Minato Minaito (JPN) Horse

Country

Japan

Foal Date

01-Jan-22

Colour

bay

Sire

Epoca D'oro

Dam

Wave Piercer

Prize Money

141710

Owners

Motoo Yamanaka

About

Minato Minaito is a 3yo horse from Japan trained by Kazumune Ito. He is by the stallion Epoca D'oro out of the mare Wave Piercer. To date, Minato Minaito has secured four victories. Its most important triumph came on 28 Sep 2025 at Mizusawa, where it earned the $10,500,000.00 purse in Race 12 (cond). The horse has been a lucrative option for bettors, and backing Minato Minaito throughout its career would have yielded a 64% ROI.

Raced At

Mizusawa Nagoya Kawasaki

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Mizusawa 14-Apr-26 1600m R11 Race 11 (cond) (of $3,150,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:42.100, SP: 51.00 1st Suzuka Goketsu ( T Sugawara 123 ) 2nd Cosmo Freude ( T Yamamoto 123 ) 1.25L 3rd Shin Yomoginesu ( Y Suzuki 123 ) 5.25L 9th Minato Minaito ( Y Takahashi 119 ) 23.00L See full resultsY Takahashi 54kg 23.00L9 (11)
Nagoya 12-Mar-26 1501m GOOD R11 Race 11 (cond) (of $16,200,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:33.700, SP: 126.00 1st Marble Mountain ( H Yoshihara 121 ) 2nd Smart Amber ( O Shimohara 121 ) 5.00L 3rd Happy Meek ( A Kinomae 121 ) 0.50L 10th Minato Minaito ( M Hida 121 ) 11.60L See full resultsM Hida 54.9kg 11.60L10 (12)
Nagoya 23-Feb-26 1501m GOOD R11 Race 11 (cond) (of $4,140,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:34.100, SP: 101.00 1st Meiner Lacaille ( M Junki 126 ) 2nd Eight Wan ( D Otshata 126 ) 0.00L 3rd Manno Lightning ( K Maruno 126 ) 4.00L 8th Minato Minaito ( T Imai 121 ) 18.90L See full resultsT Imai 54.9kg 18.90L8 (9)
Nagoya 12-Feb-26 1700m HEAVY R11 Race 11 (a1) (of $3,240,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:49.700, SP: 13.00 1st Tanabata ( M Ohata 123 ) 2nd Frescobaldi ( K Niwa 121 ) 2.50L 3rd Norinori Brillante ( Y Tsutsui 123 ) 2.00L 11th Minato Minaito ( M Junki 119 ) 17.50L See full resultsM Junki 54kg 17.50L11 (12)
Kawasaki 19-Nov-25 2100m GOOD R11 Race 11 (cond) (of $37,400,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:19.700, SP: 67.00 1st Dona Guinea ( T Sasagawa 119 ) 2nd Esca Tiae ( T Yano 119 ) 0.50L 3rd Will Shine ( M Honda 119 ) 0.50L 12th Minato Minaito ( Y Takahashi 119 ) 16.80L See full resultsY Takahashi 54kg 16.80L12 (13)
Mizusawa 28-Sep-25 1900m GOOD R12 Race 12 (cond) $6,000,000 (of $10,500,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:08.300, SP: 4.33 1st Minato Minaito ( Y Takahashi 119 ) 2nd Precious Asset ( M Yamamoto 119 ) 4.00L 3rd Namura Crepe ( T Yamamoto 119 ) 1.75L See full resultsY Takahashi 54kg1 (12)
Morioka 07-Sep-25 2000m HEAVY R11 Race 11 (cond) (of $10,500,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:07.500, SP: 41.00 1st Laurier Flavor ( R Novata 121 ) 2nd Zao ( K Motohashi 121 ) 1.00L 3rd Love Love Pyro ( K Nishi 121 ) 0.00L 6th Minato Minaito ( Y Takahashi 117 ) 17.10L See full resultsY Takahashi 53.1kg 17.10L6 (10)
Morioka 03-Aug-25 1800m GOOD R12 Race 12 (cond) $5,000,000 (of $8,750,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:57.600, SP: 17.00 1st Minato Minaito ( Y Takahashi 119 ) 2nd Kokkurisan ( T Sugawara 119 ) 4.00L 3rd Pikanchi Flower ( Y Suzuki 119 ) 0.20L See full resultsY Takahashi 54kg1 (11)
Morioka 20-Jul-25 1400m GOOD R7 Race 7 (b2) $700,000 (of $1,225,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:28.100, SP: 11.00 1st Minato Minaito ( Y Takahashi 119 ) 2nd Smile Plus ( T Yamamoto 119 ) 3.00L 3rd Kurino Iolite ( Y Sakaguchi 123 ) 2.50L See full resultsY Takahashi 54kg1 (9)
Morioka 06-Jul-25 1600m HEAVY R9 Race 9 (b1) $104,000 (of $1,400,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:42.700, SP: 34.00 1st Takamaki Five ( R Iwamoto 123 ) 2nd Bordeaux Daguerre ( T Yamamoto 123 ) 3.00L 3rd Weiss Witch ( S Eight 115 ) 0.30L 4th Minato Minaito ( Y Takahashi 119 ) 3.60L See full resultsY Takahashi 54kg 3.60L4 (11)
Mizusawa 23-Jun-25 1400m HEAVY R8 Race 8 (b2) (of $1,225,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:29.800, SP: 29.00 1st Ppallippalli Rise ( S Sasaki 119 ) 2nd Aiyo Towani ( M Yamamoto 119 ) 4.00L 3rd Weiss Witch ( S Eight 112 ) 2.50L 7th Minato Minaito ( Y Takahashi 119 ) 8.70L See full resultsY Takahashi 54kg 8.70L7 (11)
Mizusawa 09-Jun-25 1400m GOOD R7 Race 7 (b2) (of $1,225,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:29.700, SP: 5.00 1st Nevis ( R Iwamoto 123 ) 2nd Aiyo Towani ( M Yamamoto 119 ) 0.30L 3rd Oriental Mac ( T Yamamoto 123 ) 0.30L 8th Minato Minaito ( Y Takahashi 119 ) 14.15L See full resultsY Takahashi 54kg 14.15L8 (11)
Mizusawa 21-Apr-25 1400m HEAVY R5 Race 5 (b1) $160,000 (of $1,400,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:30.300, SP: 6.00 1st Ryuno Napoleon ( T Yamamoto 123 ) 2nd Taisei Acute ( R Takamatsu 119 ) 5.00L 3rd Minato Minaito ( T Yamamoto 119 ) 9.00L See full resultsT Yamamoto 54kg 9.00L3 (11)
Mizusawa 08-Apr-25 1400m GOOD R4 Race 4 (b2) $700,000 (of $1,225,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:31.100, SP: 2.20 1st Minato Minaito ( Y Takahashi 119 ) 2nd Vip Jesse ( M Yamamoto 119 ) 3.00L 3rd Kosoku Mari ( H Abe 119 ) 10.00L See full resultsY Takahashi 54kg1 (9)
Mizusawa 23-Mar-25 1400m GOOD R11 Race 11 (cond) (of $6,125,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:30.600, SP: 41.00 1st Pikanchi Flower ( Y Suzuki 119 ) 2nd Stay Classy ( T Sugawara 119 ) 0.20L 3rd Takamaki Four ( S Sasaki 119 ) 2.70L 11th Minato Minaito ( R Iwamoto 119 ) 17.00L See full resultsR Iwamoto 54kg 17.00L11 (12)
Mizusawa 10-Mar-25 1400m HEAVY R5 Race 5 (b2) $91,000 (of $1,225,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:34.300, SP: 11.00 1st Capitolino ( R Kobayashi 123 ) 2nd Takara Kuro Rock ( R Takamatsu 123 ) 0.30L 3rd Robaria No Kiseki ( S Murakami 119 ) 0.60L 4th Minato Minaito ( T Sugawara 119 ) 1.10L See full resultsT Sugawara 54kg 1.10L4 (9)
Mizusawa 04-Dec-24 1400m SOFT R6 Race 6 (c1) $49,000 (of $1,225,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:32.200, SP: 3.00 1st Ric Fort ( M Otsubo 121 ) 2nd Capitolino ( M Yamamoto 121 ) 6.00L 3rd Ryuzenko ( T Sugawara 119 ) 6.75L 5th Minato Minaito ( Y Takahashi 119 ) 7.10L See full resultsY Takahashi 54kg 7.10L5 (12)
Mizusawa 19-Nov-24 1400m HEAVY R4 Race 4 (c1) $245,000 (of $1,225,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:33.200, SP: 8.50 1st Transmission ( S Murakami 121 ) 2nd Minato Minaito ( Y Takahashi 119 ) 0.10L 3rd Kurino Iolite ( Y Sakaguchi 121 ) 0.85L See full resultsY Takahashi 54kg 0.10L2 (10)
Morioka 27-Oct-24 1200m HEAVY R9 Race 9 (cond) $245,000 (of $1,225,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:18.800, SP: 4.50 1st Tsurumaru Blue ( Y Suzuki 119 ) 2nd Minato Minaito ( Y Takahashi 119 ) 1.75L 3rd Corazon ( T Sugawara 121 ) 5.75L See full resultsY Takahashi 54kg 1.75L2 (12)
Morioka 08-Oct-24 1200m HEAVY R5 $210,000 (of $657,474), Winning Time: 01:17.400, SP: 16/1 1st Transmission ( H Abe 121 ) 2nd Minato Minaito ( Y Takahashi 119 ) 4.00L 3rd Marukei Yell ( S Sasaki 119 ) 0.00L See full resultsY Takahashi 54kg 4.00L2 (11)
Mizusawa 08-Sep-24 850m HEAVY R1 $140,000 (of $2,191,580), Winning Time: 00:51.800, SP: 16/1 1st Combat Mizar ( S Sasaki 119 ) 2nd Snow Mix ( R Kobayashi 119 ) 1.00L 3rd Brest ( T Yamamoto 119 ) 0.20L 5th Minato Minaito ( Y Takahashi 119 , Cd 0 ) 11.75L See full resultsY Takahashi 54kg, Cd 0 11.75L5 (5)