Oka Sho

Oka Sho
Japanese 1,000 Guineas
桜花賞
Grade 1 race
Location Hanshin Racecourse, Takarazuka, Hyōgo
Inaugurated 1939
Race type Thoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance 1600 meters
Surface Turf
Track Right-handed (outer course)
Qualification 3-y-o , Fillies
Weight 55 kg
Purse ¥ 168,900,000 (as of 2015)
1st: ¥ 89,000,000

The Oka Sho (桜花賞) is a Japanese 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
1996 Fight Gulliver S Tabara K Nakao 1:34.4
1997 Kyoei March Mikio Matsunaga Akihiko Nomura M Matsuoka 1:36.9
1998 Phalaenopsis Yutaka Take M Hamada North Hills Management Co Ltd 1:34.0
1999 Primo Ordine Toyoji Nishihashi Yuichi Fukunaga Hidekazu Date 1:35.5
2000 Cheers Grace Kenji Yamauchi Mikio Matsunaga Kazue Kitamura 1:34.9
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 1:34.4
2009 Buena Vista Katsumi Andō Hiroyoshi Matsuda Sunday Racing. 1:34.0
2010 Apapane Masayoshi Ebina Sakae Kunieda Kaneko Makoto Holdings 1:33.3
2011 Marcellina Katsumi Andō Hiroyoshi Matsuda Shadai Racehorse co. 1:33.9
2012 Gentildonna Yasunari Iwata Sei Ishizaka Sunday Racing Co. Ltd 1:34.6
2013 Ayusan Cristian Demuro Takahisa Tezuka Juichi Hoshin 1:35.0
2014 Harp Star Yuga Kawada Hiroyoshi Matsuda U Carrot Farm 1:33.3
2015 Let's Go Donki Yasunari Iwata Tomoyuki Umeda Toshihiro Hirosaki 1:36.0

Earlier winners

  • 1939 - Soul Lady
  • 1940 - Tairei
  • 1941 - Brand Sol
  • 1942 - Banner Goal
  • 1943 - Miss Theft
  • 1944 - Yamaiwai
  • 1945 - no race
  • 1946 - no race
  • 1947 - Browny
  • 1948 - Hamakaze
  • 1949 - Yashima Daughter
  • 1950 - Tosa Mitsuru
  • 1951 - Tsuki Kawa
  • 1952 - Swee Sue
  • 1953 - Kansei
  • 1954 - Yamaichi
  • 1955 - Yashima Belle
  • 1956 - Miss Lilas
  • 1957 - Miss Onward
  • 1958 - Hoshu Queen
  • 1959 - Kiyo Take
  • 1960 - Tokino Kiroku
  • 1961 - Sugi Hime
  • 1962 - Kenho
  • 1963 - Miss Masako
  • 1964 - Kane Keyaki
  • 1965 - Hatsuyuki
  • 1966 - Wakakumo
  • 1967 - Sea Ace
  • 1968 - Koyu
  • 1969 - Hide Kotobuki
  • 1970 - Tamami
  • 1971 - Nasuno Kaori
  • 1972 - Achieve Star
  • 1973 - Nitto Chodori
  • 1974 - Takaeno Kaori
  • 1975 - Tesco Gaby
  • 1976 - Titania
  • 1977 - Inter Gloria
  • 1978 - Oyama Tesco
  • 1979 - Horsemen Tesco
  • 1980 - Hagino Top Lady
  • 1981 - Brocade
  • 1982 - Riesengross
  • 1983 - Shadai Sophia
  • 1984 - Diana Tholon
  • 1985 - Erebus
  • 1986 - Mejiro Ramonu
  • 1987 - Max Beauty
  • 1988 - Ara Hotoku
  • 1989 - Shadai Kagura
  • 1990 - Agnes Flora
  • 1991 - Sister Tosho
  • 1992 - Nishino Flower
  • 1993 - Vega
  • 1994 - Oguri Roman
  • 1995 - Wonder Perfume
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