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Winners of the 2012 JRA Awards announced

On January 8, Gentildonna was announced as a double winner for the JRA Awards for 2012. The 2012 JRA Filly Triple Crown Winner won both the Japan Racing Association's Horse of the Year for 2012 and Best Three-Year-Old Filly award. Gentildonna dominated the voting for the Horse of the Year award with 256 votes out of 289. Gold Ship, Orfevre and Load Kanaloa had received 21, eleven and one respectively.

The Horse of the Year title is the highest honor given to JRA-registered race horses and is selected by the Horse of the Year Selection Committee represented by journalists of various dailies and magazines.

The JRA Awards ceremony will be held on January 28.

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Note: All information, including ages and race performances, are as of December 31, 2012, unless otherwise indicated. Wins and earnings figures include National Association of Racing (NAR) and overseas starts designated by the JRA for consideration in award voting.

■RACEHORSES

Gentildonna (JPN)

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Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas) (G1 - English)
Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) (G1 - English)
Shuka Sho (G1 - English)
Japan Cup (G1 - English)

2012 Horse of the Year Award -- Gentildonna -- Connection Comments

Owner: Sunday Racing Co. Ltd., Shunsuke Yoshida

"It is a great honor to have been named the Horse of the Year. After winning the Filly Triple Crown last year, she gave us a fantastic race in the Japan Cup up against Orfevre, and made it the ultimate 3-year-old season. I hope her performances this year, both at home and abroad, will be fitting of her title of Horse of the Year. And, I would like to ask for everyone's kind support."

Trainer: Sei Ishizaka

"I was overjoyed when she captured the Filly Triple Crown and because her performances were so strong, I decided to take on the Japan Cup. And that race was such that all of us on the team were incredibly impressed as well. With those kind of results, we were able to be recognized with the Horse of the Year Award. I would like to express my deepest appreciation to all, especially the racing fans."

Jockey: Yasunari Iwata

"In addition to winning the Filly Triple Crown, as well as the Japan Cup against a formidable field, she was able to capture the Horse of the Year Award. Thanks to this horse I too had a fantastic year, and this year I hope that she and I can sail the world together."

Best Two-Year-Old Colt:

Logotype (JPN)

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Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes (G1 - English)

Best Two-Year-Old Filly:

Robe Tissage (JPN)

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Hanshin Juvenile Fillies (G1 - English)

Best Three-Year-Old Colt:

Gold Ship (JPN)

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Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas) (G1 - English)
Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger) (G1 - English)
Arima Kinen (The Grand Prix) (G1 - English)

Best Older Colt or Horse:

Orfevre (JPN)

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Takarazuka Kinen (G1 - English)

Best Older Filly or Mare:

Curren Chan (JPN)

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Takamatsunomiya Kinen (G1 - English)

Best Sprinter or Miler:

Lord Kanaloa (JPN)

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Sprinters Stakes (G1 - English)

Best Dirt Horse:

Nihonpiro Ours (JPN)

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Japan Cup Dirt (G1 - English)

Best Steeplechase Horse:

Majesty Bio (JPN)

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Nakayama Grand Jump (J-G1)

■TRAINERS & JOCKEYS

Best Trainer (races won): Katsuhiko Sumii (59 wins)

Best Trainer (winning average): Naosuke Sugai (0.1723%)

Best Trainer (money earned): Yasutoshi Ikee (1,951,971,200 Yen)

Best Trainer (training technique): Naosuke Sugai

Best Jockey (races won): Yasunari Iwata (135 wins)

Best Jockey (winning average): Norihiro Yokoyama (0.1794%; at least 250 rides are required)

Best Jockey (money earned): Yasunari Iwata (3,621,199,900 Yen)

Best Steeplechase Jockey: Shinya Kitazawa (13 wins; at least 10 wins are required)

Best Jockey (newcomer): None (at least 30 wins are required)

■JRA Equine Cultural Award - Cultural Award

Recognized Work: "Giddy Up at the Soma-Nomaoi-Overcoming the Great East Japan Earthquake" (documentary)

Award Recipient: NHK Media Technology, Inc. and the 2012 Soma Nomaoi Executive Committee

*Reference: The JRA Equine Cultural Award recognizes persons (or organizations) that have contributed to the development of equine culture through such mediums as literature, critique, art, film and music.

■JRA Equine Cultural Award - Award of Merit

Award Recipient: Hiroshi Hoketsu

Hiroshi Hoketsu first participated in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, then in Beijing and, for his third time, in the London Olympics. The Tokyo Games to the London Games spanned 48 years, the longest for any athlete thus far. The record has been recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest time elapsed between Olympic appearances.

*Reference: The JRA Equine Cultural Award - Award of Merit recognizes persons who have contributed to the development of equine culture for many years (those persons whose activities have already spanned more than 30 years by the year the award is given).

Results of the 2012 JRA Awards (Total Votes: 289)

Horse of the Year

Place	Horse	Votes
1	Gentildonna (JPN)	256
2	Gold Ship (JPN)	21
3	Orfevre (JPN)	11
4	Lord Kanaloa (JPN)	1
Total		289

Best Two-Year-Old Colt

Place	Horse	Votes
1	Logotype (JPN)	241
2	Epiphaneia (JPN)	29
3	Codino (JPN)	17
	None	2
Total		289

Best Two-Year-Old Filly

Place	Horse	Votes
1	Robe Tissage (JPN)	288
	None	1
Total		289

Best Three-Year-Old Colt

Place	Horse	Votes
1	Gold Ship (JPN)	289
Total		289

Best Three-Year-Old Filly

Place	Horse	Votes
1	Gentildonna (JPN)	289
Total		289

Best Older Colt or Horse

Place	Horse	Votes
1	Orfevre (JPN)	273
2	Lord Kanaloa (JPN)	14
3	Eishin Flash (JPN)	1
	None	1
Total		289

Best Older Filly or Mare

Place	Horse	Votes
1	Curren Chan (JPN)	177
2	Rainbow Dahlia (JPN))	75
3	Donau Blue (JPN)	3
3	Whale Capture (JPN)	3
5	Miracle Legend (JPN)	1
	None	30
Total		289

Best Sprinter or Miler

Place	Horse	Votes
1	Lord Kanaloa(JPN)	283
2	Curren Chan (JPN)	4
3	Sadamu Patek (JPN)	1
	None	1
Total		289

Best Dirt Horse

Place	Horse	Votes
1	Nihonpiro Ours (JPN)	219
2	Roman Legend (JPN)	44
3	Wonder Acute (JPN)	5
4	Espoir City (JPN)	4
5	Gold Blitz (JPN)	1
	None	16
Total		289

Best Steeplechase Horse

Place	Horse	Votes
1	Majesty Bio (JPN)	156
2	Marvelous Kaiser (JPN)	121
3	M S World (JPN)	1
	None	11
Total		289