Nobu Eight (JPN) Horse
About
Nobu Eight is a 3yo bay horse from Japan trained by Satoru Setoguchi. He is by Drefong out of Joropo. The colt has yet to break his maiden, having finished without a win in nine starts. In his most recent race at Nagoya on 19 Dec 2025, Hiroki Murakami rode him to a second‑place finish, behind the winner At The Hop.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Nagoya 19-Dec-25 1501m R1 Race 1 (c25) $193,000 (of $991,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:38.200, SP: 10.00 1st At The Hop ( D Otshata 121 ) 2nd Nobu Eight ( H Murakami 126 ) 1.50L 3rd Lunar Phase ( S Kato 121 ) 1.70L See full results | H Murakami 57.2kg 1.50L | 2 (12) |
| Nagoya 04-Dec-25 1500m HEAVY R9 Race 9 (c20) (of $991,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:37.400, SP: 11.00 1st Dragon Luck ( S Yamada 126 ) 2nd By Myself ( S Tsukamoto 126 ) 1.00L 3rd Final Feliz ( M Ohata 121 ) 0.00L 6th Nobu Eight ( H Murakami 126 ) 5.80L See full results | H Murakami 57.2kg 5.80L | 6 (12) |
| Nagoya 20-Nov-25 1500m GOOD R5 Race 5 (c21) $193,000 (of $991,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:38.000, SP: 21.00 1st Love And Hope ( M Junki 121 ) 2nd Nobu Eight ( H Murakami 126 ) 1.50L 3rd Cuore Prima Donna ( G Banno 121 ) 1.00L See full results | H Murakami 57.2kg 1.50L | 2 (12) |
| Nagoya 07-Nov-25 1500m GOOD R8 Race 8 (c31) $55,000 (of $991,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:39.000, SP: 21.00 1st Bright Zeus ( K Maruno 126 ) 2nd Starlight Night ( K Niwa 121 ) 0.50L 3rd Diputar Azul ( H Murakami 126 ) 0.50L 5th Nobu Eight ( D Otshata 126 ) 3.25L See full results | D Otshata 57.2kg 3.25L | 5 (12) |
| Nagoya 28-Oct-25 1400m SOFT R3 Race 3 (c29) $110,000 (of $991,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:31.200, SP: 51.00 1st Bright Beginning ( M Junki 126 ) 2nd Cuore Prima Donna ( G Banno 121 ) 9.00L 3rd Nobu Eight ( T Syotaro 126 ) 10.50L See full results | T Syotaro 57.2kg 10.50L | 3 (12) |
| Nagoya 14-Oct-25 1400m GOOD R5 Race 5 (c27) (of $991,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:31.200, SP: 17.00 1st Wake Up People ( T Imai 126 ) 2nd Yamakatsu Raiko ( K Maruno 126 ) 7.00L 3rd Orarion ( K Niwa 126 ) 2.50L 8th Nobu Eight ( H Murakami 126 ) 12.40L See full results | H Murakami 57.2kg 12.40L | 8 (11) |
| Mombetsu 03-Sep-25 1700m HEAVY R7 Race 7 (c1) (of $1,700,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:50.500, SP: 51.00 1st Hyzenthlay ( Y Ishikawa 121 ) 2nd Bravoceratops ( L Funayama 119 ) 1.50L 3rd Ericeira ( G Ochiai 121 ) 0.75L 8th Nobu Eight ( M Kobayashi 119 ) 24.95L See full results | M Kobayashi 54kg 24.95L | 8 (8) |
| Tokyo 07-Jun-25 1600m FIRM R7 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:33.500, SP: 101.00 1st Cutie Lip ( T Yokoyama 121 ) 2nd Stumpy ( H Uchida 121 ) 0.30L 3rd Pave Ring ( C Lemaire 121 ) 2.00L 16th Nobu Eight ( Y Iwata 126 ) 20.25L See full results | Y Iwata 57.2kg 20.25L | 16 (18) |
| Tokyo 25-May-25 1600m SOFT R2 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:36.300, SP: 67.00 1st Derma Moon ( A Starke 126 ) 2nd Hakushin Brian ( T Ono 126 ) 0.20L 3rd Grass Greed ( T Kowata 126 ) 0.50L 16th Nobu Eight ( M Demuro 126 ) 42.40L See full results | M Demuro 57.2kg 42.40L | 16 (16) |
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