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Satono Reve
Satono Reve after winning the 2026 Takamatsunomiya Kinen
Breed	Thoroughbred
Sire	Lord Kanaloa
Grandsire	King Kamehameha
Dam	Cilege
Damsire	Sakura Bakushin O
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	March 22, 2019
Country	Japan
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Shirai Farm
Owner	Satomi Horse Company
Trainer	Noriyuki Hori
Record	18: 9-4-1
Earnings	835,510,500 JPY[1][a] JPN: 544,196,000 JPY[3] HK: 12,650,000 HKD UK: 215,000 GBP
Major wins
Takamatsunomiya Kinen (GI, 2025, 2026) Hakodate Sprint Stakes (GIII, 2024) Keeneland Cup (GIII, 2024)
Awards
JRA Award for Best Sprinter (2025)
Last updated on April 27, 2026

Satono Reve (サトノレーヴ, 里見夢境, born March 22, 2019) is a Japanese thoroughbred racehorse.^[3] 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).^[1]

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^[b] (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 Tokubetsu 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 Tokubetsu, 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 Shunrai 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.^[4] 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 Win Greatest [ja], marking his first graded race victory.^[5]

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.^[6] On September 30, in his first GI challenge at the Sprinters Stakes, he was the favourite but finished seventh due to a poor start. ^[7]

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.^[8]

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 Clair [ja] 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. ^[9][10]

However, jockey João Moreira received a warning for veering outward in the final straight, affecting Namura Clair.^[11] 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.^[12]

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 Horton’s stable in Newmarket, Suffolk for his stay.^[13] 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 King’s 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 [ja].^[14] 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.^[15] 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.^[16] At the end of the season, Satono Reve was awarded the JRA Award for Best Sprinter or Miler.^[17]

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 Kento Watanabe said during JRA Award Ceremony, January 26, 2026:

"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: 「もう1年現役を続けて、昨年取れなかったタイトルを取り、種牡馬への道を切り開きたいという調教師の思いもあり、サトノレーヴは今年も現役を続行します。」^[18]

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.^[19][20]

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.^[21] That was first Takamatsunomiya Kinen victory for Christophe Lemaire on his fifth attempt.^[22]

As it then was found that Satono Reve had lost the horseshoe on his left hind leg during race, but still managed to beat a race-record time.^[23]

He became only the second horse in history to win the race in back-to-back years, following Kinshasa no Kiseki [ja], another horse trained by Noriyuki Hori.^[24]

About participating in Hong Kong race again this year Yu Yamashita said:

"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:「レース中に左後肢の落鉄があり、招待を受諾しているチェアマンズスプリントプライズ(4月26日、香港・シャティン)への出走は、状態を見極めてからの判断になる」^[23]

Satono Reve did ran at the Chairman's Sprint Prize one month later. When the gate open, he ran well in the middle and accelerating after the final corner but he was no match for Ka Ying Rising once again, losing to him by four and quarter lengths behind.^[25] Moreira who was back jockeying him this time said after the race:

"He's a horse that runs with such effort, like a true warrior. This time he was up against what could be called the world's best sprinter, but I'm happy with his performance." Original text: 「本当に一生懸命走ってくれる、まさに戦士のような馬。今回は世界一のスプリンターと言える相手に当たってしまったけど、彼のパフォーマンスには満足しています」^[26]

As his next international goal was chosen to participate in the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes at Ascot Racecourse in England on June 20, where he finished second last year. On May 3rd he arrived at Heathrow Airport via a direct flight from Hong Kong and was transferred to the Newmarket stable of James Horton^[27][28]. With other Japanese horse Lugal they both targeted the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes to possibly win it for the first time for Japan^[29].

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.^{[30][31][32][33][34][35][36]}

Legend:
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• R indicates that it was a record time finish