The JRA Award for Best Sprinter or Miler is a title awarded annually by the Japan Racing Association (JRA). Since 1987 the honor has been part of the JRA Awards. A single prize was awarded until 2023, when separate categories for Sprinters and Milers.
Records edit
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Bamboo Memory – 1988, 1989
- Taiki Shuttle – 1997, 1998
- Durandal – 2003, 2004
- Daiwa Major – 2006, 2007
- Lord Kanaloa – 2012, 2013
- Gran Alegria – 2020, 2021
Best Sprinter or Miler Winners edit
| Year |
Horse |
Trainer |
Owner |
Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Nippo Teio | Kinzo Kubota | Yuichi Yamaishi | 4 |
| 1988 | Soccer Boy | Yukiharu Ono | Shadai Racing | 3 |
| 1989 | Bamboo Memory | Kunihiko Takeshi | Takeda Tatsuichi | 4 |
| 1990 | Bamboo Memory | Kunihiko Takeshi | Takeda Tatsuichi | 5 |
| 1991 | Daiichi Ruby | Yuji Ito | Haruo Tsujimoto | 4 |
| 1992 | Nishino Flower | Masahiro Matsuda | Masayuki Nishiyama | 3 |
| 1993 | Yamanin Zephyr | Yusuke Kurita | Hajime Doi | 5 |
| 1994 | Sakura Bakushin O | Katsutaro Sakai | Sakura Commerce | 5 |
| 1995 | Hishi Akebono | Masaru Sayama | Masaichiro Abe | 3 |
| 1996 | Flower Park | Shouichi Matsumoto | Katsumi Yoshida | 4 |
| 1997 | Taiki Shuttle | Kazuo Fujisawa | Taiki Farm Co. | 3 |
| 1998 | Taiki Shuttle | Kazuo Fujisawa | Taiki Farm Co. | 4 |
| 1999 | Air Jihad | Masanori Ito | Lucky Field Co. | 4 |
| 2000 | Daitaku Yamato | Sei Ishizaka | Kazuo Nakamura | 6 |
| 2001 | Trot Star | Eiji Nakano | Minoru Takano | 5 |
| 2002 | Admire Cozzene | Mitsuru Hashida | Riichi Kondo | 6 |
| 2003 | Durandal | Masahiro Sakaguchi | Teruya Yoshida | 4 |
| 2004 | Durandal | Masahiro Sakaguchi | Teruya Yoshida | 5 |
| 2005 | Hat Trick | Katsuhiko Sumii | Carrot Farm | 4 |
| 2006 | Daiwa Major | Hiroyuki Uehara | Keizo Oshiro | 5 |
| 2007 | Daiwa Major | Hiroyuki Uehara | Keizo Oshiro | 6 |
| 2008 | Sleepless Night | Kojiro Hashiguchi | Sunday Racing | 4 |
| 2009 | Laurel Guerreiro | Mitsugu Kon | Laurel Racing | 5 |
| 2010 | Kinshasa No Kiseki | Noriyuki Hori | Kazumi Yoshida | 7 |
| 2011 | Curren Chan | Takayuki Yasuda | Takashi Suzuki | 4 |
| 2012 | Lord Kanaloa | Takayuki Yasuda | Lord Horse Club | 4 |
| 2013 | Lord Kanaloa | Takayuki Yasuda | Lord Horse Club | 5 |
| 2014 | Snow Dragon | Noboru Takagi | Makio Okada | 6 |
| 2015 | Maurice | Noriyuki Hori | Kazumi Yoshida | 4 |
| 2016 | Mikki Isle | Hidetaka Otonashi | Mizuki Noda | 5 |
| 2017 | Red Falx | Tomohito Ozeki | TokyoHorseRacing Co Ltd | 6[1] |
| 2018 | Fine Needle | Yoshitada Takahashi | Godolphin | 5 |
| 2019 | Indy Champ | Hidetaka Otonashi | Silk Racing | 4 |
| 2020 | Gran Alegria | Kazuo Fujisawa | Sunday Racing | 4[2] |
| 2021 | Gran Alegria | Kazuo Fujisawa | Sunday Racing | 5[3] |
| 2022 | Serifos | Mitsumasa Nakauchida | G1 Racing Co. Ltd | 3[4] |
Best Sprinter winners edit
| Year |
Horse |
Trainer |
Owner |
Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Mama Cocha | Yasutoshi Ikee | Kaneko Makoto Holdings | 4[5] |
Best Miler winners edit
| Year |
Horse |
Trainer |
Owner |
Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Songline | Toru Hayashi | Sunday Racing | 5 |
References edit
- ^ "Winners of the 2017 JRA Awards announced". Horse Racing in Japan. 10 January 2018.
- ^ "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.