Taiki Ruggero (JPN) Horse
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Taiki Ruggero is a 2yo colt from Japan trained by Tomokazu Takano in Hong Kong. He is by the stallion Leontes out of Taiki Kirara. So far he has recorded one victory. On 4 Jan 2026 at Kyoto, he earned his biggest win, collecting $12,330,000 in the Newcomer Race (newc). He has been a lucrative performer for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have yielded a 2425% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Hakodate 21-Jun-26 1800m R12 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,620,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:47.000, SP: 7.50 1st Cozzolino ( D Sasaki 121 ) 2nd Graines De Joie ( T Ogino 121 ) 0.50L 3rd My Ballade ( K Nagahama 126 ) 1.75L 6th Taiki Ruggero ( A Saito 121 ) 3.60L See full results | A Saito 54.9kg 3.60L | 6 (10) |
| Nakayama 15-Mar-26 1800m GOOD R11 CL1 (of $100,000,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:46.000, SP: 51.00 1st Audacia ( A Tsumura 126 ) 2nd Ask Edinburgh ( Y Iwata 126 ) 0.30L 3rd Acrophase ( A Nishimura 126 ) 0.00L 11th Taiki Ruggero ( T Yokoyama 126 ) 5.05L See full results | T Yokoyama 57.2kg 5.05L | 11 (16) |
| Nakayama 25-Jan-26 1800m R9 Wakatake Sho (allow) (of $22,120,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:46.500, SP: 11.00 1st Blaenavon ( K Matsuyama 126 ) 2nd Up Helly Aa ( C P Lemaire 126 ) 1.00L 3rd Meiner Cymbeline ( A Tsumura 126 ) 0.75L 8th Taiki Ruggero ( T Yokoyama 126 ) 9.35L See full results | T Yokoyama 57.2kg 9.35L | 8 (12) |
| Kyoto 04-Jan-26 1800m R5 Newcomer Race (newc) $6,500,000 (of $12,330,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:50.500, SP: 101.00 1st Taiki Ruggero ( A Saito 126 ) 2nd Fortune Ride ( Y Kawada 121 ) 0.20L 3rd Aube Fraiche ( A Nishimura 121 ) 3.20L See full results | A Saito 57.2kg | 1 (18) |