JRA Award for Best Older Filly or Mare
The JRA Award for Best Older Filly or Mare is a title awarded annually by the Japan Racing Association (JRA). Since 1987 the honor has been part of the JRA Awards.
Records[edit]
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Dyna Actress – 1987, 1988
- Mejiro Dober – 1998, 1999
- Vodka – 2008, 2009
- Buena Vista – 2010, 2011
- Gentildonna – 2013, 2014
- Lys Gracieux – 2018, 2019
Winners[edit]
| Year |
Horse |
Trainer |
Owner |
Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Dyna Actress | Susumu Yano | Shadai Racing | 4 |
| 1988 | Dyna Actress | Susumu Yano | Shadai Racing | 5 |
| 1989 | Louisiana Pit | Yoshio Nakamura | Hidemoto Oshima | 4 |
| 1990 | Passing Shot | Mitsuru Hashida | Tadaharu Morimoto | 5 |
| 1991 | Daiichi Ruby | Yuji Ito | Haruo Tsujimoto | 4 |
| 1992 | Ikuno Dictus | Fukushima Nobuharu | Noriaki Katsuno | 5 |
| 1993 | Shinko Lovely | Kazuo Fujisawa | Osamu Yasuda | 5 |
| 1994 | North Flight | Keiji Kato | Taihoku Bokujo | 4 |
| 1995 | Hishi Amazon | Takao Nakano | Abe Masaichiro | 4 |
| 1996 | Dance Partner | Toshiaki Shirai | Katsumi Yoshida | 5 |
| 1997 | Air Groove | Yasunori Ito | Lucky Field Co Ltd | 4 |
| 1998 | Mejiro Dober | Okubo Yokichi | Mejiro Shoji Co. Ltd. | 4 |
| 1999 | Mejiro Dober | Okubo Yokichi | Mejiro Shoji Co. Ltd. | 5 |
| 2000 | Phalaenopsis | Mitsumasa Hamada | North Hills Management | 5 |
| 2001 | To the Victory | Yasuo Ikee | Makoto Kaneko | 5 |
| 2002 | Diamond Biko | Kazuo Fujisawa | Shinobu Oosako | 4 |
| 2003 | Believe | Shigeki Matsumoto | Koji Maeda | 5 |
| 2004 | Admire Groove | Mitsuru Hashida | Riichi Kondo | 4 |
| 2005 | Sweep Tosho | Akio Tsurudome | Tosho Sangyo | 4 |
| 2006 | Dance in the Mood | Kazuo Fujisawa | Shadai Racing | 5 |
| 2007 | Koiuta | Masashi Okuhira | Maekawa Kikaku | 4 |
| 2008 | Vodka | Katsuhiko Sumii | Yuzo Tanimizu | 4 |
| 2009 | Vodka | Katsuhiko Sumii | Yuzo Tanimizu | 5 |
| 2010 | Buena Vista | Hiroyoshi Matsuda | Sunday Racing | 4 |
| 2011 | Buena Vista | Hiroyoshi Matsuda | Sunday Racing | 5 |
| 2012 | Curren Chan | Takayuki Yasuda | Takashi Suzuki | 5 |
| 2013 | Gentildonna | Sei Ishizaka | Sunday Racing Co. Ltd. | 4 |
| 2014 | Gentildonna | Sei Ishizaka | Sunday Racing Co. Ltd. | 5 |
| 2015 | Shonan Pandora | Tomokazu Takano | Tetsuhide Kunimoto | 4 |
| 2016 | Marialite | Takashi Kubota | U Carrot Farm | 5 |
| 2017 | Vivlos | Yasuo Tomomichi | Kazuhiro Sasaki | 4[1] |
| 2018 | Lys Gracieux | Yoshito Yahagi | U Carrot Farm | 4 |
| 2019 | Lys Gracieux | Yoshito Yahagi | U Carrot Farm | 5[2] |
| 2020 | Almond Eye | Yasuo Tomomichi | Silk Racing Co | 5[3] |
| 2021 | Loves Only You | Yoshito Yahagi | DMM Dream Club Co., Ltd | 5[4] |
| 2022 | Geraldina | Takashi Saito | Sunday Racing Co. Ltd. | 4[5] |
| 2023 | Songline | Toru Hayashi | Sunday Racing Co. Ltd. | 5[6] |
References[edit]
- ^ "Winners of the 2017 JRA Awards announced". Horse Racing in Japan. 10 January 2018.
- ^ "Winners of the 2019 JRA Awards announced". Horse Racing in Japan. 8 January 2020.
- ^ "Winners of the 2020 JRA Awards announced". Horse Racing in Japan. 7 January 2021.
- ^ "Winners of the 2021 JRA Awards announced". Horse Racing in Japan. 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Winners of the 2022 JRA Awards announced". Horse Racing in Japan. 2023-01-10. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ "「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.