Keihan Hai
The Keihan Hai (Japanese 京阪杯) is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged three and over, run in November over a distance of 1200 metres on turf at Kyoto Racecourse.[1]
| Grade 3 race | |
 The 2009 winner Premium Box | |
| Location | Kyoto Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1956 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1200 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | 3-y-o+ |
| Weight | 4-y-o+ 56kg, 3-y-o 55kg, fillies allowed 2kg |
| Purse | ¥84,740,000 (total), ¥39,000,000 (winner) |
It was first run in 1956 and has held Grade 3 status since 1984. The race was originally run over 2000 metres and was contested over 2200 metres in 1996 before being cut to 1800 metres a year later. It was first run over its current distance in 2006.
Winners since 2000
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Joten Brave | 3 | Olivier Peslier | Ikuo Aizawa | 1:45.2 |
| 2001 | Tenzan Seiza | 3 | Hirofumi Shii | Hideaki Fujiwara | 1:45.6 |
| 2002 | Sidewinder | 4 | Koshiro Take | Shuji Kitahashi | 1:45.3 |
| 2003 | Cheers Brightly | 5 | Masaru Honda | Kenji Yamauchi | 1:49.1 |
| 2004 | Daiwa El Cielo | 3 | Yuichi Fukunaga | Kunihide Matsuda | 1:46.3 |
| 2005 | Company | 4 | Yuichi Fukunaga | Hidetaka Otonashi | 1:44.8 |
| 2006 | Amberjack | 3 | Koshiro Take | Takao Nakano | 1:08.3 |
| 2007 | Sans Adieu | 5 | Yutaka Take | Hidetaka Otonashi | 1:07.9 |
| 2008 | Western Dancer | 4 | Yuga Kawada | Hiroki Sakiyama | 1:08.1 |
| 2009 | Premium Box | 6 | Hideaki Miyuki | Hiroyuki Uehara | 1:07.6 |
| 2010 | Spring Song | 5 | Kenichi Ikezoe | Akio Tsurudome | 1:08.0 |
| 2011 | Lord Kanaloa | 3 | Yuichi Fukunaga | Takayuki Yasuda | 1:08.1 |
| 2012 | Hakusan Moon | 3 | Manabu Sakai | Masato Nishizono | 1:08.5 |
| 2013 | Earth Sonic | 4 | Mirco Demuro | Kazuya Nakatake | 1:07.5 |
| 2014 | Am Ball Bleiben | 5 | Ken Tanaka | Nobuharu Fukuhima | 1:08.3 |
| 2015 | Satono Lupin | 4 | Ryuji Wada | Akira Murayama | 1:07.4 |
| 2016 | Nero | 5 | Mickael Barzalona | Hideyuki Mori | 1:10.3[2] |
| 2017 | Nero | 6 | Hiroto Yoshihara | Hideyuki Mori | 1:08.8[3] |
| 2018 | Danon Smash | 3 | Yuichi Kitamura | Takayuki Yasuda | 1:08.0[4] |
| 2019 | Right On Cue | 4 | Yoshihiro Furukawa | Mitsugu Kon | 1:08.8 |
Earlier winners
- 1984 - Katsuragi Ace
- 1985 - Marubutsu Sir Pen
- 1986 - Single Roman
- 1987 - Maruma Seiko
- 1988 - Tosho Leo
- 1989 - Nihon Pillow Brave
- 1990 - Long Muteki
- 1991 - Ikuno Dictus
- 1992 - Mr Spain
- 1993 - Longchamp Boy
- 1994 - Nehai Caesar
- 1995 - Dantsu Seattle
- 1996 - Dance Partner
- 1997 - Erimo Dandy
- 1998 - Bravo Green
- 1999 - Rosado
References
- "Keihan Hai". Horse Racing in Japan.
- "2016 result". Racing Post. 27 November 2016.
- "2017 result". Racing Post. 26 November 2017.
- "2018 result". Racing Post. 25 November 2018.
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