Meiner Emperor

Meiner Emperor
マイネルエンペラー
Meiner Emperor in December 2024
BreedThoroughbred
SireGold Ship
GrandsireStay Gold
DamMeiner Theresia
DamsireRoses in May
SexStallion
Foaled(2020-03-13)13 March 2020
CountryJapan
ColourDark bay
BreederBig Red Farm
OwnerThoroughbred Club Ruffian
Racing colours
TrainerHisashi Shimizu
JockeyRyuji Wada
Yuji Tannai
Lanfranco Dettori
Record25: 5-5-3
Earnings¥209,282,000
Major wins
Nikkei Shō (2025)

Meiner Emperor (Japanese: マイネルエンペラー, Hepburn: Mainā Enperā; foaled 13 March 2020) is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse. He has competed since 2022, recording five wins in twenty-five starts, including the Nikkei Shō (GII) in 2025.[1] He is the half-brother of Meiner Fanrong, winner of the 2021 Niigata Kinen, and the full brother of Uberleben, winner of the 2021 Yūshun Himba.[2]

Background

Meiner Emperor is a dark bay horse bred in Niikappu, Hokkaido by Big Red Farm.[1] He was sired by Gold Ship, a son of Stay Gold, and his dam was Meine Theresia, a daughter of the American-bred stallion Roses in May.[2] Meine Theresia also foaled Uberleben (also by Gold Ship), who won the 2021 Yūshun Himba (Japanese Oaks), and Meiner Fanrong (by Stay Gold), who won the 2021 Niigata Kinen.[2] His racing name combines the "Meiner" prefix used by owner Thoroughbred Club Ruffian with "Emperor."[3] He was sent into training with Hisashi Shimizu at the JRA's Ritto Training Center.[1]

Racing career

2022: Two-year-old season

Meiner Emperor debuted on October 29, 2022, in a maiden race on the turf at Hanshin Racecourse, winning by 0.3 seconds.[4] He finished fourth in the Erica Sho (Allowance) at Hanshin in December.[5]

2023: Three-year-old season

Meiner Emperor finished second in a 1-win-class race at Chukyo Racecourse in January.[5] He finished fifth in the Wakaba Stakes (Listed) at Hanshin in March and seventh in the Aoba Shō (GII) at Tokyo Racecourse in April, failing to qualify for the Classics.[5]

Returning in the autumn, he won a 1-win-class race at Kyoto Racecourse on November 26 and the Owari Tokubetsu (Allowance) at Chukyo on December 17.[5][6]

2024: Four-year-old season

Meiner Emperor ran in eight races in the 3-win class without a victory through November.[5] On December 8, he won the Orion Stakes (3-win class) at Kyoto, ridden by Lanfranco Dettori, and was promoted to the open class.[7]

2025: Five-year-old season

Meiner Emperor finished third in the Nikkei Shinshun Hai (GII) at Chukyo on January 19.[5] On March 29, he contested the Nikkei Shō (GII) at Nakayama Racecourse. Ridden by Yuji Tannai, he took the lead past the third corner and won by a neck over Chuck Nate, recording his first graded stakes victory.[8] He subsequently finished fifth in the Tennō Shō (Spring, GI) at Kyoto in May and ninth in the Arima Kinen (GI) at Nakayama in December.[5]

2026: Six-year-old season

Meiner Emperor finished eleventh in the American Jockey Club Cup (GII) at Nakayama in January, fifth in the Hanshin Daishōten (GII) at Hanshin in March, and tenth in the Takarazuka Kinen (GI) at Hanshin in June.[5]

Statistics

The following table details all 25 starts of Meiner Emperor's racing career based on official netkeiba and JBIS records. Record current as of 14 June 2026.

Date Distance (Condition) Race Class Course Odds
(Favourite)		 Field Finish Time Jockey Winning
(Losing)
Margin		 Winner
(2nd Place)		 Ref
2022 – two-year-old season
Oct 29 Turf 2000 m (Firm) 2-Y-O Newcomer Maiden Hanshin 4.7 (2nd) 11 1st 2:01.9 Ryuji Wada –0.3 (Penetrate Go) [5]
Dec 10 Turf 2000 m (Firm) Erica Sho Allowance Hanshin 6.4 (4th) 13 4th 2:01.1 Fuma Izumiya 0.4 Remuage [5]
2023 – three-year-old season
Jan 14 Turf 2200 m (Soft) 3-Y-O 1-Win Class Allowance Chukyo 5.1 (4th) 6 2nd 2:17.0 Ryuji Wada 0.3 Shonan Bashit [5]
Mar 18 Turf 2000 m (Good) Wakaba Stakes Listed Hanshin 8.4 (3rd) 9 5th 2:03.0 Ryuji Wada 0.3 Shonan Bashit [5]
Apr 29 Turf 2400 m (Firm) Aoba Shō GII Tokyo 66.9 (10th) 15 7th 2:25.0 Ryuji Wada 1.1 Skilfing [5]
Oct 14 Turf 2400 m (Firm) 3-Y-O 1-Win Class Allowance Kyoto 3.2 (2nd) 10 2nd 2:25.2 Mirai Iwata 0.4 Keiai Sandera [5]
Nov 4 Turf 2200 m (Firm) 3-Y-O 1-Win Class Allowance Kyoto 4.0 (2nd) 11 4th 2:12.5 Hayato Yoshida 0.4 June Aoniyoshi [5]
Nov 26 Turf 2000 m (Firm) 3-Y-O 1-Win Class Allowance Kyoto 2.9 (1st) 14 1st 2:00.9 Takeshi Yokoyama -0.1 (Britannia) [5]
Dec 17 Turf 2200 m (Firm) Owari Tokubetsu Allowance Chukyo 3.7 (3rd) 9 1st 2:15.1 Masami Matsuoka 0.0 (Meisho Gekirin) [5]
2024 – four-year-old season
Jan 8 Turf 2000 m (Firm) Kotobuki Stakes 3-Win Class Kyoto 9.0 (5th) 12 8th 2:01.1 Kohei Matsuyama 0.8 David Barows [5]
Jan 28 Turf 2200 m (Firm) Yasaka Stakes 3-Win Class Kyoto 18.2 (8th) 12 4th 2:13.1 Ryusei Sakai 0.4 Sasutsurugi [5]
Jul 7 Turf 1800 m (Good) Goryokaku Stakes 3-Win Class Hakodate 7.8 (3rd) 14 2nd 1:49.7 Takeshi Yokoyama 0.3 Kiminonawa Maria [5]
Jul 27 Turf 2000 m (Firm) STV Sho 3-Win Class Sapporo 4.6 (2nd) 14 6th 2:01.1 Takeshi Yokoyama 0.5 Verehrung [5]
Aug 24 Turf 2000 m (Firm) WASJ Round 2 3-Win Class Sapporo 4.9 (2nd) 14 7th 2:00.7 Yutaka Take 0.6 Schwarz Kugel [5]
Sep 28 Turf 2000 m (Firm) Takayama Stakes 3-Win Class Chukyo 7.7 (4th) 13 3rd 2:00.1 Andrasch Starke 0.2 Makoto Velikij [5]
Oct 20 Turf 2000 m (Firm) Kaiji Stakes 3-Win Class Tokyo 15.4 (5th) 8 2nd 2:00.8 Masami Matsuoka 0.3 Tosen Ryo [5]
Nov 17 Turf 2400 m (Firm) Hiei Stakes 3-Win Class Kyoto 22.5 (7th) 17 2nd 2:24.6 Akihide Tsumura 0.1 Veloce Era [5]
Dec 8 Turf 2200 m (Firm) Orion Stakes 3-Win Class Kyoto 4.0 (2nd) 12 1st 2:13.8 Lanfranco Dettori 0.0 (Shake Your Heart) [5]
2025 – five-year-old season
Jan 19 Turf 2200 m (Firm) Nikkei Shinshun Hai GII Chukyo 15.0 (7th) 16 3rd 2:10.4 Hideaki Miyuki 0.6 Lord Del Rey [5]
Mar 29 Turf 2500 m (Firm) Nikkei Shō GII Nakayama 7.4 (2nd) 15 1st 2:36.1 Yuji Tannai 0.0 (Chuck Nate) [5]
May 4 Turf 3200 m (Firm) Tennō Shō (Spring) GI Kyoto 19.7 (8th) 15 5th 3:15.0 Yuji Tannai 1.0 Redentor [5]
Dec 28 Turf 2500 m (Firm) Arima Kinen GI Nakayama 111.5 (11th) 16 9th 2:32.3 Yuji Tannai 0.8 Museum Mile [5]
2026 – six-year-old season
Jan 25 Turf 2200 m (Firm) American Jockey Club Cup GII Nakayama 9.1 (5th) 16 11th 2:12.1 Keita Tosaki 1.3 Shohei [5]
Mar 22 Turf 3000 m (Firm) Hanshin Daishōten GII Hanshin 7.2 (4th) 10 5th 3:03.0 Yuji Tannai 1.0 Admire Terra [5]
Jun 14 Turf 2200 m (Soft) Takarazuka Kinen GI Hanshin 121.0 (13th) 18 10th 2:13.8 Yuga Kawada 1.7 Meisho Tabaru [5]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Meiner Emperor (JPN)
Sire
Gold Ship (JPN)
2009		 Stay Gold (JPN)
1994		 Sunday Silence Halo
Wishing Well
Golden Sash Dictus
Dyna Sash
Point Flag (JPN)
1998		 Mejiro McQueen Mejiro Titan
Mejiro Aurora
Pastoralism Pluralism
Tokuno Eighty
Dam
Meiner Theresia (JPN)
2007		 Roses in May (USA)
2000		 Devil His Due Devil's Bag
Plenty O'Toole
Tell a Secret Speak John
Secret Retreat
Meiner Nouvelle (JPN)
2000		 Brian's Time Roberto
Kelley's Day
Meiner Pretender Zabeel
Giladah

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "マイネルエンペラー (Meiner Emperor) - Profile & Race Record". JBIS Search (in Japanese). Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "マイネルエンペラー - 5代血統表". JBIS Search (in Japanese). Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "マイネルエンペラー｜競走馬情報". JRA (in Japanese). Japan Racing Association. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "【阪神5R新馬戦結果】ユーバーレーベンの弟マイネルエンペラーが最内から抜け出して勝利". netkeiba (in Japanese). 29 October 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 "マイネルエンペラー 競走成績". netkeiba (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "【尾張特別】（中京）姉にGI馬を持つマイネルエンペラーが鋭い脚で差し切り中京開催を締めくくる" (in Japanese). Radio Nikkei. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "【オリオンS】（京都）マイネルエンペラーがゴール前の叩き合いを制する" (in Japanese). Radio Nikkei. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "【日経賞】2番人気マイネルエンペラーが重賞初V 初コンビ丹内継続騎乗熱望". Daily Sports (in Japanese). 29 March 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
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