Kokura Nisai Stakes
The Grandstand at Kokura | |
| Class | Grade 3 |
|---|---|
| Location | Kokura Racecourse |
| Inaugurated | 1961 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1200 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | 2-y-o |
| Weight | 55 kg |
| Purse | ¥ 66,860,000 (as of 2024)
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The Kokura Nisai Stakes (Japanese 小倉2歳ステークス) is a defunct Grade 3 horse race in Japan for two-year-old Thoroughbreds. Organized by Japan Racing Association, it is run in September over a distance of 1200 metres at Kokura Racecourse, Kitakyushu, in Fukuoka Prefacture.[1]
The race was first run in 1961 and was promoted to Grade 3 status in 1984.
The race was discontinued in 2024, with the Chukyo Nisai Stakes replacing the race.[2]
Winners since 2000
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Riki Serenade | Yuichi Fukunaga | Tsutomu Setoguchi | Shigeki Goto | 1:11.1 |
| 2001 | Tamuro Cherry | Takao Koike | Masato Nishizono | Tamuro Taniguchi | 1:10.6 |
| 2002 | Maple Road | Jun'ichi Serizawa | Hidetaka Tadokoro | Turf Sport | 1:09.8 |
| 2003 | Meisho Bowler | Yuichi Fukunaga | Toshiaki Shirai | Yoshio Matsumoto | 1:09.3 |
| 2004 | Cosmo Valenti | Koshiro Take | Tadashi Kayo | Misako Okada | 1:08.2 |
| 2005 | Alluring Voice | Yutaka Take | Akihiko Nomura | Sunday Racing | 1:09.1 |
| 2006 | Aston Machan | Ryota Sameshima | Sei Ishizaka | Mayumi Tosa | 1:08.4 |
| 2007 | Marubutsu Easter | Ryuji Wada | Hiroaki Sugiura | Tsuyoshi Osawa | 1:09.3 |
| 2008 | De Gratia | Suguru Hamanaka | Hiroshi Miyamoto | Sunday Racing | 1:09.1 |
| 2009 | Jewel of Nile | Ryota Sameshima | Yoshiyuki Arakawa | Green Farm | 1:09.0 |
| 2010 | Brown Wild | Suguru Hamanaka | Masanori Sakaguchi | Capital Club | 1:08.7 |
| 2011 | Epice Arome | Suguru Hamanaka | Sei Ishizaka | Katsumi Yoshida | 1:08.8 |
| 2012 | Meiner Eternel | Ryuji Wada | Masato Nishizono | Thoroughbred Club Ruffian | 1:07.9 |
| 2013 | Horai Akiko | Ryuji Wada | Katsumi Minai | Kohei Matsumoto | 1:08.8 |
| 2014 | Omi Alice | Yusaku Kokubun | Norio Fujisawa | Yoshizumi Iwasaki | 1:08.4 |
| 2015 | Shuji | Yasunari Iwata | Kojiro Hashiguchi | Koji Yasuhara | 1:08.9 |
| 2016 | Reine Minoru | Suguru Hamanaka | Masaru Honda | Minoru Yoshioka | 1:08.0 [3] |
| 2017 | Asakusa Genki | Yutaka Take | Hidetaka Otonashi | Keiko Tahara | 1:09.1 [4] |
| 2018 | Fantasist | Yutaka Take | Tomoyuki Umeda | Toshihiro Hirosaki | 1:08.9 [5] |
| 2019 | Meiner Grit | Yusaku Kokubun | Naohiro Yoshida | Thoroughbred Club Ruffian | 1:10.5 |
| 2020 | Meikei Yell | Yutaka Take | Hidenori Take | Nagoya Keiba | 1:09.6 |
| 2021 | Namura Clair | Suguru Hamanaka | Kodai Hasegawa | Mutsuhiro Namura | 1:07.9 |
| 2022 | London Plan | Kohei Matsuyama | Hiroshi Miyamoto | Takayuki Shimokobe | 1:08.1 |
| 2023 | Ask One Time | Mirai Iwata | Tomoyuki Umeda | Toshihiro Hirosaki | 1:08.6 |
| 2024[a] | A Shin Wand | Hideaki Miyuki | Ryuji Okubo | Eishindo | 1:09.0 |
- ^ The race took place at Chukyo Racecourse
Earlier winners
- 1984 - Dyna Super
- 1985 - Kyowa Shinzan
- 1986 - Sankin Hayate
- 1987 - Pot Naopoleon
- 1988 - Dandy Apollo
- 1989 - Hagino High Touch
- 1990 - T M Lisme
- 1991 - Zinc Tamon O
- 1992 - Maruka Iris
- 1993 - Nagara Flash
- 1994 - Eishin Sansan
- 1995 - Eishin Itto O
- 1996 - Godspeed
- 1997 - Takeichi Kento
- 1998 - Koei Roman
- 1999 - Alluring Act
See also
References
- ^ "Kokura Nisai Stakes". Horse Racing in Japan.
- ^ "「小倉２歳Ｓが消滅するなんて」「悲しいな」重賞競走の変更にさまざまな声／JRA定例会見". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 2024-09-24. Retrieved 2025-12-29.
- ^ "2016 result". Racing Post. 4 September 2016.
- ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 3 September 2017.
- ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 2 September 2018.
- ^ "小倉2歳S". Netkeiba.
- ^ "Kokura Nisai Stakes". Netkeiba.