Honorees
| Year |
Horse |
Trainer |
Owner |
Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Ryu Forel | Masaharu Hashimoto | Emiko Miyoshi | 4 |
| 1963 | Meizui | Tokichi Ogata | Yasushi Chigira | 3 |
| 1964 | Shinzan | Bungo Takeda | Kokichi Hashimoto | 3 |
| 1965 | Shinzan | Bungo Takeda | Kokichi Hashimoto | 4 |
| 1966 | Korehide | Tokichi Ogata | Yasushi Chigira | 4 |
| 1967 | Speed Symboli | Shozo Nohira | Tomohiro Wada | 4 |
| 1968 | Asaka O | Hiroshi Nakamura | Genji Asaka | 3 |
| 1969 | Takeshiba O | Suetaro Mitsui | Masao Obata | 4 |
| 1970 | Speed Symboli | Shozo Nohira | Tomohiro Wada | 7 |
| 1971 | Tomei | Masayuki Sakata | Katsuo Kondo | 5 |
| 1972 | Ishino Hikaru | Takeshi Asano | Kiyohito Ishijima | 3 |
| 1973 | Take Hope | Yukio Inaba | Take Kondo | 3 |
| 1974 | Kitano Kachidoki | Masatoshi Hattori | Yutaka Hatsuda | 3 |
| 1975 | Kaburaya O | Tamejiro Mogi | Yoshiko Kato | 3 |
| 1976 | Tosho Boy | Takayoshi Yasuda | Tosho Sangyo | 3 |
| 1977 | Ten Point | Sasuke Ogawa | Hisanari Takada | 4 |
| 1978 | Kane Minobu | Shotaro Abe | Ikuko Hatakeyama | 4 |
| 1979 | Green Grass | Takao Nakano | Kichishiro Hanzawa | 6 |
| 1980 | Hoyo Boy | Toshio Nihonyanagi | Yoshiharu Furukawa | 5 |
| 1981 | Hoyo Boy | Toshio Nihonyanagi | Yoshiharu Furukawa | 6 |
| 1982 | Hikari Duel | Hikozo Sugai | Zenkichi Hashimoto | 5 |
| 1983 | Mr. C.B. | Yasuhisa Matsuyama | Marunuma Onsen Hotel Co., Ltd. | 3 |
| 1984 | Symboli Rudolf | Yuji Nohira | Symboli Bokujo | 3 |
| 1985 | Symboli Rudolf | Yuji Nohira | Symboli Bokujo | 4 |
| 1986 | Dyna Gulliver | Kichizaburo Matsuyama | Shadai Race Horse | 3 |
| 1987 | Sakura Star O | Yuji Hirai | Sakura Commerce | 3 |
| 1988 | Tamamo Cross | Isami Obara | Tamamo Inc. | 4 |
| 1989 | Inari One | Kiyoshi Suzuki | Hiroki Hotehama | 5 |
| 1990 | Oguri Cap | Tsutomu Setoguchi | Shunsuke Kondo | 5 |
| 1991 | Tokai Teio | Shouichi Matsumoto | Masanori Uchimura | 3 |
| 1992 | Mihono Bourbon | Tameo Toyama | Mihono International | 3 |
| 1993 | Biwa Hayahide | Mitsumasa Hamada | Biwa Co., Ltd. | 3 |
| 1994 | Narita Brian | Masaaki Ookubo | Hidenori Yamaji | 3 |
| 1995 | Mayano Top Gun | Masahiro Sakaguchi | Yu Tadokoro | 3 |
| 1996 | Sakura Laurel | Katsutaro Sakai | Sakura Commerce | 5 |
| 1997 | Air Groove | Yuji Ito | Lucky Field Co.,Ltd. | 4 |
| 1998 | Taiki Shuttle | Kazuo Fujisawa | Taiki Farm | 4 |
| 1999 | El Condor Pasa | Yoshitaka Ninomiya | Takashi Watanabe | 4 |
| 2000 | T M Opera O | Ichizo Iwamoto | Masatsugu Takezono | 4 |
| 2001 | Jungle Pocket | Sakae Watanabe | Yomoji Saito | 3 |
| 2002 | Symboli Kris S | Kazuo Fujisawa | Symboli Stud | 3 |
| 2003 | Symboli Kris S | Kazuo Fujisawa | Symboli Stud | 4 |
| 2004 | Zenno Rob Roy | Kazuo Fujisawa | Shinobu Osako | 4 |
| 2005 | Deep Impact | Yasuo Ikee | Kaneko Makoto Holdings Co., Ltd. | 3 |
| 2006 | Deep Impact | Yasuo Ikee | Kaneko Makoto Holdings Co., Ltd. | 4 |
| 2007 | Admire Moon | Hiroyoshi Matsuda | Darley Japan Farm Co., Ltd. | 4 |
| 2008 | Vodka | Katsuhiko Sumii | Yuzo Tanimizu | 4 |
| 2009 | Vodka | Katsuhiko Sumii | Yuzo Tanimizu | 5 |
| 2010 | Buena Vista | Hiroyoshi Matsuda | Sunday Racing Co. | 4 |
| 2011 | Orfevre | Yasutoshi Ikee | Sunday Racing Co. | 3 |
| 2012 | Gentildonna | Sei Ishizaka | Sunday Racing Co. | 3 |
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