Nova Esperanca (JPN) Horse

Country

Japan

Foal Date

01-Jan-22

Colour

bay

Dam

Quer Dancar

Prize Money

14265

Owners

Junko Taguchi

About

Nova Esperanca is a 3yo bay from Japan trained by Takao Tsukada. It is sired by the stallion Mikki Isle out of the dam Quer Dancar. Nova Esperanca has won three races in its career so far. On 22 Oct 2025 at Kasamatsu, Nova Esperanca earned its most significant victory to date, collecting the $950000.00 prize in Race 11 (c14).

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Nagoya 05-Jun-26 1501m GOOD R5 Race 5 (c3) (of $1,027,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:37.200, SP: 34.00 1st Celery ( K Niwa 121 ) 2nd Bow Appears ( K Souha 119 ) 1.50L 3rd Foggy Lane ( D Otshata 121 ) 3.50L 11th Nova Esperanca ( S Kato 126 ) 15.15L See full resultsS Kato 57.2kg 15.15L11 (12)
Nagoya 25-May-26 1400m GOOD R2 Race 2 (c4) (of $1,027,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:30.200, SP: 5.00 1st Aya Chance ( K Niwa 121 ) 2nd Win Titania ( T Watanabe 121 ) 3.00L 3rd Rose De Rescht ( T Imai 121 ) 1.00L 10th Nova Esperanca ( M Junki 126 ) 18.25L See full resultsM Junki 57.2kg 18.25L10 (11)
Nagoya 08-May-26 1501m GOOD R1 Race 1 (c5) (of $1,027,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:37.600, SP: 2.88 1st Hakusan Shuttle ( T Imai 126 ) 2nd Rocky Brave ( S Kato 126 ) 2.00L 3rd Ibushigin ( H Murakami 126 ) 1.00L 6th Nova Esperanca ( M Junki 126 ) 5.30L See full resultsM Junki 57.2kg 5.30L6 (10)
Nagoya 24-Apr-26 1501m SOFT R5 Race 5 (c4) (of $1,027,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:36.500, SP: 2.88 1st At The Hop ( D Otshata 121 ) 2nd Wakagimi ( S Tsukamoto 126 ) 2.50L 3rd Nihonpiro Kay ( K Souha 115 ) 1.50L 7th Nova Esperanca ( M Junki 126 ) 8.10L See full resultsM Junki 57.2kg 8.10L7 (12)
Kasamatsu 06-Nov-25 1600m GOOD R11 Race 11 (c1) $60,000 (of $1,140,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:45.000, SP: 5.00 1st Casa Vicens ( T Watanabe 121 ) 2nd A Shin Yatagarasu ( S Tsukamoto 126 ) 2.00L 3rd Maruka Vento ( I Yuki 119 ) 0.00L 5th Nova Esperanca ( M Junki 126 ) 3.40L See full resultsM Junki 57.2kg 3.40L5 (10)
Kasamatsu 22-Oct-25 1600m GOOD R11 Race 11 (c14) $500,000 (of $950,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:46.100, SP: 2.88 1st Nova Esperanca ( M Junki 126 ) 2nd Furnace Creek ( M Mukoyama 126 ) 0.20L 3rd Krichashchii ( Y Tsutsui 126 ) 0.20L See full resultsM Junki 57.2kg1 (8)
Kasamatsu 09-Oct-25 1400m GOOD R2 Race 2 (c20) $400,000 (of $760,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:30.400, SP: 4.50 1st Nova Esperanca ( M Junki 126 ) 2nd Celtic Heart's ( T Watanabe 126 ) 3.00L 3rd Kotorino Utau Uta ( Y Tsutsui 121 ) 0.50L See full resultsM Junki 57.2kg1 (8)
Kasamatsu 24-Sep-25 1400m GOOD R3 Race 3 (cond) $450,000 (of $855,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:32.700, SP: 1.22 1st Nova Esperanca ( M Junki 126 ) 2nd Winkle Hope ( Y Tsutsui 121 ) 3.00L 3rd Ric Ribbon ( H Ohara 121 ) 4.00L See full resultsM Junki 57.2kg1 (9)
Chukyo 23-Aug-25 1200m GOOD R7 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:12.800, SP: 81.00 1st Chimney Pipe ( O Tayama 115 ) 2nd Dantsu Traverser ( Y Nakai 126 ) 1.50L 3rd Mugito Luna ( T Danno 126 ) 0.00L 13th Nova Esperanca ( D Ozawa 126 ) 23.55L See full resultsD Ozawa 57.2kg 23.55L13 (16)
Kokura 05-Jul-25 1000m GOOD R4 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:58.800, SP: 41.00 1st La La Avril ( T Danno 126 ) 2nd Mitono Cat ( K Matsuyama 121 ) 2.50L 3rd Stella Nova ( R Takasugi 123 ) 3.50L 6th Nova Esperanca ( D Ozawa 126 ) 8.80L See full resultsD Ozawa 57.2kg 8.80L6 (14)
Kyoto 04-May-25 1200m GOOD R1 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:12.800, SP: 51.00 1st Copano Marron ( M Iwata 121 ) 2nd Madam Igraine ( T Ono 121 ) 1.50L 3rd Dual Task ( K Sameshima 126 ) 3.50L 13th Nova Esperanca ( K Ikezoe 126 ) 14.85L See full resultsK Ikezoe 57.2kg 14.85L13 (16)
Hanshin 30-Mar-25 1400m GOOD R2 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:26.000, SP: 11.00 1st Meisho Gold ( T Danno 126 ) 2nd T O Millikan ( R Takasugi 123 ) 0.50L 3rd Wide Decoration ( K Taguchi 126 ) 3.00L 12th Nova Esperanca ( K Ikezoe 126 ) 11.85L See full resultsK Ikezoe 57.2kg 11.85L12 (16)