Best Chingu (JPN) Horse

Country

Japan

Foal Date

01-Jan-23

Colour

bay

Sire

Espoir City

Dam

Merciful Rain

Prize Money

18491

Trainer

Keiyuki Suzuki

Owners

Hajime Ihara

About

Best Chingu is a racehorse bred in Japan, by Espoir City out of Merciful Rain. Currently under the care of trainer Keiyuki Suzuki and owned by Hajime Ihara, the horse has started four times, achieving a single placing but no victory, and has accumulated earnings of $18,491. The most recent outing took place at Ohi on 19 February 2026, where it finished 8th out of 11 runners.

Raced At

Ohi

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Ohi 19-Feb-26 1600m GOOD R4 Race 4 (cond) (of $25,768) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:44.900, SP: 126.00 1st Ascot Miyagi ( T Sasagawa 123 ) 2nd N K Saibo ( N Machida 123 ) 0.50L 3rd Ryuno Gift ( G Fujimoto 123 ) 3.50L 8th Best Chingu ( H Higashihara 123 ) 16.45L See full results	H Higashihara 55.8kg 16.45L	8 (11)
Ohi 13-Jan-26 1400m GOOD R5 Race 5 (cond) (of $26,432) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:31.300, SP: 41.00 1st Saikan Sanyu ( R Novata 123 ) 2nd Aurore Ciel ( R Takami 123 ) 0.75L 3rd Afro Allyson ( W Joji 119 ) 0.15L 9th Best Chingu ( H Higashihara 123 ) 15.40L See full results	H Higashihara 55.8kg 15.40L	9 (14)
Ohi 26-Dec-25 1400m GOOD R1 Race 1 (cond) (of $28,681) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:27.800, SP: 51.00 1st Little Devil ( T Sasagawa 121 ) 2nd Kuro Chadal ( S Nakamura 121 ) 1.50L 3rd Panoplia ( M Kuwamura 121 ) 5.00L 7th Best Chingu ( H Higashihara 121 ) 10.55L See full results	H Higashihara 54.9kg 10.55L	7 (12)
Ohi 05-Oct-25 1200m GOOD R3 Race 3 (cond) $18,491 (of $46,228) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:15.900, SP: 13.00 1st The Rain Song ( R Fujita 119 ) 2nd Best Chingu ( H Higashihara 121 ) 6.00L 3rd Golden Rutile ( M Michel 117 ) 1.75L See full results	H Higashihara 54.9kg 6.00L	2 (6)