The National Association of Racing (NAR), the national level regulatory body for the Racing by Local Governments in Japan, announced the 2024 NAR Grand Prix Awards for the year’s outstanding horses, trainers, jockeys, and others within the industry.
Following are the recipients of the 2024 awards:
Winning Horses
| Award | Horse | Owner | Trainer | Breeder | Sire Dam (Dam sire) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horse of the Year | Light Warrior | Carrot Farm Co. Ltd. | Katsuyoshi Uchida (Kawasaki) |
Northern Farm | Majestic Warrior |
| Best Older Colt or Horse | Spectrolite (Deep Impact) | ||||
| Best 2-Year-Old Colt | Soldier Field | Honjo Co. Ltd | Hiroto Kawashima (Hokkaido) |
Goodluck Farm | Le Vent Se Leve |
| I'll Go Back (Ammirare) | |||||
| Best 2-Year-Old Filly | Proud Fleur | Toshiharu Kojima | Masakazu Kawashima (Funabashi) |
Tsuji Bokujo | New Year's Day |
| Three Melody (Neo Universe) | |||||
| Best 3-Year-Old Colt | Saint Honore | La Mer | Katsunori Arayama (Oi) |
Matsuura Bokujo | Epicharis |
| Lingus Uno (South Vigorous) | |||||
| Best 3-Year-Old Filly | Laurier Flavor | Nobuo Oda | Kenji Tsukioka (Oi) |
Maruko Kobayashi Bokujo | Majestic Warrior |
| Mahina's Hill (Neo Universe) | |||||
| Best Older Filly or Mare | Carrick a Rede | Silk Racing Co. Ltd. | Terunobu Fujii (Oi) |
Northern Farm | Kizuna |
| Irish Sea (Galileo) | |||||
| Best Ban-ei (Draft) Horse | Mejiro Goriki | Takeshi Hirose | Hirofumi Matsui (Ban-ei) |
Takanori Sado | Nishiki Daijin |
| Mejiro Ruby (Mejiro Shori) | |||||
| Best Sprinter or Miler | Aladdin Barows | Hirotsugu Inokuma | Masashi Atarashi (Hyogo) | Shimokobe Farm | Heart's Cry |
| Secret Asset (Awesome Again) | |||||
| Best Turf Horse | N/A | ||||
| Dirt Grade (Principal Dirt) Race Special Prize | Forever Young | Susumu Fujita | Yoshito Yahagi (JRA) |
Northern Farm | Real Steel |
| Forever Darling (Congrats) | |||||
| Special Award | Love Michan (former racehorse, Kasamatsu) | ||||
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) | Yuji Uchikoshi | Kochi |
| Grand Prize Trainer | N/A | |
| Best Jockey (Races Won) | Taito Mori | Funabashi |
| Best Jockey (Money Earned) | Tsubasa Sasagawa | Oi |
| Best Jockey (Winning Average) | Tatsuya Watanabe | Kasamatsu |
| Grand Prize Jockey | N/A | |
| Best Apprentice Jockey | Shoma Kato | Kanazawa |
| Best Female Jockey | Hitomi Miyashita | Aichi |
| Best Fair Play Jockey | Shinobu Murakami | Iwate |
| Special Award | Hitomi Miyashita | Aichi |
| Hiroto Yoshihara | Kanazawa | |
