Keio Hai Spring Cup

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Keio Hai Spring Cup
Grade 2 race
Grass Wonder 19991226.jpg
The 1999 winner Grass Wonder
LocationTokyo Racecourse
Inaugurated1956
Race typeThoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance1400 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
Qualification4-y-o +
Weight56kg, Fillies & mares allowed 2kg.
Purse¥128,140,000 (total), ¥59,000,000 (winner)

The Keio Hai Spring Cup (Japanese 京王杯スプリングカップ) is a Grade 2 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged four and run in May over a distance of 1,400 metres at Tokyo Racecourse.[1]

It was first run in 1956 over 1600 metres and was later run over 1800 metres before being run over its current distance for the first time in 1981. The race was elevated to Grade 2 class in 1984.

Winners since 2000[]

Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Time
2000 Stinger 4 Yutaka Take Kazuo Fujisawa 1:21.0
2001 Stinger 5 Yukio Okabe Kazuo Fujisawa 1:20.1
2002 God of Chance 4 Yoshitomi Shibata Masamichi Wada 1:20.3
2003 Telegnosis 4 Katsuura Masaki Hiroaki Sugiura 1:21.0
2004 Win Radius 6 Katsuharu Tanaka Kazuo Fujisawa 1:20.4
2005 Asakusa Denen 6 Hiroki Goto Michifumi Kono 1:20.3
2006 Orewa Matteruze 6 Yoshitomi Shibata Hidetaka Otonashi 1:21.8
2007 Eishin Dover 5 Yuichi Fukunaga Ken Kozaki 1:20.0
2008 Super Hornet 5 Yusuke Fujioka Yoshito Yahagi 1:20.8
2009 Suzuka Causeway 5 Hiroki Goto Mitsuru Hashida 1:20.6
2010 Thanks Note 5 Masayoshi Ebina Yoshitaka Ninomiya 1:19.8
2011 Strong Return 5 Shu Ishibashi Noriyuki Hori 1:20.2
2012 Sadamu Patek 4 Craig Williams Maato Nishizono 1:20.1
2013 Daiwa Maggiore 4 Masayoshi Ebina Yoshito Yahagi 1:20.6
2014 Red Spada 8 Hiroshi Kitamura Kazuo Fujisawa 1:19.7
2015 Sakura Gospel 7 Keita Tosaki Tomohito Ozeki 1:21.6
2016 Satono Aladdin 5 Yuga Kawada Yautoshi Ikee 1:19.6[2]
2017 Red Falx 6 Mirco Demuro Tomohito Ozeki 1:23.2[3]
2018 Moonquake 5 Christophe Lemaire Kazuo Fujisawa 1:19.5[4]
2019 Tower of London 4 Damian Lane Kazuo Fujisawa 1:19.4
2020 Danon Smash 5 Damian Lane Takayuki Yasuda 1:19.8
2021 Lauda Sion 4 Mirco Demuro Takashi Saito 1:19.8

Earlier winners[]

  • 1984 - Happy Princess
  • 1985 -
  • 1986 - Toa Falcon
  • 1987 - Nippo Teio
  • 1988 - Dyna Actress
  • 1989 - Lindo Hoshi
  • 1990 - Shin Wind
  • 1991 - Daiichi Ruby
  • 1992 - Dynamite Daddy
  • 1993 - Yamanin Zephyr
  • 1994 -
  • 1995 - Dumaani
  • 1996 -
  • 1997 - Taiki Blizzard
  • 1998 - Taiki Shuttle
  • 1999 - Grass Wonder

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Keio Hai Spring Cup". Horse Racing in Japan.
  2. ^ "2016 result". Racing Post. 14 May 2016.
  3. ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 13 May 2017.
  4. ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 12 May 2018.
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