOOD R9 LR CL1 $17,189,000 (of $32,670,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:45.800, SP: 4.90 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd 1st Masquerade Ball ( K Tosaki 123 ) 2nd Piko Chan Black ( S Ishibashi 123 , Cd 56 ) 1.50L 3rd Silver Rain ( C P Lemaire 123 , Cd 56 ) 3.50L See full results | K Tosaki 55.8kg | 1 (8) |
| Niigata 11-Aug-24 1600m GOOD R5 Newcomer Race (newc) $7,200,000 (of $13,720,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:35.800, SP: 1.60 In-running: Settled 10th, 400m 10th 1st Masquerade Ball ( K Tosaki 121 ) 2nd Meiner Ticket ( D Sasaki 121 , Cd 55 ) 0.50L 3rd Ayu Tsuri ( H Tanabe 121 , Cd 55 ) 0.80L See full results | K Tosaki 54.9kg | 1 (13) |