Topic
- Sakura Star O won the Double Crown.
- Max Beauty won the Double Crown for fillies.
- Symboli Rudolf and Mejiro Ramonu were elected Japan Racing Association Hall of Fame.
- The race conditions of Takarazuka Kinen was changed from over 4 years old to over 3 years old.
- The race conditions of Tenno Sho (Autumn) was changed from over 4 years old to over 3 years old.
G1 races
| Races | Track | age / (Colt Filly Gelding) | 1st |  |
| Oka Sho | Hanshin T1600 |
3 / F | Max Beauty | ◆ |
| Satsuki Sho | Nakayama T2000 |
3 / CF | Sakura Star O | ◆ |
| Tenno Sho (Spring) | Kyoto T3200 |
over 4 / CF | Miho Shinzan | ◆ |
| Yasuda Kinen | Tokyo T1600 |
over 4 / CFG | Fresh Voice | ◆ |
| Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) | Tokyo T2400 |
3 / F | Max Beauty | ◆ |
| Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) | Tokyo T2400 |
3 / CF | Merry Nice | ◆ |
| Takarazuka Kinen | Hanshin T2200 |
over 3 / CFG | Suzu Parade | ◆ |
| Tenno Sho (Autumn) | Tokyo T2000 |
over 3 / CF | Nippo Teio | ◆ |
| Kikuka Sho | Kyoto T3000 |
3 / CF | Sakura Star O | ◆ |
| Queen Elizabeth II Cup | Kyoto T2400 |
3 / F | Talented Girl | ◆ |
| Mile Championship | Kyoto T1600 |
over 3 / CFG | Nippo Teio | ◆ |
| Japan Cup | Tokyo T2400 |
over 3 / CFG | Le Glorieux (FR) | ◆ |
| Asahi Hai Sansai Stakes | Nakayama T1600 |
2 / CF | Sakura Chiyono O | ◆ |
| Hanshin Sansai Stakes | Hanshin T1600 |
2 / CF | Soccer Boy | ◆ |
| Arima Kinen | Nakayama T2500 |
over 3 / CFG | Mejiro Durren | ◆ |
Yushun Award
| Horse of the Year | Sakura Star O |
| Best Two-Year-Old Colt | Soccer Boy |
| Best Two-Year-Old Filly | Shino Cross |
| Best Three-Year-Old Colt | Sakura Star O |
| Best Three-Year-Old Filly | Max Beauty |
| Best Older Male Horse | Nippo Teio |
| Best Older Filly or Mare | Dyna Actress |
| Best Sprinter or Miler | Nippo Teio |
| Best Dirt Horse | / |
| Best Steeplechase Horse | / |
| Best Anglo-Arabian | Akihiro Homare |
| Best Horse By Home-bred Sire | Sakura Star O |
| Leading sire in Japan | Northern Taste |
| ← 1986 | All | 1988 → |