Kokura Kinen

Kokura Kinen
小倉記念
Triomphe winning the 2018 Kokura Kinen
ClassGrade 3
LocationKokura Racecourse
Inaugurated1965
Race typeThoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance2000 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
Qualification3-y-o+
WeightHandicap
Purse¥ 92,980,000 (as of 2025)
  • 1st: ¥ 43,000,000
  • 2nd: ¥ 17,000,000
  • 3rd: ¥ 11,000,000

The Kokura Kinen (Japanese 小倉記念) is a Grade 3 horse race in Japan for Thoroughbreds aged three and over. It is run in August over a distance of 2000 metres on turf at Kokura Racecourse, in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefacture.[1]

The Kokura Kinen was first run in 1965 and has held Grade 3 status since 1984. The race was run over 1800 metres at Kyoto Racecourse in 1998.

Winners since 2000

Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Time
2000 Mikki Dance 4 Tetsuzo Sato Toshiyuki Hattori Hisashi Miki 1:59.7
2001 Rosado 5 Futoshi Komaki Kojiro Hashiguchi Shadai Race Horse 2:00.2
2002 Aratama Indy 5 Yuji Iida Megumu Shinkawa Michi Araki 1:59.7
2003 Rosado 7 Koshiro Take Kojiro Hashiguchi Shadai Race Horse 2:00.7
2004 Meisho Kaido 5 Yutaka Take Masahiro Sakaguchi Yoshio Matsumoto 1:58.5
2005 Meisho Kaido 6 Yutaka Take Masahiro Sakaguchi Yoshio Matsumoto 1:58.0
2006 Swift Current 5 Yuichi Fukunaga Hideyuki Mori Shadai Race Horse 1:57.8
2007 Sanrei Jasper 5 Tetsuzo Sato Shigetada Takahashi Keiji Nagai 1:58.7
2008 Dream Journey 4 Kenichi Ikezoe Yasutoshi Ikee Sunday Racing 1:57.9
2009 Dance A Joy 8 Koichi Tsunoda Masahiro Matsunaga Yasuaki Kato 1:58.3
2010 Nihonpillow Regalo 7 Manabu Sakai Toshiyuki Hattori Hyakutaro Kobayashi 1:57.9
2011 Italian Red 5 Suguru Hamanaka Sei Ishikaza Tokyo Horse Racing 1:57.3
2012 Expedition 5 Suguru Hamanaka Sei Ishikaza Shadai Race Horse 1:57.3
2013 Meisho Naruto 5 Yutaka Take Hiroshi Takeda Yoshio Matsumoto 1:57.1
2014 Satono Noblesse 4 Ryuji Wada Yasutoshi Ikee Hajime Satomi 1:59.8
2015 Azuma Shuttle 4 Fuma Matsukawa Tadashi Kayo Tetsuji Azuma 1:58.0
2016 Crans Montana 7 Ryuji Wada Hidetaka Otonashi Shadai Race Horse 2:00.0[2]
2017 Tatsu Gogeki 5 Shinichiro Akiyama Ippo Sameshima Takayuki Suzuki 1:57.6[3]
2018 Triomphe 4 Yutaka Take Naosuke Sugai KT Racing 1:56.9[4]
2019 Mer de Glace 4 Yuga Kawada Hisashi Shimizu Carrot Farm 1:58.8
2020 R Star 5 Yoshihito Nagaoka Haruki Sugiyama KR Japan 1:57.5
2021 Mozu Nagareboshi 4 Kohei Matsuyama Yoshiyuki Arakawa Capital System 1:59.7
2022 Maria Elena 4 Kohei Matsuyama Naohiro Yoshida Kaneko Makoto Holdings 1:57.4
2023 Echt 6 Yuga Kawada Hideyuki Mori Yu Hirai 1:57.8
2024[a] Reframing 6 Yuga Kawada Ippo Sameshima Manabu Kuriyama 1:56.5[b]
2025 England Eyes 5 Fuma Matsuwaka Shogo Yasuda Reiko Hara 1:59.9
  1. ^ The race took place at Chukyo Racecourse
  2. ^ Course record at Chukyo Racecourse

Earlier winners

  • 1965 - Hiro Takakuma
  • 1966 - Wakakumo
  • 1967 - Toughness
  • 1968 - Pero Back
  • 1969 - Atlas
  • 1970 - Open Tsubame
  • 1971 - Kachisu
  • 1972 - Y M China
  • 1973 - Matsu Kaori
  • 1974 - Hoshu Missile
  • 1975 - Rokko Ichi
  • 1976 - Miyaji Marengo
  • 1977 - Bell
  • 1978 - Shofu Green
  • 1979 - Linen Jo O
  • 1980 - Suzuka Shimpu
  • 1981 - Lafontaice
  • 1982 - Long Words
  • 1983 - Snark Arrow
  • 1984 - Ogon Takeru
  • 1985 - Shadai Chatter
  • 1986 - Yakumo Desire
  • 1987 - Golden Beauty
  • 1988 - President City
  • 1989 - Dantsu Miracle
  • 1990 - Snow Jet
  • 1991 - Nice Nature
  • 1992 - Ikuno Dictus
  • 1993 - Marubutsu Sunkist
  • 1994 - Hokusei Amber
  • 1995 - Spring Bamboo
  • 1996 - Hishi Natalie
  • 1997 - Gaily Eagle
  • 1998 - T M Oarashi
  • 1999 - Embrasser Moi

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kokura Kinen". Horse Racing in Japan.
  2. ^ "2016 result". Racing Post. 7 August 2016.
  3. ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 6 August 2017.
  4. ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 5 August 2018.
  5. ^ "小倉記念". Netkeiba.
  6. ^ "Kokura Kinen". Netkeiba.
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