JRA Award for Best Dirt Horse

Japanese Best Dirt Horse is a title awarded annually by the Japan Racing Association (JRA). Since 1987 the honor has been part of the JRA Awards.

Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
 * Wing Arrow – 1998, 2000
 * Admire Don – 2003, 2004
 * Kane Hekili – 2005, 2008
 * Espoir City – 2009, 2010

Leading trainer (2 wins):
 * Katsumi Minai – Wing Arrow (1998, 2000)
 * Hiroyoshi Matsuda – Admire Don (2003, 2004)
 * Sei Ishizaka – Alondite (2006), Vermilion (2007)
 * Katsuhiko Sumii - Kane Hekili (2005, 2008)
 * Akio Adachi – Espoir City (2009, 2010)
 * Kunihide Matsuda – Kurofune (2001), Belshazzar (2013)

Leading owner (4 wins):
 * Makoto Kaneko – Wing Arrow (2000), Kurofune (2001), Kane Hekili (2005, 2008)