Hanshin Racecourse
Jungle Pocket began his racing career by winning a maiden race over 1800 metres at Sapporo Racecourse on 2 September, beating Tagano Teio and six others. Three weeks late he was moved up in class and faced twelve opponents in the Grade III Sapporo Sansai Stakes over the same course and won from Tagano Teio in a record time of 1:49.6. In the Grade III Radio Tampa Hai Sansai Stakes over 2000 metres at Hanshin Racecourse on 23 December he finished second of the twelve runners behind Agnes Tachyon.