Juryoku Pierrot
| Juryoku Pierrot ジュウリョクピエロ | |
|---|---|
 Juryoku Pierrot at the 2026 Yushun Himba | |
| Sire | Orfevre[1] |
| Grandsire | Stay Gold |
| Dam | Happy Value [1] |
| Damsire | Zenno Rob Roy[1] |
| Sex | Filly[1] |
| Foaled | 26 February 2023 [1] |
| Country | Japan[1] |
| Colour | Chestnut[1] |
| Breeder | Tobino Bokujo [1] |
| Owner | Kensuke Kondo [1] |
| Trainer | Ryo Terashima [1] |
| Record | 6 : 4-0-0 |
| Earnings | 213,370,000 JPY[1][2] |
| Major wins | |
| Japanese Classic Tiara Race wins: Yushun Himba (2026) | |
Juryoku Pierrot (Japanese: ジュウリョクピエロ, Hepburn: Jūryoku Piero; foaled 26 February 2023) is an active Japanese thoroughbred racehorse.[1] She is known for winning the 2026 Yushun Himba.[3]
Her name derives from Kotaro Isaka's novel of the same name.[4][5]
Racing career
2025: two-year-old season
Juryoku Pierrot debuted on 28 September at a maiden race of 1,800m held on the dirt track of Hanshin Racecourse with Seina Imamura as her jockey. She would win that race with a three-and-a-half length lead.[6]
The horse would then run her first group race, the JBC Nisai Yushun, but finished 7th.[7] For the horse's final race of the season, Juryoku Pierrot was entered in to the Poinsettia Stakes on 20 December, but once again finished 7th.[8][9]
2026: three-year-old season
On 4 January, Juryoku Pierrot was entered in to an allowance race at Kyoto Racecourse. This was her first race on turf, as all her prior races were on dirt surfaces. Despite being the least favored to win the race, she made a decent start and was well placed among the pack, and while the horse herself was in a rush, Imamura reined her in to keep her acceleration more steady. While it took time for the horse to accelerate in the home stretch, the horse managed to claim her second victory, showing her aptitude on the turf.[10]
Her next race, the Listed Wasurenagusa Sho, she was once again the underdog, having been the seventh favored to win the race in a field of 14 horses. Despite this, the horse was placed in the rear and took the lead from the outside on the final stretch, beating Pika Kiwi by two-and-a-half length lead and winning the race.[11]
Juryoku Pierrot was then entered in to the Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks), where she was the fifth most favored to win. The horse was placed in the rear of the pack, and on the final stretch, the horse pushed through a gap in the field, taking over several horses including Dream Core and clinching her first group race victory. This victory was moreso a milestone for the jockey, Seina Imamura, who had not just won her first Classics race that she ever entered, but also became the first female JRA jockey to win a Group 1 race in the JRA. This race also marked the first Group 1 race victory for the horse's trainer, Ryo Terashima.[12]
Although Juryoku Pierrot was initially entered into the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe due to the race's deadline coming shortly after the Wasurenagusa Sho, trainer Ryo Terashima decided to not take up the entry for the race.[13] Instead, Terashima opted to keep Juyroku Pierrot racing domestically, aiming for a run in the Shūka Shō in October prior to racing in the Queen Elizabeth II Cup in November. Terashima explained by saying, "We've decided to stay domestic this year. Her win in the Listed Wasurenagusa Sho was so impressive that we pushed from our side just to get her entered... but for this year, we felt it was better to proceed in order, first against her own generation in a G1 and then against older horses in a G1."[14]
Racing Statistics
The following racing form is based on information available on netkeiba.com[15] & JBIS-Search.[16]
| Date | Distance (Condition) | Race | Class | Course | Field | HN | Odds (Favored) |
Finish | Time | Winning (Losing) Margin |
Jockey | Winner (2nd Place) |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 – two-year-old season | |||||||||||||
| Sep 28 | Dirt 1,800 m (Fast) | Two Year Old Debut | Hanshin | 9 | 9 | 2.9 (1st) | 1st | 1:54.8 | 3+1⁄2 lengths | Seina Imamura | (Lord Stelatto) | [17] | |
| Nov 3 | Dirt 1,800 m (Muddy) | JBC Nisai Yushun | JpnIII[a] | Monbetsu | 11 | 7 | 5.4 (2nd) | 7th | 1:56.5 | (5+1⁄4 lengths) | Seina Imamura | Tamamo Freesia | [18] |
| Dec 20 | Dirt 1,800 m (Fast) | Poinsettia Stakes | OP | Hanshin | 10 | 7 | 30.1 (7th) | 7th | 1:55.0 | (14+1⁄4 lengths) | Mirai Iwata | Rock Ptarmigan | [19] |
| 2026 – three-year-old season | |||||||||||||
| Jan 4 | Turf 2,000 m (Firm) | Three Year Old | 1 Win | Kyoto | 7 | 2 | 55.6 (7th) | 1st | 2:00.9 | 1+1⁄2 lengths | Seina Imamura | (Air be a Gale) | [20] |
| Apr 12 | Turf 2,000 m (Firm) | Wasurenagusa Sho | Listed | Hanshin | 14 | 14 | 18.9 (7th) | 1st | 1:59.1 | 2+1⁄2 lengths | Seina Imamura | (Pika Kiwi) | [21] |
| May 24 | Turf 2,400 m (Firm) | Yushun Himba | G1 | Tokyo | 18 | 16 | 10.9 (5th) | 1st | 2:25.6 | neck | Seina Imamura | (Dream Core) | [22][3] |
- ↑ The race is classified as a local, Japanese Grade 3 event. Internationally as a Listed event.
Pedigree
| Sire Orfevre (JPN) (2008) |
Stay Gold (JPN) (1994) |
Sunday Silence (USA) (1986) |
Halo (1969) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wishing Well (1975) | |||
| Golden Sash (1988) |
Dictus (FR) (1967) | ||
| Dyna Sash (1979) | |||
| Oriental Art (JPN) (1997) |
Mejiro McQueen (1987) |
Mejiro Titan (1978) | |
| Mejiro Aurola (1978) | |||
| Electro Art (1986) |
Northern Taste (CAN) (1971) | ||
| Grandma Stevens (USA) (1977) | |||
| Dam Happy Value (JPN) (2011) |
Zenno Rob Roy (JPN) (2000) |
Sunday Silence (USA) (1986) |
Halo (1969) |
| Wishing Well (1975) | |||
| Roamin Rachel (USA) (1990) |
Mining (1984) | ||
| One Smart Lady (1984) | |||
| Name Value (JPN) (1998) |
Honour and Glory (USA) (1993) |
Relaunch (1976) | |
| Fair to All (1986) | |||
| Madison Country (USA) (1991) |
Seattle Slew (1974) | ||
| Steal a Kiss (1983) (Family 19-b) [24] |
- Juryoku Pierrot is inbred S3 x M3 to Sunday Silence and S4 x S5 to Northern Taste
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Juryoku Pierrot | Horse Profile, Pedigree, Form, Race Record - netkeiba". netkeiba.com. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ "ジュウリョクピエロ". JBIS (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 24 May 2026. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) (G1) Full Result | 24 May 2026 R11 Tokyo". netkeiba.com. 24 May 2026. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- ↑ Yusuke Kinami (24 May 2026). "【オークス】今村聖奈騎手と偉業に挑む「ジュウリョクピエロ」の馬名の意味". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- ↑ "ジュウリョクピエロの由来…小説「重力ピエロ」作家の伊坂幸太郎さん「感動しました」ＴＶでオークス観戦！聖奈効果で爆売れ中". スポーツ報知 (in Japanese). 25 May 2026. Archived from the original on 26 May 2026. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ↑ "【阪神4R新馬戦結果】オルフェーヴル産駒ジュウリョクピエロが3馬身半差で快勝". netkeiba (in Japanese). 28 September 2025. Archived from the original on 1 October 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ "【門別・JBC2歳優駿結果】タマモフリージアが無傷2連勝でDG初制覇". netkeiba (in Japanese). 3 November 2025. Archived from the original on 8 December 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ "ポインセチアステークス". Japan Racing Association. 20 December 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ "【ポインセチアS結果】初ダートのロックターミガンが逃げ切りV". netkeiba (in Japanese). 20 December 2025. Archived from the original on 20 December 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ "今村聖奈が２６年開催初日に最低人気馬でＶ 「初めての芝でもスピード感があった」". デイリースポーツ online (in Japanese). 4 January 2026. Archived from the original on 24 May 2026. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ "【阪神・9R】忘れな草賞は今村騎乗ジュウリョクピエロが快勝 オークスの有力候補に浮上". スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). 12 April 2026. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ "【オークス結果】ジュウリョクピエロが3連勝で樫の女王！ 今村聖奈騎手はJRA女性騎手初のGI制覇！". netkeiba (in Japanese). 24 May 2026. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ Uwabo, byShuhei. "Defying gravity, Juryoku Pierrot takes Imamura into history". www.thestandard.com.hk. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ "Japanese Oaks winner Juryoku Pierrot to stay domestic, skip Arc bid | Horse Racing News". netkeiba. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ "Juryoku Pierrot Race Record and Form". netkeiba.com. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ "Juryoku Pierrot Race Record and Form". www.jbis.jp. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ "4R サラ系2歳新馬 | 2025年9月28日". JBIS (in Japanese). 28 September 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- ↑ "11R JBC2歳優駿 | 2025年11月3日". JBIS (in Japanese). 3 November 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- ↑ "9R ポインセチアS オープン | 2025年12月20日". JBIS (in Japanese). 20 December 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- ↑ "6R サラ系3歳1勝クラス | 2026年1月4日". JBIS (in Japanese). 4 January 2026. Archived from the original on 6 January 2026. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- ↑ "9R 忘れな草賞 | 2026年4月12日". JBIS (in Japanese). 12 April 2026. Archived from the original on 25 April 2026. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- ↑ "11R オークス | 2026年5月24日". JBIS (in Japanese). 24 May 2026. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- ↑ "Five-generation Pedigree Table | Pedigree | Juryoku Pierrot (JPN)". Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ "Thoroughbred Bloodlines – CONSTANTIA (GB) – Family 19-b". www.bloodlines.net. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2026.