Kikuka-shō
| Grade 1 race | |
| Location | Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1938 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 3000 meters |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | 3-y-o, Colts & Fillies |
| Weight | Colt 57 kg, Filly 55 kg |
| Purse | ¥ 248,400,000 1st: ¥ 115,000,000 (2017)[1] |
The Kikuka-shō (菊花賞, pronounced Kikka-shō) is a Japanese Grade 1 (Jpn I) flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 3,000 metres (approximately 1 7/8 miles) at the Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture in October.
It was first run in 1938 and is the Japanese equivalent of the English St. Leger Stakes.
Winners since 1990[]
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Mejiro McQueen | Koichi Uchida | Yasuo Ikee | Mejiro Farm | 3:06.2 |
| 1991 | Leo Durban | Yukio Okabe | Shinji Okuhira | Ryu Tanaka | 3:09.5 |
| 1992 | Rice Shower | Hitoshi Matoba | Yoshiji Iizuka | Hideo Kuribayashi | 3:05.0 |
| 1993 | Biwa Hayahide | Yukio Okabe | Mitsumasa Hamada | Biwa Co Ltd | 3:04.7 |
| 1994 | Narita Brian | Katsumi Minai | Masaaki Okubo | Hidenori Yamaji | 3:04.6 |
| 1995 | Mayano Top Gun | Seiki Tabara | Masahiro Sakaguchi | Yu Tadokoro | 3:04.4 |
| 1996 | Dance in the Dark | Yutaka Take | Kojiro Hashiguchi | Shadai Race Horse | 3:05.1 |
| 1997 | Machikane Fukukitaru | Katsumi Minai | Hisao Nibun | Masuo Hosokawa | 3:07.7 |
| 1998 | Seiun Sky | Norihiro Yokoyama | Kazutaka Yasuda | Masayuki Nishiyama | 3:03.2 |
| 1999 | Narita Top Road | Kaoru Watanabe | Yoshio Oki | Hidenori Yamaji | 3:07.6 |
| 2000 | Air Shakur | Yutaka Take | Hideyuki Mori | Lucky Field Co Ltd | 3:04.7 |
| 2001 | Manhattan Cafe | Masayoshi Ebina | Futoshi Kojima | 3:07.2 | |
| 2002 | Koichi Tsunoda | Masaru Sayama | Masaichiro Abe | 3:05.9 | |
| 2003 | Shadai Racehorse Co. | 3:04.8 | |||
| 2004 | Delta Blues | Yasunari Iwata | Katsuhiko Sumii | 3:04.8 | |
| 2005 | Deep Impact | Yutaka Take | Kaneko Makoto Holdings Co. | 3:04.6 | |
| 2006 | Song of Wind | Koshiro Take | Hidekazu Asami | Shadai Racehorse Co. | 3:02.7 |
| 2007 | Hirofumi Shii | Ryuji Okubo | Keiko Tahara | 3:05.1 | |
| 2008 | Hiroyuki Uchida | 3:05.7 | |||
| 2009 | Three Rolls | Suguru Hamanaka | 3:03.5 | ||
| 2010 | Big Week | 3:06.1 | |||
| 2011 | Orfevre | Ken-ichi Ikezoe | Sunday Racing Co., Ltd. | 3:02.8 | |
| 2012 | Gold Ship | Hiroyuki Uchida | 3:02.9 | ||
| 2013 | Epiphaneia | Yuichi Fukunaga | Katsuhiko Sumii | 3:05.2 | |
| 2014 | Toho Jackal | Manabu Sakai | Kiyoshi Tani | Toho Bussan Co Ltd | 3:01.0 |
| 2015 | Kitasan Black | Hiroshi Kitamura | Hisashi Shimizu | Ono Shoji | 3:03.9 |
| 2016 | Satono Diamond | Christophe Lemaire | Yasutoshi Ikee | Hajime Satomi | 3:03.3 |
| 2017 | Kiseki | Katsuhiko Sumii | Tatsue Ishikawa | 3:18.9 | |
| 2018 | Fierement | Christophe Lemaire | Takahisa Tezuka | Sunday Racing | 3:06.1 |
| 2019 | World Premiere | Yutaka Take | Yasuo Tomomichi | Ryoichi Otsuka | 3:06.0 |
| 2020 | Contrail | Yuichi Fukunaga | Yoshito Yahagi | Shinji Maeda | 3:05.5 |
Earlier winners[]
- 1938 - Tetsumon
- 1939 - Marutake
- 1940 - Tetsuzakura
- 1941 - St Lite
- 1942 - Hayatake
- 1943 - Kurifuji
- 1944 - no race
- 1945 - no race
- 1946 - Azumarai
- 1947 - Browny
- 1948 - Newford
- 1949 - Tosa Midori
- 1950 - High Record
- 1951 - Track O
- 1952 - Saint O
- 1953 - Hakuryo
- 1954 - Dainana Hoshu
- 1955 - Meiji Hikari
- 1956 - Kitano O
- 1957 - Rhapsody
- 1958 - Koma Hikari
- 1959 - Hakukurama
- 1960 - Kitano Oza
- 1961 - Azuma Tenran
- 1962 - Hirokimi
- 1963 - Great Yoruka
- 1964 - Shinzan
- 1965 - Dai Koter
- 1966 - Nasuno Kotobuki
- 1967 - Knit Eight
- 1968 - Asaka O
- 1969 - Akane Tenryu
- 1970 - Date Tenryu
- 1971 - Nihon Pollow Moutiers
- 1972 - Ishino Hikaru
- 1973 - Take Hope
- 1974 - Kitano Kachidoki
- 1975 - Kokusai Prince
- 1976 - Green Grass
- 1977 - Press Toko
- 1978 - Inter Gushiken
- 1979 - Hashi Hermit
- 1980 - North Gust
- 1981 - Minagawa Manna
- 1982 - Horisky
- 1983 - Mr. C.B.
- 1984 - Symboli Rudolf
- 1985 - Miho Shinzan
- 1986 - Mejiro Durren
- 1987 - Sakura Star O
- 1988 - Super Creek
- 1989 - Bamboo Begin
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "List of JRA Graded Races 2017 Kikuka Sho". Horse Racing in Japan.
Categories:
- Horse races in Japan
- Turf races in Japan
- Flat horse races for three-year-olds