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Domestic Grade 1 race
Oka Sho
Japanese 1,000 Guineas
桜花賞Location Hanshin Racecourse, Takarazuka, Hyōgo Inaugurated 1939 Race type Thoroughbred Flat racing Race information Distance 1600 meters Track Turf, Right-handed (outer course) Qualification 3-y-o , Fillies Weight 55 kg Purse ¥209,200,000 (as of 2007) The Oka Sho (桜花賞) is a Japanese Domestic 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 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 co. 1:34.4 2009 Buena Vista Katsumi Andō Hiroyoshi Matsuda Sunday Racing co. 1:34.0 2010 Apapane Masayoshi Ebina Sakae Kunieda Kaneko Makoto Holdings Co., Ltd. 1:33.3 2011 Marcellina Katsumi Andō Hiroyoshi Matsuda Shadai Racehorse co. 1:33.9 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
- 1996 - Fight Gulliver
- 1997 - Kyoei March
- 1998 - Phalaenopsis
- 1999 - Primo Ordine
- 2000 - Cheers Grace
International Races (regular GI races) February Stakes (dirt) · Takamatsunomiya Kinen · Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas; 3-year-old fillies) · Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas; 3-year-olds) ·Tenno Sho (Spring) · NHK Mile Cup (3-year-olds) · Victoria Mile (fillies and mares) · Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks; 3-year-old fillies) · Tokyo Yūshun (Japanese Derby; 3-year-olds) · Yasuda Kinen · Takarazuka Kinen · Sprinters Stakes · Shūka Sho (3-year-old fillies) · Kikuka Shō (Japanese St. Leger; 3-year-olds) · Tenno Sho (Autumn) · Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup (fillies and mares) · Mile Championship · Japan Cup Dirt (invitational dirt) · Japan Cup (invitational) · Hanshin Juvenile Fillies (2-year-old fillies) · Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes (2-year-olds) · Arima Kinen (Grand Prix) · Tokyo Daishōten (dirt)Domestic Races (JPN I races) Kawasaki Kinen (dirt) · Kashiwa Kinen (dirt) · Teio sho (dirt) · Japan Dirt Derby (3-year-old;dirt) · Mile Championship Nambu Hai (dirt) · Japan Breeding farm's Cup Sprint (dirt) · Japan Breeding farm's Cup Classic (dirt) · Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun (dirt; 2-year-olds)Steeplechase Races (J-GI races) Nakayama Grand Jump (international invitational) · Nakayama Daishogai (international)See also Categories:- Turf races in Japan
- Flat horse races for three-year-old fillies
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