Takamatsunomiya Kinen
Encyclopedia
The is a Grade 1
flat
horse race
in Japan
for three-year-old and above thoroughbred
s. It is run over a distance of 1,200 metres (approximately 6 furlongs) at Chukyo Racecourse
in late March.
The forerunner of this race was the . It was started as the when the victory cup was deigned 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 Takamatsumiya Kinen in 1998 because Price Takamatsu stopped deigning 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. The race is the second leg of the series, preceded by the Lightning Stakes
and followed by the KrisFlyer International Sprint
.
* The 2011 race took place at Hanshin Racecourse
.
Graded stakes race
A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...
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 and above 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...
s. It is run over a distance of 1,200 metres (approximately 6 furlongs) at Chukyo Racecourse
Chukyo Racecourse
is located in Toyoake, Aichi, Japan. It is used for horse racing. It was built in 1994. It has a capacity of 58,400. It has 8,795 seats.-Physical attributes:Chukyo Racecourse has a grass courses, a dirt course.The turf's measures 1600m...
in late March.
The forerunner of this race was the . It was started as the when the victory cup was deigned by Prince Takamatsu
Prince Takamatsu
was the third son of HIM Emperor Taishō and HIM Empress Teimei and a younger brother of the HIM Emperor Shōwa . He became heir to the Takamatsu-no-miya , one of the four shinnōke or branches of the imperial family entitled to inherit the Chrysanthemum throne in default of a direct heir...
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 Takamatsumiya Kinen in 1998 because Price Takamatsu stopped deigning the victory cup.
From 2011 The Takamatsunomiya Kinen has taken over from the Centaur Stakes
Centaur Stakes
The is a Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1,200 metres at Hanshin Racecourse in September....
as a Japanese leg of the Global Sprint Challenge
Global Sprint Challenge
The Global Sprint Challenge is a Thoroughbred horse racing series inaugurated in 2005 as a series of six sprint races run across three racing jurisdictions in Australia, England and Japan. In 2006 the series expanded to seven races across four racing jurisdictions with the inclusion of a race in...
Series. The race is the second leg of the series, preceded by the Lightning Stakes
Lightning Stakes
The Lightning Stakes is a Group 1 Australian thoroughbred horse race at Weight for Age, run over a distance of 1000 metres at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne in February. Prizemoney is A$750,000...
and followed by the KrisFlyer International Sprint
KrisFlyer International Sprint
The KrisFlyer International Sprint is a Thoroughbred horse race held annually in mid May at Kranji Racecourse in Singapore. Contested on turf over a left-handed course, the International Group 1 sprint race is run over a distance 1200 meters and is open to horses age three and older...
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Winners since 1996
| 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 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.... |
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 Yoshitomi Shibata is a Japanese jockey .Shibata has had a successful career, winning many Japanese races multiple times.He was Eastern Japan champion jockey in 2002, 2003 and 2004.-Career wins in Japan:- Major wins : Japan... |
Masahiro Sakaguchi | Yoshio Asagawa | 1:08.6 |
| 2001 | Trot Star | 5 | 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.... |
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 | Yuuichi Fukunaga | Tsutomu Setoguchi | Shigeki Goto | 1:07.9 |
| 2005 | Admire Max | 6 | 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... |
Mitsuru Hashida | Toshikazu Kondou | 1:32.1 |
| 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 Hiroyuki Nagahama is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan , a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Tokyo and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993 as a member of Morihiro Hosokawa's Japan New Party... |
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 |
* The 2011 race took place at 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...
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