Nakayama Daishogai
The Nakayama Daishogai (中山大障害) is a Group 1 steeplechase horse race in Japan open to thoroughbreds which are three-years-old or above. It is run over a distance of 4100m (21⁄2 miles + 84 feet) at Nakayama Racecourse every year in late December. It is one of Japan's two Group 1 jump races of the year, the other being the Nakayama Grand Jump.
Inaugurated as the Daishogai Tokubetsu in 1934, the Nakayama Daishogai had originally been run twice annually, once in the spring and once at the end of the year. In 1999, the spring race was discontinued and replaced by the Nakayama Grand Jump.[1] The 144th running of the Daishogai was held in 2021.[2]
Winners since 1999[]
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Godspeed | 5 | Makoto Nishitani | Tsutomu Setoguchi |
| 2000 | Land Power | 5 | Tomonori Kanaori | Masaru Hukushima |
| 2001 | Yu Fuyoho | 4 | Yasunari Imamura | Shigeki Matsumoto |
| 2002 | Gilded Age | 5 | Rochelle Lockett | Shigeki Matsumoto |
| 2004* | Blandices | 7 | Takashi Oehara | Tatsuo Fujiwara |
| 2004 | Merci Taka O | 5 | Koichi Idetsu | Kohei Take |
| 2005 | T M Dragon | 3 | Yuzo Shirahama | Sadahiro Kojima |
| 2006 | Maruka Rascal | 4 | Makoto Nishitani | Tsutomu Setoguchi |
| 2007 | Merci A Time | 5 | Yoshiyuki Yokoyama | Kohei Take |
| 2008 | King Joy | 6 | Yutaka Masumoto | |
| 2009 | King Joy | 7 | Makoto Nishitani | Yutaka Masumoto |
| 2010 | Bashi Ken | 5 | Yasunori Minoshima | |
| 2011 | 4 | Koshi Yamamoto | Tsuyoshi Tanaka | |
| 2012 | Marvelous Kaiser | 4 | Shigefumi Kumazawa | Masami Shibata |
| 2013 | Apollo Maverick | 4 | Yusuke Igarashi | Masahiro Horii |
| 2014 | Red Kingdom | 5 | Shinya Kitazawa | Mikio Matsunaga |
| 2015 | Up To Date | 5 | Mitsuaki Hayashi | Shozo Sasaki |
| 2016 | Oju Chosan | 5 | Shinichi Ishigami | Shoichiro Wada |
| 2017 | Oju Chosan | 6 | Shinichi Ishigami | Shoichiro Wada |
| 2018 | Nihonpiro Baron | 8 | Shinichi Ishigami | Hidetaka Tadokoro |
| 2019 | Shingun Michael | 5 | Mitsuki Kaneko | Keiji Takaichi |
| 2020 | Meisho Dassai | 7 | Kazuma Mori | Yūji Iida |
| 2021 | Oju Chosan | 10 | Shinichi Ishigami | Shoichiro Wada |
*There were two runnings of the Nakayama Daishogai in 2004, as the 2003 race was originally postponed due to weather.
References[]
- ^ Takahashi, Masakazu (25 December 2021). "Japan's legendary jumper Oju Chosan brings Christmas Day cheer at Nakayama". Racing Post. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Results of the 144th Nakayama Daishogai (J-G1)" (PDF) (Press release). Japan Racing Association. 25 December 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
External links[]
- Horse races in Japan
- Steeplechase (horse racing)