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Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks)

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History

LIBERTY ISLAND winning the Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) at Tokyo in Japan.
LIBERTY ISLAND winning the Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) at Tokyo in Japan. Picture: Japan Racing Association

The Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) is a Grade 1 race run under Set Weight conditions for three year old fillies at Tokyo racecourse conducted by the Japan Racing Association.

The Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) is run over 2400m. It was first run in 1938 and was won by Asteri Mor.

The Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) was worth JPY325,000,000 in 2023.

Tokyo racecourse is a left handed course with the start halfway up the front straight.

When Apapane and Saint Emilion dead heated in 2010, it was the first Grade 1 D/H for a win in Japan.

Japan Cup memories have followed from winning the Japanese Oaks.

Buena Vista took out the Oaks by a nose and proved she could win from a mile to a mile and a half.

Gentildonna went straight from the Guineas to the Oaks and won by five lengths. She is still the only horse to win two Japan Cups.

Almond Eye showed her Japan Cup win was not a surprise given how she went at the same course and distance in the Oaks.

Daring Tact maintained her unbeaten winning record adding the Oaks to the 1000 Guineas. She won the Shuka Sho for the Triple Crown then was a great third in the Japan Cup.

Liberty Island stayed on course for the Triple Crown with a devastating win in 2023. She is out of the Australian G1 winner mare Yankee Rose.

The most successful recent jockeys in the last 20 years with three wins are Yuichi Fukunaga and Christophe Lemaire.

Sakae Kunieda is one trainer with a multiple number of wins.

Notable winners of the Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) include Liberty Island (2023), Stars On Earth (2022), Daring Tact (2020), Loves Only You (2019), Almond Eye (2018), Soul Stirring (2017), Meisho Mambo (2013), Gentildonna (2012), Apapane/Saint Emilion D/H (2010), Buena Vista (2009), Still In Love (2003), Air Groove (1996), Dance Partner (1995) and Kurifuji (1943).

The 2023 Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) was won by Liberty Island from Harper and Dura.


Racing and Sports

Previous Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) Winners

Date Horse Jockey WT Trainer BP
LIBERTY ISLAND (JPN) 3F
DURAMENTE (JPN) - YANKEE ROSE (AUS) ALL AMERICAN (AUS)
Y KAWADA 55.0 MITSUMASA NAKAUCHIDA 5
STARS ON EARTH (JPN) 3F
DURAMENTE (JPN) - SOUTHERN STARS (GB) SMART STRIKE (CAN)
C P LEMAIRE 55.0 MIZUKI TAKAYANAGI 18
UBERLEBEN (JPN) 3F
GOLD SHIP (JPN) - MEINE THERESIA (JPN) ROSES IN MAY (USA)
M DEMURO 55.0 T TEZUKA 9
DARING TACT (JPN) 3F
EPIPHANEIA (JPN) - DARING BIRD (JPN) KING KAMEHAMEHA (JPN)
KOHEI MATSUYAMA 55.0 HARUKI SUGIYAMA 4
LOVES ONLY YOU (JPN) 3F
DEEP IMPACT (JPN) - LOVES ONLY ME (USA) STORM CAT (USA)
M DEMURO 55.0 Y YAHAGI 13
ALMOND EYE (JPN) 3F
LORD KANALOA (JPN) - FUSAICHI PANDORA (JPN) SUNDAY SILENCE (USA)
C P LEMAIRE 55.0 SAKAE KUNIEDA 13
SOUL STIRRING (JPN) 3F
FRANKEL (GB) - STACELITA (FR) MONSUN (GER)
C P LEMAIRE 55.0 K FUJISAWA 2
SINHALITE (JPN) 3F
DEEP IMPACT (JPN) - SINGHALESE (GB) SINGSPIEL (IRE)
K IKEZOE 55.0 S ISHIZAKA 3
MIKKI QUEEN (JPN) 3F
DEEP IMPACT (JPN) - MUSICAL WAY (FR) GOLD AWAY (IRE)
S HAMANAKA 55.0 Y IKEE 10
NUOVO RECORD (JPN) 3F
HEART'S CRY (JPN) - OMEGA SPIRIT (JPN) SPINNING WORLD (USA)
Y IWATA 55.0 M SAITO 9
MEISHO MAMBO (JPN) 3F
SUZUKA MAMBO (JPN) - MEISHO MOMOKA (JPN) GRASS WONDER (USA)
K TAKE 55.0 A IIDA 3
GENTILDONNA (JPN) 3F
DEEP IMPACT (JPN) - DONNA BLINI (GB) BERTOLINI (USA)
Y KAWADA 55.0 S ISHIZAKA 14
ERIN COURT (JPN) 3F
DURANDAL (JPN) - ERIN BIRD (FR) BLUEBIRD (USA)
HIROKI GOTO 55.0 K SASADA 4
APAPANE (JPN) 3F
KING KAMEHAMEHA (JPN) - SALTY BID (USA) SALT LAKE (USA)
M EBINA 55.0 SAKAE KUNIEDA 17
BUENA VISTA (JPN) 3F
SPECIAL WEEK (JPN) - BIWA HEIDI (JPN) CAERLEON (USA)
KATSUMI ANDO 55.0 H MATSUDA 7
TALL POPPY (JPN) 3F
JUNGLE POCKET (JPN) - ADMIRE SUNDAY (JPN) SUNDAY SILENCE (USA)
K IKEZOE 55.0 KATSUHIKO SUMII 15
ROBE DECOLLETE (USA) 3F
COZZENE (USA) - COLOR OF GOLD (USA) SEEKING THE GOLD (USA)
Y FUKUNAGA 55.0 SHOICHI MATSUMOTO 2
KAWAKAMI PRINCESS (JPN) 3F
KING HALO (JPN) - TAKANO SECRETARY (USA) SEATTLE SLEW (USA)
MASARU HONDA 55.0 K NISHIURA 9
CESARIO (JPN) 3F
SPECIAL WEEK (JPN) - KIROV PREMIERE (GB) SADLER'S WELLS (USA)
Y FUKUNAGA 55.0 KATSUHIKO SUMII 4
DAIWA EL CIELO (JPN) 3F
SUNDAY SILENCE (USA) - LONDON BRIDGE (JPN) DR DEVIOUS (IRE)
Y FUKUNAGA 55.0 K MATSUDA 13
STILL IN LOVE (JPN) 3F
SUNDAY SILENCE (USA) - BRADAMANTE (USA) ROBERTO (USA)
H MIYUKI 55.0 SHOICHI MATSUMOTO 3
SMILE TOMORROW (JPN) 3F
WHITE MUZZLE (GB) - KOKUTO BEAUTY (JPN) SOUTH ATLANTIC (IRE)
Y YOSHIDA 55.0 K SEISHI 10