Be The First (JPN) Horse

Country

Japan

Foal Date

01-Jan-24

Colour

bay

Sire

Shanghai Bobby

Prize Money

14216

Owners

Hiroko Ogawa

About

Be The First is a 2yo colt from Japan trained by Masayuki Nakagawa. He is by Shanghai Bobby out of French Cancan and has recorded a single victory in his career. On 6 Sep 2026 at Kanazawa, he captured his biggest triumph, earning $2,800,000 in Race 4 (cond). The horse has been a money‑maker for bettors, delivering a 14% return on investment for those who backed him throughout.

Raced At

Kanazawa

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Kanazawa 06-Sep-26 1400m R4 Race 4 (cond) $14,216 (of $24,878) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:34.200, SP: 1.14 1st Be The First ( M Aoyagi 121 ) 2nd Lovesick Blues ( T Kurihara 121 ) 9.00L 3rd Minam ( Y Shibata 123 ) 9.75L See full resultsM Aoyagi 54.9kg1 (8)

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