The Keihan Hai (Japanese 京阪杯) is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged three and over, run in November over a distance of 1200 metres on turf at Kyoto Racecourse.[1]
| Grade 3 race | |
 The 2009 winner Premium Box | |
| Location | Kyoto Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1956 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1200 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | 3-y-o+ |
| Weight | Special Weight |
| Purse | ¥ 87,960,000 (as of 2024) 1st: ¥ 41,000,000 2nd: ¥ 16,000,000 3rd: ¥ 10,000,000 |
It was first run in 1956 and has held Grade 3 status since 1984. The race was originally run over 2000 metres and was contested over 2200 metres in 1996 before being cut to 1800 metres a year later. It was first run over its current distance in 2006.
Weight
edit56 kg for three-year-olds, 57 kg for four-year-olds and above.[2]
Allowances:
- 2 kg for fillies / mares
- 1 kg for southern hemisphere bred three-year-olds
Penalties (excluding two-year-old race performance):
- If a graded stakes race has been won within a year:
- 3 kg for a grade 1 win (2 kg for fillies / mares)
- 2 kg for a grade 2 win (1 kg for fillies / mares)
- 1 kg for a grade 3 win
- If a graded stakes race has been won for more than a year:
- 2 kg for a grade 1 win (1 kg for fillies / mares)
- 1 kg for a grade 2 win
Winners since 2000
edit| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Joten Brave | 3 | Olivier Peslier | Ikuo Aizawa | 1:45.2 |
| 2001 | Tenzan Seiza | 3 | Hirofumi Shii | Hideaki Fujiwara | 1:45.6 |
| 2002 | Sidewinder | 4 | Koshiro Take | Shuji Kitahashi | 1:45.3 |
| 2003 | Cheers Brightly | 5 | Masaru Honda | Kenji Yamauchi | 1:49.1 |
| 2004 | Daiwa El Cielo | 3 | Yuichi Fukunaga | Kunihide Matsuda | 1:46.3 |
| 2005 | Company | 4 | Yuichi Fukunaga | Hidetaka Otonashi | 1:44.8 |
| 2006 | Amberjack | 3 | Koshiro Take | Takao Nakano | 1:08.3 |
| 2007 | Sans Adieu | 5 | Yutaka Take | Hidetaka Otonashi | 1:07.9 |
| 2008 | Western Dancer | 4 | Yuga Kawada | Hiroki Sakiyama | 1:08.1 |
| 2009 | Premium Box | 6 | Hideaki Miyuki | Hiroyuki Uehara | 1:07.6 |
| 2010 | Spring Song | 5 | Kenichi Ikezoe | Akio Tsurudome | 1:08.0 |
| 2011 | Lord Kanaloa | 3 | Yuichi Fukunaga | Takayuki Yasuda | 1:08.1 |
| 2012 | Hakusan Moon | 3 | Manabu Sakai | Masato Nishizono | 1:08.5 |
| 2013 | Earth Sonic | 4 | Mirco Demuro | Kazuya Nakatake | 1:07.5 |
| 2014 | Am Ball Bleiben | 5 | Ken Tanaka | Nobuharu Fukuhima | 1:08.3 |
| 2015 | Satono Lupin | 4 | Ryuji Wada | Akira Murayama | 1:07.4 |
| 2016 | Nero | 5 | Mickael Barzalona | Hideyuki Mori | 1:10.3[3] |
| 2017 | Nero | 6 | Hiroto Yoshihara | Hideyuki Mori | 1:08.8[4] |
| 2018 | Danon Smash | 3 | Yuichi Kitamura | Takayuki Yasuda | 1:08.0[5] |
| 2019 | Right On Cue | 4 | Yoshihiro Furukawa | Mitsugu Kon | 1:08.8 |
| 2020 | Fiano Romano[a] | 6 | Hayato Yoshida | Tomokazu Takano | 1:08.2 |
| 2021 | Eighteen Girl[a] | 5 | Shinichiro Akiyama | Yuji Iida | 1:08.8 |
| 2022 | Toshin Macau[a] | 3 | Katsuma Sameshima | Mizuki Takayanagi | 1:07.2 |
| 2023 | Toshin Macau | 4 | Akira Sugawara | Mizuki Takayanagi | 1:07.4 |
| 2024 | Big Caesar | 4 | Yuichi Kitamura | Masato Nishizono | 1:07.7 |
a The 2020, 2021, & 2022 races took place at Hanshin Racecourse.
Earlier winners
edit- 1984 - Katsuragi Ace
- 1985 - Marubutsu Sir Pen
- 1986 - Single Roman
- 1987 - Maruma Seiko
- 1988 - Tosho Leo
- 1989 - Nihon Pillow Brave
- 1990 - Long Muteki
- 1991 - Ikuno Dictus
- 1992 - Mr Spain
- 1993 - Longchamp Boy
- 1994 - Nehai Caesar
- 1995 - Dantsu Seattle
- 1996 - Dance Partner
- 1997 - Erimo Dandy
- 1998 - Bravo Green
- 1999 - Rosado
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Keihan Hai". Horse Racing in Japan.
- ^ "List of JRA Graded Races 2024｜List of JRA Graded Races｜Horse Racing in Japan". Horse Racing in Japan. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ^ "2016 result". Racing Post. 27 November 2016.
- ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 26 November 2017.
- ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 25 November 2018.
- ^ "京阪杯". Netkeiba.
- ^ "Keihan Hai". Netkeiba.