1. Japanese Oaks Latest News
2. Japanese Oaks 2025 Entries Horse
3. Japanese Oaks 2025 Notable Runners
4. Japanese Oaks race overview
5. Racecourse Feature
6. Japanese Oaks Past Winners

Japanese Oaks Latest News

Japanese Oaks 2025 Entries Horse

2025 OKA SHO (G1) winner Embroidery, 2024 HANSHIN JUVENILE FILLIES (G1) winner Arma Veloce and 2025 FLORA STAKES (G2) winner Kamunyak etc are scheduled to run.

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

Japanese Oaks 2025 Notable Runners

Embroidery

On slightly yielding ground last time out, she showed real strength to land the G1 Oka Sho and complete a three-race winning streak.

Although her record is solid, with four wins from six starts, her sire, Admire Mars, and grandsire, Daiwa Major, were both proven milers, so the key to victory will be how well she handles the extra 800 metres.

Arma Veloce

In her first start since winning last year’s Hanshin Juvenile Fillies, she ran a strong race to finish a close second to Embroidery in the G1 Oka Sho.

With two wins and two runner-up finishes from four starts, she boasts a near-flawless record, and with her sire Harbinger known for imparting stamina over longer trips, it's hard to imagine her being outclassed here.

Lynx Tip

Although she has yet to capture a graded race, she has held her own against colts of her generation, finishing second in the G3 Kisaragi Sho and third in the G1 Oka Sho.

Despite facing tough competition so far, she has never been badly beaten, and with Kitasan Black as her sire, the step up in distance should be right up her alley.

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).