<1> Lucky Lilac (522 kg)
Lucky Lilac, who defended her title in the 2020 Queen Elizabeth II Cup at 522 kg
She weighed 484 kg when winning the 2017 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies, but grew steadily, surpassing 500 kg in the fall of her 3-year-old season. Her 522 kg at the 2020 Queen Elizabeth II Cup, her fourth G1 victory, set the record for the heaviest winning weight by a filly or mare in a JRA G1 race.
Incidentally, she weighed 518 kg when winning the 2019 Queen Elizabeth II Cup and 520 kg in the 2020 Osaka Hai, meaning Lucky Lilac occupies the top three spots on the list of heaviest winning weights.
<2> Akai Ito (514 kg)
Akai Ito, who won the 2021 Queen Elizabeth II Cup at 514 kg
She won the 2021 Queen Elizabeth II Cup as the 10th favorite, creating a huge upset with a quinella payout of over ¥50,000 and a trifecta payout of over ¥3.39 million. Her weight at that time, when she achieved the feat of winning a G1 as her first graded stakes victory, was 514 kg – the highest of her career since her debut.
<3> Sakura Candle and Heavenly Romance (510 kg)
Sakura Candle (left), winner of the 1995 Queen Elizabeth II Cup, and Heavenly Romance, winner of the 2005 Tenno Sho (Autumn)
Sakura Candle was a large filly who already weighed 510 kg at her debut in December 1994. She also weighed 510 kg when winning the 1995 Queen Elizabeth II Cup as the 10th favorite.
Heavenly Romance won the 2005 Tenno Sho (Autumn) as the 14th favorite. She defeated the top-favored colt Zenno Rob Roy (500 kg) by a head, and her weight at the time of her first G1 victory was 510 kg.
[Note: Among the entries for this year’s Victoria Mile (G1, turf 1600m, May 17 at Tokyo) with a body weight exceeding 500 kg in their last race: Queens Walk (542 kg) and Paradeline (510 kg).]
Queens Walk, who finished third in the Kinko Sho at 542 kg