The Fukushima Kinen (Japanese 福島記念) is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged three and over, run in November over a distance of 2000 metres on turf at Fukushima Racecourse.[1]
| Grade 3 race | |
 2023 Fukushima Kinen winner Ho O Emmy's | |
| Location | Fukushima 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 |
It was first run in 1965 and has held Grade 3 status since 1984. The race was run at Niigata Racecourse in 1995, 1996 and 2011.
Winners since 2000
edit| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Going Suzuka | 7 | Junichi Serizawa | Mitsuru Hashida | 2:04.1 |
| 2001 | Miyagi Rodrigo | 7 | Naohiro Onishi | Keiji Takaichi | 1:59.0 |
| 2002 | Win Blaze | 5 | Hatsuhiro Kowata | Yoshitada Munakata | 2:01.2 |
| 2003 | Meisho Domenica | 6 | Hatsuhiro Kowata | Shigetada Takahashi | 1:58.6 |
| 2004 | Safety Emperor | 5 | Kodai Hasegawa | Yukiharu Ono | 2:00.3 |
| 2005 | Grass Bomber | 5 | Masaki Katsuura | Mitsuhiro Ogata | 2:01.2 |
| 2006 | San Valentin | 5 | Hiroki Goto | Shozo Sasaki | 2:03.9 |
| 2007 | Arco Senora | 3 | Eiji Nakadate | Shigenori Hatakeyama | 2:00.6 |
| 2008 | Manhattan Sky | 4 | Junichi Serizawa | Hidekazu Asami | 2:00.1 |
| 2009 | Sunny Sunday | 3 | Hayato Yoshida | Yohiaki Tanihara | 1:58.6 |
| 2010 | Dance In The More | 8 | Kyosuke Maruta | Ikuo Aizawa | 1:58.9 |
| 2011 | Admire Cosmos | 4 | Hiroyuki Uemura | Mitsuru Hashida | 1:59.1 |
| 2012 | Daiwa Falcon | 5 | Haruhiko Kawasu | Hiroyuki Uehara | 1:59.5 |
| 2013 | Daiwa Falcon | 6 | Haruhiko Kawasu | Hiroyuki Uehara | 1:57.3 |
| 2014 | Mitra | 6 | Mickael Barzalona | Kiyoshi Hagiwara | 1:58.1 |
| 2015 | Yamakatsu Ace | 3 | Akihide Tsumura | Kaneo Ikezoe | 2:02.5 |
| 2016 | Maltese Apogee | 4 | Tomoharu Bushizawa | Masahiro Horii | 2:00.8[2] |
| 2017 | Win Bright | 3 | Masami Matsuoka | Yoshihiro Hatakeyama | 2:00.2[3] |
| 2018 | Stiffelio | 4 | Genki Maruyama | Hidetaka Otonashi | 1:58.3[4] |
| 2019 | Crescendo Love | 5 | Hiroyuki Uchida | Toru Hayashi | 1:59.5 |
| 2020 | Bio Spark | 5 | Kenichi Ikezoe | Tamio Hamada | 1:59.6 |
| 2021 | Panthalassa | 4 | Yuji Hishida | Yoshito Yahagi | 1:59.2 |
| 2022 | Unicorn Lion | 6 | Yusaku Kokubun | Yoshito Yahagi | 2:00.2 |
| 2023 | Ho O Emmy's | 6 | Hironobu Tanabe | Masakazu Ikegami | 2:00.9 |
| 2024 | Arata | 7 | Takuya Ono | Yusuke Wada | 2:00.7 |
Earlier winners
edit- 1984 - Suzu Parade
- 1985 - Blacksky
- 1986 - Running Free
- 1987 - Mr Brandy
- 1988 - Lake Black
- 1989 - Mr Brandy
- 1990 - Hashino Kenshiro
- 1991 - Yagura Stella
- 1992 - Arashi
- 1993 - Pegasus
- 1994 - Silk Greyish
- 1995 - Meiner Bridge
- 1996 - Maillot Jaune
- 1997 - T M Oarashi
- 1998 - Over The Wall
- 1999 - Port Brians
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Fukushima Kinen". Horse Racing in Japan.
- ^ "2016 result". Racing Post. 13 November 2016.
- ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 12 November 2017.
- ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 11 November 2018.
- ^ "福島記念". Netkeiba.
- ^ "Fukushima Kinen". Netkeiba.