Nobu Step (JPN) Horse

Country
Japan
Foal Date
01-Jan-23
Colour
bay
Sire
Danon Kingly
Dam
Close Friend
Prize Money
8691
Owners
Nobuteru Maeda
About

Nobu Step is a 2yo colt from Japan trained by Katsuharu Tanaka. His sire is Danon Kingly and his dam is Close Friend. He has not yet broken his maiden, failing to win in four starts. In his most recent start at Hanshin on 13 Dec 2025, Y Iwata rode him to an eighth‑place finish, behind winner Naxos.

Raced At
Hanshin Tokyo Fukushima
Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Hanshin 13-Dec-25 1200m R3 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:09.100, SP: 29.00 1st Naxos ( Y Kitamura 123 ) 2nd Jasper Merche ( T Danno 121 ) 0.75L 3rd Lineabierta ( F Geroux 121 ) 1.25L 8th Nobu Step ( Y Iwata 123 ) 3.65L See full resultsY Iwata 55.8kg 3.65L8 (14)
Tokyo 29-Nov-25 1800m GOOD R3 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:47.900, SP: 26.00 1st Brigantine ( Y Hara 123 ) 2nd Chachatto ( Y Shibata 121 ) 1.25L 3rd Goko Koikoi ( Y Tannai 121 ) 0.20L 9th Nobu Step ( T Ishida 117 ) 6.45L See full resultsT Ishida 53.1kg 6.45L9 (12)
Fukushima 12-Jul-25 1800m GOOD R1 Md $840,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:50.900, SP: 34.00 1st Black Hayate ( F Ishigami 115 ) 2nd Seize The Throne ( K Tosaki 121 ) 0.75L 3rd Unison ( T Ono 121 ) 3.50L 4th Nobu Step ( T Ishida 115 ) 7.25L See full resultsT Ishida 52.2kg 7.25L4 (10)
Tokyo 22-Jun-25 1400m GOOD R6 Newcomer Race (newc) (of $14,250,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:23.100, SP: 101.00 1st Land Star ( K Maruta 121 ) 2nd Ecole Navale ( K Tosaki 121 ) 2.50L 3rd Copano Thomas ( Y Hara 121 ) 0.75L 7th Nobu Step ( T Ishida 115 ) 8.10L See full resultsT Ishida 52.2kg 8.10L7 (16)