Nothing Better (JPN) Horse
About
Nothing Better is a 3yo horse from Japan trained by Akiyama Naoyuki. It is by Just A Way out of Delices Moi. The horse has not broken its maiden, having failed to win in eight starts. In its most recent race at Funabashi on 23 Jan 2026, ridden by Yuki Yamanaka, Nothing Better finished seventh behind the winner Derma Nekodamashi.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Funabashi 23-Jan-26 1200m GOOD R6 Race 6 (c2) (of $1,900,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:16.000, SP: 19.00 1st Derma Nekodamashi ( K Motohashi 119 ) 2nd Pantanal ( R Novata 123 ) 2.00L 3rd Livre Wonder ( K Nishi 123 ) 3.50L 7th Nothing Better ( Y Yamanaka 119 ) 12.00L See full results | Y Yamanaka 54kg 12.00L | 7 (12) |
| Kawasaki 01-Jan-26 1400m GOOD R7 Race 7 (c2) (of $1,900,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:33.000, SP: 19.00 1st Bel Leone ( T Yano 123 ) 2nd Tavanestan ( R Novata 123 ) 0.20L 3rd South Of London ( R Takami 121 ) 2.50L 7th Nothing Better ( Y Furuoka 119 ) 4.60L See full results | Y Furuoka 54kg 4.60L | 7 (13) |
| Sapporo 30-Aug-25 2000m R6 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:03.900, SP: 67.00 1st Starred Mason ( H Wada 115 ) 2nd Mother's Will ( A Saito 121 ) 0.75L 3rd La Favorite ( M Kobayashi 115 ) 1.25L 9th Nothing Better ( Y Ishikawa 121 ) 10.70L See full results | Y Ishikawa 54.9kg 10.70L | 9 (16) |
| Sapporo 03-Aug-25 1500m GOOD R6 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:27.800, SP: 67.00 1st Win Izanami ( Y Tannai 121 ) 2nd Al Shanti ( R Funayama 115 ) 0.30L 3rd Cuisiniere ( T Yokoyama 121 ) 1.25L 8th Nothing Better ( R Yokoyama 121 ) 8.35L See full results | R Yokoyama 54.9kg 8.35L | 8 (14) |
| Tokyo 15-Jun-25 1400m HEAVY R1 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:24.300, SP: 34.00 1st Kika Okubeshi ( Y Nonaka 121 ) 2nd Mjuk Chelsea ( Y Yoshida 121 ) 1.00L 3rd Meet The Target ( F Ishigami 115 ) 0.00L 13th Nothing Better ( K Ogino 121 ) 10.20L See full results | K Ogino 54.9kg 10.20L | 13 (16) |
| Tokyo 11-May-25 1600m FIRM R1 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:38.300, SP: 7.00 1st Largamente ( M Iwata 121 ) 2nd Winter Sun ( A Tsumura 121 ) 0.75L 3rd Hisaeno Omokage ( H Uchida 121 ) 1.50L 8th Nothing Better ( K Sameshima 121 ) 10.75L See full results | K Sameshima 54.9kg 10.75L | 8 (14) |
| Chukyo 16-Mar-25 1400m SOFT R1 Md $560,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:23.800, SP: 2.75 1st April In Paris ( R Kozaki 121 ) 2nd Erika Mayuri ( D Sasaki 121 ) 3.00L 3rd Amy Moon ( Y Tannai 121 ) 1.25L 5th Nothing Better ( Y Kawada 121 ) 14.25L See full results | Y Kawada 54.9kg 14.25L | 5 (16) |
| Tokyo 22-Feb-25 1600m GOOD R4 Newcomer Race (newc) $1,600,000 (of $11,850,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:40.500, SP: 17.00 1st Red Euros ( Y Hara 123 ) 2nd On The Square ( K Yokoyama 121 ) 1.25L 3rd Nothing Better ( K Sameshima 121 ) 2.75L See full results | K Sameshima 54.9kg 2.75L | 3 (16) |
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