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Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas)

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History

STELLENBOSCH winning the Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas) at Hanshin in Japan.
STELLENBOSCH winning the Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas) at Hanshin in Japan. Picture: Japan Racing Association

The Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas) is a Grade 1 race run under Set Weight conditions for three year old fillies at Hanshin racecourse conducted by the Japan Racing Association.

The Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas) is run over 1600m. It was first run in 1939 and was won by Soul Lady.

The Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas) was worth JPY302,400,000 in 2024.

Hanshin racecourse is a right handed course with the start halfway up the back straight.

Some of the big name winners of the 1000 Guineas have ended up Japan Cup heroines.

Buena Vista would win the Oaks after this race. She would eventually win a Japan Cup after losing the 2010 edition on protest.

That meant Gentildonna remained the only horse to win two Japan Cups. The second one came after winning the Guineas earlier in her outstanding 2012.

Almond Eye maintained her sensational form. She won the 1000 Guineas, Japanese Oaks, Shuka Sho and Japan Cup – the latter in an incredible time.

Daring Tact went so close to emulating that feat in 2020 by winning the Triple Crown then running a great third in the Cup.

Liberty Island was brilliant coming from near last in 2023. She is out of the former top Australian filly Yankee Rose and turned into a champion winning her Triple Crown then running so well in the Japan Cup.

The most successful recent jockey is Katsumi Ando with four since 2006. Yuga Kawada has taken a recent couple.

Hiroyoshi Matsuda has three recent wins as a trainer as has Sakae Kunieda.

Notable winners of the Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas) include Liberty Island (2023), Sodashi (2021), Daring Tact (2020), Gran Alegria (2019), Almond Eye (2018), Let's Go Donki (2015), Harp Star (2014), Gentildonna (2012), Apapane (2010), Buena Vista (2009), Daiwa Scarlet (2007), Dance In The Mood (2004), Still In Love (2003) and Oguri Roman (1994).

The 2024 Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas) was won by Stellenbosch from Ascoli Piceno and Light Back.


Racing and Sports

Previous Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas) Winners

Date Horse Jockey WT Trainer BP
STELLENBOSCH (JPN) 3F
EPIPHANEIA (JPN) - BLOUKRANS (JPN) RULERSHIP (JPN)
JOAO MOREIRA 55.0 SAKAE KUNIEDA 12
LIBERTY ISLAND (JPN) 3F
DURAMENTE (JPN) - YANKEE ROSE (AUS) ALL AMERICAN (AUS)
YUGA KAWADA 55.0 MITSUMASA NAKAUCHIDA 3
STARS ON EARTH (JPN) 3F
DURAMENTE (JPN) - SOUTHERN STARS (GB) SMART STRIKE (CAN)
YUGA KAWADA 55.0 MIZUKI TAKAYANAGI 8
SODASHI (JPN) 3F
KUROFUNE (USA) - BUCHIKO (JPN) KING KAMEHAMEHA (JPN)
HAYATO YOSHIDA 55.0 N SUGAI 4
DARING TACT (JPN) 3F
EPIPHANEIA (JPN) - DARING BIRD (JPN) KING KAMEHAMEHA (JPN)
KOHEI MATSUYAMA 55.0 HARUKI SUGIYAMA 9
GRAN ALEGRIA (JPN) 3F
DEEP IMPACT (JPN) - TAPITSFLY (USA) TAPIT (USA)
C P LEMAIRE 55.0 K FUJISAWA 8
ALMOND EYE (JPN) 3F
LORD KANALOA (JPN) - FUSAICHI PANDORA (JPN) SUNDAY SILENCE (USA)
C P LEMAIRE 55.0 SAKAE KUNIEDA 13
REINE MINORU (JPN) 3F
DAIWA MAJOR (JPN) - DAIWA ANGEL (JPN) TAIKI SHUTTLE (USA)
K IKEZOE 55.0 M HONDA 10
JEWELER (JPN) 3F
VICTOIRE PISA (JPN) - BALDWINA (FR) PISTOLET BLEU (IRE)
M DEMURO 55.0 K FUJIOKA 13
LET'S GO DONKI (JPN) 3F
KING KAMEHAMEHA (JPN) - MARUTOKU (JPN) MARVELOUS SUNDAY (JPN)
Y IWATA 55.0 T UMEDA 6
HARP STAR (JPN) 3F
DEEP IMPACT (JPN) - HISTORIC STAR (JPN) FALBRAV (IRE)
YUGA KAWADA 55.0 H MATSUDA 18
AYUSAN (JPN) 3F
DEEP IMPACT (JPN) - BUY THE CAT (USA) STORM CAT (USA)
CRISTIAN DEMURO 55.0 T TEZUKA 7
GENTILDONNA (JPN) 3F
DEEP IMPACT (JPN) - DONNA BLINI (GB) BERTOLINI (USA)
Y IWATA 55.0 S ISHIZAKA 10
MARCELLINA (JPN) 3F
DEEP IMPACT (JPN) - MARBYE (IRE) MARJU (IRE)
KATSUMI ANDO 55.0 H MATSUDA 8
APAPANE (JPN) 3F
KING KAMEHAMEHA (JPN) - SALTY BID (USA) SALT LAKE (USA)
M EBINA 55.0 SAKAE KUNIEDA 9
BUENA VISTA (JPN) 3F
SPECIAL WEEK (JPN) - BIWA HEIDI (JPN) CAERLEON (USA)
KATSUMI ANDO 55.0 H MATSUDA 9
REGINETTA (JPN) 3F
FRENCH DEPUTY (USA) - ASPEN LEAF (JPN) SUNDAY SILENCE (USA)
F KOMAKI 55.0 H ASAMI 15
DAIWA SCARLET (JPN) 3F
AGNES TACHYON (JPN) - SCARLET BOUQUET (JPN) NORTHERN TASTE (CAN)
KATSUMI ANDO 55.0 K MATSUDA 18
KISS TO HEAVEN (JPN) 3F
ADMIRE VEGA (JPN) - LONG VIRGIN (JPN) NORTHERN TASTE (CAN)
KATSUMI ANDO 55.0 H TODA 14
RHEIN KRAFT (JPN) 3F
END SWEEP (USA) - MUST BE LOVED (JPN) SUNDAY SILENCE (USA)
Y FUKUNAGA 55.0 TSUTOMU SETOGUCHI 17
DANCE IN THE MOOD (JPN) 3F
SUNDAY SILENCE (USA) - DANCING KEY (USA) NIJINSKY (CAN)
YUTAKA TAKE 55.0 K FUJISAWA 9
STILL IN LOVE (JPN) 3F
SUNDAY SILENCE (USA) - BRADAMANTE (USA) ROBERTO (USA)
H MIYUKI 55.0 SHOICHI MATSUMOTO 9
ARROW CARRY (JPN) 3F
LAST TYCOON (IRE) - ARROW LUCY (JPN) SANQUIRICO (USA)
K IKEZOE 55.0 KAZUAKI YAMAUCHI 15