Merry Christmas (JPN) Horse
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Merry Christmas is a 3yo bay horse from Japan trained by Hitoshi Kotegawa. He is by the stallion Le Vent Se Leve out of the mare Rose Quarz. He has won four races so far. On 5 Apr 2026 at Nakayama he captured his most important victory, earning $36,060,000 in a handicap. Punters have found him profitable, with a 182% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Nakayama 05-Apr-26 1800m R10 Hcp $19,043,000 (of $36,060,000) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 01:51.400, SP: 2.50 1st Merry Christmas ( K Miura 123 ) 2nd Windfall ( S Ishibashi 126 ) 0.30L 3rd Del Avar ( K Ogino 126 ) 0.40L See full results | K Miura 55.8kg | 1 (16) |
| Nakayama 28-Feb-26 1800m HEAVY R12 Allowance Race (allow) $11,900,000 (of $22,690,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:52.700, SP: 1.91 1st Merry Christmas ( C P Lemaire 126 ) 2nd Horatio ( K Tosaki 128 ) 2.00L 3rd Pai Shaobing ( T Yokoyama 121 ) 0.50L See full results | C P Lemaire 57.2kg | 1 (16) |
| Nakayama 13-Dec-25 1800m GOOD R8 Allowance Race (allow) $2,900,000 (of $21,740,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:54.300, SP: 1.80 1st Miraieno Kagi ( K Tosaki 126 ) 2nd Pai Shaobing ( T Yokoyama 121 ) 0.00L 3rd Merry Christmas ( K Kikuzawa 126 ) 1.35L See full results | K Kikuzawa 57.2kg 1.35L | 3 (15) |
| Nakayama 21-Sep-25 1800m HEAVY R7 Allowance Race (allow) $8,000,000 (of $15,200,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:56.700, SP: 4.00 1st Merry Christmas ( K Kikuzawa 121 ) 2nd Lizard Island ( K Yokoyama 121 ) 6.00L 3rd Cardioid ( T Kowata 121 ) 3.50L See full results | K Kikuzawa 54.9kg | 1 (16) |
| Fukushima 20-Jul-25 1700m GOOD R12 Allowance Race (allow) $1,200,000 (of $15,200,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:48.400, SP: 4.50 1st Brutus ( K Tosaki 121 ) 2nd Love And Like ( Y Hara 117 ) 1.75L 3rd Matenro Brave ( K Dazai 121 ) 0.20L 4th Merry Christmas ( K Kikuzawa 121 ) 3.95L See full results | K Kikuzawa 54.9kg 3.95L | 4 (15) |
| Niigata 03-May-25 1800m GOOD R9 Warabi Sho (allow) $1,700,000 (of $21,590,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:52.800, SP: 10.00 1st Buggy Whip ( M Muto 126 ) 2nd Miraieno Kagi ( K Ogino 126 ) 4.00L 3rd Red Bob ( H Yoshida 126 ) 1.25L 4th Merry Christmas ( K Kikuzawa 126 ) 7.75L See full results | K Kikuzawa 57.2kg 7.75L | 4 (15) |
| Hanshin 23-Mar-25 1800m GOOD R6 Allowance Race (allow) $800,000 (of $15,200,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:53.400, SP: 15.00 1st Canal Beagle ( S Yoshimura 121 ) 2nd Yamanin Bouclier ( Y Take 126 ) 7.00L 3rd C'estbon Cadessert ( Y Hishida 126 ) 0.30L 5th Merry Christmas ( Y Fujioka 126 ) 11.05L See full results | Y Fujioka 57.2kg 11.05L | 5 (16) |
| Nakayama 02-Mar-25 1800m GOOD R6 Allowance Race (allow) $2,000,000 (of $15,200,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:53.900, SP: 26.00 1st Amazing ( H Tanabe 126 ) 2nd Sum Shine ( K Yokoyama 126 ) 2.00L 3rd Merry Christmas ( K Nagahama 119 ) 2.30L See full results | K Nagahama 54kg 2.30L | 3 (16) |
| Nakayama 21-Dec-24 1800m GOOD R6 Newcomer Race (newc) $7,200,000 (of $13,720,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:56.100, SP: 17.00 1st Merry Christmas ( K Kikuzawa 123 ) 2nd Ecoro Cadiz ( D Sasaki 123 ) 0.75L 3rd Gold Dyer ( T Fujikake 123 ) 1.50L See full results | K Kikuzawa 55.8kg | 1 (14) |