Oka Sho (Urawa) Explained

Surface:	Dirt
Horse Race:	Oka Sho (Urawa)
Location:	Urawa Racecourse
Inaugurated:	April 10th, 1955
Race Type:	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Distance:	1,600 meters
Qualification:	Three-year-old mares
Weight:	54kg
Purse:	1st: ¥20,000,000

The Oka Sho (in Japanese: 桜花賞), is a race for three-year-olds in the Saitama Urawa Horse Racing Association.

Race details

The race is run on a dirt 1600 meter track.^[1]

It has been held at many racetracks including Kawasaki, Ohi, Funabashi and Urawa.

The race was originally held in April but is now run at the end of March.

Winners since 2015

Winners since 2015 include:^[2]

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
2015	Lalabel^[3]	Daisuke Majima	Katsunori Aryama	1:42.3
2016	Modern Woman^[4]	Daisuke Majima	Katsunori Arayama	1:41.9
2017	Star Impulse^[5]	Satoshi Ishizaki	Satoshi Kokubo	1:42.8
2018	Promised Leaf^[6]	Norifumi Mikamoto	Terunobu Fujita	1:41.6
2019	Tosen Garnet^[7]	Seiji Saki	Satoshi Kokubo	1:40.4

Past winners

Past winners include:

See also

• Horse racing in Japan
• List of Japanese flat horse races

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cherry Blossom Award. 11 August 2019. en.
2. Web site: Sakurahana Prize race winner horse 1,600m distance. 11 August 2019. en.
3. Web site: Lalabel. JBIS. 11 August 2019. en.
4. Web site: Modern Woman. JBIS. 11 August 2019. en.
5. Web site: Star Impulse. JBIS. 11 August 2019. en.
6. Web site: Promised Leaf. JBIS. 11 August 2019. en.
7. Web site: Tosen Garnet. JBIS. 11 August 2019. en.