BITTER MELON Thoroughbred
Bitter Melon is a thoroughbred horse born in Japan in 2023. Race horse Bitter Melon is by Moanin (USA) out of Erin Pizzicato (JPN) , trained by Nozomi Ono. Bitter Melon form is available here. Owned by .
Pedigree :
| Sire | MOANIN (USA) 2012 |
| Dam | ERIN PIZZICATO (JPN) 2018 |
| Dam Sire | DISCREET CAT (USA) 2003 |
About the horse :
| Foal Date | 16 Apr 2023 |
| Description | 3yo CH Filly |
| Trainer | Nozomi Ono |
| Career | 4 Wins (33%) - 1 Place (42%) - 12 starts |
| Wins | 900m (3), 1000m (1) |
| PM | Japan : JPY ¥7,960,000 |
Starts:12 |
Win Rate:33% |
Place Rate:42% |
Bitter Melon Past Races
| 8 of 10, 24 Apr 2026, R4 THREE YEAR OLD 800m | JPY ¥ 3,240,000 | 56.0kg | J: R NOVATA | T: S KODA | Got Bk-Never in the hunt | 0:46.80 | Winner: FORTITUDE |
| 6 of 12, 06 Apr 2026, R4 THREE YEAR OLD 900m | JPY ¥ 3,600,000 | 53.0kg | J: D YAMAMOTO | T: S KODA | OP-Couldn't finish off | 0:54.50 | Winner: BARGELLO |
| 1 of 12, 02 Jan 2026, R1 THREE YEAR OLD 900m | JPY ¥ 4,500,000 | 55.0kg | J: R NOVATA | T: S KODA | Led-Did it all the way | 0:55.80 | 2nd: GRAND FREUDE |
| 1 of 12, 16 Dec 2025, R4 TWO YEAR OLD 900m | JPY ¥ 3,960,000 | 54.0kg | J: R NOVATA | T: S KODA | Led-Put a gap in them | 0:55.60 | 2nd: FLANKING LINE |
| 1 of 10, 19 Nov 2025, R2 TWO YEAR OLD 900m | JPY ¥ 3,960,000 | 53.0kg | J: R NOVATA | T: S KODA | Led-Had plenty in hand | 0:55.10 | 2nd: GRAND FREUDE |
| 5 of 10, 22 Oct 2025, R9 TOKUBETSU(TWO YEAR OLD) 1000m | JPY ¥ 1,060,000 | 55.0kg | J: F ONO | T: NOZOMI ONO | Led-Just missed top 3 | 1:02.50 | Winner: STEEL FINE |
| 4 of 6, 30 Sep 2025, R4 TWO YEAR OLD 1000m | JPY ¥ 978,000 | 55.0kg | J: F ONO | T: NOZOMI ONO | Led-Swamped | 1:02.30 | Winner: SARA MISCHIEF |
| 3 of 7, 11 Sep 2025, R4 TWO YEAR OLD 1000m | JPY ¥ 978,000 | 55.0kg | J: G OCHIAI | T: NOZOMI ONO | Led-Stuck on | 1:01.80 | Winner: AONO SEKAI |
| 5 of 9, 20 Aug 2025, R4 TWO YEAR OLD 1000m | JPY ¥ 1,956,000 | 55.0kg | J: F ONO | T: NOZOMI ONO | MF-Okay in the run home | 1:02.60 | Winner: AYASAN JOLENE |
| 1 of 11, 24 Jul 2025, R2 TWO YEAR OLD 1000m | JPY ¥ 815,000 | 55.0kg | J: G OCHIAI | T: NOZOMI ONO | MF-Got home narrowly | 1:03.00 | 2nd: TONY OCEANS |
Horse Stat |
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| Ryo Novata | 3 | 75% | 0 | 0% | 4 | $67,263 | 22 | 80 | ||||
| GENTA OCHIAI | 1 | 50% | 1 | 50% | 2 | $6,608 | 60 | 350 | ||||
| FUMA ONO | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 5 | $4,700 | -50 | 0 | ||||
| Daisho Yamamoto | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | -10 | 0 | ||||
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| KAWASAKI | 3 | 75% | 0 | 0% | 4 | $67,263 | 22 | 80 |
| MONBETSU | 1 | 14% | 1 | 14% | 7 | $11,308 | 10 | 100 |
| URAWA | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | -10 | 0 |