Zen Espoir (USA) Horse
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Zen Espoir is a 4yo bay from the United States trained by Yuji Iida. It is by the stallion Practical Joke out of Elite Mom. Zen Espoir has won two races so far. On 21 Dec 2025 at Chukyo, it secured its most notable win, earning $15,200,000 in an allowance race.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kyoto 26-Apr-26 1800m R12 Allowance Race (allow) $4,800,000 (of $22,690,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:51.000, SP: 4.50 1st Stop Yearning ( R Takasugi 128 ) 2nd Zen Espoir ( N Yokoyama 128 ) 4.00L 3rd Arc D'Or ( Y Take 128 ) 5.75L See full results | N Yokoyama 58.1kg 4.00L | 2 (14) |
| Hanshin 12-Apr-26 1800m GOOD R8 Kawanishi Tokubetsu (allow) $4,035,000 (of $30,430,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:51.100, SP: 11.00 1st Smart Kairos ( R Takasugi 128 ) 2nd Sunrise Bullet ( K Sameshima 128 ) 1.00L 3rd Zen Espoir ( Y Tsunoda 128 ) 1.30L See full results | Y Tsunoda 58.1kg 1.30L | 3 (11) |
| Chukyo 22-Mar-26 1900m GOOD R10 Yatomi Tokubetsu (allow) (of $30,630,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:59.500, SP: 9.00 1st Taisei Addict ( T Yokoyama 128 ) 2nd Caucasus Gold ( H Miyuki 128 ) 0.50L 3rd Epsilon Number ( F Matsuwaka 128 ) 1.00L 6th Zen Espoir ( N Yokoyama 128 ) 3.55L See full results | N Yokoyama 58.1kg 3.55L | 6 (16) |
| Chukyo 21-Dec-25 1800m SOFT R3 Allowance Race (allow) $8,000,000 (of $15,200,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:53.100, SP: 2.25 1st Zen Espoir ( N Yokoyama 126 ) 2nd Olive Green ( N Furukawa 119 ) 0.30L 3rd Yorino Legend ( T Danno 126 ) 0.50L See full results | N Yokoyama 57.2kg | 1 (16) |
| Kyoto 30-Nov-25 1800m R7 Allowance Race (allow) $3,200,000 (of $15,200,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:51.800, SP: 10.00 1st Dura Eterno ( Y Take 123 ) 2nd Zen Espoir ( N Yokoyama 123 ) 0.75L 3rd Saimon Chevalier ( K Taguchi 123 ) 1.05L See full results | N Yokoyama 55.8kg 0.75L | 2 (16) |
| Fukushima 08-Nov-25 1700m GOOD R12 Allowance Race (allow) $3,200,000 (of $15,200,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:45.900, SP: 7.50 1st Taisei Mambo ( Y Ishikawa 128 ) 2nd Zen Espoir ( Y Tsunoda 123 ) 2.00L 3rd Mavors ( R Funayama 117 ) 0.30L See full results | Y Tsunoda 55.8kg 2.00L | 2 (15) |
| Chukyo 02-Aug-25 1800m GOOD R9 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,200,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:55.800, SP: 5.50 1st Show Dancer ( Y Kokubun 121 ) 2nd Champagne Pop ( T Danno 128 ) 1.25L 3rd Superjock ( O Tayama 115 ) 0.75L 6th Zen Espoir ( Y Tsunoda 121 ) 6.30L See full results | Y Tsunoda 54.9kg 6.30L | 6 (10) |
| Kokura 06-Jul-25 1700m GOOD R12 Allowance Race (allow) $2,000,000 (of $15,200,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:47.900, SP: 13.00 1st June Eos ( R Takakura 117 ) 2nd Danon Vestal ( R Sakai 121 ) 0.30L 3rd Zen Espoir ( Y Tsunoda 121 ) 3.80L See full results | Y Tsunoda 54.9kg 3.80L | 3 (16) |
| Hanshin 08-Jun-25 1800m GOOD R4 Md $5,600,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:55.400, SP: 3.25 1st Zen Espoir ( Y Tsunoda 126 ) 2nd Peptide Mogami ( R Kozaki 126 ) 2.50L 3rd Interurban ( T Danno 126 ) 2.80L See full results | Y Tsunoda 57.2kg | 1 (15) |
| Hanshin 23-Mar-25 1800m GOOD R3 Md $2,200,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:56.400, SP: 4.33 1st Meikei Rosetta ( M Sakai 126 ) 2nd Zen Espoir ( N Yokoyama 126 ) 0.75L 3rd B B Berzerk ( S Hamanaka 126 ) 2.75L See full results | N Yokoyama 57.2kg 0.75L | 2 (12) |
| Hanshin 01-Mar-25 1800m GOOD R3 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:55.000, SP: 6.50 1st Song Collector ( K Matsuyama 121 ) 2nd Zero Snake ( Y Fujioka 126 ) 0.30L 3rd Interurban ( T Danno 126 ) 0.60L 6th Zen Espoir ( N Yokoyama 126 ) 2.70L See full results | N Yokoyama 57.2kg 2.70L | 6 (16) |
| Kyoto 09-Nov-24 1800m GOOD R4 Newcomer Race (newc) $720,000 (of $13,720,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:51.200, SP: 3.50 1st Narukami ( R Sakai 123 ) 2nd Prinsessa ( S Yoshimura 115 ) 10.00L 3rd Miraieno Kagi ( T Danno 123 ) 16.00L 5th Zen Espoir ( N Yokoyama 123 ) 21.25L See full results | N Yokoyama 55.8kg 21.25L | 5 (15) |