Katsumi Yoshida
Katsumi Yoshida had already owned a winner of this race: Stellenbosch (2024). With this win, the owner moved to 2 Group 1 wins this season, 6 wins behind leader Godolphin in the 2026 owners' table.
Japan
Hanshin · 12.04.26
Watch the racePurse€ 1,696,300 · US$2.0M
To the winner€ 775,200
Distance1600 metres
Winning time1m 31.5s
SurfaceTurf · Good
Conditions3-year-old fillies
Runners18
Stories of this Result
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Marco Reviews Racing · English commentaryResult
18 runners · prize money to 5th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
4thI Need Youby Fine Needle × PredicamentYuga KawadaK YoshimuraNeck€ 116,300
6thNamura Cosmosby Danon Premium × Namura LycorisK TaguchiY OhashiNeck
7thSaint Antoineby Drefong × SentirK OginoYuichi ShikatoNeck
10thShonan Charisby Real Steel × Russian SamovarKenichi IkezoeS Kato1.1/2
11thLily Joieby Silver State × DesafianteS HamanakaK TakeNeck
13thSweet Happinessby Real Impact × JurarR TakasugiY KitadeNeck
14thRule the Waveby Lord Kanaloa × Rule BritanniaY HaraK Miyata1
15thBlack Chaliceby Kitasan Black × Gold ChaliceAkihide TsumuraK Take3
16thPresepioby Pas de Trois × PanettoneA TomitaK Sasada1/2
18thLonging Celineby Maurice × Passenger ShipS IshibashiM Takeuchi5
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 12.04.26Star Anise
DrefongSire
Epice AromeDamby Daiwa Major
DamEpice Arome
Star Anise is out of Epice Arome (Daiwa Major), a multiple Group winner in Japan who won the Gr.2 Centaur Stakes in 2012 and the Gr.3 Kokura Nisai Stakes. She has three winners from three runners, including the dual Listed winner Balsam Note (Maurice).
Second damRatafia
Second dam Ratafia (Cozzene) is also the dam of the stakes performer Alla Salute, a full sister to Epice Arome.
Third damSakura Fabulous
Third dam Sakura Fabulous (Fabulous Dancer).
Wider family
This is the family of the Japanese Horse of the Year Sakura Laurel (Rainbow Quest).
Connections
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | EmbroideryAdmire Mars × Rottenmeier | Kazutomo MoriJoao Moreira | Silk Racing Co.,Ltd.Northern Farm | ||
| 2024 | StellenboschEpiphaneia × Bloukrans | Sakae KuniedaJoao Moreira | Katsumi YoshidaNorthern Farm | ||
| 2023 | Liberty IslandDuramente × Yankee Rose | Mitsumasa NakauchidaYuga Kawada | Sunday Racing Co. Ltd.Northern Farm | ||
| 2022 | Stars on EarthDuramente × Southern Stars | Mizuki TakayanagiYuga Kawada | Shadai Race Horse Co. Ltd.Shadai Farm | ||
| 2021 | SodashiKurofune × Buchiko | Naosuke SugaiHayato Yoshida | Kaneko Makoto Holdings Co. Ltd.Northern Farm | ||
| 2020 | Daring TactEpiphaneia × Daring Bird | Haruki SugiyamaKohei Matsuyama | Normandy Thoroughbred Racing Co. Ltd.Hasegawa Bokujo |
History since 1939
Oka Sho86Editions since 1939
0Multiple winners
92%Won by fillies or mares79 of 86 · 20 of the last 20
Record holders
Most wins since 19391Deep ImpactSire · 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 20195 wins
2Tosa MidoriDamsire · 1965, 1970, 1974, 19784 wins
Show all 86 winners since 1939Hide the list
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Odds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Star AniseDrefong × Epice Arome | Tomokazu TakanoKohei Matsuyama | Katsumi YoshidaNorthern Farm | 2.80 | |
| 2025 | EmbroideryAdmire Mars × Rottenmeier | Kazutomo MoriJoão Moreira | Silk RacingNorthern Farm | 5.00 | |
| 2024 | StellenboschEpiphaneia × Bloukrans | Sakae KuniedaJoão Moreira | Katsumi YoshidaNorthern Farm | 4.00 | |
| 2023 | Liberty IslandDuramente × Yankee Rose | Mitsumasa NakauchidaYuga Kawada | Sunday RacingNorthern Farm | 1.60 | |
| 2022 | Stars On EarthDuramente × Southern Stars | Mizuki TakayanagiYuga Kawada | Shadai RacehorseShadai Farm | 14.50 | |
| 2021 | SodashiKurofune × Buchiko | Naosuke SugaiHayato Yoshida | Kaneko Makoto HoldingsNorthern Farm | 3.60 | |
| 2020 | Daring TactEpiphaneia × Daring Bird | Haruki SugiyamaKohei Matsuyama | Normandy Thoroughbred RacingHasegawa Bokujo | 4.20 | |
| 2019 | Gran AlegriaDeep Impact × Tapitsfly | Kazuo FujisawaChristophe Lemaire | Sunday RacingNorthern Farm | 3.40 | |
| 2018 | Almond EyeLord Kanaloa × Fusaichi Pandora | Sakae KuniedaChristophe Lemaire | Silk RacingNorthern Farm | 4.00 | |
| 2017 | Reine MinoruDaiwa Major × Daiwa Angel | Masaru HondaKenichi Ikezoe | Minoru YoshiokaFujiwara Farm | 40.80 | |
| 2016 | JewelerVictoire Pisa × Baldwina | Kenichi FujiokaMirco Demuro | Yoichi AoyamaShadai Farm | 5.00 | |
| 2015 | Let's Go DonkiKing Kamehameha × Marutoku | Tomoyuki UmedaYasunari Iwata | Toshihiro HirosakiShimizu Bokujo | 10.20 | |
| 2014 | Harp StarDeep Impact × Historic Star | Hiroyoshi MatsudaYuga Kawada | U. Carrot FarmNorthern Farm | 1.20 | |
| 2013 | AyusanDeep Impact × Buy the Cat | Takahisa TezukaCristian Demuro | Juichi HoshinShimokobe Farm | 18.00 | |
| 2012 | GentildonnaDeep Impact × Donna Blini | Sei IshizakaYasunari Iwata | Sunday RacingNorthern Farm | 5.00 | |
| 2011 | MarcellinaDeep Impact × Marbye | Hiroyoshi MatsudaKatsumi Andō | Shadai RacehorseShadai Farm | 3.80 | |
| 2010 | ApapaneKing Kamehameha × Salty Bid | Sakae KuniedaMasayoshi Ebina | Kaneko Makoto HoldingsNorthern Farm | 2.80 | |
| 2009 | Buena VistaSpecial Week × Biwa Heidi | Hiroyoshi MatsudaKatsumi Andō | Sunday RacingNorthern Farm | 1.20 | |
| 2008 | ReginettaFrench Deputy × Aspen Leaf | Hidekazu AsamiFutoshi Komaki | Shadai RacehorseOiwake Farm | 43.40 | |
| 2007 | Daiwa ScarletAgnes Tachyon × Scarlet Bouquet | Kunihide MatsudaKatsumi Andō | Keizo ŌshiroShadai Farm | 6.00 | |
| 2006 | Kiss to HeavenAdmire Vega × Long Virgin | Hirofumi TodaKatsumi Andō | Kazuko YoshidaShowa Yamamoto Bokujo | 13.00 | |
| 2005 | Rhein KraftEnd Sweep × Must Be Loved | Tsutomu SetoguchiYuichi Fukunaga | Shigemasa ŌsawaNorthern Farm | 4.60 | |
| 2004 | Dance in the MoodSunday Silence × Dancing Key | Kazuo FujisawaYutaka Take | Shadai RacehorseShadai Farm | 3.00 | |
| 2003 | Still in LoveSunday Silence × Bradamante | Shoichi MatsumotoHideaki Miyuki | North Hills Management Co.Shimokobe Farm | 3.50 | |
| 2002 | Arrow CarryLast Tycoon × Arrow Lucy | Kenji YamauchiKenichi Ikezoe | Hideharu YanoYano Bokujo | 43.00 | |
| 2001 | T. M. OceanDancing Brave × River Girl | Katsuichi NishiuraMasaru Honda | Masatsugu TakezonoToshiki Kawagoe | 1.00 | |
| 2000 | Cheers GraceSunday Silence × Cheers Flower | Kenji YamauchiMikio Matsunaga | Kazue KitamuraShirai Stud Farm | 16.00 | |
| 1999 | Primo OrdineAfleet × Mon Paris | Toyoji NishihashiYuichi Fukunaga | Hidekazu DateSunshine Bokujo | 9.00 | |
| 1998 | PhalaenopsisBrian's Time × Catequil | Mitsumasa HamadaYutaka Take | North Hills Management Co.Maeko Farm Co.,Ltd. | 6.20 | |
| 1997 | Kyoei MarchDancing Brave × Inter Charmant | Akihiko NomuraMikio Matsunaga | M MatsuokaInternational Stud Co.,Ltd | 2.60 | |
| 1996 | Fight GulliverDyna Gulliver × Beauty Maria | Kentaro NakaoSeiki Tabara | Noboru ShinagawaAmaba Bokujo | 27.00 | |
| 1995 | Wonder PerfumeFotitieng × Lovely Star | Masazo RyokeSeiki Tabara | Nobuyuki YamamotoNobuoka Bokujo | 21.00 | |
| 1994 | Oguri RomanBravest Roman × White Narubi | Tsutomu SetoguchiYutaka Take | Koichi OguriInaba Bokujo | 7.00 | |
| 1993 | VegaTony Bin × Antique Value | Hiroyushi MatsudaYutaka Take | Kazuko YoshidaShadai Farm | 2.00 | |
| 1992 | Nishino FlowerMajestic Light × Duplicit | Masahiro MatsudaHiroshi Kawachi | Masayuki NishiyamaNishiyama Stud | 2.00 | |
| 1991 | Sister ToshoTosho Boy × Cornice Tosho | Akio TsurudomeKoichi Tsunoda | Masaaki FujitaTosho Bokujo | 5.00 | |
| 1990 | Agnes FloraRoyal Ski × Agnes Lady | Hiroyuki NagahamaHiroshi Kawachi | Takao WatanabeMasayoshi Orite | 2.20 | |
| 1989 | Shadai KaguraReal Shadai × Milly Bird | Yuji ItoYutaka Take | —Nojima Bokujo | 2.20 | |
| 1988 | Ara HotokuTosho Boy × Bingo Morello | Hozumi ShonoHiroshi Kawachi | Araki FarmAraki Farm | 7.00 | |
| 1987 | Max BeautyBravest Roman × Fujitaka Lady | Yuji ItoSeiki Tabara | Yu TadokoroSakai Bokujo | 3.00 | |
| 1986 | Mejiro RamonuMogami × Mejiro Hiryu | Shinji OkudairaHiroshi Kawachi | Mejiro StudMejiro Stud | 1.60 | |
| 1985 | ErebusMagnitude × Hokuei Ribbon | —Takayuki Kifuji | —Hokuei Bokujo | 6.00 | |
| 1984 | Diana TholonPartholon × Begonia | Yoshio NakamuraSeiki Tabara | —Rancho Tomakomai | 6.00 | |
| 1983 | Shadai SophiaNorthern Taste × Rulers Mistress | Sakae WatanabeShigetoshi Sarubashi | Zenya YoshidaShadai Farm | 9.50 | |
| 1982 | RiesengrossArrow Express × Takeno Dancer | —Eiji Shimizu | —Takeoka Bokujo | 7.80 | |
| 1981 | BrocadeYellow God × Marine Express | Kunio TakamatsuMasato Shibata | Hidekazu DateMisawa Bokujo | 5.20 | |
| 1980 | Hagino Top LadySancy × Itto | Shuji ItoKiyoaki Ito | —Ogifushi Bokujo | 4.40 | |
| 1979 | Horsemen TescoTesco Boy × A. Bamb | Takeshi NakamuraShozo Sasaki | —Kenji Kuwashima | 56.00 | |
| 1978 | Oyama TescoTesco Boy × Tosa Hayate | Shoji YamamotoYoichi Fukunaga | —Kozo Nishimura | 5.40 | |
| 1977 | Inter GloriaNever Beat × Hidaka Cherry | Tsugio YanagidaYoichi Fukunaga | Masao MatsuokaTsuji Bokujo | 4.80 | |
| 1976 | TitaniaArrow Express × Daini Tomoko | Yukio InabaIsao Shimada | —Masayoshi Ikeda | 4.50 | |
| 1975 | Tesco GabyTesco Boy × Kitano Ryu | Yoshio NakazumiYasuo Sugawara | —Iwao Fukuoka | 1.40 | |
| 1974 | Takaeno KaoriVenture × Takae Midori | Takeshi SasakiKunihiko Take | — | 13.00 | |
| 1973 | Nitto ChidoriDarannour × Terugiku | Katsumi YagisawaTomio Yokoyama | — | 3.00 | |
| 1972 | Achieve StarCipriani × Foretelling | —Kunihiko Take | — | 39.00 | |
| 1971 | Nasuno KaoriPartholon × Nasuno Hoshi | Yukio InabaIsao Shimada | Nasuno BokujoNasuno Bokujo | 10.20 | |
| 1970 | TamamiKarim × Grandford | —Shigetada Takahashi | — | 3.00 | |
| 1969 | Hide KotobukiKodama × Miss Keiko | Shuji ItoToshifumi Kubo | — | 6.20 | |
| 1968 | KoyuGuersant × Golden Fizz | —Izumi Shimizu | —Shiraoi Farm | 18.00 | |
| 1967 | Sea AceHakuryo × Hokkai | Nao TakahashiShigetada Takahashi | — | 16.40 | |
| 1966 | WakakumoCover Up Nisei × Okataka | —Kazuma Sugimura | — | 8.20 | |
| 1965 | HatsuyukiSolonaway × Bojo | Hiroshi NakamuraTakemi Kaga | —Taihoku Bokujo | 9.00 | |
| 1964 | Kane KeyakiKaneryu × Concubine | Terashi SugiuraYuji Nohira | Yoshiaki KanasashiAomori Farm | 11.00 | |
| 1963 | Miss MasakoRising Flame × Wise Reading | Takeshi UedaTsutomu Setoguchi | Seijiro Ueda | 77.50 | |
| 1962 | KenhoHindostan × Tokino Takara | Tomiyoshi Fujimoto— | — | 11.40 | |
| 1961 | Sugi HimeHindostan × Sayani Hill | Saichi Suwa— | — | 9.80 | |
| 1960 | Tokino KirokuRising Flame × Marutatsu | Yoshitaro MatsudaKazuma Sugimura | — | 6.00 | |
| 1959 | Kiyo TakeBig V × Pinnacle | Tomiyoshi FujimotoTakegoro Ebina | — | 7.00 | |
| 1958 | Hoshu QueenToshishiro × Helen Ford | Takeshi UedaMichio Ueda | Seijiro Ueda | 3.00 | |
| 1957 | Miss OnwardHard Sauce × Hold Tight | Bungo TakedaMasaru Kurita | Junzo KashiyamaToshiaki Kondo | 1.00 | |
| 1956 | Miss LilasHoshu × Yurika | Saichi SuwaFujio Shibata | — | 10.00 | |
| 1955 | Yashima BellePrimero × Dai-3 Manna | Katsukichi ItoJuichi Kiyota | — | 5.00 | |
| 1954 | YamaichiToshishiro × Toshifuji | Tokichi OgataKatsumi Yagisawa | Masaichi Nagata | 1.80 | |
| 1953 | KanseiStatesman × Rollsnella | Tokichi OgataHiroaki Moriyasu | Yoshio Kawabata | 1.50 | |
| 1952 | Swee SueTheft × Bucho | Kichisaburo MatsuyamaTakayoshi Yasuda | Mieko Takamine | 14.00 | |
| 1951 | Tsuki KawaTsukitomo × Namikawa | Katsukichi ItoJuichi Kiyota | — | 3.50 | |
| 1950 | Tosa MitsuruTheft × Miss Hata | —Katsutaro Sakai | — | 1.60 | |
| 1949 | Yashima DaughterKumohata × Daini Sterling Mor | —— | — | ||
| 1948 | HamakazeDiolite × Cleopatra Tomas | —— | — | ||
| 1947 | BrownyTokino Chikara × Chidori Ko | —— | — | ||
| 1944 | YamaiwaiShian Mor × Step-Sister | —— | — | ||
| 1943 | Miss TheftTheft × Min'S Fancy | —— | — | ||
| 1942 | Banner GoalDiolite × Waka Iwai | —— | — | ||
| 1941 | Brand SolPrimero × Daiyon Wedding Serf | —— | — | ||
| 1940 | TaireiDiolite × Thrilling | —— | — | ||
| 1939 | Soul LadyTournesol × Hoshihama | —— | — |
Source: G1Stars meeting database – winners, connections, times and starting prices as recorded. Group 1 grading began in 1971.
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