Sapporo Kinen

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]

Sapporo Kinen
Grade 2 race
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)

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 Tosen Jordan 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 Neorealism 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

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 - Mejiro Palmer
  • 1992 - Sanei Thank You
  • 1993 - Narita Chikara
  • 1994 - Hokuto Vega
  • 1995 - Super Play
  • 1996 - Marvelous Sunday
  • 1997 - Air Groove
  • 1998 - Air Groove
  • 1999 - Seiun Sky

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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