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- Kitasan Black had a good results in the major races for old horses.
He and his owner, the famous singer Saburo Kitajima, greatly enhanced the Japanese horse racing scene. - Straight Girl became the first 7-year-old mare in JRA history to win a G1 race.
- Maurice won the Tenno Sho (autumn) and two G1 races in Hong Kong.
- Satono Diamond won two G1 races.
- In dirt racing, Copano Rickey won three major races.
However, JRA Award for Best Dirt Horse was Sound True, who won the Champions Cup, a JRA race. - In Steeplechase racing, Oju Chosan began to stand out.
Flat-G1 races held by JRA
Races | Track | age / (Colt Filly Gelding) | 1st | ![]() |
February Stakes | Tokyo D1600 |
over 4 / CFG | Moanin | ◆ |
Takamatsunomiya Kinen | Chukyo T1200 |
over 4 / CFG | Big Arthur | ◆ |
Oka Sho | Hanshin T1600 |
3 / F | Jeweler | ◆ |
Satsuki Sho | Nakayama T2000 |
3 / CF | Dee Majesty | ◆ |
Tenno Sho (spring) | Kyoto T3200 |
over 4 / CFG | Kitasan Black | ◆ |
NHK Mile Cup | Tokyo T1600 |
3 / CF | Major Emblem | ◆ |
Victoria Mile | Tokyo T1600 |
over 4 / F | Straight Girl | ◆ |
Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) | Tokyo T2400 |
3 / F | Sinhalite | ◆ |
Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) | Tokyo T2400 |
3 / CF | Makahiki | ◆ |
Yasuda Kinen | Tokyo T1600 |
over 3 / CFG | Logotype | ◆ |
Takarazuka Kinen | Hanshin T2200 |
over 3 / CFG | Marialite | ◆ |
Sprinters Stakes | Nakayama D1200 |
over 3 / CFG | Red Falx | ◆ |
Shuka Sho | Kyoto T2000 |
3 / F | Vivlos | ◆ |
Kikuka Sho | Kyoto T3000 |
3 / CF | Satono Diamond | ◆ |
Tenno Sho (autumn) | Tokyo T2000 |
over 3 / CFG | Maurice | ◆ |
Queen Elizabeth II Cup | Kyoto T2200 |
over 3 / F | Queens Ring | ◆ |
Mile Championship | Kyoto T1600 |
over 3 / CFG | Mikki Isle | ◆ |
Japan Cup | Tokyo T2400 |
over 3 / CFG | Kitasan Black | ◆ |
Champions Cup | Chukyo D1800 |
over 3 /CFG | Sound True | ◆ |
Hanshin Juvenile Fillies | Hanshin T1600 |
2 / F | Soul Stirring | ◆ |
Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes | Hanshin T1600 |
2 / CF | Satono Ares | ◆ |
Arima Kinen | Nakayama T2500 |
over 3 / CFG | Satono Diamond | ◆ |
J・G1 races (Steeplechase)
Races | Track | age / (Colt Filly Gelding) | 1st | ![]() |
Nakayama Grand Jump | Nakayama J4250 |
over 4 / CFG | Oju Chosan | ◆ |
Nakayama Daishogai | Nakayama J4100 |
over 4 / CFG | Oju Chosan | ◆ |
G1 races held by NAR
Races | Track | age / (Colt Filly Gelding) | 1st | ![]() |
Kawasaki Kinen | Kawasaki D2100 |
over 4 / CFG | Hokko Tarumae | G |
Kashiwa Kinen | Funabashi D1600 |
over 4 / CFG | Copano Rickey | G |
Teio Sho | Ohi D2000 |
over 4 / CFG | Copano Rickey | G |
Japan Dirt Derby | Ohi D2000 |
3 / CFG | Kyoei Gere | G |
Mile Championship Nambu Hai | Morioka D1600 |
over 3 / CFG | Copano Rickey | ◆ |
JBC Ladies’ Classic | Kawasaki D1600 |
over 3 / F | White Fugue | ◆ |
JBC Sprint | Kawasaki D1400 |
over 3 / CFG | Danon Legend | ◆ |
JBC Classic | Kawasaki D2100 |
over 3 / CFG | Awardee | ◆ |
Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun | Kawasaki D1600 |
2 / CFG | Rieno Tesoro | G |
Tokyo Daishoten | Ohi D2000 |
over 3 / CFG | Apollo Kentucky | ◆ |
JRA Award
Horse of the Year | Kitasan Black |
Best Two-Year-Old Colt | Satono Ares |
Best Two-Year-Old Filly | Soul Stirring |
Best Three-Year-Old Colt | Satono Diamond |
Best Three-Year-Old Filly | Sinhalite |
Best Older Male Horse | Kitasan Black |
Best Older Filly or Mare | Marialite |
Best Sprinter or Miler | Mikki Isle |
Best Dirt Horse | Sound True |
Best Steeplechase Horse | Oju Chosan |
Leading sire in Japan | Deep Impact |
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