2019 NAR Grand Prix

The National Association of Racing (NAR), the national level regulatory body for the Racing by Local Governments in Japan, announced the 2019 NAR Grand Prix Awards for the year’s outstanding horses, trainers, jockeys, and others within the industry.

Following are the recipients of the 2019 awards:

Winning Horses

Award Horse Owner Trainer Breeder Sire
Dam (Dam sire)
Horse of the Year Bulldog Boss Him Rock Racing Satoshi Kokubo  Keiichi Samekawa Daiwa Major
Lyphard Cannes (Danehill) 
Best Older Colt or Horse
Best Sprinter or Miler
Best 2-Year-Old Colt Vacation Masahiro Okishi Kenichi Takatsuki Takanori Maekawa Espoir City
Tenno Benibara (Soccer Boy)
Best 2-Year-Old Filly Coral Tsukki Satsuki Co. Ltd Junji Tanaka Hoyo Farm Sinister Minister
Coral View (King Halo)
Best 3-Year-Old Colt Rinzo Channel Tsuya Kiya Yoshinori Doyama Kawakami Bokujo Monterosso
World Lady (Tayasu Tsuyoshi)
Best 3-Year-Old Filly Tosen Garnet Takaya Shimakawa Satoshi Kokubo Takaya Shimakawa Agnes Digital
Tosen Veil (Kurofune)
Best Older Filly or Mare Crazy Accel Koichi Ichihara Kazuo Watanabe Toshio Miyazaki Roses in May
Bear Fruit (Sakura Bakushin O)
Best Ban-ei (Draft) Horse Sengoku Ace Sadako Sengoku Shigeto Tsukidate Shibazakura Takahashi Bokujo Unkai
Sadaeriko (Daiya Tenryu)
Best Turf Horse N/A
Dirt Grade (Principal Dirt) Race Special Prize Omega Perfume Reiko Hara Shogo Yasuda  Shadai Farm Swept Overboard
Omega Fragrance (Gold Allure)
Special Award N/A

 

Winning Trainers and Jockeys

Award Name Affiliation
Best Trainer (Races Won)  Yuji Uchikoshi Kochi
Best Trainer (Money Earned)  Satoshi Kokubo Urawa
Best Trainer (Winning Average) Tsuyoshi Kawanishi Aichi
Grand Prize Trainer Satoshi Kokubo
Kenichi Takatsuki
Urawa
Kawasaki
Best Jockey (Races Won) Taito Mori Funabashi
Best Jockey (Money Earned)  Taito Mori Funabashi
Best Jockey (Winning Average) Isao Yamaguchi Saga
Grand Prize Jockey Norifumi Mikamoto
Hiroto Yoshihara
Oi
Kanazawa
Best Apprentice Jockey Rei Iwamoto Iwate
Best Female Jockey Aoi Kinomae Aichi
Best Fair Play Jockey Taito Mori Funabashi
Special Award Toshihiro Nishikawa Kochi
Takayuki Ishizaki Funabashi (retired)