1. Japanese Oaks Latest News
2. Japanese Oaks 2024 Entries Horse
3. Japanese Oaks race overview
4. Racecourse Feature
5. Japanese Oaks Past Winners

Japanese Oaks Latest News

Japanese Oaks 2024 Entries Horse

2024 OKA SHO (G1) winner Stellenbosch, 2024 QUEEN CUP (G3) winner Queen's Walk etc are scheduled to run.

＊Please check the entries, Field, result, and other data against JRA official data.

Japanese Oaks race overview

The G1 Japanese Oaks, also known as the Yushun Himba, is one of three classics for fillies organized by the Japan Racing Association. It is an international Group 1 event, established in 1938, and has been known as the "Oaks" since 1965, aimed at determining the top three-year-old filly of the generation.
The term "oak" refers to the tree, with champions often dubbed the "Oak Queen" in Japan. The race was elevated to G1 status in 1984 with the introduction of the grading system. It opened to domestic regional horses in 1995 and to foreign-bred horses from 2003, allowing full participation by international entrants starting in 2010. Notably, Robe Decollete won in 2007 as the first classic victory by a foreign-bred horse in the race.
In 2010, Apapane and Saint Emilion finished in a historic dead heat, marking the first time in JRA history, including the era of the eight major races, that a G1/Jpn1 race ended in a tie.

Racecourse Feature

Tokyo 2400m turf course : The Japanese Oaks is hosted at the prestigious Tokyo Racecourse, representing central horse racing in Japan. The race starts in the middle of the home straight in front of the grandstand, with the horses passing the finish line once before completing a full circuit of the track. The distance to the first corner is approximately 350 meters on the A course, and the final straight measures 525.9 meters. While typically characterized by a slow pace leading to a sprint finish, races under higher conditions test overall ability.

Japanese Oaks Past Winners

JAPANESE OAKS Feature

Latest information on the Japanese Oaks (G1).