I Am Ichiban (JPN) Horse
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I Am Ichiban is a 4yo horse from Japan trained by Masashi Okuhira. He is by the stallion Pyro out of the dam I Am Nephrite and has won three races so far. On 2nd Aug 2026 at Sapporo he secured his most important victory, earning $22690000.00 in the Allowance Race. The horse has been a lucrative choice for bettors, offering a 450% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sapporo 02-Aug-26 1000m R9 Allowance Race (allow) $107,766 (of $205,479) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:58.300, SP: 17.00 1st I Am Ichiban ( Y Tannai 128 ) 2nd Pearl Front ( Y Take 123 ) 1.75L 3rd Queen's Chiffon ( D Ozawa 123 ) 2.75L See full results | Y Tannai 58.1kg | 1 (12) |
| Niigata 24-May-26 1200m R10 Hiuchiyama Tokubetsu (allow) (of $142,280) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.300, SP: 7.00 1st Tessera Lien ( Y Tannai 123 ) 2nd Selvans ( Y Nagaoka 128 ) 1.75L 3rd Piko Tender ( R Funayama 121 ) 2.50L 15th I Am Ichiban ( Y Ishikawa 128 ) 17.00L See full results | Y Ishikawa 58.1kg 17.00L | 15 (15) |
| Tokyo 03-May-26 1300m GOOD R12 Allowance Race (allow) $26,519 (of $105,193) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:17.400, SP: 5.00 1st April In Paris ( R Kozaki 123 ) 2nd Argxentajxo ( S Sato 117 ) 0.50L 3rd I Am Ichiban ( T Yokoyama 128 ) 1.25L See full results | T Yokoyama 58.1kg 1.25L | 3 (13) |
| Fukushima 12-Apr-26 1150m GOOD R10 Kitakata Tokubetsu (allow) $21,332 (of $144,045) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 01:08.700, SP: 6.50 1st Immersion ( G Maruyama 128 ) 2nd Centaur Beast ( M Nagashima 128 ) 1.00L 3rd Morino Sepia ( M Kobayashi 128 ) 0.75L 4th I Am Ichiban ( Y Shibata 128 ) 1.95L See full results | Y Shibata 58.1kg 1.95L | 4 (16) |
| Nakayama 14-Mar-26 1200m GOOD R8 Allowance Race (allow) $73,067 (of $73,067) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:11.300, SP: 21.00 1st I Am Ichiban ( Y Tannai 128 ) 2nd Tomoja Cima ( A Tsumura 128 ) 0.50L 3rd Perceive ( K Miura 128 ) 0.50L See full results | Y Tannai 58.1kg | 1 (16) |