1. Oka Sho Latest News
2. Oka Sho 2025 Entries Horse
3. Oka Sho 2025 Notable runners
4. Oka Sho race overview
5. Racecourse Feature
6. Oka Sho Past Winners

Oka Sho Latest News

Oka Sho 2025 Entries Horse

2024 HANSHIN JUVENILE FILLIES (G1) winner Arma Veloce, 2025 FAIRY STAKES (G3) winner Erika Express and 2025 QUEEN CUP (G3) winner Embroidery etc are scheduled to run.

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

Oka Sho 2025 Notable runners

Arma Veloce

She won the G1 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies last year and was crowned 2yo queen. She has the ability to run at any pace and has won on heavy turf.

This will be her first race since the G1 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies, but she won her last race after a four-month layoff, so there are no special obstacles.

Erika Express

Unbeaten in two starts to date, she won a graded stakes in her last race, the G3 Fairy Stakes.

She has a strong lead and also has dexterity. Her father, Epiphaneia, is a proven endurance horse. Her career is still young, but she has the ability to win.

Embroidery

She has won three races so far and took her first graded stakes in the last race, the G3 Queen Cup.

She has recorded the fastest final three furlongs lap in the field in four of the last five races and has the speed to stay ahead of her rivals. Expectations are high for jockey Moreira's riding skill in his first ride.

Oka Sho race overview

The G1 Oka Sho, conducted by the Japan Racing Association (JRA), is a prestigious Grade 1 horse race exclusively for 3-year-old fillies. Modeled after the English 1000 Guineas, it was established in 1939 to identify the most talented and speedy young fillies. Since 1950, the race has been held at Hanshin Racecourse. In the current racing system, along with the Japanese Oaks and the Shuka Sho, it forms part of the "Filly Triple Tiara."

Racecourse Feature

Hanshin 1600m turf course : The race utilizes the outer track. Starting from a slightly leftward position on the middle of the straightaway, the distance to the third corner is 444 meters. The corners are very gentle, featuring a gradual downhill slope. The final home stretch measures 473.6 meters (when using the A course), with a sharp incline of 1.8 meters in elevation between the 200- meter and 80-meter marks. Compared to the inner track, the pace tends to be more subdued, often leading to a contest of quick acceleration and burst of speed.

Oka Sho Past Winners

OKA SHO Feature

Latest information on the Oka Sho (G1).