The JRA Award for Best Steeplechase Horse is a title awarded annually by the Japan Racing Association (JRA).Since 1987 the honor has been part of the JRA Awards.
Most successful horse (5 wins):
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| Year | Horse | Trainer | Owner | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | No Award | ||||
| 1988 | Yamanin Appeal | Hitoshi Nakamura | Koji Doi | 5 | |
| 1989 | Mejiro Maskette | Mitsuhiro Ogata | Mejiro Shoji Co | 4 | |
| 1990 | Waka Taisho | Yukio Inaba | Kihachiro Watanabe | 5 | |
| 1991 | Symboli Kriens | Masakatsu Sakai | Symboli Ranch | 6 | |
| 1992 | Symboli Kriens | Masakatsu Sakai | Symboli Ranch | 7 | |
| 1993 | Broad Mind | Susumu Yano | Teruya Yoshida | 5 | |
| 1994 | Broad Mind | Susumu Yano | Teruya Yoshida | 6 | |
| 1995 | Return Ace | Iwasa Shunsaku | Akihiro Iida | 7 | |
| 1996 | Polaire | Iwamoto Ichizo | Susumu Hayashi | 5 | |
| 1997 | Our Paragon | Shigeki Matsumoto | Akira Hiroshi Kudo | 6 | |
| 1998 | Northern Rainbow | Yasuhiro Suzuki | Teruya Yoshida | 8 | |
| 1999 | Godspeed | Tsutomu Setoguchi | Toshinori Kondo | 5 | |
| 2000 | Gokai | Hiroyuki Gohara | Kei Yoshihashi | 7 | |
| 2001 | Gokai | Hiroyuki Gohara | Kei Yoshihashi | 8 | |
| 2002 | Gilded Age | Shigeki Matsumoto | North Hills Management | 5 | |
| 2003 | Big Taste | Tadashi Nakao | Big Co. | 5 | |
| 2004 | Blandices | Tatsuo Fujiwara | Sunday Racing | 7 | |
| 2005 | T M Dragon | Sadahiro Kajima | Masatsugu Takezono | 3 | |
| 2006 | Maruka Rascal | Yutaka Masumoto | Kawacho Sangyo | 4 | |
| 2007 | Mercy A Time | Takeshi Kohei | Yasuo Nagai | 5 | |
| 2008 | King Joy | Yutaka Masumoto | Takao Matsuoka | 6 | |
| 2009 | King Joy | Yutaka Masumoto | Takao Matsuoka | 7 | |
| 2010 | Bashi Ken | Yoshihiro Takahashi | Hideo Ishibashi | 5 | |
| 2011 | Majesty Bio | Tsuyoshi Tanaka | Bio Co. Ltd. | 4 | |
| 2012 | Majesty Bio | Tsuyoshi Tanaka | Bio Co. Ltd. | 5 | |
| 2013 | Apollo Maverick | Masahiro Horii | Apollo Thoroughbred Club | 4 | |
| 2014 | Apollo Maverick | Masahiro Horii | Apollo Thoroughbred Club | 5 | |
| 2015 | Up To Date | Shozo Sasaki | Kazuo Imanishi | 5 | |
| 2016 | Oju Chosan | Shoichiro Wada | Chosan Co. Ltd. | 5 | |
| 2017 | Oju Chosan | Shoichiro Wada | Chosan Co. Ltd. | 6[1] | |
| 2018 | Oju Chosan | Shoichiro Wada | Chosan Co. Ltd. | 7 | |
| 2019 | Shingun Michael | Keiji Takaichi | Shigenori Isaka | 5[2] | |
| 2020 | Meisho Dassai | Yuji Iida | Kazuma Mori | 7[3] | |
| 2021 | Oju Chosan | Shoichiro Wada | Chosan Co. Ltd. | 10[4] | |
| 2022 | Oju Chosan | Shoichiro Wada | Chosan Co. Ltd. | 11[5] | |
| 2023 | Meiner Grand | Takafumi Aoki | Thoroughbred Club Ruffian Co. Ltd. | 5[6] | |
| 2024 | Nishino Daisy | Noboru Takagi | Shigeyuki Nishiyama | 8[7] |