Jantar Mantar (horse)

For other uses, see Jantar Mantar (disambiguation).

Jantar Mantar ジャンタルマンタル
2024 NHK Mile Cup
Sire	Palace Malice[1]
Grandsire	Curlin[1]
Dam	India Mantuana[1]
Damsire	Wilburn[1]
Sex	Colt[1]
Foaled	(2021-03-21) March 21, 2021 (age 3)[1]
Country	Japan[1]
Color	Dark Bay[1]
Breeder	Shadai Farm[1]
Owner	Shadai Race Horse Co. Ltd.[2]
Trainer	Tomokazu Takano[2]
Record	7:4-1-1[2]
Earnings	320,528,000 JPY[3]
Major wins
Daily Hai Nisai Stakes (2023) Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes (2023) NHK Mile Cup (2024)
Awards
JRA Award for Best Two-Year-Old Colt (2023)[4]
Last updated on December 8, 2024

Jantar Mantar (Japanese: ジャンタルマンタル, foaled March 21, 2021) is an active Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse.^[1][2] His major wins include the Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes and the NHK Mile Cup.

He was named after Jantar Mantar, an astronomical observatory in India.^[3] He was awarded the JRA Award for Best Two-Year-Old Colt for 2023.^[4]

Racing career

2023: two-year-old season

Jantar Mantar debuted at the Kyoto Racecourse on October 8, 2023, in a two-year-old newcomer race on turf at a distance of 1,800 meters. Ridden by Katsuma Sameshima, he was the second favored horse. After settling in a good position from the start of the race, he broke away at the final stretch to win by two and a half horse lengths over Keep Calm.^[5]

On December 17, he made his first grade one stakes race debut at the Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes at Hanshin Racecourse. Ridden by Yuga Kawada, he was the most favored horse to win the race. Settling near the rail at the middle of the pack early on, he moved up near the front by the fourth corner as the race progressed. Then at the final straight, he quickly broke away from the pack and successfully held off the fast-finishing Ecoro Walz to win the race and clinch his first grade one win.^[6][7]

Jantar Mantar after winning the 2023 Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes

2024: three-year-old season

Jantar Mantar made his three-year-old season debut at the Kyodo Tsushin Hai, moving back up to a distance of 1,800 meters at Tokyo Racecourse. He settled in midfield throughout the race but failed to chase down Justin Milano, who moved up early, finishing second place.^[8]

Two months later, he once again moved up in distance to race at the Satsuki Shō (Japanese 2000 Guineas) at a distance of 2,000 meters at Nakayama Racecourse. After surviving through the grueling fast pace set by Meisho Tabaru, he moved up to the front early in the final stretch but was overtaken by the fast-finishing Justin Milano and Cosmo Kuranda and ended up at third place.^[9][10]

Three weeks later, he dropped down in distance to a mile to race at the NHK Mile Cup at Tokyo Racecourse. He broke off well from the gates and settled in a good position up front. In the final straight, he pulled away from the pack and maintained the lead to win the race, holding off Ascoli Piceno.^[11]

Racing statistics

Below data is based on data available on JBIS Search,^[12] and NetKeiba.^[13]

Date	Track	Race	Grade	Distance (Condition)	Entry	HN	Odds (Favored)	Finish	Time	Margins	Jockey	Winner (Runner-up)
2023 – two-year-old season
Oct 8	Kyoto	2yo Newcomer		1,800 m (Firm)	12	3	5.2 (2)	1st	1:47.4	-0.4	Katsuma Sameshima	(Keep Calm)
Nov 11	Kyoto	Daily Hai 2yo S	2	1,600 m (Good)	11	2	3.9 (1)	1st	1:34.5	-0.3	Katsuma Sameshima	(Enya Love Faith)
Dec 17	Hanshin	Asahi Hai FS	1	1,600 m (Firm)	17	3	2.7 (1)	1st	1:33.8	-0.1	Yuga Kawada	(Ecoro Walz)
2024 – three-year-old season
Feb 11	Tokyo	Kyodo Tsushin Hai	3	1,800 m (Firm)	10	9	2.5 (1)	2nd	1:48.2	0.2	Yuga Kawada	Justin Milano
Apr 14	Nakayama	Satsuki Shō	1	2,000 m (Firm)	17	8	6.1 (3)	3rd	1:57.2	0.1	Yuga Kawada	Justin Milano
May 5	Tokyo	NHK Mile Cup	1	1,600 m (Firm)	18	16	2.9 (2)	1st	1:32.4	-0.4	Yuga Kawada	(Ascoli Piceno)
Dec 8	Sha Tin	Hong Kong Mile	1	1,600 m (Good)	14	12	10.0 (4)	13th	1:34.80	1.46	Yuga Kawada	Voyage Bubble

Legend:
  Turf

Pedigree

Pedigree of Jantar Mantar (JPN), dark bay colt, 2021^[14]

Sire Palace Malice (USA) b. 2010	Curlin ch. 2004	Smart Strike (CAN)	Mr. Prospector (USA)
			Classy 'n Smart
		Sherriff's Deputy	Deputy Minister (CAN)
			Barbarika
	Palace Rumour b. 2003	Royal Anthem	Theatrical (IRE)
			In Neon
		Whisperifyoudare	Red Ransom
			Stellar Affair
Dam India Mantuana (USA) dk. b. 2014	Wilburn b. 2008	Bernardini	A.P. Indy
			Cara Rafaela
		Moonlight Sonata	Carson City
			Wheatly Way
	Speed Wagon blk. 2003	Tomorrows Cat	Storm Cat
			Tomorrow's Child
		Rajica	El Baba
			Brassica (Family: 9-e)[15]

References

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15. "Thoroughbred Bloodlines - Maid of Masham - Family 9-e". www.bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2024-05-06.