West Now (JPN) Horse
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West Now is a 4yo b from Japan trained by Ryo Terashima. It is by the stallion Kizuna out of the dam Favola. West Now has recorded four wins in its career so far. On 15 Nov 2025 at Kyoto, West Now claimed its most important victory, earning $53480000.00 in the Cl1. It has been a profitable horse for punters, and backing West Now throughout its career would have delivered a 133% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kokura 19-Jul-26 2001m R11 CL1 Hcp (of $82,710,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:58.000, SP: 10.00 1st Zendan Hayabusa ( M Sakai 115 ) 2nd Giovanni ( J Collett 128 ) 0.50L 3rd Lesedrama ( F Matsuwaka 123 ) 1.00L 8th West Now ( R Takasugi 128 ) 3.80L See full results | R Takasugi 58.1kg 3.80L | 8 (18) |
| Tokyo 10-May-26 2400m FIRM R10 CL1 $28,273,000 (of $53,390,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 02:23.800, SP: 5.00 1st West Now ( R Takasugi 128 ) 2nd Shining Sword ( A Nishimura 126 ) 0.20L 3rd Battle Born ( C P Lemaire 128 ) 0.50L See full results | R Takasugi 58.1kg | 1 (12) |
| Hanshin 11-Apr-26 2601m R10 CL1 Hcp $9,686,000 (of $46,030,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:36.900, SP: 13.00 1st Victor Verus ( C P Lemaire 123 ) 2nd West Now ( R Takasugi 126 ) 0.10L 3rd Amakihi ( M Iwata 123 ) 2.60L See full results | R Takasugi 57.2kg 0.10L | 2 (13) |
| Nakayama 04-Jan-26 2001m GOOD R11 CL1 Hcp (of $82,520,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:01.000, SP: 26.00 1st Kalamatianos ( A Tsumura 121 ) 2nd Angola Black ( K Tosaki 121 ) 0.00L 3rd Gran Dia ( T Yokoyama 123 ) 0.30L 11th West Now ( K Ogino 126 ) 4.00L See full results | K Ogino 57.2kg 4.00L | 11 (14) |
| Hanshin 06-Dec-25 1800m R11 CL1 (of $82,520,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:43.700, SP: 11.00 1st David Barows ( M Iwata 126 ) 2nd Scents Blood ( R Sakai 123 ) 2.00L 3rd Matenro Leo ( N Yokoyama 126 ) 2.10L 13th West Now ( T Danno 126 ) 9.30L See full results | T Danno 57.2kg 9.30L | 13 (14) |