Nikkei Shinshun Hai

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Nikkei Shinshun Hai
Grade 2 race
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2012 Nikkei Shinshun Hai
LocationKyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto
Race typeThoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance2400 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
Qualification4-y-o+
Purse¥123,120,000 (total)
¥57,000,000 (winner)

The Nikkei Shinshun Hai Japanese 日経新春杯} is a Japanese Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan for Thoroughbreds of at least four years of age. It is a handicap race run over a distance of 2,400 metres at Kyoto Racecourse in January.[1]

The Nikkei Shinshun Hai was first run in 1954 and was elevated to Grade 2 status in 1984. The race was run over 2200 metres at Chukyo Racecourse in 2021.

Among the winners of the race have been Stay Gold, Glory Vase, , Mejiro Bright and Mikki Rocket.

Winners since 1984[]

Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Time
1984 Erimo Roller 5 Shigetoshi Saruhashi Ishimatsu Okubo 2:43.3
1985 Masahiko Boy 6 Seiki Tabara Michio Kubo 2:29.0
1986 Fleet Hope 4 Shigetoshi Saruhashi Keizo Umeuchi 2:28.9
1987 Fresh Voice 4 Seiki Tabara Naoyuki Sakai 2:16.1
1988 Speed Hero 6 Hiroshi Kawachi Hiroki Sakiyama 2:15.3
1989 Land Hiryu 7 Hiroshi Kawachi Minoru Kobayashi 2:14.4
1990 Towa Triple 4 Hitoshi Matoba Takashi Tsukazaki 2:15.0
1991 Merci Atla 4 Hiroshi Kawachi Yukiharu Ono 2:13.6
1992 Kamino Cresse 5 Katsumi Minai Ryōhei Tanaka 2:15.2
1993 El Casa River 4 Taisei Yamada Ryohei Tanaka 2:14.0
1994 Monsieur Siecle 6 Shinji Fujita Minoru Kobayashi 2:35.5
1995 Go Go Z 4 Yoshiyuki Muramoto Hitoshi Arai 2:24.8
1996 Hagino Real King 6 Shinji Fujita Minoru Kobayashi 2:26.7
1997 Mejiro Lambada 4 Yutaka Take Yasuo Ikee 2:27.6
1998 Erimo Dandy 4 Yutaka Take Masaaki Okubo 2:26.3
1999 Mejiro Bright 5 Hiroshi Kawachi Hidekazu Asami 2:31.4
2000 Marvelous Timer 6 Yutaka Take Terumasa Yano 2:24.3
2001 Stay Gold 7 Shinji Fujita Yasuo Ikee 2:25.8
2002 Top Commander 5 Hirofumi Shii Hiroki Sakiyama 2:26.4
2003 Bamboo Juventus 4 Hirofumi Shii Yoshiyasu Tajima 2:25.8
2004 Silk Famous 5 Hirofumi Shii Ippo Sameshina 2:24.5
2005 Sakura Century 5 Tetsuzō Satō Shozo Sasaki 2:29.0
2006 Admire Fuji 4 Yuichi Fukunaga Mitsuru Hashida 2:26.3
2007 Tokai Wild 5 Katsumi Andō Hitoshi Nakamura 2:27.4
2008 Admire Monarch 7 Katsumi Andō Hiroyoshi Matsuda 2:27.4
2009 T M Precure 6 Takuma Ogino Tadao Igarashi 2:26.6
2010 Meisho Beluga 5 Kenichi Ikezoe Kaneo Ikezoe 2:24.4
2011 Rulership 4 Umberto Rispoli Katsuhiko Sumii 2:24.6
2012 To The Glory 5 Yuichi Fukunaga Yasutoshi Ikee 2:23.7
2013 Capote Star 4 Ryō Takakura Yoshito Yahagi 2:25.0
2014 Satono Noblesse 4 Christophe Lemaire Yasutoshi Ikee 2:24.4
2015 Admire Deus 4 Yasunari Iwata Mitsuru Hashida 2:24.8
2016 Reve Mistral 4 Yuga Kawada Hiroyoshi Matsuda 2:25.9
2017 Mikki Rocket 4 Ryūji Wada Hidetaka Otonashi 2:25.7[2]
2018 Perform A Promise 6 Mirco Demuro Hideaki Fujiwara 2:26.3[3]
2019 Glory Vase 4 Mirco Demuro Tomohito Ozeki 2:26.2[4]
2020 Mozu Bello 4 Kenichi Ikezoe Naoyuki Morita 2:26.9
2021 Shoryu Ikuzo[a] 5 Taisei Danno Shozo Sasaki 2:11.8
2022 Yoho Lake[a] 4 Yuga Kawada Yasuo Tomomichi 2:11.7

a The 2021 and 2022 runnings took place at Chukyo while Kyoto was closed for redevelopment.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Nikkei Shinshun Hai". Horse Racing in Japan.
  2. ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 17 January 2017.
  3. ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 14 January 2018.
  4. ^ "2019 result". Racing Post. 13 January 2019.
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