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.
Most successful horse (2 wins):
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] |