Oka Sho

*Domestic Grade 1 race*
Oka Sho
*Japanese 1,000 Guineas*
桜花賞
Race information
Location	Hanshin Racecourse, Takarazuka, Hyōgo
Inaugurated	1939
Race type	Thoroughbred Flat racing
Distance	1600 meters
Track	Turf, Right-handed (outer course)
Qualification	3-y-o , Fillies
Weight	55 kg
Purse	¥209,200,000 (as of 2007)

The Oka Sho (桜花賞^?) is a Japanese Domestic Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred fillies run over a distance of 1,600 metres (approximately 1 mile) at the Hanshin Racecourse, Takarazuka, Hyōgo in April.

It was first run in 1939 and is the Japanese equivalent of the English 1,000 Guineas.

Winners since 2001

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2001	T M Ocean	Masaru Honda	Katsuichi Nishiura	Masatsugu Takezono	1:34.4
2002	Arrow Carry	Ken'ichi Ikezoe	Kenji Yamauchi	Hideharu Yano	1:34.3
2003	Still in Love	Hideaki Miyuki	Shoichi Matsumoto	North Hills Management Co.	1:33.9
2004	Dance in the Mood	Yutaka Take	Kazuo Fujisawa	Shadai Racehorse co.	1:33.6
2005	Rhein Kraft	Yūichi Fukunaga	Tsutomu Setoguchi	Shigemasa Ōsawa	1:33.5
2006	Kiss to Heaven	Katsumi Andō	Hirofumi Toda	Kazuko Yoshida	1:34.6
2007	Daiwa Scarlet	Katsumi Andō	Kunihide Matsuda	Keizo Ōshiro	1:33.7
2008	Reginetta	Futoshi Komaki	Hidekazu Asami	Shadai Racehorse co.	1:34.4
2009	Buena Vista	Katsumi Andō	Hiroyoshi Matsuda	Sunday Racing co.	1:34.0
2010	Apapane	Masayoshi Ebina	Sakae Kunieda	Kaneko Makoto Holdings Co., Ltd.	1:33.3
2011	Marcellina	Katsumi Andō	Hiroyoshi Matsuda	Shadai Racehorse co.	1:33.9

List of Japanese Grade I horse races

International Races (regular GI races)	February Stakes (dirt) · Takamatsunomiya Kinen · Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas; 3-year-old fillies) · Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas; 3-year-olds) ·Tenno Sho (Spring) · NHK Mile Cup (3-year-olds) · Victoria Mile (fillies and mares) · Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks; 3-year-old fillies) · Tokyo Yūshun (Japanese Derby; 3-year-olds) · Yasuda Kinen · Takarazuka Kinen · Sprinters Stakes · Shūka Sho (3-year-old fillies) · Kikuka Shō (Japanese St. Leger; 3-year-olds) · Tenno Sho (Autumn) · Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup (fillies and mares) · Mile Championship · Japan Cup Dirt (invitational dirt) · Japan Cup (invitational) · Hanshin Juvenile Fillies (2-year-old fillies) · Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes (2-year-olds) · Arima Kinen (Grand Prix) · Tokyo Daishōten (dirt)

Domestic Races (JPN I races)	Kawasaki Kinen (dirt) · Kashiwa Kinen (dirt) · Teio sho (dirt) · Japan Dirt Derby (3-year-old;dirt) · Mile Championship Nambu Hai (dirt) · Japan Breeding farm's Cup Sprint (dirt) · Japan Breeding farm's Cup Classic (dirt) · Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun (dirt; 2-year-olds)

Steeplechase Races (J-GI races)	Nakayama Grand Jump (international invitational) · Nakayama Daishogai (international)

See also	Japan Racing Association · Horse racing in Japan ·