Meritorious (JPN) Horse
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Meritorious is a 3yo horse from Japan trained by Koichi Chibe, sired by Orfevre out of Meliora. The horse has secured one win in its career. On 10 May 2025 at Kyoto, it captured its biggest victory, earning $10,600,000.00.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Nagoya 10-Apr-26 1700m SOFT R6 Race 6 (b11) (of $1,260,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:50.000, SP: 41.00 1st Daita Elysion ( D Otshata 126 ) 2nd Canta Canarito ( T Watanabe 126 ) 3.00L 3rd Dream Trip ( T Imai 121 ) 4.50L 7th Meritorious ( S Hosokawa 126 ) 20.50L See full results | S Hosokawa 57.2kg 20.50L | 7 (10) |
| Nagoya 25-Mar-26 1700m GOOD R11 Race 11 (b6) (of $1,171,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:50.900, SP: 41.00 1st Anthem Barows ( S Tsukamoto 126 ) 2nd Destiny Hope ( S Kato 121 ) 2.00L 3rd Ecoro Ace ( T Syotaro 126 ) 2.50L 7th Meritorious ( S Hosokawa 126 ) 13.20L See full results | S Hosokawa 57.2kg 13.20L | 7 (12) |
| Nagoya 11-Mar-26 1501m GOOD R12 Race 12 (b5) (of $1,171,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:36.000, SP: 19.00 1st Shimoguri ( T Imai 126 ) 2nd Z Thunder ( S Tsukamoto 126 ) 1.00L 3rd Angel Number ( M Ohata 121 ) 1.00L 7th Meritorious ( S Hosokawa 126 ) 6.75L See full results | S Hosokawa 57.2kg 6.75L | 7 (11) |
| Nagoya 26-Feb-26 1501m HEAVY R8 Race 8 (b6) $65,000 (of $1,171,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:34.900, SP: 29.00 1st Vernally ( K Maruno 121 ) 2nd Piko Blue ( S Kato 126 ) 4.00L 3rd Ecoro Ace ( T Syotaro 126 ) 2.50L 5th Meritorious ( S Hosokawa 126 ) 10.25L See full results | S Hosokawa 57.2kg 10.25L | 5 (11) |
| Nagoya 09-Feb-26 2001m GOOD R12 Race 12 (b1) $100,000 (of $1,800,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:12.300, SP: 26.00 1st La La Effort ( S Tsukamoto 126 ) 2nd Switchblade ( T Imai 126 ) 2.50L 3rd Idol Eyes ( S Hosokawa 121 ) 0.50L 5th Meritorious ( T Watanabe 126 ) 6.50L See full results | T Watanabe 57.2kg 6.50L | 5 (9) |
| Nagoya 28-Jan-26 1400m GOOD R9 Race 9 (b5) (of $1,171,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:29.200, SP: 10.00 1st Up Shogun ( S Tsukamoto 126 ) 2nd Bordeaux Riskless ( K Maruno 126 ) 1.00L 3rd Dragon Kid ( H Murakami 126 ) 4.00L 10th Meritorious ( M Junki 126 ) 18.00L See full results | M Junki 57.2kg 18.00L | 10 (10) |
| Chukyo 20-Dec-25 1900m SOFT R3 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,200,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:59.900, SP: 101.00 1st Through The Night ( H Kameda 121 ) 2nd Dignite ( Y Kokubun 126 ) 3.00L 3rd Scorpion Imeru ( N Furukawa 119 ) 1.75L 15th Meritorious ( D Ozawa 126 ) 22.25L See full results | D Ozawa 57.2kg 22.25L | 15 (16) |
| Chukyo 06-Dec-25 1900m GOOD R6 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,200,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 02:00.200, SP: 126.00 1st Smart Seeker ( K Nishizuka 123 ) 2nd Lokahi ( Y Fujioka 126 ) 1.25L 3rd Ecoro Spada ( H Wada 119 ) 0.00L 13th Meritorious ( A Saito 126 ) 23.55L See full results | A Saito 57.2kg 23.55L | 13 (16) |
| Hanshin 14-Sep-25 2000m R8 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,200,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:08.600, SP: 101.00 1st Champagne Pop ( J Moreira 128 ) 2nd Red Bob ( C Lemaire 121 ) 4.00L 3rd Nicht Zu Sehr ( Y Shibata 115 ) 6.00L 12th Meritorious ( D Ozawa 121 ) 22.60L See full results | D Ozawa 54.9kg 22.60L | 12 (13) |
| Chukyo 16-Aug-25 1800m GOOD R10 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,200,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:55.700, SP: 51.00 1st T O Lyman ( R Takasugi 119 ) 2nd Okeanis ( R Sakai 117 ) 1.75L 3rd Point Nemo ( Y Hishida 121 ) 10.00L 7th Meritorious ( D Ozawa 121 ) 17.05L See full results | D Ozawa 54.9kg 17.05L | 7 (8) |
| Chukyo 03-Aug-25 2200m GOOD R11 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,200,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:13.300, SP: 41.00 1st Satono Sotiras ( K Matsuyama 121 ) 2nd Awesome Yunibansu ( R Wada 128 ) 1.25L 3rd Omega Navigator ( Y Iwata 128 ) 0.50L 8th Meritorious ( F Matsuwaka 121 ) 15.30L See full results | F Matsuwaka 54.9kg 15.30L | 8 (8) |
| Kyoto 10-May-25 1900m HEAVY R2 Md $5,600,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:59.700, SP: 8.50 1st Meritorious ( F Matsuwaka 126 ) 2nd Shoryu Asahi ( Y Iwata 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Kaga Seven Star ( R Takasugi 123 ) 3.50L See full results | F Matsuwaka 57.2kg | 1 (16) |
| Hanshin 19-Apr-25 2000m FIRM R3 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:08.500, SP: 13.00 1st Miracle Blue ( K Sameshima 126 ) 2nd Sodermanland ( H Miyuki 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Falcon Barows ( Y Nagaoka 126 ) 2.50L 8th Meritorious ( F Matsuwaka 126 ) 7.05L See full results | F Matsuwaka 57.2kg 7.05L | 8 (16) |
| Hanshin 29-Mar-25 2000m FIRM R4 Md $1,400,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:08.700, SP: 81.00 1st Cartesius ( R Sakai 126 ) 2nd Pistol Star ( Y Mori 126 ) 0.30L 3rd Meritorious ( F Matsuwaka 126 ) 2.30L See full results | F Matsuwaka 57.2kg 2.30L | 3 (12) |
| Chukyo 11-Jan-25 2200m GOOD R5 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:16.900, SP: 101.00 1st My Universe ( N Yokoyama 126 ) 2nd Barnabas ( H Miyuki 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Arrondi ( A Nishimura 126 ) 2.75L 16th Meritorious ( R Takasugi 121 ) 11.90L See full results | R Takasugi 54.9kg 11.90L | 16 (18) |
| Chukyo 08-Dec-24 1800m GOOD R2 Md (of $10,480,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:55.900, SP: 6.50 1st Taisei Regno ( R Takasugi 119 ) 2nd Lord Tornado ( Y Nagaoka 123 ) 0.30L 3rd Toa Joto ( T Eda 123 ) 8.30L 15th Meritorious ( S Imamura 117 ) 58.05L See full results | S Imamura 53.1kg 58kgL | 15 (16) |
| Chukyo 29-Sep-24 2000m HEAVY R2 (of $6,026,843), Winning Time: 02:07.300, SP: 80/1 1st Baltica ( M Iwata 121 ) 2nd Salice ( K Sameshima 121 ) 0.20L 3rd Emma ( Y Fujioka 121 ) 4.00L 7th Meritorious ( R Takasugi 115 , Cd 0 ) 9.25L See full results | R Takasugi 52.2kg, Cd 0 9.25L | 7 (9) |
| Niigata 27-Jul-24 1800m GOOD R1 (of $5,500,000), Winning Time: 01:45.500, SP: 125/1 1st Embroidery ( C P Lemaire 121 ) 2nd Agnes Sanki ( A Nishimura 121 ) 7.00L 3rd Bakken Record ( Y Tsunoda 119 ) 1.75L 6th Meritorious ( R Wada 121 , Cd 0 ) 23.75L See full results | R Wada 54.9kg, Cd 0 23.75L | 6 (6) |
| Kokura 14-Jul-24 2000m HEAVY R5 (of $7,200,000), Winning Time: 02:07.200, SP: 20/1 1st Top On The Hill ( K Taguchi 119 ) 2nd Scents Blood ( H Miyuki 121 ) 0.30L 3rd Arrondi ( R Sakai 121 ) 0.30L 7th Meritorious ( A Nishimura 121 , Cd 0 ) 12.25L See full results | A Nishimura 54.9kg, Cd 0 12.25L | 7 (7) |