The Oka Sho (in Japanese: 桜花賞) is a Japanese horserace for three-year-old mares held by the Saitama Urawa Horse Racing Association.
Race details
The race is run on a 1,600-meter dirt track at Urawa Racecourse.
It has been held at many racetracks including Kawasaki, Ohi, Funabashi and Urawa.
The race was originally held in April but is now run at the end of March.
Winners since 2015
Winners since 2015 include: Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time2015 LalabelDaisuke MajimaKatsunori Aryama1:42.32016Modern WomanDaisuke MajimaKatsunori Arayama1:41.92017 Star ImpulseSatoshi IshizakiSatoshi Kokubo1:42.82018 Promised LeafNorifumi MikamotoTerunobu Fujita1:41.62019 Tosen GarnetSeiji SakiSatoshi Kokubo1:40.42020Aqua LibreToshiya YamamotoKenji Sato1:41.22021Cerasus ViaTaito MoriSatoshi Kokubo1:42.12022Speedy KickNorifumi MikamotoTomoyuki Fujihara1:41.82023Made It MumKota MotohashiKatsuo Ishii1:35.02024Princess AllieTaito MoriYoshikazu Kanuma1:36.92025Proud FleurAkita HaritaMasakazu Kawashima1:33.52026Ange LunaRyo NobataSatoshi Kokubo1:34.7
Past winners Past winners include:
See also Horse racing in Japan List of Japanese flat horse races
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