Takarazuka Kinen
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The Takarazuka Kinen is a Grade I
Conditions races
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 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...

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 in Japan
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 for three-year-old and above thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
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s run over a distance of 2,200 metres (approximately 1⅜ miles) 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...

 (阪神競馬場) in late June. It is one of the two "All-Star" races in Japanese horse racing; the other is the Arima Kinen
Arima Kinen
The Arima Kinen is a Grade I flat horse race in Japan open to Thoroughbreds which are three-years-old or above. It is run over a distance of 2,500 metres at Nakayama Racecourse, and it takes place annually in late December...

 (the Grand Prix) in late December.

It was first run in 1960 with a distance of 1,800 metres. From 1961 to 1965 the race was run over 2,000 metres and since 1966 it has been run over its present distance.

The race is run on the turf and is named after the city of Takarazuka
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....

, Hyōgo
Hyogo Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is Kobe.The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo.- History :...

, the location of Hanshin Racecourse, which is the venue of the race.

As with the Arima Kinen, the majority of the runners in the field are selected by a vote from racing fans, while the remainder are determined by the amount of prizemoney won.



Winners since 1994

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
1994 Biwa Hayahide 4 Yukio Okabe Mitsumasa Hamada Biwa Co Ltd 2:11.2
1995 Dantsu Seattle * 5 Yoshiyuki Muramoto Kenji Yamauchi Tetsuji Yamamoto 2:10.2
1996 Mayano Top Gun
Mayano Top Gun
Mayano Top Gun(マヤノトップガン, March 24, 1992 - ) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse. He was sired by Brian's Time with the dam Alp Me Please . In 1995, he was awarded the JRA Award Horse of the Year and Best Three-year-old Colt....

4 Seiki Tabara Masahiro Sakaguchi Yuu Tadokoro 2:12.0
1997 Marvelous Sunday 5 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...

Makoto Osawa Sadao Sasahara 2:11.9
1998 Silence Suzuka
Silence Suzuka
Silence Suzuka Silence Suzuka Silence Suzuka (Japanese : サイレンススズカ, (March 1, 1994 - November 1, 1998) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Grade I Takarazuka Kinen in 1998.-External links:* *...

4 Katsumi Minai Mitsuru Hashida Keiji Nagai 2:11.9
1999 Grass Wonder 4 Hitoshi Matoba Mitsuhiro Ogata Y. Hanzawa 2:12.1
2000 T M Opera O
T M Opera O
T M Opera O was a Japanese thoroughbred racehorse, sired by Opera House, a son of Sadler's Wells, out of Once Wed, a daughter of Blushing Groom. T.M. Opera O was inducted into the Japan Racing Association Hall of Fame in 2004.T.M. Opera O was the world's all-time leading money-earner...

4 Ryuji Wada Ichizo Iwamoto Masatsugu Takezono 2:13.8
2001 Meisho Doto 5 Yasuhiko Yasuda Isao Yasuda Yoshio Matsumoto 2:11.7
2002 Dantsu Flame 4 Shinji Fujita Kenji Yamauchi Tetsuji Yamamoto 2:12.9
2003 Hishi Miracle 4 Koichi Tsunoda Masaru Sayama Masaichiro Abe 2:12.0
2004 Tap Dance City 7 Tetsuzo Sato Shozo Sasaki Yushun Horse Club 2:11.1
2005 Sweep Tosho 4 Kenichi Ikezoe Akio Tsurudome Tosho Sangyo 2:11.5
2006 Deep Impact * 4 Yutaka Take Yasuo Ikee 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...

2:13.0
2007 Admire Moon
Admire Moon
is a Japanese racehorse who won the 2007 Dubai Duty Free Stakes, Takarazuka Kinen and Japan Cup.- GI Races :Admire Moon ran in the Satsuki Sho in 2006, his first Grade I race in his career. He placed 4th to Meisho Samson...

4 Yasunari Iwata
Yasunari Iwata
is a Japanese jockey who rode the winner of the 2006 Melbourne Cup, Delta Blues. It was Iwata's first race outside of Japan.In 2005, Iwata won the 19th World Super Jockey Series .-Major wins: Australia...

Hiroyoshi Matsuda Riichi Kondo 2:12.4
2008 Eishin Deputy 6 Hiroyuki Uchida Akira Nomoto Toyomitsu Hirai 2:15.3
2009 Dream Journey 5 Kenichi Ikezoe Yasutoshi Ikee Sunday Racing 2:11.3
2010 Nakayama Festa
Nakayama Festa
is a champion Japanese thoroughbred racehorse, which is most notable for winning the 2010 Takarazuka Kinen and running second to Workforce in the 2010 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.-Pedigree:...

4 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...

Yoshitaka Ninomiya Shinichi Izumi 2:13.0
2011 Earnestly 6 Sato Tetsuzo Sasaki Shozo Koji Maeda 2:10.1

* The 1995 and 2006 races took place at Kyoto Racecourse
Kyoto Racecourse
is located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is used for horse racing. It has a capacity of 120,000. It was built in 1999. It has 28,000 seats.-Physical attributes:Kyoto Race Course has two turf courses, a dirt course, and a jump course....

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