JRA Award for Best Older Male Horse

Japanese award for race horses

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.

## Records

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Most successful horse (2 wins):

* Orfevre – 2012, 2013
* Kitasan Black – 2016, 2017

## Winners

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Year
| Horse
| Trainer
| Owner
| Age

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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]

## References

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1. ^ "Winners of the 2017 JRA Awards announced". Horse Racing in Japan. 10 January 2018.
2. ^ "Winners of the 2019 JRA Awards announced". Horse Racing in Japan. 8 January 2020.
3. ^ "Winners of the 2020 JRA Awards announced". Horse Racing in Japan. 7 January 2021.
4. ^ "Winners of the 2021 JRA Awards announced". Horse Racing in Japan. 11 January 2022.
5. ^ "Winners of the 2022 JRA Awards announced". Horse Racing in Japan. 2023-01-10. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
6. ^ "「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.

* Horse racing in Japan: JRA Awards