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
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Orfevre – 2012, 2013
- Kitasan Black – 2016, 2017
Winners
| 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 |
| 2018 | Rey de Oro | Kazuo Fujisawa | U Carrot Farm | 4 |
| 2019 | Win Bright | Yoshihiro Hatakeyama | Win Co. Ltd | 5 |
| 2020 | Fierement | Takahisa Tezuka | Sunday Racing Co. | 5 |
| 2021 | Contrail | Yoshito Yahagi | Shinji Maeda | 4 |
| 2022 | Titleholder | Toru Kurita | Hiroshi Yamada | 4 |
| 2023 | Equinox | Tetsuya Kimura | Silk Racing | 4 |
| 2024 | Do Deuce | Yasuo Tomomichi | Kieffers Co. Ltd. | 5 |
References
- "Winners of the 2017 JRA Awards announced". Horse Racing in Japan. 10 January 2018.
- "Winners of the 2019 JRA Awards announced". Horse Racing in Japan. 8 January 2020.
- "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.
- "2025.01.07 Winners of the 2024 JRA Awards announced - News - Horse Racing in Japan". japanracing.jp. Retrieved 2025-01-08.