2021 NAR Grand Prix

The National Association of Racing (NAR), the national level regulatory body for the Racing by Local Governments in Japan, announced the 2021 NAR Grand Prix Awards for the year’s outstanding horses, trainers, jockeys, and others within the industry.

Following are the recipients of the 2021 awards:

Winning Horses

Award Horse Owner Trainer Breeder Sire
Dam (Dam sire)
Horse of the Year Mutually Jotaro Ishise Yoshiyuki Yano Teppei Yoshizumi Pyro
God Beloved Me (Brian's Time)
Best Older Colt or Horse
Best 2-Year-Old Colt Nudge Hiromi Wada Shoji Tanaka Nobuta Bokujo Fenomeno
A Shin Joyful (Opera House)
Best 2-Year-Old Filly Speedy Kick Suzuyuki Kato Takahiro Ishimoto Takeshi Kumagai Taisei Legend
Desert Flower (Silent Deal)
Best 3-Year-Old Colt Castle Top Hiroshi Joichi Nobuhiro Shibuya Hiroshi Joichi Bamboo Ere
Sieger Top Run (Mayano Top Gun)
Best 3-Year-Old Filly Cerasus Via Yoshio Oda Satoshi Kokubo Hisai Farm South Vigorous
Lady Passion
(Neo Universe)
Best Older Filly or Mare Salsa Dione Hirotaka Sugawara Chiaki Hori Araya Bokujo Gold Allure
Salsa Queen
(Lindo Shaver)
Best Ban-ei (Draft) Horse Hokusho Masaru Noriko Iuchi Toichi Sakamoto Yukiyoshi Kado Ebisu Kachidoki
Mikuni Rensho (Atomic Dragon)
Best Sprinter or Miler N/A
Best Turf Horse N/A
Dirt Grade (Principal Dirt) Race Special Prize Casino Fountain Kosei Yoshihashi Takayuki Yamashita Kei Yoshihashi Casino Drive
Gina Fontaine
(Best Tie Up)
Special Award Marche Lorraine

 

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 N/A
Best Jockey (Races Won) Taito Mori Funabashi
Best Jockey (Money Earned)  Taito Mori Funabashi
Best Jockey (Winning Average) Minoru Miyagawa Kochi
Grand Prize Jockey N/A
Best Apprentice Jockey Manato Hida Saga
Best Female Jockey Hitomi Miyashita Aichi
Serei Sasaki Hyogo
Best Fair Play Jockey Makoto Okabe Aichi
Special Award Mr. Shigeyuki Okada -
Hitomi Miyashita Aichi