The JRA Award for Best Sprinter or Miler is a title awarded annually by the Japan Racing Association (JRA). Since 1987 the honor has been part of the JRA Awards. A single prize was awarded until 2023, when separate categories for Sprinters and Milers were created.

Records Most successful horse (2 wins): Bamboo Memory – 1989, 1990 Taiki Shuttle – 1997, 1998 Durandal – 2003, 2004 Daiwa Major – 2006, 2007 Lord Kanaloa – 2012, 2013 Gran Alegria – 2020, 2021

Best Sprinter or Miler Winners Year Horse Trainer Owner Age1987Nippo TeioKinzo KubotaYuichi Yamaishi41988Soccer BoyYukiharu OnoShadai Racing31989Bamboo MemoryKunihiko TakeshiTakeda Tatsuichi41990Bamboo MemoryKunihiko TakeshiTakeda Tatsuichi51991Daiichi RubyYuji ItoHaruo Tsujimoto41992Nishino FlowerMasahiro MatsudaMasayuki Nishiyama31993Yamanin ZephyrYusuke KuritaHajime Doi51994Sakura Bakushin OKatsutaro SakaiSakura Commerce51995Hishi AkebonoMasaru SayamaMasaichiro Abe31996Flower ParkShouichi MatsumotoKatsumi Yoshida41997Taiki ShuttleKazuo FujisawaTaiki Farm Co.31998Taiki ShuttleKazuo FujisawaTaiki Farm Co.41999Air JihadMasanori ItoLucky Field Co.42000Daitaku YamatoSei IshizakaKazuo Nakamura62001Trot StarEiji NakanoMinoru Takano52002Admire CozzeneMitsuru HashidaRiichi Kondo62003DurandalMasahiro SakaguchiTeruya Yoshida42004DurandalMasahiro SakaguchiTeruya Yoshida52005Hat TrickKatsuhiko SumiiCarrot Farm42006Daiwa MajorHiroyuki UeharaKeizo Oshiro52007Daiwa MajorHiroyuki UeharaKeizo Oshiro62008Sleepless NightKojiro HashiguchiSunday Racing42009Laurel GuerreiroMitsugu KonLaurel Racing52010Kinshasa no KisekiNoriyuki HoriKazumi Yoshida72011Curren ChanTakayuki YasudaTakashi Suzuki42012Lord KanaloaTakayuki YasudaLord Horse Club42013Lord KanaloaTakayuki YasudaLord Horse Club52014Snow DragonNoboru TakagiMakio Okada62015MauriceNoriyuki HoriKazumi Yoshida42016Mikki IsleHidetaka OtonashiMizuki Noda52017Red FalxTomohito OzekiTokyoHorseRacing Co Ltd62018Fine NeedleYoshitada TakahashiGodolphin52019Indy ChampHidetaka OtonashiSilk Racing42020Gran AlegriaKazuo FujisawaSunday Racing42021Gran AlegriaKazuo FujisawaSunday Racing52022SerifosMitsumasa NakauchidaG1 Racing Co. Ltd3

Best Sprinter winners Year Horse Trainer Owner Age2023Mama CochaYasutoshi IkeeKaneko Makoto Holdings42024LugalHaruki SugiyamaYoshimasa Ema42025Satono ReveNoriyuki HoriHajime Satomi6

Best Miler winners Year Horse Trainer Owner Age2023SonglineToru HayashiSunday Racing52024Soul RushYasutoshi IkeeTatsue Ishikawa62025Jantar MantarTomokazu TakanoShadai Race Horse Co. Ltd.4

References

Horse racing in Japan: JRA Awards