Tokyo Kinen

Tokyo Kinen
東京記念
ClassSouth Kanto Grade II (SII)
LocationOhi Racecourse
Inaugurated1964
Race typeThoroughbred flat racing
Race information
Distance2,400 meters
SurfaceDirt
QualificationThree-year-old and over
belong to South Kanto region
Weight56 kg for colts and geldings
54 kg for fillies and mares
Allowances
1 kg for 3-year-olds
3 kg for S. Hemisphere 3-year-olds
Purse1st: ¥30,000,000 (2025)

The Tokyo Kinen (in Japanese: 東京記念), is a horse race for three-years-old and over at Ohi Racecourse in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan.

Race details

The name of the race has its origins with the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, and its original name was the "Tokyo Olympics Kinen".[1]

The race is 2,400 meters long and is run on dirt. All editions of the race have taken place at Ohi Racecourse.

The race has always been held in the fall, with it originally being held in October or November, but now in September.[1]

Winners since 2015

Winners since 2015 include[1]

Year Winner Affiliate Jockey Trainer Owner Time
2015 Pretiolas [2] Ohi Kota Motohashi Junpei Morishita Yasuaki Date 2:34.5
2016 Eurobeat [3] Ohi Hiroto Yoshihara Kazuo Watanabe Kazumi Yoshida 2:38.9
2017 Sabuno Kurohyo [4] Ohi Joji Wada Kazumasa Sakamoto Saburo Nakagawa 2:36.4
2018 Stern Glanz [5] Urawa Fumio Matoba Satoshi Kokubo Takatoshi Sakai 2:36.5
2019 Strike Eagle Ohi Hiroto Yoshihara Terunobu Fujita Carrot Farm Co. Ltd. 2:36.2
2020 Sound True Funabashi Taito Mori Yuta Sato Hiroshi Yamada 2:33.8
2021 Freccia Bianca Funabashi Norifumi Mikamoto Masakazu Kawashima Kazuo Okubo 2:37.0
2022 Ranryo O Urawa Kota Motohashi Satoshi Kokubo Masazo Itoi 2:35.3
2023 Seika Meteo Polis Ohi Hiroto Yoshihara Kazuo Watanabe Koichi Hoshika 2:34.0
2024 Nudge Ohi Takayuki Yano Kenji Sano Hiromi Wada 2:37.6
2025 Marukan Lani Ohi Masahiro Matsuzaki Tsuyoshi Takano Kansuke Saito 2:35.3

Past winners

Past winners include:[1]

  • 1964: Royal Knight
  • 1965: Oshachi[6]
  • 1966: Soronao
  • 1967: Toyokame O
  • 1968: Wealth Shiyou
  • 1969: Yashima National
  • 1970: Dainiki Yokuto
  • 1971: Kayanuma Time
  • 1972: Sachihibiki
  • 1973: Craft Cologne
  • 1974: Todoroki Musashi
  • 1975: Inter Hiryu
  • 1976: Iron Boy
  • 1977: Rose Jack
  • 1978: Hatsushiba O
  • 1979: Tiger Musashi
  • 1980: Power Pride
  • 1981: Todoroki Eikan
  • 1982: Trust Hawk
  • 1983: Kaneden Tosho
  • 1984: Chuo Regal
  • 1985: Rocky Tiger
  • 1986: Tom Count
  • 1987: Shinano George
  • 1988: Dash Hosho
  • 1989: Super Mist
  • 1990: Champion Star
  • 1991: Daiko Galdan
  • 1992: Dollar Okan
  • 1993: White Silver
  • 1994: Gangadin
  • 1995: Yoshino King
  • 1996: Tetsuno Sengoku O
  • 1997: Makiba Silent
  • 1998: Concert Boy
  • 1999: Makiba Sniper
  • 2000: Inari Concorde
  • 2001: Makiba Sniper
  • 2002: On Your Mark
  • 2003: Name Value
  • 2004: Shako Open
  • 2005: Bonneville Record
  • 2006: Muzzle Blast
  • 2007: Ueno Maru Kun
  • 2008: Loose Limbed
  • 2009: Loose Limbed
  • 2010: Serene
  • 2011: Terra the Cloud
  • 2012: Smart Impulse
  • 2013: Pretiolas
  • 2014: Eurobeat

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Tokyo Memorial Race Winning Horse Distance 2,400m". Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Pretiolas". JBIS. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Eurobeat". JBIS. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Sabuno Kurohyo". JBIS. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Stern Glanz". JBIS. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Oshachi". JBIS. Retrieved 11 August 2019.