Kitakyushu Kinen
The Kitakyushu Kinen (in Japanese: 北九州記念), short for TV Nishinippon Corp. Sho Kitakyushu Kinen, is a Grade III Handicap race for fillies and mares in the JRA.
| Grade 3 race | |
| Location | Kokura Racecourse, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan |
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| Inaugurated | 1966[1] |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,200 meters |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed (inner course) |
| Qualification | Fillies & mares |
| Purse | ¥84,740,000 1st: ¥39,000,000[1] |
Race Details
The first race was held in 1966.
The race is usually held in August, though in the past, they have been run in July.
Foreign horses are allowed to run, with up to 9 foreign horses at a time being allowed to run.[1]
There are no weight limits.
Winners since 2014
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
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| 2014 | Little Gerda | Kyosuke Maruta | Ippo Samushima | Ryoko Kuriyama | 1:07.5 |
| 2015 | Bel Canto | Yutaka Take | Yuichi Kakuda | Koji Maeda | 1:07.3 |
| 2016 | Baku Shin Teioh | Kota Fujioka | Hori Noriyuki | Masamichi Hayashi | 1:08.5 |
| 2017[2] | Diana Halo | Yutaka Take | Nobuharu Fukushima | Komahide Co. Ltd. | 1:07.5 |
| 2018[3] | Ares Barrows | Yuji Yoshida | Yuichi Sonoda | Koji Inokuma | 1:06.6 |
| 2019 | Daimei Princess | Shinichiro Akiyama | Naoyuki Morita | Koichi Miyamoto | 1:08.2 |
Previous Winners
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References
- "KITAKYUSHU KINEN (G3)". JapanRacing. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- "RACE COURSE KOKURA 11R". jbba.jp. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- "11R KITAKYUSHU KINEN G3". Umanity. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
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