By Far The Best (JPN)

Country
Japan
Foal Date
01-Jan-19
Colour
bay
Sire
Kitasan Black
Dam
Key Player
Prize Money
132563
Owners
Nikko Haku
About

By Far The Best is a 6yo bay horse from Japan trained by Hisashi Shimizu. He is out of the mare Key Player and sired by Kitasan Black. To date he has secured four victories. On May 5 2024 at Kyoto he earned his most important triumph, taking the $15,199,934.00 purse in the 4‑year‑old & up allowance race. Punters have found him to be a rewarding selection; backing him throughout his career would have yielded a 142% return on investment.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Kyoto 05-Oct-25 1399m R8 Allowance Race (allow) (of $21,740,000) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:22.600, SP: 67.00S Yoshimura 57.2kg 11.35L13 (16)
Kokura 05-Jul-25 1699m GOOD R10 Turf Authorities Of India Sho (allow) (of $29,820,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:48.400, SP: 67.00S Yoshimura 58.1kg 8.30L7 (11)
Tokyo 22-Jun-25 1399m GOOD R9 Koshukaido Tokubetsu (allow) (of $30,020,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:26.100, SP: 41.00S Ishibashi 58.1kg 6.15L8 (16)
Kyoto 24-Nov-24 1399m GOOD R8 Allowance Race (allow) (of $21,740,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:27.000, SP: 19.00S Yoshimura 55.8kg 7.15L11 (16)
Kyoto 05-May-24 1399m GOOD R12 4yo&Upallowance $9,575,935 (of $15,199,934) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:26.300, SP: 23.00S Yoshimura 54.9kg1 (16)
Hanshin 14-Apr-24 1600m GOOD R7 4yo&Upallowance (of $15,199,934) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:34.200, SP: 19.00Y Kokubun 58.1kg 5.75L14 (17)
Chukyo 23-Mar-24 1399m R8 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,199,934) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:24.500, SP: 34.00Y Kokubun 58.1kg 0.00L6 (16)
Sonoda 20-Jul-23 1399m R9 CL $1,197,002 (of $1,900,046) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:32.800, SP: 2.25M Tanaka 55.8kg1 (10)
Sonoda 29-Jun-23 1399m R7 CL $837,933 (of $1,329,985) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:32.600, SP: 2.50M Tanaka 55.8kg1 (10)
Himeji 02-Feb-23 1500m R12 Race 12 (c1) $146,328 (of $2,089,907) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:39.200, SP: 12.00M Tanaka 55.8kg 0.00L4 (12)
Sonoda 20-Dec-22 1399m R10 Race 10 (c1) $149,188 (of $2,132,011) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:32.300, SP: 8.50O Shimohara 55.8kg 1.55L4 (8)
Sonoda 06-Dec-22 1399m R12 Race 12 (c1) (of $1,938,337) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:32.400, SP: 4.50S Kawahara 55.8kg 0.00L5 (12)
Sonoda 17-Nov-22 1399m R9 Race 9 (b2) $503,967 (of $2,519,837) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:32.500, SP: 4.00S Kawahara 55.8kg 0.00L2 (8)
Sonoda 03-Nov-22 1399m R4 Race 4 (c2) $732,755 (of $1,163,002) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:32.900, SP: 8.50S Kawahara 55.8kg1 (10)
Niigata 06-Aug-22 1800m R4 Md (of $10,099,842) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:59.300, SP: 41.00R Wada 55.8kg 0.00L10 (15)