The JRA Award for Best Older Filly or Mare is a title awarded annually by the Japan Racing Association (JRA) to an outstanding horse of that category in Japanese Thoroughbred horse racing. Since 1987 the honor has been part of the JRA Awards.
Records Most successful horse (2 wins): Dyna Actress – 1987, 1988 Mejiro Dober – 1998, 1999 Vodka – 2008, 2009 Buena Vista – 2010, 2011 Gentildonna – 2013, 2014 Lys Gracieux – 2018, 2019
Winners Year Horse Trainer Owner Age1987Dyna ActressSusumu YanoShadai Racing41988Dyna ActressSusumu YanoShadai Racing51989Louisiana PitYoshio NakamuraHidemoto Oshima41990Passing ShotMitsuru HashidaTadaharu Morimoto51991Daiichi RubyYuji ItoHaruo Tsujimoto41992Ikuno DictusFukushima NobuharuNoriaki Katsuno51993Shinko LovelyKazuo FujisawaOsamu Yasuda51994North FlightKeiji KatoTaihoku Bokujo41995Hishi AmazonTakao NakanoAbe Masaichiro41996Dance PartnerToshiaki ShiraiKatsumi Yoshida51997Air GrooveYasunori ItoLucky Field Co Ltd41998Mejiro DoberOkubo YokichiMejiro Shoji Co. Ltd.41999Mejiro DoberOkubo YokichiMejiro Shoji Co. Ltd.52000PhalaenopsisMitsumasa HamadaNorth Hills Management52001To the VictoryYasuo IkeeMakoto Kaneko52002Diamond BikoKazuo FujisawaShinobu Oosako42003BelieveShigeki MatsumotoKoji Maeda52004Admire GrooveMitsuru HashidaRiichi Kondo42005Sweep ToshoAkio TsurudomeTosho Sangyo42006Dance in the MoodKazuo FujisawaShadai Racing52007KoiutaMasashi OkuhiraMaekawa Kikaku42008VodkaKatsuhiko SumiiYuzo Tanimizu42009VodkaKatsuhiko SumiiYuzo Tanimizu52010Buena VistaHiroyoshi MatsudaSunday Racing42011Buena VistaHiroyoshi MatsudaSunday Racing52012Curren ChanTakayuki YasudaTakashi Suzuki52013GentildonnaSei IshizakaSunday Racing Co. Ltd.42014GentildonnaSei IshizakaSunday Racing Co. Ltd.52015Shonan PandoraTomokazu TakanoTetsuhide Kunimoto42016MarialiteTakashi KubotaU Carrot Farm52017VivlosYasuo TomomichiKazuhiro Sasaki42018Lys GracieuxYoshito YahagiU Carrot Farm42019Lys GracieuxYoshito YahagiU Carrot Farm52020Almond EyeSakae KuniedaSilk Racing Co52021Loves Only YouYoshito YahagiDMM Dream Club Co., Ltd52022GeraldinaTakashi SaitoSunday Racing Co. Ltd.42023SonglineToru HayashiSunday Racing Co. Ltd.52024Stunning RoseTomokazu TakanoSunday Racing Co. Ltd.52025RegaleiraTetsuya KimuraSunday Racing Co. Ltd.4
References
Horse racing in Japan: JRA Awards