Japanese Best Dirt Horse is a title awarded annually by the Japan Racing Association (JRA) to an outstanding horse of that category in horse racing in Japan. Since 1987 the honor has been part of the JRA Awards.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Wing Arrow â 1998, 2000
- Admire Don â 2003, 2004
- Kane Hekili â 2005, 2008
- Espoir City â 2009, 2010
- Lemon Pop â 2023, 2024
Leading trainer (2 wins):
- Katsumi Minai â Wing Arrow (1998, 2000)
- Hiroyoshi Matsuda â Admire Don (2003, 2004)
- Sei Ishizaka â Alondite (2006), Vermilion (2007)
- Katsuhiko Sumii - Kane Hekili (2005, 2008)
- Akio Adachi â Espoir City (2009, 2010)
- Kunihide Matsuda â Kurofune (2001), Belshazzar (2013)
- Hiroyasu Tanaka â Lemon Pop (2023, 2024)
Leading owner (4 wins):
Winners
References