The Takamatsunomiya Kinen (高松宮記念) is a Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for four-year-old and above thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 1,200 metres (approximately 6 furlongs) at Chukyo Racecourse in late March.
| Grade 1 race | |
.jpg) 2019 Takamatsunomiya Kinen winner Mr Melody | |
| Location | Chukyo Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1971 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Website | japanracing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1200 metres (About 6 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | 4-y-o & Up, Thoroughbreds |
| Weight | 4-y-o & up 58 kg Allowances 2 kg for fillies and mares |
| Purse | ¥ 367,700,000 (as of 2024) 1st: ¥ 170,000,000 2nd: ¥ 68,000,000 3rd: ¥ 43,000,000[1] |
| Bonuses | see Global Sprint Challenge |
The forerunner of this race was the Chukyo Daishoten (中京大賞典). It was started as the Takamatsunomiya Hai (高松宮杯) when the victory cup was designed by Prince Takamatsu in 1971, and was given Domestic Grade 2 status when race grading was introduced to Japan in 1984. It was run over a distance of 2,000 metres. This was shortened to 1,200 metres and elevated to Domestic Grade 1 in 1996, and to its present level in 2006. Horses trained outside Japan have been eligible to run in the race since 2001. It was renamed the Takamatsunomiya Kinen in 1998 because the family of Prince Takamatsu stopped designing the victory cup.
From 2011 The Takamatsunomiya Kinen has taken over from the Centaur Stakes as a Japanese leg of the Global Sprint Challenge Series it is the second leg of the series preceded by the Lightning Stakes and from 2012 followed by the Dubai Golden Shaheen.
It is also the only JRA Grade 1 turf race not held at one of the 4 major racecourses: (Hanshin, Kyoto, Nakayama, Tokyo).
Winners since 1996
edit| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Flower Park | 4 | Seiki Tabara | Shouichi Matsumoto | Katsumi Yoshida | 1:07.4 |
| 1997 | Shinko King | 6 | Yukio Okabe | Kazuo Fujisawa | Osamu Yasuda | 1:08.0 |
| 1998 | Shinko Forest | 5 | Hirofumi Shii | Hironori Kurita | Osamu Yasuda | 1:09.1 |
| 1999 | Masa Lucky | 6 | Shinji Fujita | Yutaka Masumoto | Masataka Marui | 1:08.0 |
| 2000 | King Halo | 5 | Yoshitomi Shibata | Masahiro Sakaguchi | Yoshio Asagawa | 1:08.6 |
| 2001 | Trot Star | 5 | Masayoshi Ebina | Eiji Nakano | Minoru Takano | 1:08.4 |
| 2002 | Shounan Kamp | 4 | Shinji Fujita | Hiroyoshi Okubo | Tetsuo Kunimoto | 1:08.4 |
| 2003 | Believe | 5 | Katsumi Ando | Shigeki Matsumoto | Koji Maeda | 1:08.1 |
| 2004 | Sunnung Dale | 5 | Yuichi Fukunaga | Tsutomu Setoguchi | Shigeki Goto | 1:07.9 |
| 2005 | Admire Max | 6 | Yutaka Take | Mitsuru Hashida | Toshikazu Kondou | 1:08.4 |
| 2006 | Oreha Matteruze | 6 | Yoshitomi Shibata | Hidetaka Otonashi | Yuuichi Odagiri | 1:08.0 |
| 2007 | Suzuka Phoenix | 5 | Yutaka Take | Mitsuru Hashida | Keiji Nagai | 1:08.9 |
| 2008 | Fine Grain | 5 | Hideaki Miyuki | Hiroyuki Nagahama | Shadai Race Horse | 1:08.9 |
| 2009 | Laurel Guerreiro | 5 | Shinji Fujita | Mitsugu Kon | Laurel Racing | 1:08.0 |
| 2010 | Kinshasa no Kiseki | 7 | Hirofumi Shii | Noriyuki Hori | Kazumi Yoshida | 1:08.6 |
| 2011 | Kinshasa no Kiseki* | 8 | Umberto Rispoli | Noriyuki Hori | Kazumi Yoshida | 1:07.9 |
| 2012 | Curren Chan | 5 | Kenichi Ikezoe | Takayuki Yasuda | Takashi Suzuki | 1:10.3 |
| 2013 | Lord Kanaloa | 5 | Yasunari Iwata | Takayuki Yasuda | Lord Horse Club | 1:08.1 |
| 2014 | Copano Richard | 4 | Mirco Demuro | Toru Miya | Sachiaki Kobayashi | 1:12.2 |
| 2015 | Aerovelocity | 7 | Zac Purton | Paul O'Sullivan | Daniel Yeung Ngai | 1:08.5 |
| 2016 | Big Arthur | 5 | Yuichi Fukanaga | Kenichi Fujioka | Akira Nakatsuji | 1:06.7 |
| 2017 | Seiun Kosei | 4 | Hideaki Miyuki | Hiroyuki Uehara | Shigeyuki Nishiyama | 1:08.7 |
| 2018 | Fine Needle | 5 | Yuga Kawada | Yoshitada Takahashi | Godolphin | 1:08.5 |
| 2019 | Mr Melody | 4 | Yuichi Fukunaga | Hideaki Fujiwara | Green Fields Co. Ltd. | 1:07.3 |
| 2020 | Mozu Superflare | 5 | Fuma Matsuwaka | Hidetaka Otonashi | Capital System Co. Ltd. | 1:08.7 |
| 2021 | Danon Smash | 6 | Yuga Kawada | Takayuki Yasuda | Danox Co. Ltd. | 1:09.2 |
| 2022 | Naran Huleg | 6 | Kyosuke Maruta | Yoshitada Munakata | Katsushige Muraki | 1:08.3 |
| 2023 | First Force | 7 | Taisei Danno | Masayuki Nishimura | Koji Yasuhara | 1:11.5 |
| 2024 | Mad Cool | 5 | Ryusei Sakai | Manabu Ikezoe | Sunday Racing Co. Ltd. | 1:08.9 |
Past winners
edit- 1971: Shunsakuo
- 1972: Josetsu
- 1973: Takeden Bird
- 1974: Haiseiko
- 1975: Itto
- 1976: Fujino Parthia
- 1977: Tosho Boy
- 1978: Yamanin Goro
- 1979: Nehai Jet
- 1980: Lindo Pleben
- 1981: Hagino Top Lady
- 1982: Kazushige
- 1983: Hagino Kamui O
- 1984: Kyoei Rare
- 1985: Mejiro Mont Cenis
- 1986: Rugby Ball
- 1987: Land Hiryu
- 1988: Oguri Cap
- 1989: Mejiro Ardan
- 1990: Bamboo Memory
- 1991: Daitaku Helios
- 1992: Mr. Spain
- 1993: Longchamp Boy
- 1994: Nice Nature
- 1995: Matikanetannhauser
See also
editReferences
edit- Netkeiba:[2][3]
- 1971 en, 1972 en, 1973 en, 1974 en, 1975 en, 1976 en, 1977 en, 1978 en, 1979 en, 1980 en, 1981 en, 1982 en, 1983 en, 1984 en, 1985 en, 1986 en, 1987 en, 1988 en, 1989 en, 1990 en, 1991 en, 1992 en, 1993 en, 1994 en, 1995 en, 1996 en, 1997 en, 1998 en, 1999 en, 2000 en, 2001 en, 2002 en, 2003 en, 2004 en, 2005 en, 2006 en, 2007 en, 2008 en, 2009 en, 2010 en, 2011 en, 2012 en, 2013 en, 2014 en, 2015 en, 2016 en, 2017 en, 2018 en, 2019 en, 2020 en, 2021 en, 2022 en, 2023 en, 2024 en
- ^ "List of JRA Graded Races 2022 Takamatsunomiya Kinen｜List of JRA Graded Races｜Horse Racing in Japan". Horse Racing in Japan.
- ^ "高松宮記念". Netkeiba.
- ^ "Takamatsunomiya Kinen". Netkeiba.