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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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