Details
| Name / Japanese | Just a Way / ジャスタウェイ |
| Birth Year | 2009 |
| Sex | horse |
| Earnings | 595,694,000 yen |
| Races-Win / G1-Win | 22-6 / 9-3 |
| Sire | Heart’s Cry |
| Dam (Sire) | Sibyl (Wild Again) |
| Other site link | JBIS / Umanity / en.netkeiba |
| Awards | JRA Award for Best Older Male Horse (2014) World’s Best Racehorse (2014) |
- His owner Yamatoya Akatsuki/Gyo is a scriptwriter of animation.
The name “Just a Way” came from “Just a Way” in Gin Tama(wikipedia) that he created.
All G1 races
| Y D/M | Track | Race | No. | Pl. |  |
| 2012 25/02 |
Hanshin T1600 |
Arlington Cup (G3) | 13 | 1 | G |
| 2012 06/05 | Tokyo T1600 | NHK Mile Cup (G1) | 14 | 6 | ◆ |
| 2012 27/05 | Tokyo T2400 | Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) (G1) | 4 | 11 | ◆ |
| 2012 28/10 | Tokyo T2000 | Tenno Sho (Autumn) (G1) | 11 | 6 | ◆ |
| 2013 27/10 | Tokyo T2000 | Tenno Sho (Autumn) (G1) | 7 | 1 | ◆ |
| 2014 02/03 |
Nakayama T1800 |
Nakayama Kinen (G2) |
4 | 1 | G |
| 2014 29/03 | Meydan T1800 | Dubai Duty Free (G1) | 2 | 1 | G |
| 2014 08/06 | Tokyo T1600 | Yasuda Kinen (G1) | 10 | 1 | ◆ |
| 2014 05/10 | Longchamp T2400 | Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1) | 7 | 8 | G |
| 2014 30/11 | Tokyo T2400 | Japan Cup (G1) | 1 | 2 | ◆ |
| 2014 28/12 | Nakayama T2500 | Arima Kinen (G1) | 15 | 4 | ◆ |
- In the Arlington Cup, he was the 2nd favorite.
He won by 1/2 lengths.
It was his first grade race win. - He couldn’t win for a while.
- In the Tenno Sho (Autumn 2013), he was the 5th favorite.
Gentildonna was the 1st favorite.
He showed a great finishing kick.
He won by 4 lengths.
It was his first win since the Arlington Cup.
It was his first G1 win. - In the Dubai Duty Free, he was the 1st favorite.
He won by 6+1/4 lengths and broke the record time by over 2 seconds.
His run in this race was highly appreciated around the world.
He was valued rate-130 by World Thoroughbred Rankings and became the 1st place horse.
It was the first time in Japanese horse racing history. - In the Yasuda Kinen, he nearly fell down a few times because of the bad track.
In the home stretch, he was likely to be separated by Grand Prix Boss.
He passed Grand Prix Boss just before the finish-line and finished in 1st place.
Episode
- He was a serious, mild-mannered, good-natured horse.
He was good friends with Gold Ship, a troubled man with a bad temper.
He and Gold Ship are the same age and same stable.
Their rooms were next to each other.
<quoted: https://www.keibalab.jp
URL=https://www.keibalab.jp/column/yamatoya/5/>
As a sire
- Teorema won the JBC Ladies’ Classic.
- Danon the Kid won the Hopeful Stakes.
Tags: Turf