Japan's 2025 Champion Sprinter Satono Reve (Lord Kanaloa) claimed his second consecutive G1 Takamatsunomiya Kinen at Chukyo on Sunday. He set a new record time for the race, crossing the line in 1:06.30 for the 1200 metres on firm turf. The course record is 1:06.20.Away in good order, the 2.5-1 favourite perched in midfield while Invincible Papa (Shalaa) cut out early fractions. Satono Reve was winding up for his run three deep leaving the bend. The pacesetter streaked 1000 metres in :55.20, but his lead evaporated close home. Shifted into gear, the favourite swept up to even terms at the 150-metre mark and imperiously kicked clear to win by two lengths. Multiple group winner Red Mon Reve (Lord Kanaloa) rallied from even farther back than the eventual winner to take second by a neck over the 2025 G1 Sprinters Stakes hero Win Carnelian (Screen Hero), who enjoyed a stalking trip in fourth for much of this contest.“I'm glad Satono Reve was able to win the race for two consecutive years,” said pilot Christophe Lemaire. “He's a very strong horse. The pace was fast from the start, but he knows what he's supposed to do, so I just let him run in his own rhythm.“Once we entered the stretch, he really accelerated—it felt great. It was my first time riding him, but having raced alongside him many times, I knew him well. He's an easy horse to ride, so it wasn't difficult at all.”Since taking the 2025 edition of this race, Satono Reve ran second in the G1 Chairman's Sprint Prize in Hong Kong and was another strong second in the G1 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot in April and June respectively. Fourth to Win Carnelian in the G1 Sprinters Stakes in September, he was a ninth when last seen in the G1 Hong Kong Sprint behind Ka Ying Rising (Shamexpress) in December.Pedigree NotesOne of a dozen Group 1 winners for Lord Kanaloa, Satono Reve is now on par with fellow dual top tier scorers like Danon Smash, who claimed the 2021 edition of this race, Saturnalia, Panthalassa, Bellagio Opera, and Costa Nova. The sire's best progeny remains wonder mare Almond Eye.The Takamatsunomiya Kinen hero is a half-brother to multiple group winner and three-time Group 1-placed Hakusan Moon (Admire Moon) and the German Group 3 hero Warring States (Victoire Pisa). A three time winner between 1200 and 1400 metres, the dam Ciliege (Sakura Bakushin O) has produced 13 foals with eight winners. The youngest, a three-year-old colt named Satono Lightning (Thunder Snow), has yet to race.Sunday, Chukyo, JapanTAKAMATSUNOMIYA KINEN-G1, ¥329,520,000, Chukyo, 3-29, 4yo/up, 1200mT, 1:06.30 (NCR), fm.1–SATONO REVE (JPN), 128, h, 7, by Lord Kanaloa (Jpn) 1st Dam: Ciliege (Jpn), by Sakura Bakushin O (Jpn) 2nd Dam: Megami Guerlain (Jpn), by Shady Heights (GB) 3rd Dam: Mogami Guerlain (Jpn), by Mogmi (Fr)(¥54,000,000 Wlg '19 JRHAJUL). O-Hajime Satomi; B-ShiraiFarm (Jpn); T-Noriyuki Hori; J-Christophe Lemaire;¥173,864,000. Lifetime Record: Ch. Sprinter-Jpn, MG1SP-HK,G1SP-Eng, 17-9-3-1, $769,766,065. *1/2 to Hakusan Moon(Jpn) (Admire Moon {Jpn}), MGSW & MG1SP-Jpn, $3,838,913;and Warring States (Jpn) (Victoire Pisa {Jpn}), GSW-Ger. Clickfor the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. WerkNick Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.2–Red Mon Reve (Jpn), 128, h, 7, Lord Kanaloa (Jpn)–LastGroove (Jpn), by Deep Impact (Jpn). *1ST GROUP 1 BLACK TYPE. O-Tokyo Horse Racing; B-Northern Farm (Jpn);¥69,104,000.3–Win Carnelian (Jpn), 128, h, 9, Screen Hero (Jpn)–CosmoCrystal (Jpn), by Meiner Love. O-Win Inc.; B-Cosmo View Farm(Jpn); ¥43,552,000.Margins: 2, NK, HD. Odds: 2.50, 66.00, 18.40.Also Ran: Panja Tower (Jpn), Rapier (Jpn), Namura Clair (Jpn), Danon McKinley (Jpn), A T Makfi (Jpn), Mama Cocha (Jpn), Pair Pollux (Jpn), Big Caesar (Jpn), Yoshino Easter (Jpn), Puro Magic (Jpn), Yamanin al Rihla (Jpn), Invincible Papa (Aus), La La Maceration (Jpn), June Blair, Fioraia (Jpn).Click for the JRA chart & video. # G C. # ▼ https://t.co/URj2N5CkLG pic.twitter.com/ujf2ywQPSP— JRA (@JRA_Special) March 29, 2026The post Satono Reve Defends Takamatsunomiya Kinen Crown appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.