Nothing Better (JPN) Horse
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About
Nothing Better is a 3yo b horse from Japan trained by Mai Miyagawa. It is by the stallion Just A Way out of Delices Moi. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, failing to win in 13 starts. In its latest start at Kochi on 7 Jun 2026, ridden by Minoru Miyagawa, it placed second behind Or Du Souverain.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kochi 07-Jun-26 1300m R8 Race 8 (c3) $240,000 (of $1,200,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:22.000, SP: 4.00 1st Or Du Souverain ( M Yamasaki 126 ) 2nd Nothing Better ( M Miyagawa 121 ) 3.00L 3rd Meiner Barbizon ( A Mototsugu 121 ) 6.00L See full results | M Miyagawa 54.9kg 3.00L | 2 (10) |
| Kochi 24-May-26 1400m SOFT R7 Race 7 (c3) $120,000 (of $1,200,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:29.500, SP: 8.50 1st Copano Hampton ( S Akaoka 126 ) 2nd Amazing Run ( S Chikanao 123 ) 5.00L 3rd Wagner Tuba ( T Naoyuki 115 ) 1.50L 4th Nothing Better ( A Mototsugu 117 ) 12.50L See full results | A Mototsugu 53.1kg 12.50L | 4 (10) |
| Kochi 26-Apr-26 1400m SOFT R4 Race 4 (c3) $240,000 (of $1,200,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:31.000, SP: 3.00 1st Khachapuri ( M Yamasaki 121 ) 2nd Nothing Better ( M Miyagawa 121 ) 1.00L 3rd Pure Marks ( Y Yamada 126 ) 0.50L See full results | M Miyagawa 54.9kg 1.00L | 2 (10) |
| Kochi 12-Apr-26 1300m HEAVY R5 Race 5 (c3) (of $1,200,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:25.600, SP: 4.50 1st Bliss Disha ( Y Goma 121 ) 2nd Frosty Quartz ( H Sahara 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Takka ( Y Yamada 126 ) 2.50L 8th Nothing Better ( K Shogetsu 119 ) 8.30L See full results | K Shogetsu 54kg 8.30L | 8 (12) |
| Kawasaki 06-Feb-26 1400m GOOD R8 Race 8 (c2) (of $1,900,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:32.600, SP: 51.00 1st Gaura Thunder ( T Yano 123 ) 2nd Thank Ryu ( R Novata 119 ) 2.50L 3rd Cosmo Sunbright ( R Tanaka 119 ) 1.00L 6th Nothing Better ( Y Kato 112 ) 5.85L See full results | Y Kato 50.8kg 5.85L | 6 (12) |
| 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 ) 1.50L 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 ( I Fukamichi 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) |