The Kyoto Shimbun Hai (Japanese 京都新聞杯) is a Japanese Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old Thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 2200 metres at Kyoto Racecourse in May.[1]

Kyoto Shimbun Hai
京都新聞杯
Grade 2 race
2016 Kyoto Shimbun Hai
LocationKyoto Racecourse
Race typeThoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance2,200 meters
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
Qualification3-y-o
Weight57 kg
Allowance: Fillies 2 kg
Purse¥ 117,540,000 (as of 2024)
1st: ¥ 54,000,000
2nd: ¥ 22,000,000
3rd: ¥ 14,000,000

The Kyoto Shimbun Hai was first run in 1953 and was elevated to Grade 2 status in 1984. It serves as a trial race for the Tokyo Yushun. It was run over a variety of distances in its early history before being contested over 2000 metres from 1966. The distance was increased to 2200 metres in 1984 although it was run over 2000 metres again in 2000 and 2001.

Among the winners of the race have been Katsuragi Ace, Special Week, Admire Vega, Agnes Flight, Heart's Cry and Kizuna.

Winners since 2000

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Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Time
2000 Agnes Flight Hiroshi Kawachi Hiroyuki Nagahama 1:59.8
2001 Tenzan Seiza Hideaki Miyuki Higeaki Fujiwara 1:59.8
2002 Fast Tateyama Hiroki Goto Isao Yasuda 2:12.5
2003 Marble Chief Kenichi Ikezoe Kiyohiro Tadokoro 2:15.4
2004 Heart's Cry Katsumi Ando Kojiro Hahiguchi 2:11.9
2005 Inti Raimi Tetsuzo Sato Shozo Sasaki 2:13.0
2006 Toho Alan Shinji Fujita Hideaki Fujiwara 2:14.8
2007 Tascata Sorte Yasunari Iwata Hideaki Fujiwara 2:13.5
2008 Meisho Qualia Yasunari Iwata Toyoji Nihihashi 2:18.4
2009 Best Member Hirofumi Shii Hiroshi Miyamoto 2:13.0
2010 Gestalt Kenichi Ikezoe Hiroyuki Nagahama 2:12.8
2011 Cresco Grand Yutaka Take Sei Ihhikaza 2:13.5
2012 Tosen Homareboshi Craig Williams Yasutoshi Ikee 2:10.0
2013 Kizuna Yutaka Take Shozo Sasaki 2:12.3
2014 Hagino Hybrid Shinichiro Akiyama Kunihide Matsuda 2:11.0
2015 Satono Rasen Yuga Kawada Yasutoshi Ikee 2:11.3
2016 Smart Odin Keita Tosaki Kunihide Matsuda 2:12.6[2]
2017 Platinum Bullet Suguru Hamanaka Hiroshi Kawachi 2:15.2[3]
2018 Stay Foolish Yusuke Fujioka Yoshito Yahagi 2:11.0[4]
2019 Red Genial Manabu Sakai Yoshitada Takahashi 2:11.9
2020 Deep Bond Ryuji Wada Ryuji Okubo 2:11.7
2021[a] Red Genesis Yuga Kawada Yasuo Tomomichi 2:11.2
2022[a] Ask Wild More Mirai Iwata Hideaki Fujiwara 2:09.5
2023 Satono Glanz Yuga Kawada Yasuo Tomomichi 2:14.1
2024 June Take Yusuke Fujioka Hidenori Take 2:11.2

a The 2021 and 2022 runnings took place at Chukyo while Kyoto was closed for redevelopment.

Earlier winners

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Yomiuri Milers Cup". Horse Racing in Japan.
  2. ^ "2016 result". Racing Post. 7 May 2016.
  3. ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 6 May 2017.
  4. ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 5 May 2018.
  5. ^ "京都新聞杯". Netkeiba.
  6. ^ "Kyoto Shimbun Hai". Netkeiba.