JRA Award for Best Sprinter or Miler

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

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Most successful horse (2 wins):

Best Sprinter or Miler Winners

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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

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Year
Horse
Trainer
Owner
Age
2023 Mama Cocha Yasutoshi Ikee Kaneko Makoto Holdings 4[5]


Best Miler winners

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Year
Horse
Trainer
Owner
Age
2023 Songline Toru Hayashi Sunday Racing 5

References

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  1. ^ "Winners of the 2017 JRA Awards announced". Horse Racing in Japan. 10 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Winners of the 2020 JRA Awards announced". Horse Racing in Japan. 7 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Winners of the 2021 JRA Awards announced". Horse Racing in Japan. 11 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Winners of the 2022 JRA Awards announced". Horse Racing in Japan. 2023-01-10. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  5. ^ "「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.