The National Association of Racing (NAR), the national level regulatory body for the Racing by Local Governments in Japan, announced the 2020 NAR Grand Prix Awards for the year’s outstanding horses, trainers, jockeys, and others within the industry.
Following are the recipients of the 2020 awards:Winning Horses
| Award | Horse | Owner | Trainer | Breeder | Sire Dam (Dam sire) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horse of the Year | Sabuno Junior | Saburo Nakagawa | Chiaki Hori | Fujisawa Farm | South Vigorous Sabuno Inazuma (Cacoethes) |
| Best Older Colt or Horse | |||||
| Best Sprinter or Miler | |||||
| Best 2-Year-Old Colt | Alain Barows | Hirotsugu Inokuma | Masato Hayashi | Okaribe Bokujo | Henny Hughes Casa Rosada (Stay Gold) |
| Best 2-Year-Old Filly | Solo Unit | Masanori Murakami | Hideki Kakugawa | Masanori Murakami | Asia Express Hibari Express (Agnes Digital) |
| Best 3-Year-Old Colt | Aime Limite | Taisei Co. Ltd. | Masato Hayashi | Iioka Bokujo | Symboli Kris S Phooka (King Kamehameha) |
| Best 3-Year-Old Filly | Aqua Libre | Shinsei Farm Co.,Ltd. | Yasuhide Yoneya | Shinsei Farm | Pyro Asuka Libre (Black Tuxedo) |
| Best Older Filly or Mare | Salsa Dione | Hirotaka Sugawara | Tomohiko Hatsuki | Araya Bokujo | Gold Allure Salsa Queen (Lindo Shaver) |
| Best Ban-ei (Draft) Horse | Oreno Kokoro | Katsuhiro Omori | Shigeto Tsukidate | Jitsuko Muguruma | Unkai Fujihime (Kurifuji) |
| Best Turf Horse | N/A | ||||
| Dirt Grade (Principal Dirt) Race Special Prize | Chrysoberyl | U.Carrot Farm | Hidetaka Otonashi | Northern Farm | Gold Allure Chrysoprase (El Condor Pasa) |
| Special Award | N/A | ||||
Winning Trainers and Jockeys
| Award | Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Best Trainer (Races Won) | Teruya Tsunoda | Aichi |
| Best Trainer (Money Earned) | Satoshi Kokubo | Urawa |
| Best Trainer (Winning Average) | Tsuyoshi Kawanishi | Aichi |
| Grand Prize Trainer | Chiaki Hori | Oi |
| Best Jockey (Races Won) | Taito Mori | Funabashi |
| Best Jockey (Money Earned) | Taito Mori | Funabashi |
| Best Jockey (Winning Average) | Shuji Akaoka | Kochi |
| Grand Prize Jockey | Takayuki Yano | Oi |
| Best Apprentice Jockey | Fuma Ono | Hokkaido |
| Best Female Jockey | Hitomi Miyashita | Aichi |
| Best Fair Play Jockey | Ryo Takamatsu | Iwate |
| Special Award | Taito Mori | Funabashi |
| Fumio Matoba | Oi | |
| Hitomi Miyashita | Aichi | |
| Osamu Shimohara | Hyogo |
