Chukyo Kinen
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| Grade 3 race | |
.jpg) Greater London wins the 2018 Chukyo Kinen | |
| Location | Chukyo Racecourse |
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| Inaugurated | 1953 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1600 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | 3-y-o+ |
| Weight | Handicap |
| Purse | ¥84,740,000 (total), ¥39,000,000 (winner) |
The Chukyo Kinen (Japanese 中京記念) is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged three and over, run in July over a distance of 1600 metres on turf at Chukyo Racecourse.[1]
It was first run in 1953 and has held Grade 3 status since 1984. The race was usually run over 1800 metres before being reduced to its current distance in 2012. It was run at Kokura Racecourse in 1991, 1993, 1994, 2011, 2021, 2022, and 2024. The race was run at Hanshin Racecourse in 2020 as well.
Winners since 2000
[edit]| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Meisho Doto | 4 | Yasuhiko Yasuda | Isao Yasuda | Yoshio Matsumoto | 1:59.1 |
| 2001 | Lord Cronos | 6 | Yukio Okabe | Kazuo Fujisawa | Lord Horse Club | 1:59.7 |
| 2002 | Tsurumaru Boy | 4 | Hiroshi Kawachi | Kojiro Hashiguchi | Takao Tsuruta | 1:59.4 |
| 2003 | Tagano My Bach | 4 | Katsumi Ando | Hiroyoshi Matsuda | Ryoji Yagi | 2:00.1 |
| 2004 | Meisho Kio | 7 | Shinichiro Akiyama | Masaru Fukushima | Yoshio Matsumoto | 1:58.6 |
| 2005 | Mega Stardom | 6 | Mikio Matsunaga | Shoji Yamamoto | North Hills Management | 1:59.5 |
| 2006 | Machikane Aura | 4 | Yuga Kawada | Yuji Ito | Masuo Hosokawa | 1:58.2 |
| 2007 | Rosenkreuz | 5 | Yusuke Fujioka | Kojiro Hashiguchi | Sunday Racing | 1:56.9 |
| 2008 | Tascata Sorte | 4 | Eiji Nakadate | Hideaki Fujiwara | Shadai Race Horse | 1:58.4 |
| 2009 | Sakura Orion | 7 | Shinichiro Akiyama | Yasuo Ikee | Sakura Commerce | 2:00.4 |
| 2010 | Shadow Gate | 8 | Katsuharu Tanaka | Yukihiro Kato | Tomokazu Iizuka | 2:02.0 |
| 2011 | Narita Crystal | 5 | Yutaka Take | Kazuyoshi Kihara | Osumi | 2:00.0 |
| 2012 | Fragarach | 5 | Ryo Takakura | Mikio Matsunaga | Carrot Farm | 1:35.1 |
| 2013 | Fragarach | 6 | Ryo Takakura | Mikio Matsunaga | Carrot Farm | 1:33.5 |
| 2014 | Sadamu Patek | 6 | Katsuharu Tanaka | Masato Nishizono | Sadamu Onishi | 1:37.1 |
| 2015 | Smart Orion | 5 | Mirco Demuro | Yuichi Shikato | Toru Okawa | 1:33.4 |
| 2016 | Garibaldi | 5 | Yuichi Fukunaga | Hideaki Fujiwara | Shadai Race Horse | 1:33.6[2] |
| 2017 | Win Gagnant | 5 | Akihide Tsumura | Masato Nishizono | WIN | 1:33.2[3] |
| 2018 | Greater London | 6 | Hironobu Tanabe | Masahiro Otake | Yoshiro Kubota | 1:32.3[4] |
| 2019 | Groove It | 3 | Kohei Matsuyama | Mikio Matsunaga | Carrot Farm | 1:33.6 |
| 2020 | Meikei Die Hard | 5 | Manabu Sakai | Kazuya Nakatake | Nagoya Horse Racing | 1:32.7 |
| 2021 | Andraste | 5 | Yuga Kawada | Mitsumasa Nakauchida | Shadai Race Horse | 1:46.2 |
| 2022 | Belenus | 5 | Atsuya Nishimura | Haruki Sugiyama | Carrot Farm | 1:45.9 |
| 2023 | Selberg | 4 | Kohei Matsuyama | Takashi Suzuki | Natsumi Kuwabata | 1:33.0 |
| 2024 | Al Naseem | 5 | Norihiro Yokoyama | Shinsuke Hashiguchi | Lion Race Horse | 1:47.2 |
Earlier winners
[edit]- 1984 - Hashi Rody
- 1985 - Power Cedar
- 1986 - Shining Ruby
- 1987 - Tosho Leo
- 1988 - Topcoat
- 1989 - Inter Animato
- 1990 - Osaichi George
- 1991 - Lets Go Tarquin
- 1992 - Movie Star
- 1993 - Arashi
- 1994 - Shimano Yamahime
- 1995 - Chokai Carol
- 1996 - Inazuma Takao
- 1997 - Aloha Dream
- 1998 - Toyo Rainbow
- 1999 - Erimo Excel
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Chukyo Kinen". Horse Racing in Japan.
- ^ "2016 result". Racing Post. 24 July 2016.
- ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 23 July 2017.
- ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 22 July 2018.
- ^ "中京記念". Netkeiba.
- ^ "Chukyo Kinen". Netkeiba.