Tastiera made his debut at the Tokyo Racecourse on November 27, 2022, in a two-year old newcomer race on turf at the distance of 1800m.

In the straight line, he ran from the middle of the field with his quick turn of foot, closing in on the group up front, but he fell just short and placed 4th behind the winner Phantom Thief.

He maintained a good position throughout the race, and in the final straight he took the lead early and pushed through, gaining a one-length lead over the Top Knife who has pushing through the inside, and winning his first graded stakes race.

[10] After the race had started, he maintained a good position near front and approached from the outside at the final corner, and at one point he completely broke through and took the lead by two horse lengths, but Sol Oriens caught him late from the outside and lost to 2nd place.

Since Kohei Matsuyama had a prior commitment with Aoba Sho runner-up Hearts Concerto, he was to be ridden by Damian Lane instead.

[14] He maintained good position from the start, moved upfront after the final corner into the straight, and broke away with the lead around 200m left, entering the finish line winning the race before the late charges of Sol Oriens, Hearts Concierto, and Bellagio Opera.

This is the first time in 69 years since Golden Wave in 1954 that a jockey who have never ridden the winning horse prior has won the derby.