JRA Award for Best Older Male Horse

The JRA Award for Best Older Male Horse (Japanese: JRA賞最優秀4歳以上牡馬, Hepburn: Jei Āru Ei Shō Sai Yūshū Yonsai Ijō Boba) is a title awarded annually by the Japan Racing Association (JRA). Since 1987 the honor has been part of the JRA Awards.

Records

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Most successful horse (2 wins):

Winners

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Year
Horse
Trainer
Owner
Age
1987 Nippo Teio Kinzo Kubotu Yuichi Yamaichi 4
1988 Tamamo Cross Isami Obara Tamamo Inc. 4
1989 Inari One Kiyoshi Suzuki Hiroki Hotehama 5
1990 Oguri Cap Tsutomu Setoguchi Shunsuke Kondo 5
1991 Mejiro McQueen Yasuo Ikee Mejiro Shoji Co 4
1992 Mejiro Palmer Masaki Okubo Mejiro Shoji Co 5
1993 Yamanin Zephyr Yusuke Kurita Hajime Doi 5
1994 Biwa Hayahide Mitsumasa Hamada Biwa Co., Ltd. 4
1995 Sakura Chitose-O Katsutaro Sakai Sakura Commerce 5
1996 Sakura Laurel Katsutaro Sakai Sakura Commerce 5
1997 Marvelous Sunday Makoto Osawa Sadao Sasahara 4
1998 Taiki Shuttle Kazuo Fujisawa Taiki Farm 4
1999 El Condor Pasa Yoshitaka Ninomiya Takashi Watanabe 4
2000 T M Opera O Ichizo Iwamoto Masatsugu Takezono 4
2001 Agnes Digital Toshiaki Shirai Takao Watanabe 4
2002 Manhattan Cafe Futoshi Kojima Ken Nishikawa 4
2003 Symboli Kris S Kazuo Fujisawa Symboli Stud 4
2004 Zenno Rob Roy Kazuo Fujisawa Shinobu Osako 4
2005 Heart's Cry Kojiro Hashiguchi Shadai Race Horse Co 4
2006 Deep Impact Yasuo Ikee Kaneko Makoto Holdings Co., Ltd. 4
2007 Admire Moon Hiroyoshi Matsuda Darley Japan Farm Co., Ltd. 4
2008 Screen Hero Yuichi Shikato Teruya Yoshida 4
2009 Dream Journey Yasutoshi Ikee Sunday Racing 5
2010 Nakayama Festa Yoshitaka Ninomiya Shinichi Izumi 4
2011 Victoire Pisa Katsuhiko Sumii Yoshimi Ichikawa 4
2012 Orfevre Yasutoshi Ikee Sunday Racing Co. 4
2013 Orfevre Yasutoshi Ikee Sunday Racing Co. 5
2014 Just A Way Naosuke Sugai Akatsuki Yamatoya 5
2015 Lovely Day Yasutoshi Ikee Makoto Kaneko 5
2016 Kitasan Black Hisashi Shimizu Ono Shoji 4
2017 Kitasan Black Hisashi Shimizu Ono Shoji 5[1]
2018 Rey de Oro Kazuo Fujisawa U Carrot Farm 4
2019 Win Bright Yoshihiro Hatakeyama Win Co. Ltd 5[2]
2020 Fierement Takahisa Tezuka Sunday Racing Co. 5[3]
2021 Contrail Yoshito Yahagi Shinji Maeda 4[4]
2022 Titleholder Toru Kurita Hiroshi Yamada 4[5]
2023 Equinox Tetsuya Kimura Silk Racing 4[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Winners of the 2017 JRA Awards announced". Horse Racing in Japan. 10 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Winners of the 2019 JRA Awards announced". Horse Racing in Japan. 8 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Winners of the 2020 JRA Awards announced". Horse Racing in Japan. 7 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Winners of the 2021 JRA Awards announced". Horse Racing in Japan. 11 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Winners of the 2022 JRA Awards announced". Horse Racing in Japan. 2023-01-10. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  6. ^ "「2023年度JRA賞」決定!年度代表馬はイクイノックス! JRA". jra.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-01-09.