The Kokura Kinen (Japanese 小倉記念) is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged three and over, run in August over a distance of 2000 metres on turf at Kokura Racecourse.[1]
| Grade 3 race | |
 The runners enter the straight in the 2010 Kokura Kinen | |
| Location | Kokura Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1965 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2000 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | 3-y-o+ |
| Weight | Handicap |
| Purse | ¥ 92,980,000 (as of 2024) 1st: ¥ 43,000,000 2nd: ¥ 17,000,000 3rd: ¥ 11,000,000 |
The Kokura Kinen was first run in 1965 and has held Grade 3 status since 1984. The race was run over 1800 metres at Kyoto Racecourse in 1998.
Winners since 2000
edit| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Mikki Dance | 4 | Tetsuzo Sato | Toshiyuki Hattori | 1:59.7 |
| 2001 | Rosado | 5 | Futoshi Komaki | Kojiro Hashiguchi | 2:00.2 |
| 2002 | Aratama Indy | 5 | Yuji Iida | Megumu Shinkawa | 1:59.7 |
| 2003 | Rosado | 7 | Koshiro Take | Kojiro Hashiguchi | 2:00.7 |
| 2004 | Meisho Kaido | 5 | Yutaka Take | Masahiro Sakaguchi | 1:58.5 |
| 2005 | Meisho Kaido | 6 | Yutaka Take | Masahiro Sakaguchi | 1:58.0 |
| 2006 | Swift Current | 5 | Yuichi Fukunaga | Hideyuki Mori | 1:57.8 |
| 2007 | Sanrei Jasper | 5 | Tetsuzo Sato | Shigetada Takahashi | 1:58.7 |
| 2008 | Dream Journey | 4 | Kenichi Ikezoe | Yasutoshi Ikee | 1:57.9 |
| 2009 | Dance A Joy | 8 | Koichi Tsunoda | Masahiro Matsunaga | 1:58.3 |
| 2010 | Nihonpillow Regalo | 7 | Manabu Sakai | Toshiyuki Hattori | 1:57.9 |
| 2011 | Italian Red | 5 | Suguru Hamanaka | Sei Ishikaza | 1:57.3 |
| 2012 | Expedition | 5 | Suguru Hamanaka | Sei Ishikaza | 1:57.3 |
| 2013 | Meisho Naruto | 5 | Yutaka Take | Hiroshi Takeda | 1:57.1 |
| 2014 | Satono Noblesse | 4 | Ryuji Wada | Yasutoshi Ikee | 1:59.8 |
| 2015 | Azuma Shuttle | 4 | Fuma Matsukawa | Tadashi Kayo | 1:58.0 |
| 2016 | Crans Montana | 7 | Ryuji Wada | Hidetaka Otonashi | 2:00.0[2] |
| 2017 | Tatsu Gogeki | 5 | Shinichiro Akiyama | Ippo Sameshima | 1:57.6[3] |
| 2018 | Triomphe | 4 | Yutaka Take | Naosuke Sugai | 1:56.9[4] |
| 2019 | Mer de Glace | 4 | Yuga Kawada | Hisashi Shimizu | 1:58.8 |
| 2020 | R Star | 5 | Yoshihito Nagaoka | Haruki Sugiyama | 1:57.5 |
| 2021 | Mozu Nagareboshi | 4 | Kohei Matsuyama | Yoshiyuki Arakawa | 1:59.7 |
| 2022 | Maria Elena | 4 | Kohei Matsuyama | Naohiro Yoshida | 1:57.4 |
| 2023 | Echt | 6 | Yuga Kawada | Hideyuki Mori | 1:57.8 |
| 2024[a] | Reframing | 6 | Yuga Kawada | Ippo Sameshima | 1:56.5[b] |
- ^ The race took place at Chukyo Racecourse
- ^ Course record at Chukyo Racecourse
Earlier winners
edit- 1984 - Ogon Takeru
- 1985 - Shadai Chatter
- 1986 - Yakumo Desire
- 1987 - Golden Beauty
- 1988 - President City
- 1989 - Dantsu Miracle
- 1990 - Snow Jet
- 1991 - Nice Nature
- 1992 - Ikuno Dictus
- 1993 - Marubutsu Sunkist
- 1994 - Hokusei Amber
- 1995 - Spring Bamboo
- 1996 - Hishi Natalie
- 1997 - Gaily Eagle
- 1998 - T M Oarashi
- 1999 - Embrasser Moi
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Kokura Kinen". Horse Racing in Japan.
- ^ "2016 result". Racing Post. 7 August 2016.
- ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 6 August 2017.
- ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 5 August 2018.
- ^ "小倉記念". Netkeiba.
- ^ "Kokura Kinen". Netkeiba.