Saimon Zest (JPN) Horse
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About
Saimon Zest, a 2yo bay horse from Japan trained by Shozo Sasaki, is by the stallion Satono Aladdin out of Danon Elegant. To date, the colt has recorded one victory. Its most notable triumph came on 7 February 2026 at Kyoto, where it earned $11,280,000. The horse has been lucrative for bettors; backing it throughout its career would have yielded a 1,175% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Hanshin 01-Mar-26 1800m R4 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,620,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:53.300, SP: 21.00 1st Mercantour ( R Sakai 126 ) 2nd Dantsu Shitan ( T Danno 126 ) 4.00L 3rd Boom Bap Beat ( A Nishimura 126 ) 5.00L 8th Saimon Zest ( M Sakai 126 ) 11.75L See full results | M Sakai 57.2kg 11.75L | 8 (8) |
| Kyoto 07-Feb-26 1900m R2 Md $5,900,000 (of $11,280,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:02.000, SP: 51.00 1st Saimon Zest ( M Sakai 126 ) 2nd Habile ( Y Kawada 126 ) 3.50L 3rd Meethaq ( Y Take 126 ) 7.50L See full results | M Sakai 57.2kg | 1 (9) |
| Kyoto 31-Jan-26 1800m R4 Md (of $11,280,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:55.100, SP: 51.00 1st Viento De Cola ( M Iwata 126 ) 2nd Daimei Kumamoto ( K Dazai 126 ) 4.00L 3rd Rajah Brooke ( Y Kitamura 126 ) 4.50L 9th Saimon Zest ( M Sakai 126 ) 13.95L See full results | M Sakai 57.2kg 13.95L | 9 (11) |
| Kyoto 12-Jan-26 1600m R5 Newcomer Race (newc) (of $12,330,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:35.900, SP: 7.00 1st Nishino Sarina ( K Ikezoe 121 ) 2nd Salt Iris ( Y Fujioka 121 ) 5.00L 3rd Sapporo Ikuko ( M Nagashima 117 ) 5.75L 17th Saimon Zest ( O Tayama 119 ) 21.55L See full results | O Tayama 54kg 21.55L | 17 (18) |