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- The Second Horse Racing Boom reached its highest point.
A crowd of 196,517 people gathered on the day of the Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby), which is still probably a world record.
And even on the day of Arima Kinen, the retirement race for Oguri Cap, a record crowd at Nakayama Racecourse of 177,779 people gathered. - After Ines Fujin won the Derby, the crowd chanted “Nakano! Nakano!” for his jockey Eiji Nakano.
It was the first time in history that something like this had happened.
Some analysts see this as the moment when Japanese horse racing changed from mere gambling to a sport and entertainment show. - When Oguri Cap won the Arima Kinen, the crowd chanted “Oguri! Oguri!” and “Yutaka! Yutaka!” for Oguri Cap and the jockey Yutaka Take.
This victory, called a “Miracle Revival (or Miracle Comeback)”, became an essential part of the history of Japanese horse racing. - Sprinters Stakes upgraded from G2 race to G1 race.
G1 races
| Races | Track | age / (Colt Filly Gelding) | 1st |  |
| Oka Sho | Hanshin T1600 |
3 / F | Agnes Flora | ◆ |
| Satsuki Sho | Nakayama T2000 |
3 / CF | Haku Taisei | ◆ |
| Tenno Sho (Spring) | Kyoto T3200 |
over 4 / CF | Super Creek | ◆ |
| Yasuda Kinen | Tokyo T1600 |
over 4 / CFG | Oguri Cap | ◆ |
| Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) | Tokyo T2400 |
3 / F | Eishin Sunny | ◆ |
| Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) | Tokyo T2400 |
3 / CF | Ines Fujin | ◆ |
| Takarazuka Kinen | Hanshin T2200 |
over 3 / CFG | Osaichi George | ◆ |
| Tenno Sho (Autumn) | Tokyo T2000 |
over 3 / CF | Yaeno Mutaki | ◆ |
| Kikuka Sho | Kyoto T3000 |
3 / CF | Mejiro McQueen | ◆ |
| Queen Elizabeth II Cup | Kyoto T2400 |
3 / F | Kyoei Tap | ◆ |
| Mile Championship | Kyoto T1600 |
over 3 / CFG | Passing Shot | ◆ |
| Japan Cup | Tokyo T2400 |
over 3 / CFG | Better Loosen Up (AUS) | ◆ |
| Asahi Hai Sansai Stakes | Nakayama T1600 |
2 / CF | Lindo Shaver | ◆ |
| Hanshin Sansai Stakes | Hanshin T1600 |
2 / CF | Ibuki Maikagura | ◆ |
| Sprinters Stakes | Nakayama T1200 |
over 3 / CFG | Bamboo Memory | ◆ |
| Arima Kinen | Nakayama T2500 |
over 3 / CFG | Oguri Cap | ◆ |
JRA Award
| Horse of the Year | Oguri Cap |
| Best Two-Year-Old Colt | Lindo Sahver |
| Best Two-Year-Old Filly | Northern Driver |
| Best Three-Year-Old Colt | Ines Fujin |
| Best Three-Year-Old Filly | Agnes Flora |
| Best Older Male Horse | Oguri Cap |
| Best Older Filly or Mare | Passing Shot |
| Best Sprinter or Miler | Bamboo Memory |
| Best Dirt Horse | Carib Song |
| Best Steeplechase Horse | Waka Taisho |
| Best Anglo-Arabian | / |
| Best Horse By Home-bred Sire | Yaeno Mutaki |
| Leading sire in Japan | Northern Taste |
| ← 1989 | All | 1991 → |