On January 6, Gentildonna was announced as a double winner for the JRA Awards for 2014. Gentildonna won both the Japan Racing Association's Horse of the Year for 2014 and Best Older Filly or Mare award. Gentildonna dominated the voting for the Horse of the Year award with 231 votes out of 285. Just a Way and Epiphaneia had received 51 and one respectively.

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 26.

Note: All information, including ages and race performances, are as of December 31, 2014, unless otherwise indicated. 

Results of the 2014 JRA Awards (Total Votes: 285)

Horse of the Year
Place Horse Votes
1 Gentildonna (JPN) 231
2 Just a Way (JPN) 51
3 None 2
4 Epiphaneia (JPN) 1
Total 285

Best Two-Year-Old Colt
Place Horse Votes
1 Danon Platina (JPN) 285
Total 285

Best Two-Year-Old Filly
Place Horse Votes
1 Shonan Adela (JPN) 285
Total 285

Best Three-Year-Old Colt
Place Horse Votes
1 Isla Bonita (JPN) 170
2 One and Only (JPN) 109
3 Toho Jackal (JPN) 4
4 None 2
Total 285

Best Three-Year-Old Filly
Place Horse Votes
1 Harp Star (JPN) 170
2 Nuovo Record (JPN) 112
3 None 2
4 Shonan Pandora (JPN) 1
Total 285

Best Older Colt or Horse
Place Horse Votes
1 Just a Way (JPN) 242
2 Epiphaneia (JPN) 31
3 Gold Ship (JPN) 11
4 None 1
Total 285

Best Older Filly or Mare
Place Horse Votes
1 Gentildonna (JPN) 285
Total 285

Best Sprinter or Miler
Place Horse Votes
1 Snow Dragon (JPN) 193
2 Copano Richard (JPN) 34
3 Just a Way (JPN) 32
4 Mikki Isle (JPN) 12
4 None 12
6 Copano Rickey (JPN) 2
Total 285

Best Dirt Horse
Place Horse Votes
1 Hokko Tarumae (JPN) 276
2 Copano Rickey (JPN) 9
Total 285

Best Steeplechase Horse
Place Horse Votes
1 Apollo Maverick (JPN) 179
2 Red Kingdom (JPN) 103
3 None 3
Total 285
 

TRAINERS & JOCKEYS

*Best Trainer (races won): Yoshito Yahagi (56 wins)

*Best Trainer (winning average): Kazuo Fujisawa (0.170%)

*Best Trainer (money earned): Katsuhiko Sumii (1,817,684,400 Yen)

*Best Trainer (training technique): Katsuhiko Sumii

JRA Best Jockey (races won): Keita Tosaki (146 wins)

JRA Best Jockey (winning average): Yuga Kawada (0.166%)

JRA Best Jockey (money earned): Yasunari Iwata (2,878,528,000 Yen)

**MVJ - Most Valuable Jockey: Keita Tosaki 56 points

Best Steeplechase Jockey: Shinya Kitazawa (12 wins)

Best Jockey (newcomer): Fuma Matsuwaka (47 wins)