Nakayama Grand Jump

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Nakayama Grand Jump
中山グランドジャンプ
Jump Grade 1 race
LocationNakayama Racecourse
Inaugurated1999
Race typeThoroughbred-Steeplechase
Race information
Distance4250 meters
(About 2 and 2/3 miles)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight and Left-handed
Qualification4-y-o & Up, Thoroughbreds
Weight4-y-o 62 kg \ 5-y-o & up 63.5kg
Purse¥142,660,000 (2020)

The Nakayama Grand Jump (中山グランドジャンプ) is a Japanese horse racing steeplechase, held at Nakayama Racecourse every year in mid-April. It is for thoroughbreds, four years old and older, run at a distance of 4250m (2 5/8 miles + 84 feet).

With a purse of over 142,660,000 yen, (about US$1.3 million), the Nakayama Grand Jump is one of the richest steeplechase races in the world.

The race, held as "Nakayama Daishogai spring" until 1998, was first run in 1999. Its distance was 4100m until 2000.

It is one of two Grade I steeplechase races on Japanese turf; the other is the Nakayama Daishogai, which uses the same racecourse under a slightly different configuration.

The race is run on Nakayama's steeplechase course, which follows a twisted path on the racecourse interior over a series of jumps, inclines and declines. The dirt course is also crossed several times. On the final lap, with about 1200 m (3/4 mile) remaining, horses enter the outer turf course along the backstretch for the race's final three jumps.

The race has been won five times by overseas runners: St Steven (New Zealand 2002), Karasi (Australia 2005, 2006, 2007) and Blackstairmountain (Ireland 2013).

Winners[]

Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Time
1999(*1) 6 Mejiro Shoji co. 4:56.2
2000 7 Kei Yoshihashi 4:43.1
2001 8 Kei Yoshihashi 4:52.3
2002 8 John Wheeler John Wheeler 4:50.9
2003 Big Taste 5 Big co. 4:48.9
2004 7 Sunday Racing Co. Ltd. 4:47.0
2005 Karasi 10 Pearse Morgan 4:50.4
2006 Karasi 11 Pearse Morgan 4:50.8
2007 Karasi 12 Pearse Morgan 4:50.4
2008 6 Kawacho Sangyo 4:57.7
2009 Spring Ghent 9 Haruo Kato 4:49.1
2010 Merci Mont Saint 5 Yosuke Kono Kohei Take Mitsuishi Farm 5:03.5
2011(*2) Meiner Neos 8 Daichi Shibata Ryuichi Inaba K Thoroughbred Club Ruffian 4:51.6
2012 5 Daichi Shibata Tsuyoshi Tanaka Bio Co. Ltd. 5:02.9
2013 Blackstairmountain 8 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins Susannah Ricci 4:50.5
2014 Apollo Maverick 5 Yusuke Igarashi Masahiro Horii Apollo Thoroughbred Club 4:50.7
2015 Up To Date 5 Mitsuaki Hayashi Shozo Sasaki Kazuo Imanishi 4:46.6
2016 Oju Chosan 5 Shinichi Ishigami Shoichiro Wada Chosan Co Ltd 4:49.64
2017 Oju Chosan 6 Shinichi Ishigami Shoichiro Wada Chosan Co Ltd 4:50.8
2018 Oju Chosan 7 Shinichi Ishigami Shoichiro Wada Chosan Co Ltd 4:43.0
2019 Oju Chosan 8 Shinichi Ishigami Shoichiro Wada Chosan Co Ltd 4:47.6
2020 Oju Chosan 9 Shinichi Ishigami Shoichiro Wada Chosan Co Ltd 5:02.9
2021 Meisho Dassai 8 Kazuma Mori Yuji Iida Yoshio Matsumoto 4:50.1
  • (*1):The 1999 race was open to Japanese trained horses only.
  • (*2):As a result of 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the 2011 race was postponed to July 2, and run over a distance of 4260m. For this year only, three-year-olds were allowed to enter the race. The weight conditions were changed to 61.5 kg for three-year-olds and 63.5 for four-year-olds or above.

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