Now Or Never (JPN) Horse
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About
Now Or Never is a 2yo colt from Japan trained by Ryo Terashima. He is by Kizuna out of the dam Plique A Jour. The horse has not yet broken its maiden after 12 starts. In its most recent outing at Niigata on 17 May 2026, jockey Kenji Kawamata rode Now Or Never to a third‑place finish behind winner Etincelle.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Niigata 17-May-26 1800m R2 Md $1,500,000 (of $11,280,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:54.900, SP: 6.50 1st Etincelle ( M Kobayashi 119 ) 2nd Adelphi ( H Yoshida 126 ) 2.00L 3rd Now Or Never ( K Kawamata 126 ) 3.50L See full results | K Kawamata 57.2kg 3.50L | 3 (9) |
| Tokyo 02-May-26 2100m HEAVY R3 Md $590,000 (of $11,280,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:12.800, SP: 2.88 1st Lion Saga ( R Takasugi 126 ) 2nd Quad Forza ( M Dee 126 ) 0.20L 3rd Blue Flare ( T Ono 126 ) 2.50L 5th Now Or Never ( K Kawamata 126 ) 6.00L See full results | K Kawamata 57.2kg 6.00L | 5 (9) |
| Chukyo 21-Mar-26 1800m GOOD R1 Md $2,400,000 (of $11,280,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:55.700, SP: 11.00 1st Corvus ( Y Kawada 126 ) 2nd Now Or Never ( K Kawamata 126 ) 0.30L 3rd Legerete ( H Wada 119 ) 4.00L See full results | K Kawamata 57.2kg 0.30L | 2 (13) |
| Hanshin 28-Feb-26 1800m R2 Md $590,000 (of $11,280,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:54.900, SP: 26.00 1st Krugist ( M Iwata 126 ) 2nd Getaria ( A Nishimura 126 ) 5.00L 3rd Ask Du Champ ( R Takasugi 126 ) 5.50L 5th Now Or Never ( K Kawamata 126 ) 6.75L See full results | K Kawamata 57.2kg 6.75L | 5 (14) |
| Kyoto 14-Feb-26 1400m R4 Md (of $11,280,000) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 01:25.200, SP: 5.00 1st T O Purcell ( T Fujikake 126 ) 2nd Keep Shining ( S Yoshimura 126 ) 8.00L 3rd Judy Imeru ( Y Fujioka 121 ) 8.30L 8th Now Or Never ( R Takasugi 126 ) 12.90L See full results | R Takasugi 57.2kg 12.90L | 8 (16) |
| Kyoto 04-Jan-26 1800m R2 Md (of $11,280,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:53.500, SP: 5.00 1st Tagano Elu ( T Akiyama 126 ) 2nd Realize Glint ( R Sakai 126 ) 1.00L 3rd Amiral ( O Tayama 119 ) 8.00L 6th Now Or Never ( R Takasugi 126 ) 14.00L See full results | R Takasugi 57.2kg 14.00L | 6 (16) |
| Chukyo 21-Dec-25 1800m SOFT R1 Md $560,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:55.200, SP: 3.25 1st Mad Gale ( K Sameshima 123 ) 2nd Blaze Runner ( K Washizu 119 ) 2.50L 3rd Rock Band ( A Saito 123 ) 7.00L 5th Now Or Never ( R Takasugi 123 ) 10.10L See full results | R Takasugi 55.8kg 10.10L | 5 (16) |
| Kyoto 15-Nov-25 1800m R3 Md $1,400,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:53.600, SP: 41.00 1st Boom Bap Beat ( A Nishimura 123 ) 2nd Sunrise Kevin ( K Ikezoe 123 ) 3.50L 3rd Now Or Never ( R Takasugi 123 ) 5.00L See full results | R Takasugi 55.8kg 5.00L | 3 (10) |
| Kyoto 02-Nov-25 1800m R1 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:53.600, SP: 21.00 1st T M Gogh ( R Wada 123 ) 2nd Lord Stellato ( A Tomita 123 ) 1.25L 3rd Lord Amalfi ( M Iwata 123 ) 1.40L 6th Now Or Never ( R Kozaki 123 ) 10.40L See full results | R Kozaki 55.8kg 10.40L | 6 (15) |
| Hanshin 20-Sep-25 1800m R1 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:55.300, SP: 81.00 1st Ecoro Reve ( Y Kawada 121 ) 2nd G T Steer ( K Sameshima 121 ) 0.30L 3rd Kafuji Coulommiers ( R Wada 121 ) 3.30L 7th Now Or Never ( R Kozaki 121 ) 0.00L See full results | R Kozaki 54.9kg 0.00L | 7 (10) |
| Hanshin 07-Sep-25 1800m GOOD R1 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:55.000, SP: 13.00 1st Lichtmuhle ( R Sakai 121 ) 2nd Ecoro Reve ( T Danno 121 ) 1.00L 3rd Grand World ( K Taguchi 121 ) 3.00L 7th Now Or Never ( M Iwata 121 ) 25.25L See full results | M Iwata 54.9kg 25.25L | 7 (7) |
| Kokura 13-Jul-25 2000m GOOD R5 Newcomer Race (newc) (of $14,250,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:05.100, SP: 17.00 1st Winners Nine ( Y Kawada 121 ) 2nd Echigo Dragon ( F Matsuwaka 121 ) 0.30L 3rd Cervara ( Y Kitamura 121 ) 1.50L 6th Now Or Never ( R Sakai 121 ) 20.80L See full results | R Sakai 54.9kg 20.80L | 6 (8) |