Sapporo Kinen

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Sapporo Kinen
Grade 2 race
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Sapporo Racecourse
LocationSapporo Racecourse
Inaugurated1965
Race typeThoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance2000 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
Qualification3-y-o +
Weight4-y-o+ 57kg, 3-y-o 54kg. Fillies & mares allowed 2kg.
Purse¥152,200,000 (total), ¥70,000,000 (winner)

The Sapporo Kinen (Japanese 札幌記念) is a Grade 2 Handicap horse race for Thoroughbreds aged three and over run in August over a distance of 2,000 metres at Sapporo Racecourse.[1]

It was first run in 1965 and was promoted to Grade 3 in 1984. The race was elevated to Grade 2 class in 1997. The race serves as a trial race for the autumn edition of the Tenno Sho.

Winners since 2000[]

Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Time
2000 Daiwa Caerleon 7 Hiroki Tanaka Yoshitaka Ninomiya 1:59.9
2001 Air Eminem 3 Masayoshi Ebina Yuji Ito 2:00.1
2002 T M Ocean 4 Masaru Honda Katsuichi Nishiura 1:59.5
2003 Sakura President 3 Yutaka Take Futoshi Kojima 2:00.3
2004 Fine Motion 5 Yutaka Take Yuji Ito 2:00.4
2005 Heavenly Romance 5 Mikio Matsunaga Shoji Yamamoto 2:01.1
2006 Admire Moon 3 Yutaka Take Hiroyoshi Matsuda 2:00.3
2007 Fusaichi Pandora 4 Shinji Fujita Toshiaki Shirai 2:00.1
2008 Tascata Sorte 4 Norihiro Yokoyama Higeaki Fuiwara 1:58.6
2009 Yamanin Kingly 4 Yuichi Shibayama Hiroshi Kawachi 2:00.7
2010 Earnestly 5 Tetsuzo Sato Shozo Saaki 1:59.4
2011 5 Yuichi Fukunaga Yasutoshi Ikee 2:00.4
2012 Fumino Imagine 6 Keisuke Dazai Masaru Honda 1:58.7
2013 Tokai Halo [1] 4 Yutaka Take Hisashi Shimizu 2:06.5
2014 Harp Star 3 Yuga Kawada Hiroyoshi Matsuda 1:59.1
2015 Decipher 6 Hirofumi Shii Futoshi Kojima 1:59.0
2016 5 Christophe Lemaire Nobuyuki Hori 2:01.7[2]
2017 Sakura Empereur 6 Masayoshi Ebina Takashi Kanari 2:00.4[3]
2018 Sungrazer 4 Yuichi Fukunaga Hidekazu Asami 2:01.1[4]
2019 Blast Onepiece 4 Yuga Kawada Masahiro Otake 2:00.1
2020 Normcore 5 Norihiro Yokoyama Kiyoshi Hagiwara 1:59.4
2021 Sodashi 3 Hayato Yoshida Naosuke Sugai 1:59.5

1 The 2013 race took place at Hakodate Racecourse.

Earlier winners[]

  • 1984 - Roller King
  • 1985 - Rikisan Power
  • 1986 - Life Tateyama
  • 1987 - Foster Musashi
  • 1988 - Kobano Rich
  • 1989 - Dyna Letter
  • 1990 - Great Monte
  • 1991 -
  • 1992 - Sanei Thank You
  • 1993 - Narita Chikara
  • 1994 - Hokuto Vega
  • 1995 - Super Play
  • 1996 - Marvelous Sunday
  • 1997 - Air Groove
  • 1998 - Air Groove
  • 1999 -

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Sapporo Kinen". Horse Racing in Japan.
  2. ^ "2016 result". Racing Post. 21 August 2016.
  3. ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 20 August 2017.
  4. ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 19 August 2018.
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