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- Almond Eye did a great job.
She won the Triple Crown for fillies and Japan Cup.
She broke the world record of turf 2400m race in the Japan Cup.
She won all five races.
She was elected with full votes for both the JRA Award for Horse of the Year and Best Three-Year-Old Filly. - In dirt racing, three years old Le Vent Se Leve was active.
Gold Dream and K T Brave were also active from the previous year. - In steeplechase racing, Oju Chosan won the Nakayama Grand Jump.
He ran the Arima Kinen at the end of the year instead of the Nakayama Daishogai.
Flat-G1 races held by JRA
| Races | Track | age / (Colt Filly Gelding) | 1st |  |
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| February Stakes | Tokyo D1600 |
over 4 / CFG | Nonkono Yume | ◆ | E |
| Takamatsunomiya Kinen | Chukyo T1200 |
over 4 / CFG | Fine Needle | ◆ | E |
| Osaka Hai | Hanshin T2000 |
over 4 / CFG | Suave Richard | ◆ | E |
| Oka Sho | Hanshin T1600 |
3 / F | Almond Eye | ◆ | E |
| Satsuki Sho | Nakayama T2000 |
3 / CF | Epoca d’Oro | ◆ | E |
| Tenno Sho (Spring) | Kyoto T3200 |
over 4 / CFG | Rainbow Line | ◆ | E |
| NHK Mile Cup | Tokyo T1600 |
3 / CF | Keiai Nautique | ◆ | E |
| Victoria Mile | Tokyo T1600 |
over 4 / F | Jour Polaire | ◆ | E |
| Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) | Tokyo T2400 |
3 / F | Almond Eye | ◆ | E |
| Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) | Tokyo T2400 |
3 / CF | Wagnerian | ◆ | E |
| Yasuda Kinen | Tokyo T1600 |
over 3 / CFG | Mozu Ascot | ◆ | E |
| Takarazuka Kinen | Hanshin T2200 |
over 3 / CFG | Mikki Rocket | ◆ | E |
| Sprinters Stakes | Nakayama D1200 |
over 3 / CFG | Fine Needle | ◆ | E |
| Shuka Sho | Kyoto T2000 |
3 / F | Almond Eye | ◆ | E |
| Kikuka Sho | Kyoto T3000 |
3 / CF | Fierement | ◆ | E |
| Tenno Sho (Autumn) | Tokyo T2000 |
over 3 / CFG | Rey de Oro | ◆ | E |
| Queen Elizabeth II Cup | Kyoto T2200 |
over 3 / F | Lys Gracieux | ◆ | E |
| Mile Championship | Kyoto T1600 |
over 3 / CFG | Stelvio | ◆ | E |
| Japan Cup | Tokyo T2400 |
over 3 / CFG | Almond Eye | ◆ | E |
| Champions Cup | Chukyo D1800 |
over 3 /CFG | Le Vent Se Leve | ◆ | E |
| Hanshin Juvenile Fillies | Hanshin T1600 |
2 / F | Danon Fantasy | ◆ | E |
| Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes | Hanshin T1600 |
2 / CF | Admire Mars | ◆ | E |
| Arima Kinen | Nakayama T2500 |
over 3 / CFG | Blast Onepiece | ◆ | E |
| Hopeful Stakes | Nakayama T2000 |
2 / CF | Saturnalia | ◆ | E |
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 | Nihonpiro Baron | ◆ |
G1 races held by NAR
| Races | Track | age / (Colt Filly Gelding) | 1st | |
| Kawasaki Kinen | Kawasaki D2100 |
over 4 / CFG | K T Brave | G |
| Kashiwa Kinen | Funabashi D1600 |
over 4 / CFG | Gold Dream | G |
| Teio Sho | Ohi D2000 |
over 4 / CFG | Gold Dream | ◆ |
| Japan Dirt Derby | Ohi D2000 |
3 / CFG | Le Vent Se Leve | G |
| Mile Championship Nambu Hai | Morioka D1600 |
over 3 / CFG | Le Vent Se Leve | G |
| JBC Ladies’ Classic | Kyoto D1800 |
over 3 / F | Ange Desir | G |
| JBC Sprint | Kyoto D1200 |
over 3 / CFG | Graceful Leap | G |
| JBC Classic | Kyoto D1900 |
over 3 / CFG | K T Brave | G |
| Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun | Kawasaki D1600 |
2 / CFG | Nova Lenda | G |
| Tokyo Daishoten | Ohi D2000 |
over 3 / CFG | Omega Perfume | ◆ |
- This year’s JBC was held by JRA at Kyoto Racecourse.
JRA Award
| Horse of the Year | Almond Eye |
| Best Two-Year-Old Colt | Admire Mars |
| Best Two-Year-Old Filly | Danon Fantasy |
| Best Three-Year-Old Colt | Blast Onepiece |
| Best Three-Year-Old Filly | Almond Eye |
| Best Older Male Horse | Rey de Oro |
| Best Older Filly or Mare | Lys Gracieux |
| Best Sprinter or Miler | Fine Needle |
| Best Dirt Horse | Le Vent Se Leve |
| Best Steeplechase Horse | Oju Chosan |
| Leading sire in Japan | Deep Impact |
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