Tokinominoru Kinen

The Tokinominoru Kinen (Japanese 共同通信杯) is a Grade 3 horse race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds run in February over a distance of 1800 metres at Tokyo Racecourse.[1] Officially known as the Kyodo News Hai, the race is named in honour of the undefeated racehorse Tokino Minoru.

Tokinominoru Kinen
Grade 3 race
Tokino Minoru, after whom the race is named
LocationTokyo Racecourse
Inaugurated1967
Race typeThoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance1800 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
Qualification3-y-o
WeightColts 56 kg, fillies 54 kg
Purse¥81,880,000 (total), ¥38,000,000 (winner)

The race was first run in 1967 and was elevated to Grade 3 status in 1984. It was contested at variety of venues but has been run over its current course and distance since 1980. The race serves as a trial race for the Satsuki Sho. Winners of the race have included Mr C B, Narita Brian, El Condor Pasa, Jungle Pocket, Admire Moon and Gold Ship.

Winners since 2000

Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Time
2000 Eagle Cafe Yukio Okabe Futoshi Kojima 1:49.7
2001 Jungle Pocket Koichi Tsunoda Sadao Watanabe 1:47.9
2002 Cheers Stark Shinji Fujita Kenji Yamauchi 1:50.4
2003 [a] Run to the Freeze Hiroyuki Uchida Kenji Yamauchi 1:48.3
2004 Meiner Dupre Hiroshi Kitamura Yoshihiro Hatakeyama 1:47.4
2005 Stormy Cafe Hirofumi Shii Futoshi Kojima 1:47.8
2006 Admire Moon Yutaka Take Hiroyoshi Matsuda 1:48.4
2007 Fusaichi Ho O Katsumi Ando Kunihide Matsuda 1:47.7
2008 Shonan Alba Masayoshi Ebina Yoshitaka Ninomiya 1:47.6
2009 Break Run Out Yutaka Take Hirofumi Toda 1:47.3
2010 Hansode Bando Masayoshi Ebina Mitsuhiro Ogata 1:48.2
2011 Nakayama Knight Yoshitomi Shibata Yoshitaka Ninomiya 1:48.5
2012 Gold Ship Hiroyuki Uchida Naosuke Sugai 1:48.3
2013 Meikei Pega Star Norihiro Yokoyama Kazuyoshi Kihara 1:46.0
2014 Isla Bonita Masayoshi Ebina Hironori Kurita 1:48.1
2015 Real Steel Yuichi Fukunaga Yoshito Yahagi 1:47.1
2016 Dee Majesty Masayoshi Ebina Yoshitaka Ninomiya 1:47.4
2017 Suave Richard Hirofumi Shii Yasushi Shono 1:47.5[2]
2018 Oken Moon Hiroshi Kitamura Sakae Kunieda 1:47.4[3]
2019 Danon Kingly Keita Tosaki Kiyoshi Hagiwara 1:46.8[4]
2020 Darlington Hall Christophe Lemaire Tetsuya Kimura 1:49.6

a The 2003 running took place at Nakayama Racecourse.

Earlier winners

  • 1984 - Bizen Nikishi
  • 1985 - Sakura Yutaka O
  • 1986 - Dyna Gulliver
  • 1987 - Meiner David
  • 1988 - Muguet Royal
  • 1989 - Meiner Brave
  • 1990 - Ines Fujin
  • 1991 - Iide Saison
  • 1992 - Air Jordan
  • 1993 - Meiner Remark
  • 1994 - Narita Brian
  • 1995 - Narita King O
  • 1996 - Sakura Speed O
  • 1997 - Mejiro Bright
  • 1998 - El Condor Pasa
  • 1999 - Yamanin Acro

See also

References

  1. "Tokinominoru Kinen". Horse Racing in Japan.
  2. "2017 result". Racing Post. 12 February 2017.
  3. "2018 result". Racing Post. 11 February 2018.
  4. "2019 result". Racing Post. 10 February 2019.
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