Satono Reve (, , born March 22, 2019) is a Japanese thoroughbred racehorse. His major victories include the 2025 and 2026 Takamatsunomiya Kinen, the 2024 Hakodate Sprint Stakes, and the 2024 Keeneland Cup. The horse's name is derived from the prefix 'Satono' + 'dream' (French: rêve).
Satono Reve was born on March 22, 2019, at Shirai Farm in Hidaka, Hokkaido. Later that year, he was sold at the Japanese Select Sale for 54 million yen (excluding tax) to Satomi Horse Company Co., Ltd.
Afterwards, he was brought into training under Noriyuki Hori at Miho Training Center.
Satono Reve's debut was late; he made his first appearance on April 10, 2022, at Nakayama on the turf over 1600 meters in a race for three-year-old maidens, ridden by Shu Ishibashi. He stayed in second place during the race, took the lead in the stretch, and held off a challenge from Iwakuni, who came from mid-pack, by half a length to win his debut. In the Nagamambe Special on July 2, he stayed in mid-pack before making his move on the outside in the straight but was narrowly beaten by Rakiata, who went ahead, finishing second. After a one-week break, in the July 17 race at Hakodate on turf over 1200 meters for three-year-old and above, he saved his energy in third place and overtook Hinokuni, who tried to hold the lead, in the final stretch to secure his second win. On October 1, in the Katsuura Special, he tracked in second, made his move in the straight, and pulled away to win his third race by two lengths.
In the Suzaku Stakes on April 29, 2023, which marked his first race as a four-year-old, he ran tenaciously from a good position and took the lead, ultimately winning his fourth race by half a length over Il Cuore who had set the pace, thereby entering the open class. However, he subsequently went on a long-term break due to injury.
Satono Reve returned in the GIII Hankyu Hai on February 25, 2024, and raced in second and third position but could not finish strongly in the stretch, ending up in fourth place. On April 14, in the listed Harurai Stakes , he made a sharp move from mid-pack in the final stretch and narrowly defeated Thermal Wind, who was closing from a good position, to achieve his first open-class victory. On June 9, in the GIII Hakodate Sprint Stakes, he tracked in fourth or fifth position before breaking through from the inside in the stretch, ultimately winning comfortably by 1 1/4 lengths over Wing Greatest, marking his first graded race victory. On August 25, in the Keeneland Cup, a trial race for the Sprinters Stakes, he ran in a good position and accelerated strongly in the final stretch, winning by 1 1/2 lengths over Eishin Spotter and achieving consecutive graded race victories. On September 30, in his first GI challenge at the Sprinters Stakes, he was the favourite but finished seventh due to a poor start. In his final race of the year on December 8, in the Hong Kong Sprint, he stayed in mid-pack on the inside and showed a strong finish in the stretch, but could not catch the overwhelming favourite Ka Ying Rising and was overtaken from the outside by Helios Express, finishing third.
Satono Reve's six-year-old season began with the Takamatsunomiya Kinen on March 30. Staying in the middle of the pack during the race, he broke through the field in the final stretch and held off Namura Claire by three-quarters of a length to win. This marked his first Group One victory and the father-son triumph with his sire, Lord Kanaloa.
However, jockey João Moreira received a warning for veering outward in the final straight, affecting Namura Claire. Next, he ran in the Chairman's Sprint Prize at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong on April 27. Following closely behind Ka Ying Rising at the fourth corner, he tried to make a move but was overtaken in the straight, finishing second by two and a quarter lengths.
Afterward, it was decided to move on to the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes at Ascot Racecourse in England on June 21. On May 3, Satono Reve arrived at Heathrow Airport from Hong Kong via Dubai and then moved to James HortonâÂÂs stable in Newmarket, Suffolk for his stay. In the race, continuing with the partnership with João Moreira, it started from the far outside gate 16 but delivered a strong performance, finishing second by half a length behind the winner, Lazaat. This was only the second time in 25 years that a Japanese horse finished in the top two at Royal Ascot since Agnes World (however, the KingâÂÂs Stand Stakes in which Agnes World placed was classified as G2 at the time and was promoted to G1 only in 2008. Therefore, if limited to G1 races at Royal Ascot, Satono Reve is the first Japanese horse in history to achieve this).
Satono Reve's next race would be the 2025 Sprinters Stakes, where he started as the first favourite but came fourth behind Namura Clair, June Blair and Win Carnelian. In the end of the year, Satono Reve entered the Hong Kong Sprint for the second time but ended up in frustrating ninth place where the defending champion Ka Ying Rising defeated his competition and earned his 16th consecutive victory. His jockey, Ryan Moore, noted that the horse was in good condition and calm but the pace of the race increased rapidly, causing them to lose out early and thus not allowing them to finish in their usual style. At the end of the season, Satono Reve was awarded the JRA Award for Best Sprinter or Miler.
After that his trainer were thinking about Satono Reve becoming stallion at the end of the year, but at the end were decided to extend his career for one more year to win the titles that he couldn't win last year. As Kendo Watanabe said during JRA Award Ceremony, January 26, 2026: <blockquote>"With the trainer's desire to have him continue racing for another year, to win the titles that he couldn't win last year, and to pave the way for him to become a stallion, Satono Reve will continue his racing career this year as well." Original text: ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂ1å¹´ç¾役ãÂÂç¶ÂãÂÂã¦ãÂÂæ¨年åÂÂãÂÂãªãÂÂã£ãÂÂã¿ã¤ãÂÂã«ãÂÂÃ¥ÂÂãÂÂãÂÂ種ç¡馬ã¸ã®éÂÂãÂÂÃ¥ÂÂãÂÂéÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂã¨ãÂÂãÂÂ調æÂÂ師ã®æÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãµãÂÂãÂÂ㋼ã´ã¯ä»Âå¹´ãÂÂç¾役ãÂÂç¶Âè¡ÂãÂÂã¾ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂ</blockquote>
For his first start as a seven-year-old, he ran in the Takamatsunomiya Kinen, which he had won the previous year. It was his first partnership with Christophe Lemaire, and he was sent off as the race favorite.
With the first 3 furlongs run in a blazing 32.5 seconds, he raced as usual from the middle of the pack. After breaking out of the field in the stretch, he unleashed a final 3-furlong split of 32.4 seconds to score an emphatic two-length victory, setting a race-record time of 1:06.3. That was first Takamatsunomiya Kinen victory for Christophe Lemaire on his fifth attempt.
As it then was found that Satono Reve had lost the horsehoe on his left hind leg during race, but still managed to beat a race-record time.
He became only the second horse in history to win the race in back-to-back years, following Kinshasa no Kiseki, another horse trained by Noriyuki Hori.
About participating in Hong Kong race again this year Noboru Hirai said:<blockquote>"It was discovered that he lost the horseshoe on his left hind leg during the race. Participation in the Chairman's Sprint Prize (April 26, Sha Tin, Hong Kong), for which an invitation has already been accepted, will be decided after assessing his condition." Original text:ãÂÂ㋼ã¹ä¸Âã«左å¾Âè¢ã®è½éÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂæÂÂå¾ ãÂÂÃ¥ÂÂ諾ãÂÂã¦ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂã§ã¢ãÂÂã³ãºã¹ãÂÂãªã³ãÂÂãÂÂã©ã¤ãº(4æÂÂ26æÂ¥ãÂÂé¦Â港ãÂȋ·ã£ãÂÂã£ã³)ã¸ã®åº走ã¯ãÂÂç¶æ ÂãÂÂè¦Â極ãÂÂã¦ãÂÂãÂÂã®å¤æÂÂã«ãªãÂÂãÂÂ</blockquote>
Satono Reve had run in 16 races and win eight of them with four placed finish. This data is based on JBIS, netkeiba, SCMP and SkySports.
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