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Lys Gracieux Named Japanese Horse of the Year.
Lys Gracieux was announced as a double winner for the JRA Awards for 2019. Lys Gracieux won both the Japan Racing Association's Horse of the Year for 2019 and Best Older Filly or Mare award. In the voting for the Horse of the Year award, Lys Gracieux received 271 votes out of 274.
The Horse of the Year title is the highest honor given to JRA-registered race horses and is selected by the Horse of the Year Selection Committee represented by journalists of various dailies and magazines.
The JRA Awards ceremony will be held on January 27.
Note : All information, including ages and race performances, are as of December 31, 2019, unless otherwise indicated.
Results of the 2019 JRA Awards (Total Votes: 274)
Horse of the Year| Place | Horse | Votes |
| 1 | Lys Gracieux | 271 |
| 2 | Almond Eye | 2 |
| 3 | Chrysoberyl | 1 |
| Total | 274 |
Best Two-Year-Old Colt
| Place | Horse | Votes |
| 1 | Contrail | 197 |
| 2 | Salios | 77 |
| Total | 274 |
Best Two-Year-Old Filly
| Place | Horse | Votes |
| 1 | Resistencia | 274 |
| Total | 274 |
Best Three-Year-Old Colt
| Place | Horse | Votes |
| 1 | Saturnalia | 124 |
| 2 | Admire Mars | 107 |
| 3 | Chrysoberyl | 24 |
| 4 | Roger Barows | 15 |
| 5 | World Premiere | 3 |
| 6 | None | 1 |
| Total | 274 |
Best Three-Year-Old Filly
| Place | Horse | Votes |
| 1 | Gran Alegria | 121 |
| 2 | Loves Only You | 99 |
| 3 | Chrono Genesis | 47 |
| 4 | None | 7 |
| Total | 274 |
Best Older Colt or Horse
| Place | Horse | Votes |
| 1 | Win Bright | 136 |
| 2 | Indy Champ | 118 |
| 3 | Suave Richard | 11 |
| 4 | Fierement | 6 |
| 5 | None | 2 |
| 6 | Glory Vase | 1 |
| Total | 274 |
Best Older Filly or Mare
| Place | Horse | Votes |
| 1 | Lys Gracieux | 271 |
| 2 | Almond Eye | 3 |
| Total | 274 |
Best Sprinter or Miler
| Place | Horse | Votes |
| 1 | Indy Champ | 211 |
| 2 | Admire Mars | 38 |
| 3 | Tower of London | 22 |
| 4 | Mr Melody | 3 |
| Total | 274 |
Best Dirt Horse
| Place | Horse | Votes |
| 1 | Chrysoberyl | 270 |
| 2 | Omega Perfume | 4 |
| Total | 274 |
Best Steeplechase Horse
| Place | Horse | Votes |
| 1 | Shingun Michael | 175 |
| 2 | Oju Chosan | 95 |
| 3 | None | 4 |
| Total | 274 |
Trainers & Jockeys
Best Trainer (races won) : Takayuki Yasuda (64 wins)
Best Trainer (winning average) : Mitsumasa Nakauchida (0.225)
Best Trainer (money earned) : Yoshito Yahagi (2,214,248,900 Yen)
Best Trainer (training technique) : Mitsumasa Nakauchida
JRA Best Jockey (races won) : Christophe Lemaire (164 wins)
JRA Best Jockey (winning average) : Yuga Kawada (0.260%)
JRA Best Jockey (money earned) : Christophe Lemaire (3,547,238,000 Yen)
MVJ (Most Valuable Jockey) : Christophe Lemaire (44 points)
Best Steeplechase Jockey : Kazuma Mori
Best Jockey (newcomer) : Arata Saito
