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The is a Japan
ese Domestic Grade 1
flat
horse race
in Japan
for three-year-old thoroughbred
fillies
run over a distance of 1,600 metres (approximately 1 mile) at the Hanshin Racecourse
, Takarazuka, Hyōgo
in April.
It was first run in 1939 and is the Japanese equivalent of the English 1,000 Guineas.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese Domestic Grade 1
Conditions races
Conditions races are horse races where the weights carried by the runners are laid down by the conditions attached to the race. Weights are allocated according to; the sex of the runners, with female runners carrying less weight than males; the age of the runners, with younger horses receiving...
flat
Flat racing
Flat racing is a form of Thoroughbred horse racing which is run over a level track at a predetermined distance. It differs from steeplechase racing which is run over hurdles...
horse race
Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
for three-year-old thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
fillies
Filly
A filly is a young female horse too young to be called a mare. There are several specific definitions in use.*In most cases filly is a female horse under the age of four years old....
run over a distance of 1,600 metres (approximately 1 mile) at the Hanshin Racecourse
Hanshin Racecourse
is located in Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan. It is used for horse racing. The land was originally owned by Kawanishi Aircraft Company, which manufactured combat planes during World War II. After the WWII, GHQ ordered the company to stop manufacturing combat planes, which ended in closing the factory. In...
, Takarazuka, Hyōgo
Takarazuka, Hyogo
is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.- Geography :Takarazuka is nestled between the Rokko Range to the west and Nagao Range to the north with the Muko River running through the center of the city....
in April.
It was first run in 1939 and is the Japanese equivalent of the English 1,000 Guineas.
Winners since 2001
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2001 | T M Ocean | Masaru Honda | Katsuichi Nishiura | Masatsugu Takezono | 1:34.4 |
| 2002 | Arrow Carry | Ken'ichi Ikezoe | Kenji Yamauchi | Hideharu Yano | 1:34.3 |
| 2003 | Still in Love | Hideaki Miyuki | Shoichi Matsumoto | North Hills Management Co. | 1:33.9 |
| 2004 | Dance in the Mood | Yutaka Take Yutaka Take is a Japanese jockey who is a multiple champion in his homeland and won the Japan Cup in 1999 on the horse Special Week... |
Kazuo Fujisawa Kazuo Fujisawa is a trainer of Thoroughbred race horses. He has been a licensed trainer in Japan since 1987 and since 1993 has won the training title eleven times.... |
Shadai Racehorse co. | 1:33.6 |
| 2005 | Rhein Kraft | Yūichi Fukunaga | Tsutomu Setoguchi | Shigemasa Ōsawa | 1:33.5 |
| 2006 | Kiss to Heaven | Katsumi Andō | Hirofumi Toda | Kazuko Yoshida | 1:34.6 |
| 2007 | Daiwa Scarlet Daiwa Scarlet is a Japanese racehorse which won the 2007 Oka Sho, Shūka Sho, Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup and the 2008 Arima Kinen.... |
Katsumi Andō | Kunihide Matsuda | Keizo Ōshiro | 1:33.7 |
| 2008 | Reginetta | Futoshi Komaki | Hidekazu Asami | Shadai Racehorse co. | 1:34.4 |
| 2009 | Buena Vista | Katsumi Andō | Hiroyoshi Matsuda | Sunday Racing co. | 1:34.0 |
| 2010 | Apapane | Masayoshi Ebina Masayoshi Ebina is a Japanese jockey. Nicknamed Ebi-Shō.He is best known for riding El Condor Pasa.That won the Japan Cup and second in Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe .In 2010 he won the Japanese Fillies' Triple Crown with Apapane.... |
Sakae Kunieda | Kaneko Makoto Holdings Co., Ltd. Makoto Kaneko is the President, CEO and Representative Director of Zuken Inc., a public listed multinational corporation in the Tokyo Stock Exchange.Makoto Kaneko is better known as a prominent horse owner in Japan... |
1:33.3 |
| 2011 | Marcellina | Katsumi Andō | Hiroyoshi Matsuda | Shadai Racehorse co. | 1:33.9 |