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- Vodka won the Yasuda Kinen and the Tenno Sho (Autumn).
In the Tenno Sho (Autumn), she defeated Daiwa Scarlet by 2cm. - Daiwa Scarlet became the first filly in 37 years to win the Arima Kinen.
- In the dirt, Kane Hekili came back from injury and won the Best Dirt Horse.
- The race conditions for Japan Cup Dirt were changed to dirt-1800m at Hanshin Racecourse.
- Geldings has been able to run in the Tenno Sho from this year.
Flat-G1 races held by JRA
| Races | Track | age / (Colt Filly Gelding) | 1st |  |
| February Stakes | Tokyo D1600 |
over 4 / CFG | Vermilion | ◆ |
| Takamatsunomiya Kinen | Chukyo T1200 |
over 4 / CFG | Fine Grain | ◆ |
| Oka Sho | Hanshin T1600 |
3 / F | Reginetta | ◆ |
| Satsuki Sho | Nakayama T2000 |
3 / CF | Captain Thule | ◆ |
| Tenno Sho (Spring) | Kyoto T3200 |
over 4 / CFG | Admire Jupiter | ◆ |
| NHK Mile Cup | Tokyo T1600 |
3 / CF | Deep Sky | ◆ |
| Victoria Mile | Tokyo T1600 |
over 4 / F | Asian Winds | ◆ |
| Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) | Tokyo T2400 |
3 / F | Tall Poppy | ◆ |
| Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) | Tokyo T2400 |
3 / CF | Deep Sky | ◆ |
| Yasuda Kinen | Tokyo T1600 |
over 3 / CFG | Vodka | ◆ |
| Takarazuka Kinen | Hanshin T2200 |
over 3 / CFG | Eishin Deputy | ◆ |
| Sprinters Stakes | Nakayama T1200 |
over 3 / CFG | Sleepless Night | ◆ |
| Shuka Sho | Kyoto T2000 |
3 / F | Black Emblem | ◆ |
| Kikuka Sho | Kyoto T3000 |
3 / CF | Oken Bruce Lee | ◆ |
| Tenno Sho (Autumn) | Tokyo T2000 |
over 3 / CFG | Vodka | ◆ |
| Queen Elizabeth II Cup | Kyoto T2200 |
over 3 / F | Little Amapola | ◆ |
| Mile Championship | Kyoto T1600 |
over 3 / CFG | Blumenblatt | ◆ |
| Japan Cup | Tokyo T2400 |
over 3 / CFG | Screen Hero | ◆ |
| Japan Cup Dirt | Hanshin D1800 |
over 3 /CFG | Kane Hekili | ◆ |
| Hanshin Juvenile Fillies | Hanshin T1600 |
2 / F | Buena Vista | ◆ |
| Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes | Nakayama T1600 |
2 / CF | Seiun Wonder | ◆ |
| Arima Kinen | Nakayama T2500 |
over 3 / CFG | Daiwa Scarlet | ◆ |
J・G1 races (Steeplechase)
| Races | Track | age / (Colt Filly Gelding) | 1st | |
| Nakayama Grand Jump | Nakayama J4250 |
over 4 / CFG | Maruka Rascal | ◆ |
| Nakayama Daishogai | Nakayama J4100 |
over 4 / CFG | King Joy | ◆ |
G1 races held by NAR
| Races | Track | age / (Colt Filly Gelding) | 1st | |
| Kawasaki Kinen | Kawasaki D2100 |
over 4 / CFG | Field Rouge | G |
| Kashiwa Kinen | Funabashi D1600 |
over 4 / CFG | Bonneville Record | G |
| Teio Sho | Ohi D2000 |
over 4 / CFG | Furioso | G |
| Japan Dirt Derby | Ohi D2000 |
3 / CFG | Success Brocken | G |
| Mile Championship Nambu Hai | Morioka D1600 |
over 3 / CFG | Blue Concorde | ◆ |
| JBC Sprint | Sonoda D1400 |
over 3 / CFG | Bamboo Ere | ◆ |
| JBC Classic | Sonoda D1870 |
over 3 / CFG | Vermilion | ◆ |
| Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun | Kawasaki D1600 |
2 / CFG | Suni | G |
| Tokyo Daishoten | Ohi D2000 |
over 3 / CFG | Kane Hekili | ◆ |
JRA Award
| Horse of the Year | Vodka |
| Best Two-Year-Old Colt | Seiun Wonder |
| Best Two-Year-Old Filly | Buena Vista |
| Best Three-Year-Old Colt | Deep Sky |
| Best Three-Year-Old Filly | Little Amapola |
| Best Older Male Horse | Screen Hero |
| Best Older Filly or Mare | Vodka |
| Best Sprinter or Miler | Sleepless Night |
| Best Dirt Horse | Kane Hekili |
| Best Steeplechase Horse | King Joy |
Best Horse By Home-bred Sire was discontinued.
| Leading sire in Japan | Agnes Tachyon |
| ← 2007 | All | 2009 → |