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- The aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami (Wikipedia)
The earthquake also had a major impact on the horse racing industry.
Fukushima Racecourse and Iwate Keiba of NAR were especially badly damaged.
Among the G1 races, the Satsuki Sho was held at Tokyo Racecourse, the Nakayama Grand Jump was held at a distance of 4260m, and the Mile Championship Nambu Hai was held at Tokyo Racecourse by JRA. - Due to the renovation of Chukyo Racecourse from the previous year, the Takamatsunomiya Kinen was held at Hanshin Racecourse.
- Victoire Pisa won the Dubai World Cup.
- Orfevre won the Triple Crown.
- Snow Fairy (UK) won the Queen Elizabeth II Cup two years in a row.
It was the first time a foreign-trained horse had won the same Japanese flat-G1 races two years in a row.
Flat-G1 races held by JRA
| Races | Track | age / (Colt Filly Gelding) | 1st |  |
| February Stakes | Tokyo D1600 |
over 4 / CFG | Transcend | ◆ |
| Takamatsunomiya Kinen | Hanshin T1200 |
over 4 / CFG | Kinshasa no Kiseki | ◆ |
| Oka Sho | Hanshin T1600 |
3 / F | Marcellina | ◆ |
| Satsuki Sho | Tokyo T2000 |
3 / CF | Orfevre | ◆ |
| Tenno Sho (Spring) | Kyoto T3200 |
over 4 / CFG | Hiruno d’Amour | ◆ |
| NHK Mile Cup | Tokyo T1600 |
3 / CF | Grand Prix Boss | ◆ |
| Victoria Mile | Tokyo T1600 |
over 4 / F | Apapane | ◆ |
| Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) | Tokyo T2400 |
3 / F | Erin Court | ◆ |
| Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) | Tokyo T2400 |
3 / CF | Orfevre | ◆ |
| Yasuda Kinen | Tokyo T1600 |
over 3 / CFG | Real Impact | ◆ |
| Takarazuka Kinen | Hanshin T2200 |
over 3 / CFG | Earnestly | ◆ |
| Sprinters Stakes | Nakayama T1200 |
over 3 / CFG | Curren Chan | ◆ |
| Shuka Sho | Kyoto T2000 |
3 / F | Aventura | ◆ |
| Kikuka Sho | Kyoto T3000 |
3 / CF | Orfevre | ◆ |
| Tenno Sho (Autumn) | Tokyo T2000 |
over 3 / CFG | Tosen Jordan | ◆ |
| Queen Elizabeth II Cup | Kyoto T2200 |
over 3 / F | Snow Fairy | ◆ |
| Mile Championship | Kyoto T1600 |
over 3 / CFG | Eishin Apollon | ◆ |
| Japan Cup | Tokyo T2400 |
over 3 / CFG | Buena Vista | ◆ |
| Japan Cup Dirt | Hanshin D1800 |
over 3 /CFG | Transcend | ◆ |
| Hanshin Juvenile Fillies | Hanshin T1600 |
2 / F | Joie de Vivre | ◆ |
| Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes | Nakayama T1600 |
2 / CF | Alfredo | ◆ |
| Arima Kinen | Nakayama T2500 |
over 3 / CFG | Orfevre | ◆ |
J・G1 races (Steeplechase)
| Races | Track | age / (Colt Filly Gelding) | 1st | |
| Nakayama Grand Jump | Nakayama J4260 |
over 4 / CFG | Meiner Neos | ◆ |
| Nakayama Daishogai | Nakayama J4100 |
over 4 / CFG | Majesty Bio | ◆ |
G1 races held by NAR
| Races | Track | age / (Colt Filly Gelding) | 1st | |
| Kawasaki Kinen | Kawasaki D2100 |
over 4 / CFG | Furioso | G |
| Kashiwa Kinen | Funabashi D1600 |
over 4 / CFG | Furioso | G |
| Teio Sho | Ohi D2000 |
over 4 / CFG | Smart Falcon | G |
| Japan Dirt Derby | Ohi D2000 |
3 / CFG | Grape Brandy | G |
| Mile Championship Nambu Hai | Tokyo D1600 |
over 3 / CFG | Transcend | ◆ |
| JBC Sprint | Ohi D1200 |
over 3 / CFG | Suni | ◆ |
| JBC Classic | Ohi D2000 |
over 3 / CFG | Smart Falcon | ◆ |
| Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun | Kawasaki D1600 |
2 / CFG | Obruchev | G |
| Tokyo Daishoten | Ohi D2000 |
over 3 / CFG | Smart Falcon | ◆ |
- The Mile Championship Nambu Hai was held by JRA.
JRA Award
| Horse of the Year | Orfevre |
| Best Two-Year-Old Colt | Alfredo |
| Best Two-Year-Old Filly | Joie de Vivre |
| Best Three-Year-Old Colt | Aventura |
| Best Three-Year-Old Filly | Orfevre |
| Best Older Male Horse | Victoire Pisa |
| Best Older Filly or Mare | Buena Vista |
| Best Sprinter or Miler | Curren Chan |
| Best Dirt Horse | Transcend |
| Best Steeplechase Horse | Majesty Bio |
| Leading sire in Japan | King Kamehameha |
| ← 2010 | All | 2012 → |