The Kokura Daishoten (Japanese 小倉大賞典) is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged four and over, run in February over a distance of 1800 metres on turf at Kokura Racecourse.[1]
| Grade 3 race | |
 A Shin G Line wins the 2012 Kokura Daishoten | |
| Location | Kokura Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1967 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1800 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | 4-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 Daishoten was first run in 1967 and has held Grade 3 status since 1984. The race was run at Hanshin Racecourse in 1969 and 1982 and at Chukyo Racecourse in 1998, 1999 and 2010.
Winners since 2000
edit| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Jo Big Bang | 5 | Yamada Kazuhiro | Noriaki Tsubo | 1:48.0 |
| 2001 | Misuzu Chardon | 6 | Mirco Demuro | Keiji Kato | 1:49.5 |
| 2002 | Tamamo Hibiki | 6 | Yoshiyuki Obara | Isami Obara | 1:48.0 |
| 2003 | Meiner Blau | 6 | Shinji Kawashima | Masatoshi Ando | 1:49.1 |
| 2004 | Meisho Battler | 4 | Shinji Fujita | Shigetada Takahashi | 1:49.1 |
| 2005 | Meisho Kaido | 6 | Yutaka Take | Masahiro Sakaguchi | 1:46.4 |
| 2006 | Mejiro Meyer | 7 | Yuga Kawada | Yohiyasu Tajima | 1:47.2 |
| 2007 | Asaka Defeat | 9 | Futoshi Komaki | Akio Tsurudome | 1:46.8 |
| 2008 | Asaka Defeat | 10 | Eiji Nakadate | Akio Tsurudome | 1:47.7 |
| 2009 | Sunrise Max | 5 | Norihiro Yokoyama | Yasuda Masumoto | 1:44.9 |
| 2010 | Osumi Spark | 5 | Kota Fujioka | Katsumi Minai | 1:47.2 |
| 2011 | Sunrise Vega | 7 | Shinichiro Akiyama | Hidetaka Otonashi | 1:45.3 |
| 2012 | A Shin G Line | 7 | Haruhiko Kawasu | Masanori Sakaguchi | 1:46.3 |
| 2013 | Hit The Target | 5 | Takuya Ono | Keiji Kato | 1:46.4 |
| 2014 | Last Impact | 4 | Yuga Kawada | Hiroyoshi Matsuda | 1:45.3 |
| 2015 | Curren Black Hill | 6 | Shinichiro Akiyama | Osamu Hirata | 1:48.3 |
| 2016 | Albert Dock | 4 | Yuga Kawada | Hiroyoshi Matsuda | 1:46.7 |
| 2017 | Maltese Apogee | 5 | Tomoharu Bushizawa | Masahiro Horii | 1:45.8[2] |
| 2018 | Triomphe | 4 | Yuga Kawada | Naosuke Sugai | 1:46.1[3] |
| 2019 | Stiffelio | 5 | Genki Maruyama | Hidetaka Otonashi | 1:46.7[4] |
| 2020 | Cadenas | 6 | Katsuma Sameshima | Kazuya Nakatake | 1:48.3 |
| 2021 | Territorial | 7 | Yukito Ishikawa | Katsuichi Nishiura | 1:45.5 |
| 2022 | Arrivo | 4 | Kazuo Yokoyama | Haruki Sugiyama | 1:49.2 |
| 2023 | Hindu Times | 7 | Bauyrzhan Murzabayev | Takashi Saito | 1:49.7 |
| 2024 | Epiphany | 5 | Makoto Sugihara | Keisuke Miyata | 1:45.1 |
Earlier winners
edit- 1984 - Yamano Shiragiko
- 1985 - Global Dyna
- 1986 - Machikane Ishin
- 1987 - Tosho Leo
- 1988 - Tosho Leo
- 1989 - Daikatsu Kenzan
- 1990 - Mr Yamano
- 1991 - Let's Go Tarquin
- 1992 - Wide Battle
- 1993 - One More Love Way
- 1994 - Meisho Marine
- 1995 - Meisho Regnum
- 1996 - Aratami Wonder
- 1997 - Osumi Max
- 1998 - Silence Suzuka
- 1999 - Suehiro Commander
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Kokura Daishoten". Horse Racing in Japan.
- ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 19 February 2017.
- ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 18 February 2018.
- ^ "2019 result". Racing Post. 17 February 2019.
- ^ "小倉大賞典". Netkeiba.
- ^ "Kokura Daishoten". Netkeiba.