Tokyo Daishōten

Tokyo Daishōten
ClassGI
LocationŌi Racecourse, Shinagawa, Tokyo
InauguratedOctober 16, 1955
Race typeThoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance2,000 meters (About 10 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
TrackRight-handed
Qualification3-y-o & Up
Weight57kg, 3-y-o allowed 2kg, females allowed 2kg
Purse170,000,000 JPY(as of 2025)
1st: 100,000,000 JPY

The Tokyo Daishōten (東京大賞典) is a Japanese horse race on dirt track for thoroughbreds three years old and above. It is run over a distance of 2,000 meters (about 10 furlongs) at Ōi Racecourse in Shinagawa, Tokyo in December.

History

The race was first held in 1955. At first it was named Aki-no-Kura (秋の鞍), meaning 'The Race of Autumn race meeting', and raced over a distance of 2,600 meters. Along with the Spring Kura (later the Tokyo Derby), the Spring Special (later the Arab Derby), and the Autumn Special (later the All-Japan Arab Grand Prix), it was positioned as one of the four major races at Oi Racecourse.[1] The first race was run over 2600 meters on dirt, with a first-place prize of 1 million yen.

In 1966, its name was changed to the Tokyo Daishōten.

Since 2011, It has been held as an international Grade 1 race, and is the only international race in Japan not organized by the Japan Racing Association. As of 2011 regulations, foreign-trained horses that preregister for the Japan Cup Dirt (now the Champions Cup) are automatically preregistered for the Tokyo Daishoten as well, with transportation costs and travel expenses for returning home the responsibility of the foreign horse's connections. However, if a horse participates in both the Champions Cup and Tokyo Daishōten consecutively, the Special Ward Horse Racing Association covers transportation and travel expenses.[2]

The race provides an alternative to the February Stakes and to the Dubai World Cup Night's meetings for Japanese horses.

Its distance has been changed three times. From 1962 to 1988, it was 3,000 meters long. From 1989 to 1997, it was 2,800 meters. In 1998, the race had been changed to its present distance of 2,000 meters.

Gold Allure, Vermilion, Kane Hekili, Hokko Tarumae, and Copano Rickey have all won the race on the way to winning the JRA Award for Best Dirt Horse.

Records

Speed record (since 1998 distance change)

Most successful horse (4 wins):

  • Omega Perfume – 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 - the first in Japan to win the same international Grade I race fourth times in a row.

Other multiple winners (2 wins):

Winners since 1990

Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Organization
 Time
1990 Daiko Galdan 5 Shuji Hayata Takashi Takaiwa Nobushige Kumakubo Ohi 3:02.2
1991 Bold Faith 3 Chiaki Hori Sadaji Iino Yoichi Masuda Ohi 2:59.1
1992 Dollar Okan 5 Chiaki Hori Kiyomatsu Akama Mitsuaki Fuse Ohi 3:02.3
1993 White Silver 3 Katsunori Arayama Tokuichi Arayama Goro Wakasa Ohi 3:00.4
1994 Dolphin Boy 3 Hiromi Yamazaki Kunihiro Sasaki Seiichi Serizawa Kawasaki 3:00.6
1995 Admire Bosatsu 5 Junichi Serizawa Mitsuru Hashida Riichi Kondo JRA 3:01.7
1996 Kyoto City 5 Mikio Matsunaga Kentaro Nakao Yushun Horse Club Co. JRA 3:01.2
1997 Toyo Seattle 4 Masahiro Matsunaga Yoshiharu Matsunaga Toyo Club Co. JRA 3:00.4
1998 Abukuma Poro 6 Takayuki Ishizaki Katsumi Degawa Akinori Yarimizu JRA 2:05.4
1999 World Cleek 4 Kazuhiro Kato Hitoshi Arai International Horse Co. JRA 2:04.9
2000 Fast Friend 6 Masayoshi Ebina Keiji Takaichi Hiroaki Takezaki JRA 2:04.9
2001 Toho Emperor 5 Isao Sugawara Yotsumi Chiba Toho Bussan Co. Mizusawa 2:05.2
2002 Gold Allure 3 Yutaka Take Yasuo Ikee Shadai Racehorse Co. JRA 2:05.6
2003 Star King Man 4 Yutaka Take Hideyuki Mori Gold Racing Co. JRA 2:03.7
2004 Adjudi Mitsuo 3 Hiroyuki Uchida Masayuki Kawashima Masao Orido Funabashi 2:02.6
2005 Adjudi Mitsuo 4 Hiroyuki Uchida Masayuki Kawashima Masao Orido Funabashi 2:03.1
2006 Blue Concorde 6 Hideaki Miyuki Toshiyuki Hattori Ogifushi Racing Club Co. JRA 2:03.5
2007 Vermilion 5 Yutaka Take Sei Ishizaka Sunday Racing Co. JRA 2:03.2
2008 Kane Hekili 6 Christophe Lemaire Katsuhiko Sumii Makoto Kaneko JRA 2:04.5
2009 Success Brocken 4 Hiroyuki Uchida Hideaki Fujiwara Tetsu Takashima JRA 2:05.9
2010 Smart Falcon 5 Yutaka Take Ken Kozaki Toru Okawa JRA 2:00.4
2011 Smart Falcon 6 Yutaka Take Ken Kozaki Toru Okawa JRA 2:01.8
2012 Roman Legend 4 Yasunari Iwata Hideaki Fujiwara Yosimi Ota JRA 2:05.9
2013 Hokko Tarumae 4 Hideaki Miyuki Katsuichi Nishiura Koichi Yabe JRA 2:06.6
2014 Hokko Tarumae 5 Hideaki Miyuki Katsuichi Nishiura Michiaki Yabe JRA 2:03.0
2015 Sound True 5 Takuya Ono Noboru Takagi Hiroshi Yamada JRA 2:03.0
2016 Apollo Kentucky 4 Hiroyuki Uchida Kenji Yamauchi Apollo Thoroughbred Club JRA 2:05:8
2017 Copano Rickey 7 Hironobu Tanabe Akira Murayama Sachiaki Kobayashi JRA 2:04.2
2018 Omega Perfume 3 Mirco Demuro Shogo Yasuda Reiko Hara JRA 2:05.9
2019 Omega Perfume 4 Mirco Demuro Shogo Yasuda Reiko Hara JRA 2:04.9
2020 Omega Perfume 5 Mirco Demuro Shogo Yasuda Reiko Hara JRA 2:06.9
2021[3] Omega Perfume 6 Mirco Demuro Shogo Yasuda Reiko Hara JRA 2:04.1
2022 Ushba Tesoro 5 Kazuo Yokoyama Noboru Takagi Ryotokuji Kenji Holdings Co Ltd JRA 2:05.0
2023 Ushba Tesoro 6 Yuga Kawada Noboru Takagi Ryotokuji Kenji Holdings Co Ltd JRA 2:07.3
2024 Forever Young 3 Ryusei Sakai Yoshito Yahagi Susumu Fujita JRA 2:04.9
2025 Diktaean 7 Yano Takayuki Katsunori Arayama G1 Racing Co Ltd Ohi 2:04.3
Tokyo Daishōten winners
Forever Young after winning the 2024 Tokyo Daishōten. Forever Young would go on to be the first dirt racehorse to win the Japanese Horse of the Year Award. Forever Young was also the first Japanese racehorse to win the Breeders' Cup Classic, and came third in the Kentucky Derby after a photo finish between him, Mystik Dan and Sierra Leone.
Smart Falcon winning the 2010 Tokyo Daishōten. Smart Falcon won the NAR Grand Prix Dirt Grade Race Special Award for two years in a row (2010 and 2011). Smart Falcon would also go on to win the 2011 Tokyo Daishōten and other prestigious dirt races in Japan such as the JBC Classic and Teio Sho.
Hokko Tarumae after winning the 2014 Tokyo Daishōten. Hokko Tarumae was awarded the JRA Award for Best Dirt Horse in 2014, and the NAR Grand Prix Dirt Grade Race Special Prize in 2013, 2014 and 2015. Hokko Tarumae also won the 2013 Tokyo Daishōten.

Previous Winners

  • 1955 - Miss Asahiro
  • 1956 - Kenchikara
  • 1957 - Ichikanto (Seizan)
  • 1958 - Daiko Tobuki
  • 1959 - Dancer
  • 1960 - Onslaught
  • 1961 - Saki Midori
  • 1962 - Daisan Kotobuki
  • 1963 - Shinnitsukei
  • 1964 - Orion Horse
  • 1965 - Oshachi
  • 1966 - Gokaioh
  • 1967 - Higashijio
  • 1968 - Ashiyafuji
  • 1969 - Yashima National
  • 1970 - Daini Health O
  • 1971 - Fuji Prince
  • 1972 - Friyufast
  • 1973 - Hidemusashi
  • 1974 - Todoroki Mushi
  • 1975 - Speed Persia
  • 1976 - Fairport
  • 1977 - Todoroki Hiryu
  • 1978 - Hatsushiba O
  • 1979 - Ebi Chikara
  • 1980 - Tokei Hope
  • 1981 - Azuma King
  • 1982 - Trust Hawk
  • 1983 - San-Oi
  • 1984 - Tetsuno Kachidoki
  • 1985 - Suzuyu
  • 1986 - Countess Up
  • 1987 - Tetsuno Kachidoki
  • 1988 - Inari One
  • 1989 - Rosita

See also

References

  1. ^ Keishusha 'Weekly Local Horse Racing' March 1955 Issue
  2. ^ "地方競馬初の国際交流競走 サンタアニタトロフィー" (in Japanese). keiba.go.jp. Retrieved Jan 8, 2025.
  3. ^ "2021 Tokyo Daishōten Grade 1 - (race 9)". JBIS. 29 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  4. ^ "東京大賞典". Netkeiba.
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