Kokura Daishoten
Grade 3 race
A Shin G Line wins the 2012 Kokura Daishoten
LocationKokura Racecourse
Inaugurated1967
Race typeThoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance1800 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
Qualification4-y-o+
WeightHandicap
Purse¥¥87,960,000 (total), ¥41,000,000 (winner)

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]

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

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

Earlier winners

  • 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

References

  1. ↑ "Kokura Daishoten". Horse Racing in Japan.
  2. ↑ "2017 result". Racing Post. 19 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "2018 result". Racing Post. 18 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "2019 result". Racing Post. 17 February 2019.
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