KYOTO KINEN (G2) PREDICTIONS

Date of prediction: 14/02/2026

*This page has been updated with results after the race. P = prediction, R = result.*

The Kyoto Kinen is a graded 2200m turf race taking place in Kyoto, Japan on February 15th, 2026. Here are my predicitons. My predictions are ordered from my favorite to least favorite.

My Top 4 Picks:

1. Redentor - 2. Ecoro Dinos - 3. Eri King - 4. Yoho Lake.

Interesting Horses to Watch:

1. Shake Your Heart - 2. Safira - 3. Doctor Dolittle - 4. Babbitt.

Results After Race:

1. June Take - 2. Eri King - 3. Ecoro Dinos - 4. Shake Your Heart.

Redentor (P:1, R:8)

6 wins out of 9 starts. 8 top 3 placements out of 9 starts overall. Last placed 1st in the G1 Tenno Sho (Spring) back in May of last year. G1 performance should prove helpful. Being rode by Christophe Lemaire. Very good recent form. Has Air Groove, Stay Gold, and Sunday Silence in pedigree. Should prove hard to beat.

Ecoro Dinos (P:2, R:3) - CLOSE PREDICTION

4 wins out of 7 starts. 6 top 3 placements out of 7 starts overall. Very good recent form. Last placed 1st in Orion Stakes in December of last year. Has Kitasan Black, Sunday Silence, and Sakura Bakushin O in pedigree. Has a good chance of placing or winning.

Eri King (P:3, R:2) - CLOSE PREDICTION

First time racing 2200m - has raced above and below distance before. 4 wins out of 7 starts. 5 top 3 placements out of 7 starts overall. Last placed 2nd in the G1 Kikuka Sho back in October of last year. Has Kizuna, Deep Impact, and Sunday Silence in pedigree. Has a decent chance of placing or winning.

Yoho Lake (P:4, R:7)

11 top 3 placements out of 16 starts overall. Last placed 14th in the G1 Japan Cup in November of last year. Winner of last year's Kyoto Kinen. Has Deep Impact, Sunday Silence, and Halo in pedigree. Has a decent chance of placing or winning.

Shake Your Heart (P:5, R:4) - CLOSE PREDICTION

Good recent form. 19 top 3 placements out of 27 starts. Last placed 1st in the G3 Chunichi Shimbun Hai back in December of last year. Has Sunday Silence and Halo in pedigree. Has a decent chance of placing or winning.

Meiner Chrysola (P:6, R:10)

Decent recent form. Last placed 11th in the G2 Nikkei Shinshun Hai back in mid-January of this year. Fresh off last race. Has Grass Wonder and Sunday Silence in pedigree. Has a decent chance of placing.

Safira (P:7, R:5)

Doesn't have the best recent form. Last placed 7th in the G1 Queen Elizabeth II Cup in November of last year. Has Sunday Silence and Halo in pedigree. Has an outside chance of placing.

June Take (P:8, R:1)

Poor recent form. Last placed 3rd in the G3 Chunichi Shimbun Hai back in December of last year. Kizuna, Deep Impact, and Sunday Silence included in pedigree. Not much of a chance of placing.

Doctor Dolittle (P:9, R:9) - CORRECT PREDICTION

Poor recent form. Last placed 5th in the G2 Nikkei Shinshun Hai back in mid-January of this year. Fresh off last race. Has Sunday Silence in pedigree. No chance of placing.

Libyan Glass (P:10, R:6)

Not the best recent form. Last placed 3rd in the G2 Nikkei Shinshun Hai back in mid-January of this year. Fresh off last race. Has Kizuna, Deep Impact, and Sunday Silence in pedigree. No chance of placing.

Babbitt (P:11, R:12) - CLOSE PREDICTION

Poor recent form. Last placed 12th in the G3 Fukushima Kinen back in November of last year. Placed 4th in last year's Kyoto Kinen. Has Nakayama Festa, Stay Gold, Sunday Silence, and Taiki Shuttle in pedigree. No chance of placing.

Meisho Breguet (P:12, R:11) - CLOSE PREDICTION

Poor recent form. Last placed 7th in the Manyo Stakes in early-January of this year. Fresh off last race. Has Gold Ship, Stay Gold, Sunday Silence, and Mejiro McQueen in pedigree. No chance of placing.