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- Special Week won two G1 races.
- Grass Wonder won the two spring-autumn grand prix races.
(Takarazuka Kinen, Arima Kinen)
He achieved three consecutive Grand Prix race victories from the previous year’s Arima Kinen. - El Condor Pasa was active in France.
He had one first-place finish in a G2 race, one first-place finish in a G1 race and two second-place finishes in G1 races. - El Condor Pasa won the JRA Award for Horse of the Year.
Special Week and Grass Wonder were given the JRA Special Award.
This result provoked some controversy. - Air Jihad won the two spring-autumn mile G1 races.
- Meisei Opera, belonging to Iwate Keiba of NAR, won the February Stakes.
As of 2020, he is the only horse to have won a JRA’s G1 race while belonging to NAR.
(Horses that have won JRA G1 races after transferring to JRA from NAR include Inari One, Oguri Cap and others.) - The grading system was introduced in Steeplechase races.
Nakayama Grand Jump was newly established.
Nakayama Daishogai and Nakayama Grand Jump were ranked as J・G1.
Flat-G1 races held by JRA
| Races | Track | age / (Colt Filly Gelding) | 1st |  |
| February Stakes | Tokyo D1600 |
over 4 / CFG | Meisei Opera | ◆ |
| Oka Sho | Hanshin T1600 |
3 / F | Primo Ordine | ◆ |
| Satsuki Sho | Nakayama T2000 |
3 / CF | T.M. Opera O | ◆ |
| Tenno Sho (Spring) | Kyoto T3200 |
over 4 / CF | Special Week | ◆ |
| NHK Mile Cup | Tokyo T1600 |
3 / CF | Symboli Indi | ◆ |
| Takamatsunomiya Kinen | Chukyo T1200 |
over 4 / CFG | Masa Lucky | ◆ |
| Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) | Tokyo T2400 |
3 / F | Umeno Fiber | ◆ |
| Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) | Tokyo T2400 |
3 / CF | Admire Vega | ◆ |
| Yasuda Kinen | Tokyo T1600 |
over 3 / CFG | Air Jihad | ◆ |
| Takarazuka Kinen | Hanshin T2200 |
over 3 / CFG | Grass Wonder | ◆ |
| Shuka Sho | Kyoto T2000 |
3 / F | Buzen Candle | ◆ |
| Tenno Sho (Autumn) | Tokyo T2000 |
over 3 / CF | Special Week | ◆ |
| Kikuka Sho | Kyoto T3000 |
3 / CF | Narita Top Road | ◆ |
| Queen Elizabeth II Cup | Kyoto T2200 |
over 3 / F | Mejiro Dober | ◆ |
| Mile Championship | Kyoto T1600 |
over 3 / CFG | Air Jihad | ◆ |
| Japan Cup | Tokyo T2400 |
over 3 / CFG | Special Week | ◆ |
| Hanshin Sansai Himba Stakes | Hanshin T1600 |
2 / F | Yamakatsu Suzuran | ◆ |
| Asahi Hai Sansai Stakes | Nakayama T1600 |
2 / CG | Eishin Preston | ◆ |
| Sprinters Stakes | Nakayama T1200 |
over 3 / CFG | Black Hawk | ◆ |
| Arima Kinen | Nakayama T2500 |
over 3 / CFG | Grass Wonder | ◆ |
J・G1 races (Steeplechase)
| Races | Track | age / (Colt Filly Gelding) | 1st | |
| Nakayama Grand Jump | Nakayama J4100 |
over 4 / CFG | Mejiro Pharaoh | ◆ |
| Nakayama Daishogai | Nakayama J4100 |
over 4 / CFG | Godspeed | ◆ |
G1 races held by NAR
| Races | Track | age / (Colt Filly Gelding) | 1st | |
| Kawasaki Kinen | Kawasaki D2100 |
over 4 / CFG | Abukuma Poro | G |
| Teio Sho | Ohi D2000 |
over 4 / CFG | Meisei Opera | G |
| Japan Dirt Derby | Ohi D2000 |
3 / CFG | Orion the Thanks | G |
| Mile Championship Nambu Hai | Morioka D1600 |
over 3 / CFG | Nihon Pillow Jupiter | ◆ |
| Derby Grand Prix | Morioka D2000 |
3 / CFG | Taiki Herakles | ◆ |
| Tokyo Daishoten | Ohi D2000 |
over 3 / CFG | World Cleek | G |
JRA Award
| Horse of the Year | El Condor Pasa |
| Best Two-Year-Old Colt | Eishin Preston |
| Best Two-Year-Old Filly | Yamakatsu Suzuran |
| Best Three-Year-Old Colt | T.M. Opera O |
| Best Three-Year-Old Filly | Umeno Fiber |
| Best Older Male Horse | El Condor Pasa |
| Best Older Filly or Mare | Mejiro Dober |
| Best Sprinter or Miler | Air Jihad |
| Best Dirt Horse | / |
| Best Steeplechase Horse | Godspeed |
| Best Horse By Home-bred Sire | Air Jihad |
| Special Award | Grass Wonder, Special Week |
Meisei Opera and Abukuma Poro were not selected for the Best Dirt Horse because they were not JRA members.
| Leading sire in Japan | Sunday Silence |
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The Selection Process of JRA Award for Horse of the Year (1999)
1-1: First votes of Best Older Male Horse and Horse of the Year by journalists
| Best Older Male Horse | Number of Votes |
| Special Week | 83 |
| El Condor Pasa | 73 |
| Grass Wonder | 56 |
| Horse of the Year | Number of Votes |
| Special Week | 83 |
| El Condor Pasa | 72 |
| Grass Wonder | 56 |
| Air Jihad | 1 |
1-2: No horse won the table by more than a majority, so the decision would be made by the 11 members of the selection committee.
First the Best Older Male Horse would be selected, and then the Horse of the Year would be awarded to either the selected Best Older Male Horse or Air Jihad who won the Best Sprinter or Miler.
2-1: Votes to reduce from 3 heads to 2 heads by 11 members of the selection committee, 2 votes each
| Best Older Male Horse | Number of Votes |
| El Condor Pasa | 10 |
| Special Week | 9 |
| Grass Wonder | 3 |
2-2: Glass Wonder is out of candidates, and the final vote by one person one vote
| Best Older Male Horse | Number of Votes |
| El Condor Pasa | 7 |
| Special Week | 4 |
El Condor Pasa was selected for the Best Older Male Horse
3: Selection of the Horse of the Year between the Best Older Male Horse, El Condor Pasa, and the Best Sprinter or Miler, Air Jihad
| Horse of the Year | Number of Votes |
| El Condor Pasa | 11 |
| Air Jihad | 0 |
El Condor Pasa was selected unanimously.
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