Oka Sho (Urawa)
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LocationUrawa Racecourse
InauguratedApril 10th, 1955
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Distance1,600 meters
| Location | Urawa Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | April 10th, 1955 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,600 meters |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Qualification | Three-year-old mares |
| Weight | 54kg |
| Purse | 1st: ¥20,000,000 |
The Oka Sho (in Japanese: 桜花賞) is a Japanese horserace for three-year-old mares held by the Saitama Urawa Horse Racing Association.
The race is run on a 1,600-meter dirt track at Urawa Racecourse.[1]
It has been held at many racetracks including Kawasaki, Ohi, Funabashi and Urawa.
The race was originally held in April but is now run at the end of March.
Winners since 2015
Winners since 2015 include:[2]
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Lalabel[3] | Daisuke Majima | Katsunori Aryama | 1:42.3 |
| 2016 | Modern Woman[4] | Daisuke Majima | Katsunori Arayama | 1:41.9 |
| 2017 | Star Impulse[5] | Satoshi Ishizaki | Satoshi Kokubo | 1:42.8 |
| 2018 | Promised Leaf[6] | Norifumi Mikamoto | Terunobu Fujita | 1:41.6 |
| 2019 | Tosen Garnet[7] | Seiji Saki | Satoshi Kokubo | 1:40.4 |
| 2020 | Aqua Libre | Toshiya Yamamoto | Kenji Sato | 1:41.2 |
| 2021 | Cerasus Via | Taito Mori | Satoshi Kokubo | 1:42.1 |
| 2022 | Speedy Kick | Norifumi Mikamoto | Tomoyuki Fujihara | 1:41.8 |
| 2023 | Made It Mum | Kota Motohashi | Katsuo Ishii | 1:35.0 |
| 2024 | Princess Allie | Taito Mori | Yoshikazu Kanuma | 1:36.9 |
| 2025 | Proud Fleur | Akita Harita | Masakazu Kawashima | 1:33.5 |
| 2026 | Ange Luna | Ryo Nobata | Satoshi Kokubo | 1:34.7 |