From the Japan Racing Association
Admire Moon, winner of three grade I races in his final season, was presented Jan.28 with the Japan Racing Association’s top honor of Horse of the Year, as well as top older male. Owned by Darley Japan Farm Co., he is trained by Hiroyoshi Matsuda and was bred by Northern Farm.
Other JRA honors went to:
Goshawk Ken, 2-year-old male
Owner: Yoshio Fujita
Trainer: Makoto Saito
Breeder: Four Horseman's Ranch
Tall Poppy, 2-year-old female
Owner: U. Carrot Farm
Trainer: Katsuhiko Sumii
Breeder: Northern Farm
Asakusa Kings, 3-year-old male
Owner: Keiko Tahara
Trainer: Ryuji Okubo
Breeder: Shadai Farm
Daiwa Scarlet, 3-year-old female, top homebred
Owner: Keizo Oshiro
Trainer: Kunihide Matsuda
Breeder: Shadai Farm
Koiuta, older female
Owner: Maekawa Kikaku
Trainer: Masashi Okuhira
Breeder: Shadai Farm
Daiwa Major, sprinter
Owner: Keizo Oshiro
Trainer: Hiroyuki Uehara
Breeder: Shadai Farm
Vermilion, dirt horse
Owner: Sunday Racing
Trainer: Sei Ishizaka
Breeder: Northern Farm
Merci A Time, steeplechase horse
Owner: Yasuo Nagai
Trainer: Kohei Take
Breeder: Hiroyuki Tanaka
Vodka, special award
Owner: Yuzo Tanimizu
Trainer: Katsuhiko Sumii
Breeder: Country Bokujo
Meisho Samson, special award
Owner: Yoshio Matsumoto
Trainer: Shigetada Takahashi
Breeder: Koki Hayashi
Kazuo Fujisawa, trainer (races won)
Hideaki Fujiawa, trainer (winning average)
Hiroyoshi Matsuda, trainer (money earned and training technique)
Yutaka Take, jockey (races won, money earned, and special award)
Katsumi Ando, jockey (winning average)
Makoto Nishitani, steeplechase jockey
Nominees for the 2007 JRA Equine Cultural Award include:
"Mandala of Equus - Field Science for Wild Horses, Zebras and Donkeys" by Rikako Kimura (Tokyo University Press)
"Outstanding Horseshoeing Techniques of Soh Nishiuchi - Charismatic Farrier" by Tetsu Josaki (Published by Byakuya Shobo)
