Meritorious

 (JPN)
Country
Japan
Foal Date
01-Jan-22
Colour
bay
Sire
Orfevre
Dam
Meliora
Prize Money
$74974
Owners
G1 Racing Co Ltd
About

Meritorious is a 3yo b from Japan trained by Akishi Higashida. He is by the stallion Orfevre out of the mare Meliora. To date, Meritorious has recorded one win. On 10 May 2025 at Kyoto he secured his most important triumph, earning $10,600,000.00 Md. The horse has proved rewarding for bettors, providing a 50% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Chukyo 16-Aug-25 1800m R10 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,200,000) Barrier 4, SP: 50/1D Ozawa 54.9kg 17.05L7 (8)
Chukyo 03-Aug-25 2200m GOOD R11 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,200,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:12.600, SP: 40.00F Matsuwaka 54.9kg 15.30L8 (8)
Kyoto 10-May-25 1900m HEAVY R2 Md $5,600,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:59.700, SP: 15.00F Matsuwaka 57.2kg1 (16)
Hanshin 19-Apr-25 2000m FIRM R3 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:08.500, SP: 12.00F Matsuwaka 57.2kg 0.00L8 (16)
Hanshin 29-Mar-25 2000m FIRM R4 Md $1,400,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:08.700, SP: 80.00F Matsuwaka 57.2kg 2.25L3 (12)
Chukyo 11-Jan-25 2200m GOOD R5 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:16.500, SP: 100.00R Takasugi 54.9kg 11.50L16 (18)
Chukyo 08-Dec-24 1800m GOOD R2 Md (of $10,480,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:55.900, SP: 11.00S Imamura 53.1kg 5.00L15 (16)
Chukyo 29-Sep-24 2000m HEAVY R2 (of $6,026,843), Winning Time: 02:07.300, SP: 80/1R Takasugi 52.2kg, Cd 0 9.25L7 (9)
Niigata 27-Jul-24 1800m GOOD R1 (of $5,500,000), Winning Time: 01:45.100, SP: 125/1R Wada 54.9kg, Cd 0 23.75L6 (6)
Kokura 14-Jul-24 2000m HEAVY R5 (of $7,200,000), Winning Time: 02:07.100, SP: 20/1A Nishimura 54.9kg, Cd 0 12.25L7 (7)