Two-year-old season (2025) Lovcen made his debut on November 9th, 2025 over 2000 meters on a soft track at
Kyoto Racecourse with
Kohei Matsuyama in the saddle. Leading the entire way, he pulled away in the final straight to win by three lengths in front of second place Alpenglow. In an interview conducted after the race, Matsuyama remarked that "I was worried about the start, but the entire time he felt good to ride, and he was strong at the end. It might not be a good point of reference for the future since the track was heavy today, but I'm glad that he could hold the distance." On December 27th, Lovcen made his second and final start of the year in the
Hopeful Stakes. Leading up to the race, his connections were confident, and said that his experience on heavy ground would serve him well on race day in Nakayama. He was sent off as the seventh favorite in a field of sixteen, Lovcen settled mid-pack and made a strong charge in the final 200 meters, surging past fourth favorite Forte Angelo in the final strides to win by three quarters of a length. His jockey, Matsuyama, told interviewers after the race, "I'm very happy. Last year, trainer Sugiyama and I got second in this race with Giovanni, and because of that I was able to win in this way today. Unconsciously, I welled up with tears."
Three-year-old season (2026) Lovcen started the season off with the
Kyodo Tsushin Hai, a race that Sugiyama chose intending to "test out if he can run a counter-clockwise course" and also to give an interval to the horse between the
Satsuki Shō and the
Tōkyō Yūshun. During the race, he made a good start but quickly fell back in to the middle of the pack. The horse started to move up on the final stretch, but was unable to catch up to , and was also passed by Bereshit, ultimately finishing third. His next race would be the first jewel of the Japanese
Triple Crown, the Satsuki Sho. He was sent off as the weak favorite at 4.0 odds in a field of eighteen. Both his jockey and his trainer expressed confidence leading up to the race, with his assistant trainer commenting that transport was not an issue, and that he was eating well and had been slowly improving since the Kyodo Tsushin Hai. Leading the entire race, he pulled away in the final stretch after a fast-paced race to win it by of a length over rival Realize Sirius. Lovcen's victory broke the record set by
Museum Mile the year before in 2025; it was broken by half a second. After the race, jockey Kohei Matsuyama spoke about the fierce duel between Lovcen and Realize Sirius in the final stretch, saying, "There was a moment when it looked like we might get past, but he fought back. He showed real toughness. His final kick is exceptional, and he also has the stamina to win in record time, like today." == Racing statistics ==