Yushun Himba
| Domestic Grade 1 race | |
| Location | Tokyo Racecourse, Fuchū, Tokyo |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1938 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2400 meters |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | 3-y-o , Fillies |
| Weight | 55 kg |
| Purse | ¥ 184,700,000 (as of 2015) 1st: ¥ 97,000,000 |
The Yushun Himba (優駿牝馬), also known as the Japanese Oaks (オークス) is a Japanese domestic Grade 1 flat horse race for three-year-old thoroughbred fillies run over a distance of 2,400 metres (approximately 1 mile 4 furlongs) at the Tokyo Racecourse, Fuchū, Tokyo in May.
It was first run in 1938 and is the Japanese equivalent of the English Epsom Oaks.
On May 23, 2010, in the 71st running of the Yushun Himba, Apapane and Saint Emilion hit the finish at the same time in the race, making the first time that a Grade 1 race in Japan has resulted in a dead heat for the win.[1][2][3]
Winners since 2001
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Umeno Fiber | Masayoshi Ebina | Ikuo Aizawa | T Umezaki | 2:26.9 |
| 2000 | Silk Prima Donna | Shinja Fujita | Kenji Yamauchi | Silk Racing | 2:30.2 |
| 2001 | Lady Pastel | Kent Desormeaux | Kiyotaka Tanaka | Lord Horse Club Co. | 2:26.3 |
| 2002 | Smile Tomorrow | Yutaka Yoshida | Kazuhiro Seishi | Masatake Iida | 2:27.7 |
| 2003 | Still in Love | Hideaki Miyuki | Shoichi Matsumoto | North Hills Management Co. | 2:27.5 |
| 2004 | Daiwa El Cielo | Yuichi Fukunaga | Kunihide Matsuda | Daiwa Shoji Co. | 2:27.2 |
| 2005 | Cesario | Yuichi Fukunaga | Katsuhiko Sumii | Carrot Farm Co. | 2:28.8 |
| 2006 | Kawakami Princess | Masaru Honda | Katsuichi Nishiura | Mitsuishi Kawakami Bokujo | 2:26.2 |
| 2007 | Robe Decollete | Yuichi Fukunaga | Shigeki Matsumoto | Koji Maeda | 2:25.3 |
| 2008 | Tall Poppy | Kenichi Ikezoe | Katsuhiko Sumii | Carrot Farm Co. | 2:28.8 |
| 2009 | Buena Vista | Katsumi Ando | Hiroyoshi Matsuda | Sunday Racing | 2:26.1 |
| 2010[2] | Apapane (DH) | Masayoshi Ebina | Sakae Kunieda | Kaneko Makoto Holdings | 2:29.9 |
| Saint Emilion (DH) | Norihiro Yokoyama | Masaaki Koga | Teruya Yoshida | ||
| 2011 | Erin Court | Hiroki Goto | Kazuhide Sasada | Teruya Yoshida | 2:25.7 |
| 2012 | Gentildonna | Yuga Kawada | Sei Ishziaka | Sunday Racing Co | 2:23.6 |
| 2013 | Meisho Mambo | Koshiro Take | Akihiro Iida | Yoshio Matsumoto | 2:25.2 |
| 2014 | Nuovo Record | Yasunari Iwata | Makoto Saito | Reiko Hara | 2:25.8 |
| 2015 | Mikki Queen | Suguru Hamanaka | Yasuo Ikee | Mizuki Noda | 2:25.0 |
| 2015 | Sinhalite | Kenichi Ikezoe | Sei Ishizaka | U Carrot Farm | 2:25.0 |
Earlier winners
- 1938 - Asteri Mor
- 1939 - Hoshi Homare
- 1940 - Rounella
- 1941 - Tetsu Banzai
- 1942 - Rock States
- 1943 - Kurifuji
- 1944 - no race
- 1945 - no race
- 1946 - Mitsumasa
- 1947 - Tokitsukaze
- 1948 - Yashima Hime
- 1949 - King Night
- 1950 - Koma Minoru
- 1951 - Kiyo Fuji
- 1952 - Swee Sue
- 1953 - Jitsu Homare
- 1954 - Yamaichi
- 1955 - Hiroichi
- 1956 - Fair Manna
- 1957 - Miss Onward
- 1958 - Miss Marusa
- 1959 - Okan
- 1960 - Star Roch
- 1961 - Chitose Hope
- 1962 - O Hayabusa
- 1963 - I.T.O.
- 1964 - Kane Keyaki
- 1965 - Bellona
- 1966 - Hiro Yoshi
- 1967 - Yama Pit
- 1968 - Lupinus
- 1969 - Shadai Tarquin
- 1970 - Jupique
- 1971 - Kane Himuro
- 1972 - Take Fubuki
- 1973 - Nasuno Chigusa
- 1974 - Toko Elsa
- 1975 - Tesco Gaby
- 1976 - Titania
- 1977 - Linear Queen
- 1978 - Five Hope
- 1979 - Agnes Lady
- 1980 - Kei Kiroku
- 1981 - Temmon
- 1982 - Shadai Ivor
- 1983 - Dyna Carle
- 1984 - Tokai Roman
- 1985 - Noah no Hakobune
- 1986 - Mejiro Ramonu
- 1987 - Max Beauty
- 1988 - Cosmo Dream
- 1989 - Light Color
- 1990 - Eishin Sunny
- 1991 - Isono Roubles
- 1992 - Adorable
- 1993 - Vega
- 1994 - Chokai Carol
- 1995 - Dance Partner
- 1996 - Air Groove
- 1997 - Mejiro Dober
- 1998 - Erimo Excel