Kamunyak

Kamunyak
カムニャック[1]
Kamunyak at the 2025 Flora Stakes
BreedThoroughbred[1]
SireBlack Tide[1]
GrandsireSunday Silence[1]
DamDance Amiga[1]
DamsireSakura Bakushin O[1]
SexFilly[1]
Foaled (2022-04-14) April 14, 2022[1]
CountryJapan[1]
ColorBay[1]
BreederShadai Farm[1]
OwnerKaneko Makoto Holdings[1]
TrainerYasuo Tomomichi[1]
Record9: 4-2-0[1]
Earnings381,003,000 JPY[1]
Major wins
Flora Stakes (2025)
Rose Stakes (2025)
Japanese Classic Tiara Race wins:
Yushun Himba (2025)
Last updated on May 17, 2026

Kamunyak (カムニャック; foaled April 14, 2022) is a Japanese thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2025 Yushun Himba and Flora Stakes.

Racing career

Background

Kamunyak's name is derived from the term "the blessed one" in Samburu.[2]

She was bought by the Kaneko Makoto Holdings at the 2023 JRHA Select Sale for Yearlings for 77 million yen including taxes.[3]

2024: Two-year old season

Ridden by Yuga Kawada, Kamunyak debuted at a debut race for two year olds held at Chukyo Racecourse on August 11. She was the most favored to win that race with the betting odds at 1.2, of which she won and scored her first victory.[4] She was later sent to contest the Artemis Stakes held on October 26, where she was also the most favored to win. She was positioned third for most of the race, but fell behind on the final stretch and finished sixth.[5]

2025: Three-year old season

Kamunyak started the year off by entering in to the Elfin Stakes, where she was placed in the rear of the pack and tried to take the lead at the final stretch, only to finish fourth.[6][7] After this race, she was entered in to the Flora Stakes, a trial race for the Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks), held on April 27 at Tokyo Racecourse, with Andrasch Starke as her new jockey. During the race, she raced in the center of the pack, before taking over the lead in the final 100 meters of the race, clinching her first graded race victory and gaining a slot for the Yushun Himba with a race record of 1 minute 58.6 seconds.[8]

On May 25, Kamunyak was entered in to the Yushun Himba with Starke once again riding her. She was the fourth most favored to win. During the race, she was placed among the pack, with the horse moving up after entering the final stretch, catching up with Arma Veloce who was in the lead, before beating her by a head. This was Kamunyak's first Grade I victory, and the first Japanese Grade I victory for Starke, the first time trainer Yasuo Tomomichi won the Yushun Himba, as well as the first time a Flora Stakes winner won the Yushun Himba since Saint Emilion in 2010.[9][10]

For the second half of the season, Kamunyak returned on the Rose Stakes at Hanshin Racecourse. Trainer Tomomichi convinced that Kamunyak would be able to deliver results on the day.[11] After 1000 metres mark, Kamunyak was comfortable sitting between sixth and seventh position on the outside track. Despite encountering interference at the fourth corner when bumped by rivals, she surged powerfully through the middle of the track in the stretch, pulling clear to win by one and a-half lengths over the second place, Theresa.[12] She closed out her season with an attempt of getting a second classic title at the Shuka Sho.[13] The race did not went well for Kamunyak as she gassed out whilst entering the final straight and fell back to 16th-place in the end.[14]

2026: four-year-old season

In this new season, Kamunyak would start her campaign in the Hanshin Himba Stakes. She would be pitted against her classic rival, the double tiara Embroidery and the reigning Victoria Mile winner, Ascoli Piceno for this one.[15] Kamunyak did well for this outing as she positioned himself on the outside before sprinted surpassed the pack and only lost the race to Embroidery by a neck in the end.[16] Her jockey, Yuga Kawada stated that she showed more patience than before in the race whilst trainer Tomomichi glad that she was able to adept to the early slow pace of the race and kept her mental strength for the whole session that day. Her next target race would be the Victoria Mile.[17] In the final training session before the big day, Tomomichi said that the horse was calm, moving well, did not lost any weight and in good condition the race.[18] When the race begun, Kamunyak broke smoothly and settled around seventh, tracking right behind Embroidery. She continued to stalk the race favorite in the stretch and, although unable to threaten the winner, crossed the wire one-and-a-quarter lengths clear of the rest of the field to finish second.[19] After the race, Kawada said Kamunyak ran the race as she usually did and Tomomichi said she did her best and thought that possibly the defeat came from the lack of compatibility with the race distance.[20] Due to this analysis, Tomomichi aimed her for the Queen Elizabeth II Cup in the autumn due to the horse's affinity with longer distance race.[21]

Racing statistics

The following data is based on information available on netkeiba.com and JBIS-Search.[22][23]

Date Track Race Grade Distance

(Condition)

 Entry HN Odds

(Favored)

 Finish Time Margins Jockey Winner

(Runner-up)

2024 – two-year-old season
Aug 11 Chukyo 2YO Debut 2,000 m (Firm) 9 1 1.2 (1) 1st 2:04.2 0.6 Yuga Kawada (Rouge Sequel)
Oct 26 Tokyo Artemis Stakes GIII 1,600 m (Firm) 11 10 3.1 (1) 6th 1:34.8 0.2 Yuga Kawada (Brown Ratchet)
2025 – three-year-old season
Feb 10 Kyoto Elfin Stakes L 1,600 m (Firm) 9 2 3.8 (3) 4th 1:36.1 0.8 Yuga Kawada Voulezvous
Apr 27 Tokyo Flora Stakes GII 2,000 m (Firm) 18 10 14.7 (7) 1st R1:58.6 -0.2 Andrasch Starke (Valkyrie Birth)
May 25 Tokyo Yushun Himba GI 2,400 m (Firm) 18 15 14.3 (4) 1st 2:25.7 0.0 Andrasch Starke (Arma Veloce)
Sep 14 Hanshin Rose Stakes GII 1,800 m (Firm) 18 11 2.9 (1) 1st 1:43.5 -0.2 Yuga Kawada (Theresa)
Oct 19 Kyoto Shūka Sho GI 2,000 m (Firm) 18 17 2.1 (1) 16th 2:00.2 1.9 Yuga Kawada Embroidery
2026 – four-year-old season
Apr 11 Hanshin Hanshin Himba Stakes GII 1,600 m (Firm) 10 5 7.8 (4) 2nd 1:31.6 0.0 Yuga Kawada Embroidery
May 17 Tokyo Victoria Mile GI 1,600 m (Firm) 18 8 5.3 (2) 2nd 1:31.1 0.2 Yuga Kawada Embroidery

Legend:

  • R indicated that it was a record finish time.

Pedigree

Pedigree of Kamunyak[24][25][26]
Sire
Black Tide
2001 dk. b.		 Sunday Silence
1986 br.		 Halo Hail to Reason
Cosmah
Wishing Well Understanding
Mountain Flower
Wind in Her Hair
1991 b.		 Alzao Lyphard
Lady Rebecca
Burghclere Busted
Highclere
Dam
Dance Amiga
2011 ch.		 Sakura Bakushin O
1989 b.		 Sakura Yutaka O Tesco Boy
Angelica
Sakura Hagoromo Northern Taste
Clear Amber
Dance All Night
2003 b.		 El Condor Pasa Kingmambo
Saddlers Gal
Dance Partner Sunday Silence
Dancing Key

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Kamunyak(JPN)". JBIS-Search. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
  2. ↑ "競走馬情報 JRA". Japan Racing Association (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-08-12.
  3. 1 2 "2025年04月27日 フローラS G2 | 重賞ウィナーレポート". 競走馬のふるさと案内所 (in Japanese). 2025-04-27. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
  4. ↑ "カムニャック 単勝1・2倍で完勝 川田騎手「いい内容」 3代母はダンスパートナー/新馬戦". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 2024-08-11. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
  5. ↑ "【アルテミスS】1番人気カムニャックは末脚不発6着 川田将雅騎手「この馬本来の走りではなかった」". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). Hochi Shimbun. 2024-10-26. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
  6. ↑ "【エルフィンS結果】唯一の2勝馬ヴーレヴーが素質馬たちを完封！". netkeiba (in Japanese). 2025-02-10. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
  7. ↑ "【エルフィンS】（京都）ヴーレヴーが逃げた馬を交わして勝利". Radio Nikkei (in Japanese). 2025-02-10. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
  8. ↑ "【サンスポ賞フローラS】カムニャックが押し切り重賞初Vで樫切符獲得！3着にしんがり人気馬が入り3連単は110万円超に". Sanspo ZBAT! (in Japanese). Sankei Shimbun. 2025-04-27. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
  9. ↑ "【オークス】カムニャックがゴール前の接戦をアタマ差制し樫の女王戴冠！". Sanspo ZBAT! (in Japanese). Sankei Shimbun. 2025-05-25. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
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  11. ↑ "G1 Japanese Oaks winner Kamunyak set for return in G2 Rose Stakes, aiming toward G1 Shuka Sho double tiara". netkeiba. NET DREAMERS, Co., Ltd. 12 September 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "Kamunyak triumphs in G2 Rose Stakes as Kawada says "victory was achieved purely on her ability"". netkeiba. NET DREAMERS, Co., Ltd. 15 September 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  13. ↑ "Kamunyak targets second Classic title in G1 Shuka Sho, with a guide to other notable runners". netkeiba. NET DREAMERS, Co., Ltd. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  14. ↑ ""She's a really good filly," Embroidery captures G1 Shuka Sho to complete double tiara". netkeiba. NET DREAMERS, Co., Ltd. 19 October 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  15. ↑ "Fukushima meet kicks off with three graded stakes races headlined by G1 Oka Sho weekend". netkeiba. NET DREAMERS, Co., Ltd. 6 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  16. ↑ "Sankei Sports Hai Hanshin Himba Stakes (G2) Full Result | R11". netkeiba. NET DREAMERS, Co., Ltd. 11 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  17. ↑ "【阪神牝馬S】カムニャック2着 我慢の内容評価 今後はヴィクトリアマイルへ" [[Hanshin Fillies' Stakes] Kamunyak finishes 2nd; her patient performance is commendable; her next target is the Victoria Mile.]. netkeiba (in Japanese). NET DREAMERS, Co., Ltd. 12 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  18. ↑ "Kamunyak poised for G1 Victoria Mile redemption after showing mental growth in final tune-up". netkeiba. 15 May 2026. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  19. ↑ "Embroidery Reigns as Champion Female Miler with Victoria Mile Victory". japanracing.jp. 17 May 2026. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  20. ↑ "【ヴィクトリアＭ】カムニャック またも銀 Ｇ１・２勝目ならず 川田「とてもいい走りをしてくれました」" [[Victoria Mile] Kamunyak placed second again, failing to secure a second G1 victory. Kawada: "She ran very well."]. netkeiba (in Japanese). 18 May 2026. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  21. ↑ "【注目馬動向】ヴィクトリアマイル2着のカムニャック 秋はエリザベス女王杯が目標 友道調教師「秋は距離を戻していこうかな」" [[Featured Horse Update] Kamunyak, who finished second in the Victoria Mile, will aim for the Queen Elizabeth II Cup in the fall. Trainer Tomomichi: "I'm thinking of bringing her back to a longer distance in the fall."]. netkeiba (in Japanese). 19 May 2026. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
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  23. ↑ "Race Records | Kamunyak(JPN)". JBIS-Search. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
  24. ↑ "Five-generation Pedigree Table". JBIS-Search. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
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  26. ↑ "PEDIGREE (5-GEN)". netkeiba. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
  27. ↑ "【しらさぎS】初代覇者はキープカルム 坂井瑠星騎手「馬のおかげで勝てました」オークス馬カムニャックの半兄". UMATOKU (in Japanese). Hochi Shimbun. 2025-06-22. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
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